Chris. The taboo is 6 watts monoblocked but not stereo. Just 3 little watts. Ok as of this evening I have the fonkens inside the frugals closer to the dresser ( I know not ideal) up on 18 in stands with drivers just below that of the frugals. I have been spending a lot of time with Adele's live album so I asked my wife what she thought. We did some back and forth with both and as she leaves the room she turns and say that they are very similar, the tall one has more low end and at times is smoother through the voices but the little one put Adele in the middle of the room even more than the other. Huh. Remember I am yet to be in possession of enabled 125 drivers. I can hear the improvement in the stock drive just wait for the p10 One.
20 units should come off the break-in bench this weekend, I'm in the midst spotting my earlier sample. FF85 will hit treatment 1st. I'm going to pull a pair or 2 aside and play with colour.
dave
The Taboo as sold from Decware is not bridgeable to mono, and is stated as a 6w per channel stereo SEP
http://www.decware.com/newsite/TABOO.htm
http://www.decware.com/newsite/TABOO.htm
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Dave is correct on the new ones but mine is 10 years old and I had tubedeforce gut it and make it pentode 3 watts. That's all I need. Decware also has the option of making the versions mono block as I have had a set and there was just a set in agon last month. Some are modified at decware some by other grouPs. So in the end we are all kind of correct. It's like politics.
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Great look Jon, nice color and shading.
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Same as above...much better price:
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Jon, nice work and finishing! Re the Taboo, no worries
Have you tried the FH3 in usual/standard room height corners to compare the sound against the low sloping wall/ceiling of an attic space room? The attic type room you have set up there seems like the back wave would be more manipulated as sort of a quasi horn extension, compared to a standard room.. Just wondered on the sq difference, more low end maybe?
Cheers
Re the Taboo, no worriesHave you tried the FH3 in usual/standard room height corners to compare the sound against the low sloping wall/ceiling of an attic space room? The attic type room you have set up there seems like the back wave would be more manipulated as sort of a quasi horn extension, compared to a standard room.. Just wondered on the sq difference, more low end maybe?
Cheers
Jon, nice work and finishing!
Have you tried the FH3 in usual/standard room height corners to compare the sound against the low sloping wall/ceiling of an attic space room? The attic type room you have set up there seems like the back wave would be more manipulated as sort of a quasi horn extension, compared to a standard room.. Just wondered on the sq difference, more low end maybe?
Cheers
Dave, I did have it in a regular room (8) feet high and it sound just as good. I do get more benefits from the slope of the bedroom the way I have it of course and this is the only space left from the threat of my children to break them... thus they are stuck here. I still liked the sound coming from the FH in a regular horn, even the Fonken 125s are really nice in a large regular room (20x12x7.6H) and fill it nicely. I have found a nice liking for the single driver 4 or 5 inch driver. I will be interested if i can manipulate a Fonken to hide a 8 inch sub from GR Research ( I may have just condemned myself) but the combination of a great 100-20k driver and a 20-100 sub would be wonderful in a big picture..keeping size down and imaging forward..JP
Without measuring it I can't tell for sure if there is more low end or if the sloped walls are just amplifying the lower end so it appears to be lower.. make sense... End all.. i like the way they sound even with rap music... i know.. rap..
Thanks for the info! And I can totally appreciate the concern of children in the house, and the vulnerable drivers that they just love to investigate and have a poke at etc
Low end support as you have planned is surely a great investment in overall sq with the smaller drivers .. I'm using the fe108ez and love the smaller drivers too, but no matter the design you have most smaller drivers in, some additional low end support is always nice to have for sure.. Sounds like a nice plan to incorporate the bass drivers into the Fonken somehow and dial it all in etc..
Low end support as you have planned is surely a great investment in overall sq with the smaller drivers .. I'm using the fe108ez and love the smaller drivers too, but no matter the design you have most smaller drivers in, some additional low end support is always nice to have for sure.. Sounds like a nice plan to incorporate the bass drivers into the Fonken somehow and dial it all in etc..
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