Versus Rider - Do you still need the specs, or did you determine otherwise?
Mark - You're right. They're not on. See "why" below.
Matt - My wife and I can lift it as a team, but she's not very dammed happy about it.
I'll be minimizing her assistance in lifting it. It isn't fun.
Rich and Neo, thank you both for the complements!
Ed - My photography skills didn't quite capture the mass of the device. It is 21"x21"x24" tall.
When all is said and done, I'll weigh it. Just for grins.
But here's the meat of why I'm posting today, and what I posted on the Hawthorne Audio forum......
Thanks to all for the kind words, and my apologies for the lack of communication. The project stalled a bit due to either, "A", the drivers are not suited for use in RiPole alignment, or "B", these handmade, prototype drivers have been electrically damaged in a previous life (I'm not the first user). Their sound quality was nothing short of amazing, but it had almost no output before it ran out of steam.
Regardless, Darrel Hawthorne has provided a pair of
>> THESE << as replacement.
The physical dimensions of the rear basket area and magnet area are considerably different, so much modification will be necessary to the existing enclosure. My goal is to
NOT have $150 worth of materials and dozens of hours go into the burn pile. I've got a four day weekend coming up and should be making progress then. Won't be much worthy of pictures, but trust me, I'll be in the workshop figuring things out.
The new 18" drivers arrived safe and sound today, and are very impressive with regard to heft and build quality. Their shipping weight alone was 65 pounds.
They've got an accordion suspension in the center front of the cone as opposed to the normal convex dustcap. Someone else may be able to tell you what the (solid as a rock) plate in the center of the cone is. I shot a couple pics, one with my hand and one with a marker for scale. These are serious drivers. Very serious.
More later....
Bob
