twin BIB born on thansgiving day

[gychang]

"El cheapo" BIB completed about one month ago, and wanted a smaller BIB for the upstairs and put in the FE107E.

You can read about the "el cheapo" BIB here:
BIB and underwear, nothing on top

I completed the "twin" with higher cost FE107E ($33/each), with the help of experts here. I had only circular saw and flabby muscle but for the twin I had to learn to use router, and had to give in and buy a circular jig and figured out how to use it properly. (still have 10 fingers). Circular speaker baffle, corner treatment, and feet are born. Cutting the molding with hand saw is a pain since takes long time to hide the mistakes...

My wife likes the smaller size better so the living room gets the smaller twin and the el cheapo goes to next to the piano in another room.

Oh?, sound?, both are very good to my non "golden ear". Maybe higer notes are better with the FE107E but purely subjective. My latest molding can be better, this is addicting... If u like more pictures look here.

http://gychang.smugmug.com/gallery/2055074

gychang

[Spasticteapot]

Originally posted by gychang
"El cheapo" BIB completed about one month ago, and wanted a smaller BIB for the upstairs and put in the FE107E.

You can read about the "el cheapo" BIB here:
BIB and underwear, nothing on top

I completed the "twin" with higher cost FE107E ($33/each), with the help of experts here. I had only circular saw and flabby muscle but for the twin I had to learn to use router, and had to give in and buy a circular jig and figured out how to use it properly. (still have 10 fingers). Circular speaker baffle, corner treatment, and feet are born. Cutting the molding with hand saw is a pain since takes long time to hide the mistakes...

My wife likes the smaller size better so the living room gets the smaller twin and the el cheapo goes to next to the piano in another room.

Oh?, sound?, both are very good to my non "golden ear". Maybe higer notes are better with the FE107E but purely subjective. My latest molding can be better, this is addicting... If u like more pictures look here.

http://gychang.smugmug.com/gallery/2055074

gychang

Nice!

How do the FE107's perform?

[gychang]

Originally posted by Spasticteapot


How do the FE107's perform?

I like the looks of the FE107, clean white color, playing classical and jazz guitar music through them sounds fine and detailed. Compared my "el cheapo" speaker with similar loudness with same midfi equipment, perhaps FE107 seem more defined at higher frequency.

Both BIB sounds beyond "wonderful", the BIB cabinet indeed produces maximal base out of the fullrange I am convinced.

gychang

[Scottmoose]

Does that mean you like them then?

Lovely build BTW.

[gychang]

Originally posted by Scottmoose
Does that mean you like them then?

Lovely build BTW.

thanks for all your help. They sound superb... I plan to build another, this time with tang bang, and give it to whoever of my 3 daughters that get married first...

gychang

[Godzilla]

Both speakers look great gychang!

Which does your wife prefer? She seems to be enjoying your work. My wife stays away when I build speakers. My kids help tho!

http://www.zillaspeak.com/bib-godzillabib.asp

My 168S BIBs are on schedule to be finished before Dec 14th 2006. Sanding will begin this week… paint, mounting the front baffle, building the base and installing the drivers is next. I’m excited!

[Kensai]

gychang,

Congrats. How do they sound on upright bass or the lower registers of piano?

Zilla,

Its about time

Kensai

[gychang]

Originally posted by Godzilla


Which does your wife prefer? She seems to be enjoying your work. My wife stays away when I build speakers.

My 168S BIBs are on schedule to be finished before Dec 14th 2006.

my wife prefers the smaller one, since the big one's are over powering, she says they sound the "same, both are good"... Smaller ones only have about 3 hours of playing time (may have to leave it on for several days...)

Let us know how your BIB turns out.

gychang

[gychang]

Originally posted by Kensai
gychang,

Congrats. How do they sound on upright bass or the lower registers of piano?

Zilla,

Its about time

Kensai

I notice BIB are great reproducing the bass. They don't seem to over power at all, to me very natural. Piano sounds realistic and right on. Am not sure what the deal is with speaker breaking in etc. My FE107E sounds good at only 2 hours of playing time as far as I can tell.

gychang

[DocLorren]

Then you will be a really happy man after 50 hours. Promised.