Twin Chr-ken70.3 Castle teaser

Coffeebass · 2nd February 2012, 08:01 AM

Hey all,

Well, I have just about finished my first full range build.

Twin Chr-ken70 Castle...or is it castle of the twin chr-ken70? If you could straighten me out on the nomeclature, Dave, I would appreciate it.

Here are a few teaser shots until I finish later this week.

When I saw the twin Chr-ken I knew I wanted to build it, but being concerned about lobing I asked dave if I could "castle" it. He directed me to the thread where he had mentioned it as a possibility, so I dove in.
I was close to finishing, but I was not going to be in the shop for a few days so I slapped them together without braces or proper stuffing. Thus, the screws in the tops. I am really enjoying the sound as is though.

I will give a full review and some more pics when they are done.

Thanks everyone here for you inspirational builds and coincidental obsessions! Especially Dave and Chis for all their development and pioneering.

Benj

planet10 · 2nd February 2012, 08:22 AM

It is great to see the suggestion turned into reality Those look fantastic.

I guess we should call it a Castled Twin CHR-Ken70 or Castle Twin CHR-Ken70 or Castle CHR-Ken70^2

dave

KyleinCowichan · 2nd February 2012, 07:44 PM

Woah! That looks great! Just gotta make sure no one set a drink down on it! ;-)

KM

zman01 · 3rd February 2012, 06:50 AM

I wanted to this or a Castle Twin Mar-Kel70!

Congrat - looks very nice and let us know how it sounds when you have some more hours on the drivers.

Coffeebass · 3rd February 2012, 06:57 AM

Will do. Although the drivers have been broken in out of the cabinet for over 100 hours using a playlist with 4 hours of music and then an hour rest. Played that for 4-5 days with them on the bench. I need to get the damping and bracing right before I give a real review. First impressions are very good.

Benj

chrisb · 3rd February 2012, 05:53 PM

someone had some spare time

nice project Benj

Coffeebass · 3rd February 2012, 07:09 PM

No such thing.

Benj

chrisb · 3rd February 2012, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by planet10

It is great to see the suggestion turned into reality Those look fantastic.

I guess we should call it a Castled Twin CHR-Ken70 or Castle Twin CHR-Ken70 or Castle CHR-Ken70^2

dave

that many Castles and "twins" in the same sentence, hmmm how about Stana

planet10 · 3rd February 2012, 10:40 PM

Who is Stana?

dave

chrisb · 3rd February 2012, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by planet10

Who is Stana?

dave

Stana Katic

2nd February 2012, 08:01 AM	#1
Coffeebass diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009	Twin Chr-ken70.3 Castle teaser Hey all, Well, I have just about finished my first full range build. Twin Chr-ken70 Castle...or is it castle of the twin chr-ken70? If you could straighten me out on the nomeclature, Dave, I would appreciate it. Here are a few teaser shots until I finish later this week. When I saw the twin Chr-ken I knew I wanted to build it, but being concerned about lobing I asked dave if I could "castle" it. He directed me to the thread where he had mentioned it as a possibility, so I dove in. I was close to finishing, but I was not going to be in the shop for a few days so I slapped them together without braces or proper stuffing. Thus, the screws in the tops. I am really enjoying the sound as is though. I will give a full review and some more pics when they are done. Thanks everyone here for you inspirational builds and coincidental obsessions! Especially Dave and Chis for all their development and pioneering. Benj

2nd February 2012, 08:22 AM	#2
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	It is great to see the suggestion turned into reality Those look fantastic. I guess we should call it a Castled Twin CHR-Ken70 or Castle Twin CHR-Ken70 or Castle CHR-Ken70^2 dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

3rd February 2012, 05:53 PM	#6
chrisb diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: victoria BC	someone had some spare time nice project Benj __________________ you don't really believe everything you think, do you? community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com commercial site planet10-HiFi

3rd February 2012, 10:40 PM	#9
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	Who is Stana? dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

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2nd February 2012, 07:44 PM	#3
KyleinCowichan diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Cowichan Bay, BC	Woah! That looks great! Just gotta make sure no one set a drink down on it! ;-) KM

3rd February 2012, 06:50 AM	#4
zman01 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dhaka	I wanted to this or a Castle Twin Mar-Kel70! Congrat - looks very nice and let us know how it sounds when you have some more hours on the drivers.

3rd February 2012, 06:57 AM	#5
Coffeebass diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009	Will do. Although the drivers have been broken in out of the cabinet for over 100 hours using a playlist with 4 hours of music and then an hour rest. Played that for 4-5 days with them on the bench. I need to get the damping and bracing right before I give a real review. First impressions are very good. Benj

3rd February 2012, 07:09 PM	#7
Coffeebass diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009	No such thing. Benj

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