Share pictures of your DIY fullrange speakers thread

doorman · « **Reply #80 on:** 16 Jul 2011, 03:54 pm »

Well done! The "tableaux" looks very harmonious-- the white pickets, the speakers, and of course, the wine!
don

Poultrygeist · « **Reply #81 on:** 20 Jul 2011, 01:41 am »

After a carafe or two the Tubals really open up!

JRace · « **Reply #82 on:** 11 Aug 2011, 06:58 pm »

My Frugel Horn MK3 A7eN:

Just need to sand and stain em to finish...that will mean I have to disconect them from the stereo...and that won't be happening anytime soon!

Poultrygeist · « **Reply #83 on:** 11 Aug 2011, 08:48 pm »

JRace,

That's a great job on the Frugal Horn Mk3. Really handsome. I've built four so far and they're great in 5.1 but will be better if I can come up with a center channel. I went with the Fostex Fe126En.

PDR · « **Reply #84 on:** 11 Aug 2011, 09:03 pm »

Quote from: Poultrygeist on 11 Aug 2011, 08:48 pm

I've built four so far..........

Man....I want to build a pair of these in the worst way.......dang work gets in the way.
This fall for sure......thinking a dark cherry to go with the rest of my diy speaks.

You guys do beautiful work....

Poultrygeist · « **Reply #85 on:** 12 Aug 2011, 02:41 pm »

My DIY Tang Band WE1808 over 15 inch Alpha H Frames, thanks to MJK

chrisby · « **Reply #86 on:** 12 Aug 2011, 05:25 pm »

Quote from: Poultrygeist on 11 Aug 2011, 08:48 pm

JRace,

That's a great job on the Frugal Horn Mk3. Really handsome. I've built four so far and they're great in 5.1 but will be better if I can come up with a center channel. I went with the Fostex Fe126En.

If you don't already have an enclosure design for the center channel, a QNDD guess would be 4 liter or so, vent tuning circa 110Hz.

Both Fostex's "recommended" enclosures for this driver are not among their best.

Now, I only build these things, so don't ask me what modifications would be necessary to tuning, but it couldn't hurt to try this design

http://homepage.mac.com/tlinespeakers/FAL/box-plans/mFonken-0v999-map.pdf

Chamfers are optional, but if you're laying it sideways, I'd run them on the short edges

planet10 · « **Reply #87 on:** 12 Aug 2011, 05:45 pm »

Quote from: chrisby on 12 Aug 2011, 05:25 pm

If you don't already have an enclosure design for the center channel, a QNDD guess would be 4 liter or so, vent tuning circa 110Hz.

This enclosure is designed but not drawn, a response to seeing Fostex recommended BR which has a really ugly bass alignment. And to show that without helper woofers or a horn, you won't get bass out of an FE126.

Plans will be free for download.

dave

Poultrygeist · « **Reply #88 on:** 12 Aug 2011, 06:47 pm »

Thanks guys

ttan98 · « **Reply #89 on:** 13 Aug 2011, 11:41 pm »

Hi,

My sealed 4" full ranger mounted in 4-5litre box. Use them as my desktop speakers. Sounds good to me, I am buying another pair which costs about $80, spl rated at 88dB at 4 ohm impedance. I can use tube amp(12watts) to drive them to fairly loud level.

jeffh · « **Reply #90 on:** 14 Aug 2011, 02:32 am »

ttan98,

What driver is that?

tabrink · « **Reply #91 on:** 14 Aug 2011, 05:00 am »

By the fabulous Louis!
Near field heaven!

ttan98 · « **Reply #92 on:** 14 Aug 2011, 10:18 am »

Quote from: jeffh on 14 Aug 2011, 02:32 am

ttan98,

What driver is that?

I got them from Louis in China, currently they run out of stock, once available I will post their website here. BTW I am not associated with the seller.

JLM · « **Reply #93 on:** 14 Aug 2011, 10:53 am »

tabrink,

Thanks for the pic

The set up for my main rig is similar, but my desk is back about 10 feet, which gives enough room for a chair in front to provide unobstructed Cardas formulated nearfield listening (with speakers again the perscribed Cardas distance from front/side walls in a Cardas "Golden Cuboid" proportioned room). With monoblocks wired directly to the drivers the image snaps into place from "the" chair (even 8 year olds have heard it and get "big eyes").

Raiderone · « **Reply #94 on:** 14 Aug 2011, 08:25 pm »

Quote from: ttan98 on 14 Aug 2011, 10:18 am

I got them from Louis in China, currently they run out of stock, once available I will post their website here. BTW I am not associated with the seller.

Would be interested in finding out more information (ts specs) about the driver. Is that a whizzer cone? Don't see very many 4" with whizzers. Thanks.

aragon63 · « **Reply #95 on:** 15 Aug 2011, 09:31 pm »

My Audio Nirvana Super 8 Alnico in OB

Poultrygeist · « **Reply #96 on:** 16 Aug 2011, 12:02 am »

Those Super 8's look great but they'll take you to another level if you add some H Frame Alphas.

JohnR · « **Reply #97 on:** 16 Aug 2011, 07:09 am »

Hey that avatar looks familiar...

JRace · « **Reply #98 on:** 3 Sep 2011, 01:33 am »

Planet 10 Neopolitin dMar-Ken7 beside my recently built 10 Frugel-Horn-MK3
Both with Mark Audio Alpair7eN.

jeffh · « **Reply #99 on:** 3 Sep 2011, 02:51 am »

JRace,
Very nice. Can you describe the difference in sound you get from the dMar-Ken7 and Frugel-Horn-MK3?