I hate my fonkens :(

murphythecat8 · 4th May 2011, 05:28 PM

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 · 4th May 2011, 05:31 PM

Are the drivers broken in? That will help.

Don't give up on them yet.

c2cthomas · 4th May 2011, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 6L6

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 · 4th May 2011, 05:35 PM

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 · 4th May 2011, 05:37 PM

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 · 4th May 2011, 05:39 PM

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 · 4th May 2011, 05:48 PM

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 · 4th May 2011, 06:04 PM

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

Pictures?

dave

murphythecat8 · 4th May 2011, 06:12 PM

basic cable speakers, and its connected to a bottlehead sex

sts9fan · 4th May 2011, 06:22 PM

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

4th May 2011, 05:28 PM	#1
murphythecat8 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2011	I hate my fonkens :( 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...

4th May 2011, 05:31 PM	#2
6L6 diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Denver, Colorado	Are the drivers broken in? That will help. Don't give up on them yet. __________________ Pass Labs Pearl Phono -- Pass B1 Preamp -- Pass F5 amplifier -- Pass Labs Pearl 2

4th May 2011, 05:39 PM	#6
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	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 __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

4th May 2011, 06:04 PM	#8
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	What amplifier? What speaker cable? No lows, no highs could be an amp with too high a damping factor. Pictures? dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

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4th May 2011, 05:35 PM	#4
digits diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2011	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....

4th May 2011, 05:37 PM	#5
murphythecat8 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2011	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...

4th May 2011, 05:48 PM	#7
murphythecat8 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2011	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...

4th May 2011, 06:12 PM	#9
murphythecat8 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2011	basic cable speakers, and its connected to a bottlehead sex

4th May 2011, 06:22 PM	#10
sts9fan diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MA	What drivers? How many single drivers have you listened to? Also, I would not expect much bass out of that amp.

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