Hi Danny (If you made it back from the mountains…)
and all Audio Circle members.
Before starting to write this new subject, I was not too sure where to post it.
My new topic would fit at the same time in all the following circles:
Enclosures, open baffle speakers, single driver…
I choose to stay with Danny’s site because Danny sells speakers, because I use Danny’s drivers and kits and finally, because Danny’s site is where I feel (Most) comfortable, that’s were all the traffic goes thru…
All that been said or written, here I go.
With my soon to be started Audio 13 business in Vietnam, I want to offer to the potential buyers and audiophiles some audio products that offer the best quality price ratio and that will be sold under my own brand name. Doing so, I will avoid the buyers to buy directly from my suppliers.
All the audio stuff at several grants per item, I won’t sell and I leave that to the other audio stores, there are plenty of those audio stores here in Vietnam; they sell their four to five figures items to the new Vietnamese rich which wants to flatter their ego or to show off… (LOL)
In order to offer the best quality/price ratio audio products, I need to test and evaluate myself which audio products are the most suitable for my business.
I have listed different categories of speakers that I want to build and test.
First the mid/hi drivers.
I will test all of them, however, if someone wants to share his/her experience(s) with some of the drivers below, please go ahead.
I want to stay away from the 3 ways drivers.
I will only use the Open Baffle configuration.
(At a later date, maybe offer the N3TL.)
Two way with two 6” with a tweeter. (Dome or planar)
Two way with single 8” mid/bass driver with a tweeter.
(Dome or planar.)
Single coaxial driver. 8 or 12”
Single 8” full range driver.
For the bass section.
I will be exploring all the different configurations below.
One unit per channel.
H Frame. (Same as GR Research V1 and V2 already evaluated)
U frame with double 12 or 15” drivers.
I frame. (This is how I call them, I might be wrong?)
Two 12” drivers shooting one on top of the other.
V frame. (Not the same as W frame.)
Two baffle at 90 degrees from each other.
Four (04) 12” or 15”
All the woofer drivers will be driven with Danny’s SA-1 SS plate amplifier and for the servo drivers with the Rythmik A370PEQ. (I wish Danny would offer is own version of the servo amplifier.)
As you can see, I have lots of testing and evaluation to do.
Well, I have already tested the V1 and V2 and results are very positive, but I also want to explore some less expensive avenues.
I have now my two eyes riveted to my computer monitor waiting to read your comments. (LOL)
Guy 13