Yes they are, this was my 3rd or 4th build. I originally put in a dome tweeter that was a bit lackluster, but when Radio Shack was clearancing out their speaker kit and I put in those horns it made all the difference in the world.
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Yes they are, this was my 3rd or 4th build. I originally put in a dome tweeter that was a bit lackluster, but when Radio Shack was clearancing out their speaker kit and I put in those horns it made all the difference in the world.
lomaster
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Excuse for English. I present to your attention my loudspeakers. Which feature is the built-in slot-hole resonator of Helmholtz. With a possibility to adjust of frequency of a resonance of the camera outside of a box. It has allowed to use 8" fullrange drivers with high Qts for the closed box. It is perfect to get rid of buzz on Fs due to acoustic damping. A possibility of use with the tube-amplifier with small demping factor. A bass very beautiful biting and fast already from 50Hz. That for me it is enough. And not great concern for my neighbors. I prefer to rock and heavy metal. Even Black Sabbath (Actually because of this group I also have begun to build them. It is very difficult to achieve the drive of a bass guitar and drums and at the same time not to irritate neighbors with powerful resonances of a floor and a ceiling). Easy genres of music sound just perfectly. Naturally and with equal voice-frequency balance. It was necessary only to paint.
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Poultrygeist
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My current and final edition of the Zenith open baffles with front and rear firing tweeters wired out of phase. To say I'm extremely happy with their sound would be an understatement. Folks have been buying up the Zenith alnico's like crazy since I started raving over them. Now I'm getting PM's wanting details on this build which I plan to do very soon. I'll post those details in the Members System thread ( Poulrygeist's Systems Continue to Evolve ).
Porkloin
Oscar Heil Groupie
That looks like some sort of industrial kitchen floor pad beneath the PG-1's. That's a great idea.
Poultrygeist
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Porkloin
Oscar Heil Groupie
I was hoping it would be one of those things the old guys back in the kitchen at the Wah Kue Cafe (multi-generational local icon in my neck of the woods) stood on 8 hours a night.
That way, whenever I looked at my speakers, I could think of the beer-batter prawns. Mmmmmm....hi...fiiiiiiii........
valvenator
curious bystander, serious procrastinator
I don't know if PG posted that same pic before but I just noticed that.
You gotta be careful with some of those pads though. Sometime the chemicals don't mix well.
My wife put some mats down in the basement that ate through the paint on the floor.
*I noticed today that the ones on the dining room chairs are stuck to the poly finish
First heard about this with guitar stands, where the padding and guitar finish did not play well together
...I could just imagine a prize 50's gold-top Les Paul stuck to the guitar stand. Ouch!
*PS; I don't know if the backer was made of the same material.
Poultrygeist
Lunatic Member
I built this small sub a few years ago for the bedroom. For the life of me I can't recall it's name but the plans were from Parts Express and it features one woofer and two passive radiators. The name that comes to mind is "Triston" but I get no results from a search. Anyway it performs well in the bedroom paired with the Overnight Sensations.
Poultrygeist
Lunatic Member
Harvested these 16" woofers from Kabuki Sanui's left on the curb ( all other drivers were blown ) and they worked surprising well in open baffles.
Poultrygeist
Lunatic Member
I had fun building these Overnight Sensations and now they reside in a 2.1 bedroom system. Powered by a Panasonic XR55 class D receiver they sound pretty dang good for a small monkey coffin. 
Jim Shearer
Active Member
Poultry,
The sub you are talking about is the Parts Express 'Triska' project. I built one myself, although I used plywood instead of MDF, added internal bracing, changed the external appearance by making the top & bottom overhang the sides, and used a larger plate amp. The plate amp spec'd in the project didn't work well, as the XO didn't perform anything like its specs.
Can't upload photo, as new MacBook doesn't seem to allow photo exports in small file size. Why do they insist on 'improving' software?
The sub you are talking about is the Parts Express 'Triska' project. I built one myself, although I used plywood instead of MDF, added internal bracing, changed the external appearance by making the top & bottom overhang the sides, and used a larger plate amp. The plate amp spec'd in the project didn't work well, as the XO didn't perform anything like its specs.
Can't upload photo, as new MacBook doesn't seem to allow photo exports in small file size. Why do they insist on 'improving' software?
Poultrygeist
Lunatic Member
Yep it was the Triska.
PRESSON100
Member
Wow! I just ran across your old post here. I am a line array fan as well. What tweeter did you use?
doctor fuse
Super Member
A crazy composer friend was recently on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, talking about his new "invention"; planks of wood with transducers attached to them. I think they sounded pretty crappy. But they look purdy...
That is cool, reminds me of something you would see in a modern art museum
Poultrygeist
Lunatic Member
I've seen transducers mounted in a sofa for tactile sensation.
herbd2
Well-Known Member
Both my lines were done with Buyout tweeters from PE. The downstairs pair has 48 per side and those are onkyo mylar dome tweets, which when used in a line actually sound pretty darn good.
I was a little worried because sometimes mylar domes can sound kind of "tin like", but with the quantity involved they output quite nicely without working too hard. The beauty of the line array is the amazing huge soundstage you can get with a very low budget. If someone was blindfolded, they would think they were listening to a $$$$$ system rather than a $ one. Just takes time and elbow grease and a lot of patience for all the wiring/stripping/soldering...mucho cerveza required for fuel.