'Perceive' Contruction Diary

[ShinOBIWAN]

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[mac]

Nice work. The front baffle on your satellites reminds me of how I constructed mine.



Cheers, mac.

[ShinOBIWAN]

Originally posted by mac
Nice work. The front baffle on your satellites reminds me of how I constructed mine.



Cheers, mac.

Great stuff mac,

You may or may not know what I'm on about when I say they look like a Dalek from that camera angle.

What do you think, veneered or piano black? Can't decide at the moment

[wigginjs]

I love piano black, I finish all of my speakers this way. But honestly, I think for a speaker project of this magnitude you should get some VERY VERY nice veneer, some sort of dark burl. I think speakers that are finished in a dark material look much more elegant and these speakers are definately elegant.

[David Gatti]

People see the great pics but not the blood, sweat and tears, eh Shinobiwan.
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[5th element]

Originally posted by ShinOBIWAN


Great stuff mac,

You may or may not know what I'm on about when I say they look like a Dalek from that camera angle.

Exterminate!

Although we dont see the blood sweat and tears im sure Obiwan feels much joy at being able to post a good pic or two on this forum.

[ShinOBIWAN]

Originally posted by 5th element


Exterminate!

Although we dont see the blood sweat and tears im sure Obiwan feels much joy at being able to post a good pic or two on this forum.

@ The plunger

Indeed I do enjoy sharing my idea's and work with everyone but I get even more pleasure from seeing other peoples hard work. I know I hard it is to pull off great looking speakers so it facsinates me to try and figure out just how someone built a design that interests me and looks great.

To think that only 15 years ago the internet was in a very infant state. I think we take it for granted now but on reflection it simply wouldn't have been possible for me to build these without it. I'd have had to rely on myself for troubleshooting which is difficult at best when your exploring new ideas and areas for the first time. We all polenate each others minds with what we show and express on here, I think its important to keep feeding back into that by philosophy by creating threads like this.
I've watched many ideas move from a schematic to a fully working model and it never ceases to amaze me at the amount of ingenuity that is present just in the common folks who share a passion.

Take a bow ladies and gents, DIY Audio is a great place to be thanks to you and keep sharing!

[ShinOBIWAN]

Interesting idea time folks.

What are your opinions on ambience drivers?

Von Schweikert seems to be a fan and has acclaimed designs, Castle and Mirage are other well known examples.

I'm thinking of mounting another pair of R2904's on the rear or top of the sats, wiring them out of phase with the main tweeter to add extra space to the sound.

I'd like opinions though before I take the idea any further as it could turn into an expensive mistake if I wreck the cabinets with holes and have unused drivers.

[pinkmouse]

Try it out cheaply first, just blu-tack another cheap pair of tweeters on the back, and see if you like the effect.

[ShinOBIWAN]

Originally posted by pinkmouse
Try it out cheaply first, just blu-tack another cheap pair of tweeters on the back, and see if you like the effect.

Good idea.

If I like the effect do you think it would be worthwhile matching the drivers tonally?

I was thinking of the Vifa XT radiator as this is a much more sensibly priced tweeter for the job.