Pics of new C-Horn finished

atilsley · 12th July 2009, 11:06 AM

Finally! After a year of designing and building....

http://www.creationaudio.com.au/library/chorn/pic4.jpg
http://www.creationaudio.com.au/library/chorn/pic1.jpg
http://www.creationaudio.com.au/library/chorn/pic2.jpg
http://www.creationaudio.com.au/library/chorn/pic3.jpg

Finished in deep red metallic.

I had the speakers on show recently at the NSW Audio Society hi fi show...with a good resposne.

I'm hoping to get a pair at the October Rocky Mnt hi-fi show....then to set up a US dealer/distributor. (If people know someone who's interested, please PM me.)

This has been a huge labor of love....

Testing different drivers at the moment. I'm very impressed with the Visaton 200B...much better bass than the Lowther. Talk about bang-for-buck. Is it better than than the Fostex 206E???

Andrew.
Creation Audio.

dhenryp · 12th July 2009, 01:34 PM

Wow!!!!

Absolutely stunning! Please tell us more about construction.

tinitus · 12th July 2009, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by atilsley

Testing different drivers at the moment. I'm very impressed with the Visaton 200B...much better bass than the Lowther. Talk about bang-for-buck.

Is it better than than the Fostex 206E???

Andrew.
Creation Audio.

Pure artwork

Looks better suited for a 6", like FE167e or Supravox 165

Theres room for a tweeter below main driver

atilsley · 12th July 2009, 07:31 PM

Have thought about the 6.5inch...eg Fostex 167E...but have tended to gravitate towards the 8inchers, particularly Lowther. In saying that, the cabinets can be easily modified to suit the smaler driver.

Each cabinet is made from a series of 32mm MDF CNC'd. I use the CNC process to also do the dowel holes and the holes for the acrylic side panels...so everything ligns up 100%.

I use 10mm Oak dowels. 24 x 75mm Hex screws are used to mount the side panels once the internal horn blocks have been assembled.

You can see in the pic below how the layers are built up on the dowels. In this photo, you also see where I routered a small channel to house the speaker cable...just to hide it. Fidly, but it worked.

http://www.creationaudio.com.au/library/chorn/pic7.jpg

Not shown in the photo, is how I 'break' the design in two. I had to do this in order to get the spray painting done. For future projects, this break will be integrated into the CAD plan.

The speaker is a DIYer's dream.

My next one will be all ply with a high-gloss spray varnish. I'll use a smokey grey acrylic.

shporsche · 13th July 2009, 01:01 AM

Wow! those look amazing.
Looks like a lot of time has gone into those.

Great job

tinitus · 13th July 2009, 02:33 AM

With CNC I guess its much easier than traditional build

Seems to be quite cost effective

doorman · 13th July 2009, 02:39 AM

Beautiful job!
One usually only has to make them pretty on the outside!
Well Done
Don

scribles30 · 14th July 2009, 02:51 PM

Looks amazing!

12th July 2009, 11:06 AM	#1
atilsley diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sydney	Pics of new C-Horn finished Finally! After a year of designing and building.... http://www.creationaudio.com.au/library/chorn/pic4.jpg http://www.creationaudio.com.au/library/chorn/pic1.jpg http://www.creationaudio.com.au/library/chorn/pic2.jpg http://www.creationaudio.com.au/library/chorn/pic3.jpg Finished in deep red metallic. I had the speakers on show recently at the NSW Audio Society hi fi show...with a good resposne. I'm hoping to get a pair at the October Rocky Mnt hi-fi show....then to set up a US dealer/distributor. (If people know someone who's interested, please PM me.) This has been a huge labor of love.... Testing different drivers at the moment. I'm very impressed with the Visaton 200B...much better bass than the Lowther. Talk about bang-for-buck. Is it better than than the Fostex 206E??? Andrew. Creation Audio.

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12th July 2009, 01:34 PM	#2
dhenryp diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mass.	Wow!!!! Absolutely stunning! Please tell us more about construction.

12th July 2009, 07:31 PM	#4
atilsley diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sydney	Have thought about the 6.5inch...eg Fostex 167E...but have tended to gravitate towards the 8inchers, particularly Lowther. In saying that, the cabinets can be easily modified to suit the smaler driver. Each cabinet is made from a series of 32mm MDF CNC'd. I use the CNC process to also do the dowel holes and the holes for the acrylic side panels...so everything ligns up 100%. I use 10mm Oak dowels. 24 x 75mm Hex screws are used to mount the side panels once the internal horn blocks have been assembled. You can see in the pic below how the layers are built up on the dowels. In this photo, you also see where I routered a small channel to house the speaker cable...just to hide it. Fidly, but it worked. http://www.creationaudio.com.au/library/chorn/pic7.jpg Not shown in the photo, is how I 'break' the design in two. I had to do this in order to get the spray painting done. For future projects, this break will be integrated into the CAD plan. The speaker is a DIYer's dream. My next one will be all ply with a high-gloss spray varnish. I'll use a smokey grey acrylic.

13th July 2009, 01:01 AM	#5
shporsche diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2009	Wow! those look amazing. Looks like a lot of time has gone into those. Great job

13th July 2009, 02:33 AM	#6
tinitus diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005	With CNC I guess its much easier than traditional build Seems to be quite cost effective

13th July 2009, 02:39 AM	#7
doorman diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Vancouver Isl. B.C.	Beautiful job! One usually only has to make them pretty on the outside! Well Done Don

14th July 2009, 02:51 PM	#8
scribles30 diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2008	Looks amazing!

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