miniOnken/Fonken gallery pictures only

[planet10]

These posts extracted from the main miniOnken thread http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/planet-10-hifi/188257-minionken-fonken-picture-gallery.html, please post your pics & comments there, this one is locked. dave


I'll start with the latest.

Bernie (doesn't post here) came by today with his Mar-Ken12 to get my help detailing them and wiring in the drivers. This is the 1st set i've heard (Chris has had our (unfinished) build at his house, but with stock drivers (they are now veneered awaiting time in the spray booth). Bernie's build is of solid Douglas Fir with some dark exotic or semi-exotic vent spacers (the fir used to be his floor). The aged "orangish" colour of the fir goes really well with the copper drivers.

Even with few hours on them, i get the impression that these do some things (imaging) much better than the Classic GR Mar-Ken12 that i've listened to extensively.

This is the 1st of the trapezoidal miniOnken (irregular octagons if you count the champhers) -- the configuration will spread thriout the line. The tapered shape was the solution to fitting the wide bezel A12 into the small volume it wanted (same as A10.2, FE127e, and EL70 (A10.2 will also go nto a larger version))

dave

 

[planet10]

Stranded neopolitan bamboo plywood dMar-Ken7 with Alpair7eN.

This, along with FonkenPrime and the uFonken, is my personal favorite

Chris gets all the credit for the boxes. Here is a picture that shows the grain matching.

dave

 

[doorman]

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pre veneer. For anyone interested, this is a fine driver in a superior enclosure.
don

 

[CedMan]

Here's mine. It's a flat-pak from Dave. I'm currently in the process of staining it a color of sangria red. 😀

 

[Toppsy]

Here;s some photo to add to the picture gallery of my Fonken style builds.
Twin MA Alapir10 and Fostex Fe167eN.

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.

 

[planet10]

A pair of uFonken that showed up at DIY 2011 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

dave

 

[planet10]

And a herd of mFonken.

 

[planet10]

Alpair 12 Classic Golden Ratio Mar-Ken12

Plans for these are free for diyers (as are the CGRs for other Mark Audio drivers)

dave

 

[zman01]

My CHR-Kens

I built them out of curiosity, and ended up surprised and impressed. Nice bass extension, great bass articulation, mids are very clear. The speakers also disappear very nicely. Drivers are Planet10 CHR-70.2eN. Finally got them stained and finished about a week back...

 

[planet10]

'Ken-to-Gether

The recently passed VI diyFEST left an opportunity to take a group shot of a range of miniOnkens:

Back to front, left to right:

Mar-Kel70 (EL70eN), FonkenPrime (FE127eN), Mar-Ken10.2 (A10.2eN), Mar-Ken10 (A10.2), uFonken (FE85KeN), next row: CGR cmMar-Ken6.2m (A6.2MeN, FonkenPrime (FF125WK), Mar-Ken12t (a12eN, CHR-Ken (CHR70.3), uFonken (FE85wKeN), bottom: mFonken103 (FE103eN), mMar-Kel70 (EL70eN), mFonken (FE127eN^2), mMar-Ken6.2p (A6.2PeN), CGR Mar-Ken12 (A12eN). uFonenSE (FF85KeN)

dave

 

[gychang]

with TB W3-595

didn't realize small cabinets are much easier to build... Planet10 suggested the dimensions, and I use them as PC speakers with mainly near field listening. Unlike most of the drivers seen here, these are relatively cheap.

For their purpose with limited driver excursion sound very good. At high volume driven by t-amp clone, cones breakup, but to be expected. Good cabinet for the driver as PC speakers.

more details of the build here: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/full-range/190238-fonken-variant-tb-w3-593sf.html

 

[planet10]

Holy cow do I want those green ones!!!!

Take a bit to talk me out of those 🙂 But anything is possible.

Not clear in the picture above is that these have corian tops. The top was choosen to compliment the "blue" stain. When blue turned to green (not the 1st time i've had that happen to me), i made drivers to suit.

dave

*I have closeups of most of the other boxes too

 

[planet10]

I like the brown cabinets and drivers that are on top of the other blue'ish/green cabinets too.

uFonken in macassar ebony (correct me Chris if i have mangled the spelling). The veneer was 'gifted" to us and would qualify as exotic.

This particular pair of boxes have set more than a few people on their butts with open mouths.

dave

 

[planet10]

uFonkenSET Prototype

A bit bigger then a uFonken, a base shape that is trapezoidal similar to the Mar-Ken12, and made of solid Locust. With the etra volume there is a bit more weight in the bottom. Amazing how they can fill a large room.

Here sitting on a Mar-Kel70.

dave

 

[planet10]

Cherry over Baltic Birch Mar-Ken12

 

[zman01]

The Mar-Ken12Ts are lovely... yes, and like Doorman, I'd like to know how they are soundwise. 🙂

Here's the Mar-Ken 7.3 I finished recently.

Very impressed with the sound. These are for a friend - I'm gonna miss these when he eventually takes them home. 🙂

-Zia

 

[planet10]

The one that (almost) started it all. not the 1st, but the 1st really food. A set of FonkenPrime in maple.

dave

 

[ODougbo]

Hello Dave,

These are my pair of miniOnken for Alpair 10.2. The panels are Finnish birch plywood. The sound is so amazing. I like them.

Cheers,
Tony.

Miter tops and bottoms, very nice work. I do have a pair, not as finished as these, but they sound great.

Starting up a new build soon, materials on hand.

 

[ODougbo]

Sneak Preview

Hey All,

I’ve been working 3 pairs, one new pair is completed but unfinished (pic 2).

I don’t know if cutting dadoes in the top, bottom and back panels is
conventional wisdom, but I think it helps with the assembly.

Should have the tall pair finished soon.

They are fun to build and sound great!!

 

[planet10]

mMar-Ken6p

For our house build, i thot i'd see if the blue coned Alpair6.2p could change its colour. I was trying for purple, but i ended up maroonish... and Chris finished outr mules in a complementary manner. They look great and sound very good.

dave