pics of my 167e bob brines inspired speakers

[k3ys3r_soz3]

thought i would share these with you guys

the design is based around that of bob brines ft1600 - and i must say that although i have no other fullrangers to compare them with they do sound fantastic now that the drivers are burnt in

they are maple veneered mdf with solid mdf plinth



big thanks to bob brines for the inspiration

[dranreb&*]

Very impressive! what amp are you using.

[Paradise_Ice]

I love the finish, you have skill i see, what would you say it sounds like?" even though i know this is subjective"
Just give us your thoughts.

[wigginjs]

Looks like a yamaha reciever from the pic.

[Bob Brines]

Very nice indeed!

Are those 27-strand braided Cat5 cables you are using? If so, replace them with a single pair of Cat5 wires -- just two strands of the 24ga wire, one +ve, one -ve. Tell us what you hear.

Bob

[k3ys3r_soz3]

yeah 3 x cat5e cables -will try just one and compare

driven (currently by a yamaha hc amp - soon to replaced with a gainclone )

as for the sound - they sound very open - if i close my eyes i can "see" where each instrument is
bass although not REALLY low is very clean and sharp

all in all i think they sound fabulous - but then these are my first adventure into fullrangers

[planet10]

Originally posted by k3ys3r_soz3
bass although not REALLY low is very clean and sharp

Give it some time...

dave

[joe carrow]

Originally posted by planet10


Give it some time...

dave

Dave, with all respect- I beg to differ on that point. Isn't the bass extension limited more by the cabinet than the drivers? I'd guess they'll sound better with break-in... but do you really think they'll go lower?


On a side note- I switched to Cat5 from cheap RS speaker cable tonight, and I definitely noticed a difference in the high frequencies. We had some solid core 24 gage 12 strand sitting around, so I gave it a shot. I never paid attention to cables before, but I think I like the change!


-Joe

[planet10]

I prsonally know 2 people who built this same speaker and the bass improved as the drivers broke in.

dave

[joe carrow]

Originally posted by planet10
I prsonally know 2 people who built this same speaker and the bass improved as the drivers broke in.

dave

Sorry, I guess I'm just nit-picking about lower/better.

I built a different set of speakers based on MJK's mathcad software, and the low cutoff seemed to hit the predicted point and stay there. I'm trying to understand this as well as I can... I'll go read some more about it.