I have just a couple more questions about open baffles?

phil25 · « **on:** 14 Mar 2007, 05:21 pm »

Here go's.

I saw a cool looking open baffle. The guy have a ribbon tweeter and a polycone looked fairly new for the market. It was on the 2006 diy English show. I guess the guy had to get rid of them due to the large size in this living room. I will be honest right now. I am scared to get a paper driver with a 4 year old around the house. She likes to poke at things like speakers. I know I have seen her do it to my dads speakers I built him. I used a seas soft dome and a silver flute 6 1/2 drivers never nice sounding. I just love the fullrange sound. I will tell you why. I have the fostex Fe206e drivers in that open baffle. I was playing Stevie ray v. The song Lenny. Well my friend said he has never heard a speaker sound so clear. Well he was about to leave and his wife said do not forget your guitar. He said I never brought it. She said come on I heard you in that room playing. She was so shocked to find out it was a speaker.

I am thinking of my next project to do a two way open baffle. Also am worried about the 200Hz with the b200. I will not be getting a subwoofer for awhile. I also hear alot of diyers not only on this forum but on others say it does have peakiness and brightness like the fostex drivers. Then I hear they do not? Which is it? Also I am thinking of adding a NE0 3 from b.g. from 9,000 Hz on up. Well thanks for all your help again. Just trying to sort it all out. I forgot. I want to use good equiment not a lot of money that is also why I would like to do fullrange drivers instead.

mcgsxr · « **Reply #1 on:** 14 Mar 2007, 06:48 pm »

My 3 year old stuck her fist into one of my b200's, and completely bottomed it out. It runs perfectly. One tough driver.

What amp?

With certain amps, I have found the b200 less satisfying.

Those, for me, in my room etc, include : Teac FS-X1, stock Teac AL700P, Bolder fully modded Teac AL700P, Vinnie modded AL700P (not the battery one, just a light mod of the stock power supply board he did for me), Panasonic SAXR25 and Panasonic SAXR55 (both of these were bearable, especially with the use of the bass EQ feature).

The three best amps I have heard with the b200 are: JVC EX-A1, MarkC's custom hybrid monoblocks, and my current amp a Magnavox EL84 single ended tube amp.

With the last 3 amps, the sound is balanced top to bottom. With the other amps I found the sound a little too bright for my liking. Same baffles, same room, same music etc.

phil25 · « **Reply #2 on:** 14 Mar 2007, 06:49 pm »

Quote from: mcgsxr on 14 Mar 2007, 06:48 pm

My 3 year old stuck her fist into one of my b200's, and completely bottomed it out. It runs perfectly. One tough driver.

What amp? I was thinking a older scott tube amp.

With certain amps, I have found the b200 less satisfying.

Those, for me, in my room etc, include : Teac FS-X1, stock Teac AL700P, Bolder fully modded Teac AL700P, Vinnie modded AL700P (not the battery one, just a light mod of the stock power supply board he did for me), Panasonic SAXR25 and Panasonic SAXR55 (both of these were bearable, especially with the use of the bass EQ feature).

The three best amps I have heard with the b200 are: JVC EX-A1, MarkC's custom hybrid monoblocks, and my current amp a Magnavox EL84 single ended tube amp.

With the last 3 amps, the sound is balanced top to bottom. With the other amps I found the sound a little too bright for my liking. Same baffles, same room, same music etc.

mcgsxr · « **Reply #3 on:** 14 Mar 2007, 08:10 pm »

I would expect the b200 to mate well with the older Scott tube amp, the mix of the QTS of the driver, and the damping factor of the amp should synergize well. That is my experience with the console Magnavox amp I have today.

JANDG · « **Reply #4 on:** 15 Mar 2007, 01:12 am »

May I ask which Scott amp you might use w/ the B200's. I have a 299B that I have used with B200 & it works great, The loudness/aka bass boost switch will come in handy indeed, the one controles period are nice to have with open baffle..It will not add boom,, it will just fill in..I use the Scott in another OB system with great results..you will like it...

phil25 · « **Reply #5 on:** 15 Mar 2007, 04:30 am »

Cool thanks again for all your help.

Quote from: mcgsxr on 14 Mar 2007, 08:10 pm

I would expect the b200 to mate well with the older Scott tube amp, the mix of the QTS of the driver, and the damping factor of the amp should synergize well. That is my experience with the console Magnavox amp I have today.

phil25 · « **Reply #6 on:** 15 Mar 2007, 04:32 am »

I have no idea

I am looking at them now. I am worried about having to have them fixed or upgraded.

I hope it works out well. Thanks again jm

Quote from: JANDG on 15 Mar 2007, 01:12 am

May I ask which Scott amp you might use w/ the B200's. I have a 299B that I have used with B200 & it works great, The loudness/aka bass boost switch will come in handy indeed, the one controles period are nice to have with open baffle..It will not add boom,, it will just fill in..I use the Scott in another OB system with great results..you will like it...