building the TARKUS

[butterwitz]

Wow!!!!!

thanks!

 

[fatmarley]

They look gorgeous!

 

[butterwitz]

thanks fatmarley!

 

[zman01]

Beautiful build, butterwitz - enjoy!

 

[butterwitz]

thanks Zman01!

i really ove a huge THANK YOU to all who have been giving me a hand along the planning stage! without this forum and its helpful users i wouldnt have been able to pull this off!

 

[butterwitz]

i tried the setup with a few short clips of movies.. the flight war scene in avatar where the chopper like planes fly around the floating stones... felt like i was getting raided by a hellicopter in real life. the whole house was literally moving from the sub bass, and the tarkus handles tremendously well everything else.

 

[Moondog55]

Once more I have to say
"Well done"

 

[butterwitz]

thanks

im already starting to think about building the rest of the surround system as long as i find a nice design for surround speakers that go well with the tarkus

 

[chris661]

You could probably build the mid-tweeter bit as a ported box for surround sound.

Fantastic build, nicly documented. Well done!

Chris

 

[zman01]

butterwitz,

Write to Paul (Carmody) on the plan for surrounds - he might have something up his sleeve...and send him some pics too.

 

[butterwitz]

chris661 - i have thought about that, but i am not really sure about what modifications i would need to do on the crossover, besides eliminating the low pass section.

Zman01 - i really would feel intrusive if id write to paul carmody - and i have been checking his page a lot lately and i really do not see much activity..

BUT on the forum where posted the original build log (PartsExpress) i have seen a thread with a guy (bolland) who has made a series of surround speakers designed to go with the tarkus called the Armadillos. i have been checking out this design, but i really dont know how it will turn out.. its very cheap to make anyway.. but they are bass reflex, and i really do not know if this is necessary for the surround channels?

in the end i kind of think i would prefer to modify the tarkus tops to make surrounds since at the moment i at least know i like the sound of them..

hm.. i actually think i might share a pic on twitter, sine paul has an account...

 

[butterwitz]

i sent a few pics to Paul Carmody on his twitter (his answer was "looks awesome!") hehe and i have asked him for suggestions on surround speakers fitting the Tarkus. lets see what he has to say. i respect his opinion

 

[butterwitz]

a few words that meant a lot to me btw - tomas lainas is my name in real life.