Ideas of old Linn Keilidh cabinets?

sharpi31 · 14th July 2009, 07:16 AM

I have purchased a pair of empty Linn Keilidh cabinets. These are infinite baffle floorstanders with two 6" (tbc) drivers and a tweeter in MTM configuration.

Linn Keilidh cabinets

Any ideas on a good solution for drivers and crossover? I've had a couple of ideas...

I have a huge Dayton sealed sub that covers the low end nicely, so I considered going for a high sensitivity design with Fostex full rangers and an FT17H tweeter. In a sealed box the speakers would probably do nothing below 100Hz, but the sub would cover this area so no probs. In fact, maybe I could get a good result with speakers naturally rolling off pretty high allowing the sub to cover the lowest regions on its own.

The other idea I considered was a design influenced by the excellent Living Voice OBXRs.

Any thoughts?

PeteMcK · 14th July 2009, 11:18 PM

choosing appropriate drivers depends on the internal volume (35-40L?), and your budget...

jackinnj · 15th July 2009, 01:16 AM

fwiw, I am still using Kelidh's in my Den -- biamped. They are "a pointe" for the space.

sharpi31 · 15th July 2009, 02:08 PM

I received the first cabinet today and measured the drive unit cutouts. The bass driver hole is perfect for the Eminence Alpha-6A and Alpha-6C, which would seem to be excellent low-cost high-efficiency candidates. The tweeter hole is a about 2mm larger than required for the Fostex FT17H - I have been keen to try this tweeter for a while and it would work well with the Eminences...

Fostex FT17H

Eminence Alpha-6A

Eminence Alpha-6C

Any suggestions for passive crossover type?

14th July 2009, 07:16 AM	#1
sharpi31 diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	Ideas of old Linn Keilidh cabinets? I have purchased a pair of empty Linn Keilidh cabinets. These are infinite baffle floorstanders with two 6" (tbc) drivers and a tweeter in MTM configuration. Linn Keilidh cabinets Any ideas on a good solution for drivers and crossover? I've had a couple of ideas... I have a huge Dayton sealed sub that covers the low end nicely, so I considered going for a high sensitivity design with Fostex full rangers and an FT17H tweeter. In a sealed box the speakers would probably do nothing below 100Hz, but the sub would cover this area so no probs. In fact, maybe I could get a good result with speakers naturally rolling off pretty high allowing the sub to cover the lowest regions on its own. The other idea I considered was a design influenced by the excellent Living Voice OBXRs. Any thoughts?

14th July 2009, 11:18 PM	#2
PeteMcK diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sydney	choosing appropriate drivers depends on the internal volume (35-40L?), and your budget... __________________ ‘today… there lives alongside the twentieth century the tenth or thirteenth. A hundred million people use electricity and still believe in the magic power of signs and exorcisms” Trotsky

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15th July 2009, 01:16 AM	#3
jackinnj diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Llanddewi Brefi, NJ	fwiw, I am still using Kelidh's in my Den -- biamped. They are "a pointe" for the space.

15th July 2009, 02:08 PM	#4
sharpi31 diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	I received the first cabinet today and measured the drive unit cutouts. The bass driver hole is perfect for the Eminence Alpha-6A and Alpha-6C, which would seem to be excellent low-cost high-efficiency candidates. The tweeter hole is a about 2mm larger than required for the Fostex FT17H - I have been keen to try this tweeter for a while and it would work well with the Eminences... Fostex FT17H Eminence Alpha-6A Eminence Alpha-6C Any suggestions for passive crossover type?

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