Good morning,
now i can start to build my new speakers.
I was waiting ca. 7 weeks for my wooden parts😡. before 5 days came the parcelservice, but the company who saw my wooden parts, was making sh...
I try to bring some photos here,
the first home of the fe 168ez
after this i was trying a fast
her the first pics from the new building and you will see the mistake from thecompany who make the wooden parts
start building
first soundcheck
i made some sliceson the corners it will hoply works and after furnishing, it will be ok. Otherways i have to made a second front.
how to make the pics in bigger sice?
I will let you know for the next steps.
ps: sorry my for bad english.
now i can start to build my new speakers.
I was waiting ca. 7 weeks for my wooden parts😡. before 5 days came the parcelservice, but the company who saw my wooden parts, was making sh...
I try to bring some photos here,
the first home of the fe 168ez
after this i was trying a fast
her the first pics from the new building and you will see the mistake from thecompany who make the wooden parts
start building
first soundcheck
i made some sliceson the corners it will hoply works and after furnishing, it will be ok. Otherways i have to made a second front.
how to make the pics in bigger sice?
I will let you know for the next steps.
ps: sorry my for bad english.
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I was waiting who comes up with a frugel for the sigmas., I do wonder why is there so little use of the 168EZ sigma???
I think its a good driver albeit a little more expensive.
Danny
I think its a good driver albeit a little more expensive.
Danny
The 168 goes into FHXL (which these are).
It was reasonably popular a few years back, but it's been around a while now & isn't cheap, plus there are more units out there, so it's slipped off the radar a bit.
It was reasonably popular a few years back, but it's been around a while now & isn't cheap, plus there are more units out there, so it's slipped off the radar a bit.
Good morning,
@scotmosoe, @planet10
you can see , the speaker was standing on a bad place, but anyway the sound was good. He has make´s his job well.
I think, when the 2. is ready, i can tell you more about the sound. At the moment the speakers have to play with an old "marantz pm66 se". Next month, i hope so i will get a new tube-amp. It will be an OPERA AUDIO Cyber 100S with 4 300b Tubes.🙂
@scotmosoe, @planet10
you can see , the speaker was standing on a bad place, but anyway the sound was good. He has make´s his job well.
I think, when the 2. is ready, i can tell you more about the sound. At the moment the speakers have to play with an old "marantz pm66 se". Next month, i hope so i will get a new tube-amp. It will be an OPERA AUDIO Cyber 100S with 4 300b Tubes.🙂
Is it possible to buy plans for the FHXL? Shipping flat packs to India is simply not practical. Thanks.
It is time to ease these into full release.
The plans are pretty much ready to go. Like the FH3 we (Scott, Chris, andmyself) get no monetary benefit from these. Donate a minimum of $10 to diyAudio.com and send me your receipt and i'll get you the URL for the planset.
dave
Thanks Dave! I'll do it. I trust that the FHXLs are one of the best to house the 168Sigmas.
We have no idea yet. FHxl was not designed for them, only pehajope has been brave enuff to experiment, we await his verdict.
dave
Dave, thanks for that info! I have been confounded for a long time as to why other than the BIB, no cabinet has been optimally designed for the Fostex 168Sigmas and all are only adaptations of enclosures designed for other 6.5" FR drivers, including Austin.
The 168 has never been the most popular of Fostex's drivers. Still sells, but never in large numbers, presumably due to the price.
Being unconscionably lazy about diarizing impressions of every commercial and DIY speaker I've heard in the past dozen or so years since reawakening my audio hobby ( must be in the hundreds), I can't remember whether the 168Sigma was among them. If so, it's performance wasn't striking enough that I couldn't live without a pair.
LF and SPL limitations of the smaller units notwithstanding, of the over dozen Fostex FR units I have heard or owned, I've always preferred the 3 -4" models to any of the 6" - perhaps the new FF165WK being the notable exception.
At approx 1/2 the cost of the FE168Sigma, I can see the Alpair10P as offering excellent value, and can attest firsthand that it works very well in the XL.
LF and SPL limitations of the smaller units notwithstanding, of the over dozen Fostex FR units I have heard or owned, I've always preferred the 3 -4" models to any of the 6" - perhaps the new FF165WK being the notable exception.
At approx 1/2 the cost of the FE168Sigma, I can see the Alpair10P as offering excellent value, and can attest firsthand that it works very well in the XL.
I heard the Sigma drivers in an unfinished DIY BVR alignment. The detail and imaging were stunning. The not-yet-quite-good frequency response wasn't annoying. But I admit I like paper sound somewhat.
"Works very well in the XL" - is it the Alpair10P or the Fostex FE168Sigmas that you are referring to? Thanks.
The 10P (which is the baseline unit it was designed for, though the 168 should work quite well).
Good morning,
I think in the end of thes week the speakers will be ready for testing in stereo and i will let you know how they works in the Frugels. I´m think 😀😀😉
I made a lot speakers (Backloaded Horns) with this chassis. not all for my own and nobody will give them away again.
Maybe I will try to make the Top of the front like Ron´s horn.
peter
I think in the end of thes week the speakers will be ready for testing in stereo and i will let you know how they works in the Frugels. I´m think 😀😀😉
I made a lot speakers (Backloaded Horns) with this chassis. not all for my own and nobody will give them away again.
Maybe I will try to make the Top of the front like Ron´s horn.
peter
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