I hate my fonkens :(

[murphythecat8]

I build the fonkens with the enabled drivers by planet hi-fi.

Well yeah, I hate the sound. No bass at all, high are super low, almost not present, the midrange sounds great, of course.

I'm super dissapointed...

 

[6L6]

Are the drivers broken in? That will help.

Don't give up on them yet.

 

[c2cthomas]

Are the drivers broken in? That will help.

Don't give up on them yet.

And which drivers??? My Fostex 167's took a solid couple of hundred hours of break in just to get running decent - maybe 500 hrs. to get really broke in.

 

[digits]

Dude, are you looking for help or just venting?
I bet approching P10 directly in private would have solved your problems in the wink of an eye. I can't see anybody wanting to be too helpfull now....

 

[murphythecat8]

yes, the drivers are broke in.

I'm telling this because I'm wondering if I did something wrong while building it. To know other experience...

 

[planet10]

Break-in is important.

Is there sufficient clearance around the internal vent entrance inside the box (oe damping material is not obscuring them).

Is the box free of leaks?

What amplifier? What speaker cable?

Pictures?

dave

 

[murphythecat8]

yes I've been really carefull with the damping inside.

The drivers are break-in.

And dave, sorry I dont want to spread negative reviews around your company, I'm just really unimpressed with the speakers.

I can'T be sure if they are free of leaks, free of major leaks yeah, but I can never know for sure if theres little leaks...

 

[planet10]

What amplifier? What speaker cable? No lows, no highs could be an amp with too high a damping factor.

Pictures?

dave

 

[murphythecat8]

basic cable speakers, and its connected to a bottlehead sex

 

[sts9fan]

What drivers? How many single drivers have you listened to? Also, I would not expect much bass out of that amp.

 

[planet10]

The Sex should be just fine (if a little challenged when you crank it up).

By basic speaker cable do you mean something like 18g zip cord? Find yourself a chunk of CAT5 cable, pull out a single twisted pair, and try that. The results may help diagnosis.

dave

 

[vinylkid58]

and its connected to a bottlehead sex

That amp might be fine for the desktop, but wouldn't satisfy me for a hifi setup. In an average size room, 10-12 watts would be a good starting point for me, along with a small sub. IMHO of course.

jeff

 

[murphythecat8]

no matter what amp I use:
cyrus one
realistic sta-2080
botlehead sex
The bass is really low, the highs are really not enough loud.

fe-127en

I have a somewhat limited experience with full ranges drivers, but I heard a good couples of vintage speakers, and the fonkens are really not on par with any of them

 

[murphythecat8]

no my speakers wires are good one, the problem cannot come from this.

I however didnt put the wires you send me with my drivers in my speakers. I put again some quality cables in my speakers...

 

[DYNABLASTERTUNERS]

maybe you have switched the polarity on one speaker?!

 

[murphythecat8]

no, both speakers are clearly missing on what I qualify a great sound.

They sound terribly flat, no soundstage. the midrange is great, yet fatiguing.

 

[murphythecat8]

but I need to say that I have no experience with full-rangers.

The sound is really small, as if you really need to be on the sweet spot to hear all the frequencies.

If I'm in the kitchen, I cant even hear the bass...

 

[MrSlim]

Both speakers will sound "off" if the polarity is switched on one of them. Just flip the cable over on one speaker, its an easy test to try, and no harm done. Your last description of the sound does point to the speakers being out of phase..

 

[planet10]

Is the quality speaker wire thick? The SEX should have more highs & lows than either of the SS amps.

dave

 

[tomchr]

maybe you have switched the polarity on one speaker?!

That actually sounds quite likely. I'd test with a 1.5 V battery (find an AA or AAA type in a remote somewhere). Verify that the speaker cone moves out when plus of the battery is connected to plus on the speaker. Verify on both speakers. Then, of course verify that plus out on the amp is connected to plus on the speaker.

I'm not trying to sound condescending, but mistakes happen. I've dealt with electronics for 25+ years and still make stupid mistakes on occasion.

It costs you nothing but a few minutes of your time to test.

~Tom