My take on the Raw Acoustics RAW HT1 kit from www.rawacoustics.ca

dvdvideo · 1st July 2005, 11:42 PM

My take on the Raw Acoustics RAW HT1 kit from www.rawacoustics.ca

Info on the kit:

RAW HT1 kit includes
:: 2- CSS WR125S drivers
:: 2- Aurum Cantus ribbon tweeters
:: Solen crossover parts, Solen Inductors,Solen Poly caps, Metal Oxide resistors
:: Binding posts, ports, wire,screws, damping material
:: 2 CNC cut Baffles with Magnet grills Included
:: cabinet constuction plans,crossover layout plans
:: build your own cabinets.Using our CNC front baffles (included)

Short form review.....please feel free to ask any questions....I bought my kit before the cnc front baffles were included so I cannot comment on them.

What I used.......

Amps:
Yamaha HTR5740, NAD T742, Panasonic XR50

Sub
Mission MS8

Stands
Built stands out of mdf and 3" pvc pipe, filled with sand.

Sources
Pioneer pd-5700 cd player, an audigy 4 (both 44.1 digital and analog) and the Mystique 7.1
95% if lossless songs........Some examples of groups I listen to.....Barenaked Ladies (one of my favs), Enya, Madonna, Shamen, C+C Music Factory, Culture Beat, Loft, Snap, Janet Jackson, Sash!, ATB (love his stuff)
Deep Forest, Enigma, Pet shop Boys, Phil Colins, a and lot of 80's and 90's hits......
Also I did some gaming with the audigy 4.

Positives:

-Al from Rawacoustics has been great, answering the many, many questions I had.
-Shipped out in a timely manner
-Drivers are of excellent build quality
-Kit was relatively easy to follow

-Aurum Cantus Tweeter is absolutely superb
-Crisp and clear with great detail and yet never sounds harsh
-Treble has depth and great transients
-midrange is excellent with good placement and toneality
-mid bass is punchy and tight
-speakers do not sound small....in fact there is a suprising amount of bass going on from these little drivers
-Overall a warm sounding speaker to my ears with a lot of detail
-Overall imaging is wide and deep
-Sounded fantastic with all the gaming I did (HL2, Battlefield 2, Farcry, Call of Duty, etc)

Negatives

-If I had a personal complaint it would actually be a bit too much mid bass, but most of that has to do with my room (I use them at my computer), I am in a small room with hardwood floors, and the speakers are too close to the corners. Not really a negative, more of an issue just for me. A front ported design would fix this for me but then they would be a much larger speaker. These drivers push a lot of air.....it's really amazing actually....
-Aren't the most efficient speakers, need a good amp.

Overall this is an really superb sounding set of speakers to my ears, I have no problem reccomending it.

Pics will follow once I get them veneered.....

jleaman · 2nd July 2005, 12:02 AM

Hummm interesting.. I was just talking to dave ( planet10 ) about this a night ago.. I might do a bi-pole

phelmers · 2nd July 2005, 01:32 PM

Can you give us some information about the cabinets. What size? Were they ported?

Thanks

- Peter

dvdvideo · 2nd July 2005, 04:54 PM

Hi Peter, good question!

They are .25cft cabinet tuned to 60hz 12" X 7" X 9.1875. Built with 3/4" mdf.

dvdvideo · 2nd July 2005, 08:41 PM

And ported.

jleaman · 2nd July 2005, 08:44 PM

I'm Looking to build these soon but with a ribbon tweeter..

J'

RAW · 3rd July 2005, 11:27 PM

Good to hear

Did you get your veneering down on them?

Yes the CNC baffels are now included in all the kits we still.
Makes for a quick cabinet build, as well as magnetic grills just finish them off.

Low end, yes a lot of people do not know what these drivers are able to do in a design, and the smooth mids just shine with the XBL^2 motor.

Al

dvdvideo · 4th July 2005, 12:01 AM

Bart here in Saskatoon has generously offered to do the veneering for a nominal fee. Leaving the look to the experts!

dvdvideo · 9th August 2005, 12:12 AM

Pics now up...
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dvdvideo/album?.dir=/59d8

And, unfortunately, I have part with these speakers (as well as a bunch of other stuff). I have some unexpected bills to pay, so toys go first.
You can find them for sale here:

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...590#post699590

DearSX · 9th August 2005, 02:02 AM

well congrats on hearing them, and thanks for the review. its unfortunate your financial destiny is such. but the future is always coming at you.

1st July 2005, 11:42 PM	#1
dvdvideo diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Sask	My take on the Raw Acoustics RAW HT1 kit from www.rawacoustics.ca My take on the Raw Acoustics RAW HT1 kit from www.rawacoustics.ca Info on the kit: RAW HT1 kit includes :: 2- CSS WR125S drivers :: 2- Aurum Cantus ribbon tweeters :: Solen crossover parts, Solen Inductors,Solen Poly caps, Metal Oxide resistors :: Binding posts, ports, wire,screws, damping material :: 2 CNC cut Baffles with Magnet grills Included :: cabinet constuction plans,crossover layout plans :: build your own cabinets.Using our CNC front baffles (included) Short form review.....please feel free to ask any questions....I bought my kit before the cnc front baffles were included so I cannot comment on them. What I used....... Amps: Yamaha HTR5740, NAD T742, Panasonic XR50 Sub Mission MS8 Stands Built stands out of mdf and 3" pvc pipe, filled with sand. Sources Pioneer pd-5700 cd player, an audigy 4 (both 44.1 digital and analog) and the Mystique 7.1 95% if lossless songs........Some examples of groups I listen to.....Barenaked Ladies (one of my favs), Enya, Madonna, Shamen, C+C Music Factory, Culture Beat, Loft, Snap, Janet Jackson, Sash!, ATB (love his stuff) Deep Forest, Enigma, Pet shop Boys, Phil Colins, a and lot of 80's and 90's hits...... Also I did some gaming with the audigy 4. Positives: -Al from Rawacoustics has been great, answering the many, many questions I had. -Shipped out in a timely manner -Drivers are of excellent build quality -Kit was relatively easy to follow -Aurum Cantus Tweeter is absolutely superb -Crisp and clear with great detail and yet never sounds harsh -Treble has depth and great transients -midrange is excellent with good placement and toneality -mid bass is punchy and tight -speakers do not sound small....in fact there is a suprising amount of bass going on from these little drivers -Overall a warm sounding speaker to my ears with a lot of detail -Overall imaging is wide and deep -Sounded fantastic with all the gaming I did (HL2, Battlefield 2, Farcry, Call of Duty, etc) Negatives -If I had a personal complaint it would actually be a bit too much mid bass, but most of that has to do with my room (I use them at my computer), I am in a small room with hardwood floors, and the speakers are too close to the corners. Not really a negative, more of an issue just for me. A front ported design would fix this for me but then they would be a much larger speaker. These drivers push a lot of air.....it's really amazing actually.... -Aren't the most efficient speakers, need a good amp. Overall this is an really superb sounding set of speakers to my ears, I have no problem reccomending it. Pics will follow once I get them veneered.....

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2nd July 2005, 12:02 AM	#2
jleaman Banned Join Date: Apr 2002	Hummm interesting.. I was just talking to dave ( planet10 ) about this a night ago.. I might do a bi-pole

2nd July 2005, 01:32 PM	#3
phelmers diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: webster, ny	Can you give us some information about the cabinets. What size? Were they ported? Thanks - Peter

2nd July 2005, 04:54 PM	#4
dvdvideo diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Sask	Hi Peter, good question! They are .25cft cabinet tuned to 60hz 12" X 7" X 9.1875. Built with 3/4" mdf.

2nd July 2005, 08:41 PM	#5
dvdvideo diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Sask	And ported.

3rd July 2005, 11:27 PM	#7
RAW diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: British Columbia ,Canada	Good to hear Did you get your veneering down on them? Yes the CNC baffels are now included in all the kits we still. Makes for a quick cabinet build, as well as magnetic grills just finish them off. Low end, yes a lot of people do not know what these drivers are able to do in a design, and the smooth mids just shine with the XBL^2 motor. Al

4th July 2005, 12:01 AM	#8
dvdvideo diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Sask	Bart here in Saskatoon has generously offered to do the veneering for a nominal fee. Leaving the look to the experts!

9th August 2005, 12:12 AM	#9
dvdvideo diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Sask	Pics now up... http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dvdvideo/album?.dir=/59d8 And, unfortunately, I have part with these speakers (as well as a bunch of other stuff). I have some unexpected bills to pay, so toys go first. You can find them for sale here: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...590#post699590

9th August 2005, 02:02 AM	#10
DearSX diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: RI	well congrats on hearing them, and thanks for the review. its unfortunate your financial destiny is such. but the future is always coming at you.