Hobby Hifi BB3TL

inrank · 14th May 2011, 08:57 AM

Anybody had experience with the Hobby Hifi BB3TL based on the Omnes Audio BB3.AL.
BB3TL
Looks like a nice little floorstander suitible for a small room (like mine)

That acording to the description works well at lower volumes, which is what i want.

inrank · 30th June 2011, 07:30 PM

Decided to go ahead with this design, the drivers are on their way to me now.

They will be going into my Ikea Bowl speakers that i originally used for the Bandor 50mm drivers here-
New project actually started ;)
while i make/finish the cabinets.
Depending on how i get on with the sealed sphere's will influence whether i go for the TL cabinets or a sealed/ported bookshelf.
My room is very small (around 8ft square) so well controled bass is a must.

inrank · 30th June 2011, 08:03 PM

A render of the design-

ßart West-VL. · 30th June 2011, 08:12 PM

Looking good, classy!

inrank · 30th June 2011, 10:13 PM

yeah cant wait to get started, its been a while since the last project. will be interesting to compare (from memory) to the larger veravox based driver (5S) and the Bandor 50mm driver.

kristleifur · 1st July 2011, 11:08 AM

Those look great. I really like three-inchers, and especially my Omnes BB 3.01 drivers. I'm confident that these will be super.

inrank · 1st July 2011, 12:16 PM

Its a pity that (if they are great) that Omnes Audio are stopping production of the BB3.AL (and BB3.01 i guess) due to the neodymium magnet prices.

inrank · 4th July 2011, 10:28 AM

Drivers arrived, mug for size comparison

Scottmoose · 4th July 2011, 11:43 AM

Nothing to stop them having one made with a ferrite / ceramic magnet to produce the same spec. / results. There's no real benefit to it having the Nd magnet from a performance POV, it's just marketing.

For what it is, it's not a bad little driver. I've got a pair in my office speakers which I use for playback of ambient recordings while I'm writing.

inrank · 4th July 2011, 11:52 AM

Have you heard the FF85K and Bandor 50mm drivers as well? Looking forward to comparing the Bandors and these, the FF85K/FF85WK look interesting as well.

14th May 2011, 08:57 AM	#1
inrank diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	Hobby Hifi BB3TL Anybody had experience with the Hobby Hifi BB3TL based on the Omnes Audio BB3.AL. BB3TL Looks like a nice little floorstander suitible for a small room (like mine) That acording to the description works well at lower volumes, which is what i want.

30th June 2011, 08:12 PM	#4
ßart West-VL. diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: West Vlaanderen	Looking good, classy! __________________ Bart

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30th June 2011, 07:30 PM	#2
inrank diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	Decided to go ahead with this design, the drivers are on their way to me now. They will be going into my Ikea Bowl speakers that i originally used for the Bandor 50mm drivers here- New project actually started ;) while i make/finish the cabinets. Depending on how i get on with the sealed sphere's will influence whether i go for the TL cabinets or a sealed/ported bookshelf. My room is very small (around 8ft square) so well controled bass is a must.

30th June 2011, 08:03 PM	#3
inrank diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	A render of the design-

30th June 2011, 10:13 PM	#5
inrank diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	yeah cant wait to get started, its been a while since the last project. will be interesting to compare (from memory) to the larger veravox based driver (5S) and the Bandor 50mm driver.

1st July 2011, 11:08 AM	#6
kristleifur diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Reykjavík	Those look great. I really like three-inchers, and especially my Omnes BB 3.01 drivers. I'm confident that these will be super.

1st July 2011, 12:16 PM	#7
inrank diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	Its a pity that (if they are great) that Omnes Audio are stopping production of the BB3.AL (and BB3.01 i guess) due to the neodymium magnet prices.

4th July 2011, 10:28 AM	#8
inrank diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	Drivers arrived, mug for size comparison

4th July 2011, 11:43 AM	#9
Scottmoose diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK	Nothing to stop them having one made with a ferrite / ceramic magnet to produce the same spec. / results. There's no real benefit to it having the Nd magnet from a performance POV, it's just marketing. For what it is, it's not a bad little driver. I've got a pair in my office speakers which I use for playback of ambient recordings while I'm writing.

4th July 2011, 11:52 AM	#10
inrank diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	Have you heard the FF85K and Bandor 50mm drivers as well? Looking forward to comparing the Bandors and these, the FF85K/FF85WK look interesting as well.

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