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I'm tempted to build the top two thirds of this design and place it over my MLK spec'd 18" Goldwood H-Frames. Has anyone else experimented with this setup?
I have separate amps for the H-frames and the tops (currently hosting an 8" full ranger) and my main concern is a greater distance from tweeter (ear level) and the center of the 18"s. Is this concern justified?
fewer choices?
Hey Matevana!Finally completed my Hestia OB (98%). As you can see from the pic I've doubled up the woofers to get a little more low end and elevation on the tweeter. My previous OB project had an Emenance alpha 15, but l never seemed to get a full sounding low end. Using the 2 low end drivers here produce a much better low end.
I cant find anyone to answer this thorny question, so will ask it here to the designer and builders of this OB."Why when building an OB and all options are open to you, do you select a mono pole tweeter and throw away all the advantages of dipolesI am not trying to start an argument or even criticise, but would dearly love to know the answer as I am modifying my own OBs and have placed great importance on trying to achieve dipole tweeters. Perhaps I am wrong.
The original Hestia was a hybrid OB and made use of drivers that I had worked with previously. It was more 'proof of concept' that was easy to build and modify... and light on the wallet.
Thanks for contributing to the debate. So can I assume that if costs are equal between tweeters then a dipole is better suited to an OB baffle, but if one is prepared to spend more on the monopole it may well outperform the cheaper dipole.