double Horn for FE167

[Alex from Oz]

Re: almost finished

here some new pictures.
fighting reflections inside the 'box'

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G'day Spassgeneral,

I used poster putty (blu tack) over the whole magnet and on the legs.
You may want to consider 'filling' the void behind the front mouting plate with blu tack to stop it ringing. Try holding the driver by the magnet and flick the mounting plate with your fingernail...

Cheers,

Alex from Oz

 

[Spassgeneral]

bluetac

thanks for the tip, Alex.
can someone explain me. what bluetac exactly is?
It is not very common in germany.

gereetz
vom Spassgeneral

 

[Scottmoose]

Blu-tak = a re-usable semi adhesive putty people use for mounting posters on the wall & other such things.

 

[loninappleton]

Blu-tak = a re-usable semi adhesive putty people use for mounting posters on the wall & other such things.

I used rope caulk on my old RS 1197's around the basket.
Rope caulk is easy to work with because you can put it on with little
'sculpting' needed and remove if undesirable.

 

[Spassgeneral]

finished, I think.

some more impressions.

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with phase plug and very little poly behind the whizzer.

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They sound great.
best sounding speaker I have ever owned!

there were
Quadral Montan MK IV
B&W DM 604
Infinity Kappa 90 renaissance
Fostex Fe168ez rec
Martin King No.5

kimchi is very refined, natural, holographic....
pahse plug is mandatory with fe167!

greetz
vom Spassgeneral

 

[Scottmoose]

Glad you like them.

Out of interest, how do you find the LF? The alignment wasn't designed with ultimate extension in mind, so any feedback you can give would be valuable.

Regards
Scott

PS -I like the penguin.

 

[Spassgeneral]

LF

It is very difficult for me to describe the sound, because english is not my first language.
I don't have the equipment to measure the output of the kimchis. But I have a test cd with sinus test-tones down to 20hz.
Kimchis output seems to have no loss down to 40hz.
37hz is still loud and clear. 34hz is still audible.
I am very satisfied with this. I am also satisfied with the extremely clean and dry bass.
You can hear every single note when acoustic bass is played. The only resonances you hear are not from the boxes but from the wooden instrument played by the musican.

very impressing!

 

[planet10]

Re: Re: almost finished

You may want to consider 'filling' the void behind the front mouting plate with blu tack to stop it ringing. Try holding the driver by the magnet and flick the mounting plate with your fingernail...

Try grabbing the driver on either side. Try to twist the basket...

We have been using SR500 (latex paint-on marine damping compound) to fill the hollow space under the bezel with a solid. Damps and stiffens. Can get messy thou.

dave

 

[Gerrit Boers]

Re: bluetac

thanks for the tip, Alex.
can someone explain me. what bluetac exactly is?
It is not very common in germany.

gereetz
vom Spassgeneral

I used 'Plastic-fermit' (Nissen & Volk gmbh) duct seal to dampen my FE208S. It's available at Bauhaus stores. Great stuff, It sticks very well to metal and can be removed completely if the result is not as expected.. It is also very heavy.

 

[planet10]

Re: Re: bluetac

duct seal

I go thru a lot of that -- just bought 25 kg.

dave