Sachiko dual horn cabinets. Anyone tried them?

[hornophile]

ok thanks for the quick answer scotmoose !

Do u think I will get more dynamic and bass with the SACHIKO than with the fostex BLH for F208 sigma ?

Right now I'm still hesitating between those two designs...

Thanks !

[Scottmoose]

Yes. These things are relative -they're not going to match a pair of 15in woofers per channel XO'd at ~500Hz to compression-loaded mids & tweeters. But it'll do a good job & be better than the Fostex box.

[IowaDave]

As for my opinion of them, yes, they sound great! Good enough that I have no plans on building any other designs to even try. what i think i have been most surprised with is how large the box sounds. music and movies fill my room, like an array of sorts. Highs are clearer than the JBLs and the lows are about the same (slowly getting better). I like the 'big' feeling, the full wall of sound coming at your face. These fit in just great for what I am looking for.

[Scottmoose]

Originally posted by IowaDave
Music and movies fill my room, like an array of sorts. I like the 'big' feeling, the full wall of sound coming at your face. These fit in just great for what I am looking for.

In many ways, that's exactly what they are, or have much in common with anyway. Closest to some of the nearfield line-arrays with a single central tweeter. Glad you like them -scale & dynamics was a priority with these boxes, so it's good to get more feedback confirming that people are finding they're working as intended.

You should find the LF will steadily improve over the next year. Thing is, excursion with these boxes is pretty low / well-controlled, so getting the drivers to Xmax & loosening up the suspension is tricky without cranking them to ear-bleeding SPLs.

[sn7gta]

Hi Scottmoose, This is Andy, I sent you those pictures. I got sick and was away for a period. I will post pictures and finding. I have them hookup to my 45 home brew tube amp. A few people just drop their jaw and admire the sound. It is one of my favorite speakers compare to ALK Cornwall, Lascala, Altec A7, Edgarhorn, and others. Thanks for the plan and advice. I am in Southern Cal; you're welcome to visit!

[thetubeguy1954]

Although I didn't build them I have a pair of Sachiko aka Madisons made by Jeff Carder of CarderSound. I absolutely love them. They have the transparency of speed of the best electrostatics & ribbons, the wall of sound from loading the floor and ceiling of a linesource, the efficiency of horns and the bass of a dynamic driver!

Really what more could anyone ask for?

Thetubeguy1954

[John L]

Nice Santos Rosewood. My favorite wood.

[NickC]

i too am using the sachiko horns first with the fostex 206. I felt the fostex was a limiting factor.

Currently i am using one with a pair of AER md3 drivers.
Doing more tweaking to get the right balanced AER has a lot more resolution than the fostex

[Scottmoose]

It will do, & I'm not surprised it's a more revealing driver. It's also one of the better replacements for the 206 from a technical POV. However, it was designed for the Fostex unit, so while there are other options (like the AER) they will need some tweaking to get working properly, as noted above.

[thetubeguy1954]

Originally posted by NickC
i too am using the sachiko horns first with the fostex 206. I felt the fostex was a limiting factor.

Currently i am using one with a pair of AER md3 drivers.
Doing more tweaking to get the right balanced AER has a lot more resolution than the fostex

Hello NickC! Besides the AER having more resolution what other differences are there with the AER driver installed in the Sachiko vs Fostex FE206E driver?
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Scottmoose, do you think I'd be better off installing my FE206ES-R vs the AER driver? I've heard the FE206ES-R also has more resolution and better bass than the stock FE206E does but, I wonder if will sound better than the AER will? I could be wrong but isn't the FE206ES-R closer to the FE206E specs than the AER is?
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John L. Thanks for thumbs up on the Rosewood veneer. I ordered it as an upgrade simply because I love how Rosewood looks! I also upgraded the internal wire with a gold/silver/copper alloy that's 24K gold plated. Obviously the wire upgrade was for improved sound quality!
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For all Sachiko users. I have a tweak I'd like to share that costs absolutely NOTHING to try for yourself. I've raised the front of my Sachiko/Madison cabinets 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch off the floor ---{while leaving the rear of the cabinet on the floor}--- this effectively caused them to lean backwards, which in turn greatly enhanced soundstage depth while helping slightly with more centerfill. It also subjectively smoothed out the frequecy response very nicely as well!

Thetubeguy1954

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