Exciting new line of fullrange drivers from Feastrex

[Scottmoose]

We'd never hear the end of it.

Python? Serpent? Boomslang?

 

[chrisb]

HM has a speaker called Tuba... wouldn't wnt to confuse these with them.

dave

We'd never hear the end of it.

Python? Serpent? Boomslang?

I'd concur with Mike - some homage to the Japanese heritage of the artisans would be most appropriate

how about satori

 

[cdwitmer]

The pun may be lost on people who don't understand that "Japan" is a synonym for "urushi lacquer" but I think "Japanosaurus" might be fun, as it simultaneously points to both the urushi aspect and also the "Nessie" lineage.

Maybe Japanosaurus feastrex var. samuraii, brought to you by the scientists of Kurassic Park?

-- Chris

 

[defect9]

Name it Trogdor, in honor of His Destructive Burnination

another one, the Double Deuce

because I feel like offerring pop-culture related names that are probably counterproductive, but cool

-Jared

 

[Scottmoose]

Final offering... not Japanese, but as English, or something used in English was requested, how about Triton? (see attached: one of my favourite submarines -made the first submerged circumnavigation & the only western submarine to have twin reactors).

 

[DaveCan]

Seeing that sub reminds me of an incident commercial fishing.. When I was 15 years old I was working on a small fish boat (troller) , way out off the west coast of Vancouver Island (75miles or so out). It was a nice summer day and I was alone out in the stern cockpit going over the gear. Then all of a sudden about a hundred yards away a huge US sub surfaced, freaked the heck out of me but after I saw what it was all was ok.. I always wondered what if they had come up right underneath us as it was so close, kind of scarey stuff!! Dave

 

[Variac]

A couple of years ago a US sub DID surface right under a fishing boat, killing people I believe. It was embarrassing because they had politicos and business types on board and wanted to show them an impressive crash surfacing, but didn't check adequately for stuff on the surface..

 

[mluckow]

Seeing that sub reminds me of an incident commercial fishing.. Dave

Speaking of US submarines surfacing near ships (and a Japanese connection as well!), a few years ago a US nuclear submarine called the USS Greeneville surfaced suddenly without paying attention to what was above it, and crashed into a Japanese fishing ship (the Ehime Maru), sinking it and killing nine crewmembers. Unfortunately, it left the scene without attempting to help the survivors, otherwise there may have been fewer deaths.

So, it's a good thing that submarine didn't surface directly under you!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehime-Maru

 

[DaveCan]

Wow, I will count myself as very lucky then.. The fish boat I was on was wooden, and only 38.5 feet long.. Scarey now to think how close that was, and what if it were to happen at night?? Yikes!!... Dave

 

[doorman]

I don't see much in common between a killing machine, and (wonderful) transducer!
Don

 

[DaveCan]

How about Chamber Horns or Silo Horns?... Btw the Fir looks real nice.!! I think many would think Fir may not look so well, and never try it ,but that finish looks really cool, kinda like they're on fire etc, good work!! Dave

 

[Scottmoose]

I don't see much in common between a killing machine, and (wonderful) transducer!

Sigh. As a naval historian, I couldn't resist the picture as she was really a very pretty boat. You, of course, will naturally relate the name to Triton, the son and messenger of Poseidon (God of the sea) in Greek mythology.

FYI, USS Triton was actually a radar picket vessel, and in practical terms a testbed for all kinds of interesting new technologies many of us currently benefit from today. Her combat capability was rather an afterthought, and owing to her size, always more theoretical than practical.

 

[volapuck]

Audire Technologies, Sandeep Nair, D9e Type III

Sandeep,

Can you share the different cabinet dimensions and port alignments that Audire Technologies has been trying with the D9e Type III? How did each variation sound?

I expect delivery soon of a similar bronze pair with perhaps a different spider that Feastrex is now using.

Any advice you can provide would be much appreciated.


Kevin

 

[defect9]

Does anyone propose a good nickname of the exclosures?
Their producer, Mr. Tanaka, is wanting an English one.

I'm going to propose both an english word, and a more appropriate translation of it:

The buffalo, a mostly docile, yet powerful creature. Both elegant and strong. In the Lakota language, it is known as tatanka (sounds almost like Tanaka, doesnt it?). Another english word for it is bison.

wish whoever picked the name chosen got a free pair of drivers

-Jared

 

[cdwitmer]

RCA 811A Shishido type inverted interstage coupled SET amplifier

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.

The above is a prototpye of Feastrex's RCA 811A Shishido type inverted interstage coupled SET amplifier . . . since it is a bit off topic I decided to post the full details (as they are known to me now) at the following link:

http://puremusicgroup.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1222088758/0

-- Chris

 

[DaveCan]

Nice, looks all business with a clean sort of industrial layout and look.. I wonder what this beauty will cost Dave

 

[Phil Townsend]

If you have to ask

The old story... if you have to ask, you can't afford it.

 

[cdwitmer]

The other amplifier they are working on will be cheaper.

-- Chris

 

[planet10]

Re: RCA 811A Shishido type inverted interstage coupled SET amplifier

prototpye of Feastrex's RCA 811A Shishido type inverted interstage coupled SET amplifier . . .

For an amplifier that is "if you have to ask you can't afford it" this amplifier has a disturbing number of electrolytic caps in it -- you'd think there should beclose to none.

dave

 

[Scottmoose]

...and, personally, I'm not sold on interstage coupled SET amps, inverted or otherwise. Still, YMMV as ever.