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It makes one wonder though if the orca could be replicated for less.
I absolutely think it could. It's not like the parts aren't available.....
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It makes one wonder though if the orca could be replicated for less.
It makes one wonder though if the orca could be replicated for less.
I absolutely think it could. It's not like the parts aren't available.....
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The Orca's dimensions are similar to the Fostex plans.
Fostex plans 11.8 ( H ) vs Orca 11.25 ( H )
Fostex plans 7.4 ( W ) vs Orca 5.5 ( W )
Fostex plans 7.4 ( D ) vs Orca 7 ( D )
Speaker building is no black art.
No doubt some believe it to be as they ascribe almost magical characteristics to commercial designs and companies spread the hype to justify high prices for very simple single driver designs that most here could build.
I have no problem with companies earning a profit and in order to do so they generally charge ten times their cost. Some companies use exotic hardwoods for enclosures to help justify their lofty price but seasoned DIY'ers can explain why BB plywood is the better choice.
While enclosure dimensions affect sound, the parameters are less critical than you might think. Volume is easy charged with stuffing/damping and in the case of the small Fostex drivers they sound very good mounted in the cardboard box they came in. :yes:
I'm no expert in anything.
Though I did dick around with WinISD once. This was almost four years ago now. The results with a pair of 3-inch wide range Aurasound drivers is something I still listen to to this day as a little bedside system.
Once I generated dimensions I just had to stick to them while building. It wasn't that hard.
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The Fostex FF85K is a fine sounding 3 inch driver that gets lots of praise in the Micro Fonken cabinet.
http://p10hifi.net/tlinespeakers/FAL/box-plans/microFonken-0v9-map.pdf
Yeah, the Planet10 Hifi guys really like that little driver. They praise it a lot. Next week I'll have the opportunity to spend some time with one of their Mini Fonken designs in my listening room using a Mark Audio driver that I've never heard. I'm looking forward to it as I'm always interested in hearing how different designer's products sound.
The Fostex FF85K is a fine sounding 3 inch driver that gets lots of praise in the Micro Fonken cabinet.
http://p10hifi.net/tlinespeakers/FAL/box-plans/microFonken-0v9-map.pdf
Some new Mark Audio Alpair 7.3s I recently built to add to the mix. Loving em so far after about 95 hours.
I'm going to me moving them into the living room to pair with a sub and some bass management. On their own they are good but lack bass even though the box is tuned to 55 Hz. It's a 7L cab from Parts Express.