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I can't help but want to pat myself on the back for thinking of this.Since going to the oxo/trt upgrade for my RM30C-CDW (true magic), I was wondering about that big ole oxo box sitting outside & behind whatever stands may be supporting a pair of 626R.Then I thought about Casler's great suggestion of using a pair of piano black empty partsexpress.com speaker enclosures as stands...which made me think how smart it would be to just stuff the oxo parts inside the speaker-box-turned stand, converting it into a dual-use stand/oxo enclosure. Is this not a heck of a dual-use combo? Another benefit of the oxo on this particular model is that Brian made a dozen or so biwire/biamp special order 626Rs for my customers, then got sick of the pain-inducing job of stuffing all the extra parts into the tiny space in the speaker. The oxo has lots of room for this option. 626Rs w/ 200WRMS bipolar plugged into the woofer & 50W tube or MOSFET on the waveguided ribbon array is something to behold. I doubt it's practical, but the coup'de grace upgrade would be an automatic self-coupling 6-pin termination between the bottom of the 626R & the top of the stand/oxo; something that automatically coupled when the speaker was sited atop the stand/oxo. Never happen, but I can dream right? More likely the stand/oxo inputs could be my recommended 2-pairs of nylon binding posts (280 Hz split). The stand/oxo outputs would consist of 6 wires in a jacket, exiting a hole near the top/rear panel, traveling up to the 3-pairs of nylon binding post inputs on the rear of the speaker. The two L-pad knobs would also be sited on the stand/oxo rear panel, just below the output wire harness, in a vertical line, mid below treble. Oh, BTW, I just saved you about $175pr msrp for the oxo boxes.
I forgot! The oxo/speaker stand also serves as a 2pi space-beard! How great is that!!!!!!!!!!Somebody please order HET/Makassar/TRT/BH5/OXO immediately & report back to class!
I hate surprises.
Oh, BTW, I just saved you about $175pr msrp for the oxo boxes.
Quote from: RibbonSpeakers.net on 27 Oct 2006, 05:10 pmOh, BTW, I just saved you about $175pr msrp for the oxo boxes. Actually they are $175 "a piece" = $350 pr
I had become enamored with the idea of active speakers and soon settled on a pair of ATC 150ASL active pro speakers. They sound great, but also are quite large and overpower the room somewhat, although the lack of distortion and the smooth fr is quite amazing. As I continue to search the loudspeaker world, and play the field, I have had Ridge Street Audio install a set of their new Sason speakers as my mains, and am burning them in as we speak. They sound very good so far, but are not active speakers....dunno if that will raise an issue during my 45 day eval or not. However, the "new VMPS" attitude is intruiging me, especially as it relates to OXO's, 626r's and CDWG's. Could the 626ROXO you've just invented hours ago become a true active configuration; i.e. an active crossover before the amps, with dedicated tri-amplifiers seeing only the load of each driver, and the active crossover incorporating some sort of DSP or digital EQ? I'd love to think about a 5.1 all-626ROXO active speaker lineup! Hmmmm.....
Quote from: John Casler on 28 Oct 2006, 04:08 amQuote from: RibbonSpeakers.net on 27 Oct 2006, 05:10 pmOh, BTW, I just saved you about $175pr msrp for the oxo boxes. Actually they are $175 "a piece" = $350 pr The 22 inch high gloss black Dayton ones you mentioned are only $99 each, right?
Jim was quoting the MSRP which is $174.99 each.PE does discount them to $99 each.
Doesn't putting the crossovers in the speaker stands once again subject the crossovers to the speaker cabinet vibrations that you were seeking to avoid in the first place?
Outboard crossovers are nothing new here. They're standard on the ST3SRE system and have found application in smaller speakers. My experience had been that the extra wiring and connectors negated most advantage from the elimination of microphonics and other phenomena. Well, at least this time round, I was wrong, a rare admission for me and my various alter egi.
Quote from: RibbonSpeakers.net on 28 Oct 2006, 01:09 amI forgot! The oxo/speaker stand also serves as a 2pi space-beard! How great is that!!!!!!!!!!Somebody please order HET/Makassar/TRT/BH5/OXO immediately & report back to class! The beard function is the reason I suggested them in the first place.We will have a surprise for everyone in about 2 weeks that will make this even more attractive But right now, MUMS the word.