Scott wilko's Hiro build

scottwilko · 19th June 2011, 06:45 AM

hey guys it's been quite a while since i've been on here. Most of you will know me from my steel buschorns.

i still listen to them everyday and love them, but have decided to to build a pair of hiro's out of wood just to have another sound project to work on. i'm currently working on a stainless hovercraft as well so updates will come fairly slowly as my time is fairly limited at the moment

I've ordered my binding posts and some FE168 sigmas, i just need to buy a compound saw before i can make a proper start, so i'm a good 2 weeks off yet

planet10 · 19th June 2011, 06:51 AM

I'll be following your progress. Hiro has not been built often.

dave

scottwilko · 24th June 2011, 11:02 AM

well my drivers and binding posts are in, i went for the WBT binding post purely for the quality that goes into them and for the chunkiness, now i'm just waiting a week or so and i'll order a compound miter saw

scottwilko · 28th June 2011, 10:25 AM

well i've ordered the saw. but the lack of info on the Hiro's is a bit disturbing

my goal with this build is to get the biggest sound that i can from the fostex, so with size not being an issue what is the best box for these drivers?

jimbro · 28th June 2011, 11:27 AM

Haven't heard them myself, but some well respected people rave about these in BIBs although they're huge and need corners. Victor may work. Yeah - you could build Victor and then I would know if it works - yeah.

planet10 · 28th June 2011, 03:44 PM

FE166 and family have never been near as popular as the smaller & larger drivers in the series. Austin A166, Hiro, and Victor are your best candidates. Few Hiro have been built, but reviews all follow in the vien of Saburo & Sachiko (ie highly praised)

Only 1 set of Victor exist, i'm listening to them now.

dave

chrisb · 28th June 2011, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by planet10

FE166 and family have never been near as popular as the smaller & larger drivers in the series. Austin A166, Hiro, and Victor are your best candidates. Few Hiro have been built, but reviews all follow in the vien of Saburo & Sachiko (ie highly praised)

Only 1 set of Victor exist, i'm listening to them now.

dave

My $.02 worth - having built / heard several of Scott's full size double mouth designs over the past 3 or so years, I'd definitely recommend the Victor for situations were the rear exit will work. That the build is less complex (aside from the curved side panels) is a bonus.

brucegseidner · 28th June 2011, 11:39 PM

I am intrigued and unsure of what I am looking at. Is this a cab that is internally lite and exposed with a transparent panel or is this cab shown with a panel removed to illustrate the innards?

chrisb · 29th June 2011, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brucegseidner

I am intrigued and unsure of what I am looking at. Is this a cab that is internally lite and exposed with a transparent panel or is this cab shown with a panel removed to illustrate the innards?

the latter - here's with the "missing" side panel attached via machine screws, and I assume sealed by foam gasket / weatherstrip tape

zman01 · 29th June 2011, 04:52 AM

ChrisB, that's real, or you just photoshopped the side panel?

19th June 2011, 06:45 AM	#1
scottwilko diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2007	Scott wilko's Hiro build hey guys it's been quite a while since i've been on here. Most of you will know me from my steel buschorns. i still listen to them everyday and love them, but have decided to to build a pair of hiro's out of wood just to have another sound project to work on. i'm currently working on a stainless hovercraft as well so updates will come fairly slowly as my time is fairly limited at the moment I've ordered my binding posts and some FE168 sigmas, i just need to buy a compound saw before i can make a proper start, so i'm a good 2 weeks off yet

19th June 2011, 06:51 AM	#2
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	I'll be following your progress. Hiro has not been built often. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

28th June 2011, 03:44 PM	#6
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	FE166 and family have never been near as popular as the smaller & larger drivers in the series. Austin A166, Hiro, and Victor are your best candidates. Few Hiro have been built, but reviews all follow in the vien of Saburo & Sachiko (ie highly praised) Only 1 set of Victor exist, i'm listening to them now. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

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24th June 2011, 11:02 AM	#3
scottwilko diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2007	well my drivers and binding posts are in, i went for the WBT binding post purely for the quality that goes into them and for the chunkiness, now i'm just waiting a week or so and i'll order a compound miter saw

28th June 2011, 10:25 AM	#4
scottwilko diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2007	well i've ordered the saw. but the lack of info on the Hiro's is a bit disturbing my goal with this build is to get the biggest sound that i can from the fostex, so with size not being an issue what is the best box for these drivers?

28th June 2011, 11:27 AM	#5
jimbro diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: somewhere in Texas	Haven't heard them myself, but some well respected people rave about these in BIBs although they're huge and need corners. Victor may work. Yeah - you could build Victor and then I would know if it works - yeah.

28th June 2011, 11:39 PM	#8
brucegseidner diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2009	I am intrigued and unsure of what I am looking at. Is this a cab that is internally lite and exposed with a transparent panel or is this cab shown with a panel removed to illustrate the innards?

29th June 2011, 04:52 AM	#10
zman01 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dhaka	ChrisB, that's real, or you just photoshopped the side panel?

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