Merrill DCA 5.5's

geezerrocket · 18th February 2010, 07:10 PM

I have a pair of Merrill DCA 5.5 drivers that I bought a couple of years ago and have finally gotten around to doing something with them....but what? I thought about PAWO side horns, but decided against them. Has anyone used these drivers in a monitor, or t-line? I built a pair of Zigma-Hornets 2 years ago out of solid maple with the Merrill DCA 4's and love them. Could I build a Voigt pipe type enclosure such as the one in the Cain and Cain (Lovecraft) Abbey? Any suggestions and help are appreciated. Stacy.

chrisb · 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by geezerrocket

I have a pair of Merrill DCA 5.5 drivers that I bought a couple of years ago and have finally gotten around to doing something with them....but what? I thought about PAWO side horns, but decided against them. Has anyone used these drivers in a monitor, or t-line? I built a pair of Zigma-Hornets 2 years ago out of solid maple with the Merrill DCA 4's and love them. Could I build a Voigt pipe type enclosure such as the one in the Cain and Cain (Lovecraft) Abbey? Any suggestions and help are appreciated. Stacy.

If the T/S measures are anywhere available for these (DaveD might even have some?), a BIB should be relatively easy to calculate, and would certainly deliver the most bang for the buck in terms of bass output and simplicity of build.

IINM, the PAWO bears some similarities to the Jordan VTL; other options for floor standers would be something like the Mileva or Brynn - shallow wide baffled enclosures enclosures, all of which (except for the VTL), I've built several pairs.

I'd consider either the Mileva or Brynn as easier builds than the PAWO, and I found the Brynn fairly tolerant of variations in driver parameters.

For a smaller stand-mount or "bookshelf" enclosure, and depending on your requirement for bass extension, there are a couple of designs in the "Fonken" family that would probably be worth a look as well.

vmps · 19th February 2010, 07:30 PM

i have the spe for the DCA 5.5 in pdf file ,Dave give it to me some time back, please let me have you e mail address or you can drop me a line at vmps_voon@yahoo.com

vmps

planet10 · 19th February 2010, 08:10 PM

We haven't done anything with our 5.5 yet. Attached are the measured data from that pair.

From the data, it looks like a BIB or a mid-tweeter in a FAST (OB or otherwise)

dave

Nanook · 20th February 2010, 02:17 AM

and resistive venting. I'm likin mine

Woodsong Audio · 11th March 2010, 12:24 PM

I finished a pair of the Jordan transmission line cabinets a few weeks ago, and am loving them. I built some ziggies about a year ago, and did not like them, they reminded me of when I was a little kid, talking through a PVC pipe. Still they did some things well.

The Jordan cabinets are a whole different story... I love them...

I found this thread looking for another pair of drivers.

18th February 2010, 07:10 PM	#1
geezerrocket diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2007	Merrill DCA 5.5's I have a pair of Merrill DCA 5.5 drivers that I bought a couple of years ago and have finally gotten around to doing something with them....but what? I thought about PAWO side horns, but decided against them. Has anyone used these drivers in a monitor, or t-line? I built a pair of Zigma-Hornets 2 years ago out of solid maple with the Merrill DCA 4's and love them. Could I build a Voigt pipe type enclosure such as the one in the Cain and Cain (Lovecraft) Abbey? Any suggestions and help are appreciated. Stacy.

20th February 2010, 02:17 AM	#5
Nanook diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chinook Country.Alberta	methinks they work well in an 11 llitre enclosure and resistive venting. I'm likin mine __________________ stew ☮ -"A sane man in an insane world appears insane."

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19th February 2010, 07:30 PM	#3
vmps diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	i have the spe for the DCA 5.5 in pdf file ,Dave give it to me some time back, please let me have you e mail address or you can drop me a line at vmps_voon@yahoo.com vmps

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Woodsong Audio diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2007	I finished a pair of the Jordan transmission line cabinets a few weeks ago, and am loving them. I built some ziggies about a year ago, and did not like them, they reminded me of when I was a little kid, talking through a PVC pipe. Still they did some things well. The Jordan cabinets are a whole different story... I love them... I found this thread looking for another pair of drivers.

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