Why has noone tried to clone the JAMO D830???

[hasaudio.co.nz]

I used to own a pair of these, but I sold them and I really regretted doing that! Id like to get another pair some day, but because Im more into DIY these days, I had a quick search and found noone has tried to clone these legendary speakers. Well there was one dude who was looking into it, but the thread didnt go far. I know the drivers are only available through jamo, but has anyone made a close to original D830?

[planet10]

Got pictures? I'm not familiar with this one (Jamo never made it in quantity to north america).

dave

[sangram]

Amazing speakers, they use Seas W18-style woofers with a custom phase plug, double-wall cabinet (or baffle?) and a custom tweeter from Seas (Sonotex). Very smooth sound, a little too smooth for me personally, but very good value. I guess one could clone them at half the price.

@dave: http://www.jamo.com/na-en/products/d-830-description/ and http://images.google.co.in/images?hl...art=21&ndsp=21

[hasaudio.co.nz]

I know. Amazing speakers for sure. They are smooth, but thats how I like speakers. Not to sharp on the highs and balanced in mid. I know there was a thread on here about the crossovers for them, but I cant find it again! Would be awesome to make your own pair!

[hasaudio.co.nz]

And yea, I think its gotta a extra thick baffle..

[jerome69]

Troels TJL2W
If you want a monitor, Keep the width of the baffle, the place of the speakers and make a cabinet 18L@35Hz.

[hasaudio.co.nz]

Good link. Ive seen that one before. I guess you just cant clone the uncloneable.

[dlr]

Originally Posted by hasaudio.co.nz

I used to own a pair of these, but I sold them and I really regretted doing that! Id like to get another pair some day, but because Im more into DIY these days, I had a quick search and found noone has tried to clone these legendary speakers. Well there was one dude who was looking into it, but the thread didnt go far. I know the drivers are only available through jamo, but has anyone made a close to original D830?

That may have been me. I have a pair, but was not satisfied at all with the crossover. The one where I left off sounded good to me, but it wasn't one that I wanted to build, I used SoundEasy in digital filter mode. I've recently considered finishing it, though that may mean further changes in the crossover.

It does not use a W18 variant, it's the older W17 and is a 4-ohm version IIRC. I doubt it's available at all anymore. Were I looking to build a new system, cloning this one would not be a consideration. The W18 or any of a number of other drivers would be the recommendation. One version of the tweeter is still available from Madisound and is an excellent one.

Dave

[hasaudio.co.nz]

Yea the W17 isnt available anymore. I asked SEAS if they had any in stock and no go...pity. Theres always going to be a better speaker to build/design. For me personally I dont have much measuring equipment so its more trial and error for me. But the D830s were the only speaker I really really enjoyed listening too. But theres so many out there now...time to see which one to clone!!!

Originally Posted by dlr

That may have been me. I have a pair, but was not satisfied at all with the crossover. The one where I left off sounded good to me, but it wasn't one that I wanted to build, I used SoundEasy in digital filter mode. I've recently considered finishing it, though that may mean further changes in the crossover.

It does not use a W18 variant, it's the older W17 and is a 4-ohm version IIRC. I doubt it's available at all anymore. Were I looking to build a new system, cloning this one would not be a consideration. The W18 or any of a number of other drivers would be the recommendation. One version of the tweeter is still available from Madisound and is an excellent one.

Dave

[hasaudio.co.nz]

right, ive got my hands on another pair of d830s. I have managed to find a xover shematic for the d830(thanks to diyaudio.com). What i intend to do is build a cabinet using 19mm mdf all round, and use a 30mm front baffle with the rounded edges as per the dimensions of the d830. If im brave enough, I will remove the front baffle also, if possible. Seeing it has screws I would assume that this will be possible. Hopefully this will allow me more of a close up view of the internal dimensions of the speaker. I will post pics of the original d830....and in a few weeks, hopefully show my efforts.