dpaws said:
Hi Steve - you need iPeng, check out - http://penguinlovesmusic.de/?page_id=3 - their site now tells me the software is now available at the AppStore as well.
Cheers - Phil
Great to see all the builds on your site Phil
I am embarking on a full range horn with the Sonido SFR-178 and was wondering if you knew of these and whether they would go in a Chilli Chang?
Still in the planning stage so any advice is welcomed
I am embarking on a full range horn with the Sonido SFR-178 and was wondering if you knew of these and whether they would go in a Chilli Chang?
Still in the planning stage so any advice is welcomed
Antripodean said:
Thanks ... nope I'm not familiar with the Sonido how does it's spec compare with the 167. Dave or Scott would be better qualified to give you the nod on this!
Thanks for the suggestion. Scott recommended the Hiro's. I have a 4x5m and a 3x4m room where I listen but the ceilings are high so it should be a big sound 😀 Will get started in the new year!
Hi Jeoreon,
Did you just tag the felt along the edges with some
tags along the center of the felt ?
Did you just tag the felt along the edges with some
tags along the center of the felt ?
JC951t said:
I followed the hot glue gun advise. Some dots of glue in a pattern on the felt, holds like a charm.
Burnt my hand a bit in the process. 🙄
I just closed on of the boxes, next one tomorrow, hope to listen to them on Sunday. Pics will follow.
Jeroen
Jeroen,
After burning myself, I learned to wear latex gloves when using hot melt glue. 😉 If I get some on me, it does much less damage, and I can get it off me in just a moment.
Cheers, Jim
After burning myself, I learned to wear latex gloves when using hot melt glue. 😉 If I get some on me, it does much less damage, and I can get it off me in just a moment.
Cheers, Jim
Jim Shearer said:
Good tip about the gloves. I have diy/gardening gloves that I will wear next time. (probably will burn my hand again before I remember...)
Both cabinets are now sealed and playing. First impression : they realy look cool!!! 😎
Sound : I can only compare them to my single driver FE103s Doppenberg pipes and have no trained hifi ears.... The Chili's go a lot deeper but are a bit dull. There seems to be "more music" but it lacks some sort of presence... They miss the magic that the FE103s pipes have. I bought the drivers on marktplaats (dutch ebay) and the seller claimed they were only used for testing and as the units looked absolutely new my guess is that they still need to "burn in". I will use them for a few weeks and see if the sound changes before I do any mods. I remember the FE103s also taking some time.
Scott, thank you for the design!!
Jeroen
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Do you mean dry sounding Jereon ? Could be a case of too
much damping material. My gut feeling is that felt is not suitable
for this box design. Loose fiber wading should be better.
much damping material. My gut feeling is that felt is not suitable
for this box design. Loose fiber wading should be better.
Jeroen, I'd suggest trying some outriggers/spikes and secondly remove a bit of internal dampening at a time - even remove the lot to see if this helps - you can always re-fix it (might be a bit fiddly)
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greenie512 said:
Thanks.
I am sanding the cabinets now and depending on price have them sprayed. After that I will place them on a three spikes/cones, two in the front, one on the back, on small beams that stick out a bit. In the meantime I will EnAble and planet10-cone the drivers.
When all irreversible tasks are done and total playing time is nearing 200 hrs then I will start fiddling with the damping. I'm afraid that sound will change anyway when spraying/EnAbleing etc... Adjusting this damping is indeed fiddly so wanna do that job only once.
Jeroen
Jeroen, yes your correct the sound will change when you "puzzlecoat" the drivers, can definitely recommend a set of Dave's phase plugs. At which point I put a small amount of loose damping back into the chamber.
chylld said:
The last period in The Netherlands was very cold... so no sanding outside. The positive thing about the cold was that we could skate again. 🙂
I did progress a bit with the enabl of the FE167. See the fe167 enabl thread.
During the week it is work, work, work I'm afraid. Perhaps this weekend I can finish the enabl. Sanding and painting could take a few weekends though.
As soon as I have anything to show I will post here.
Jeroen
I got a price indication of having the cabinets sprayed; between 500 and 750 euro. 🙁
Wow....
Think I will buy some paint and brushes this weekend.
Jeroen
Wow....
Think I will buy some paint and brushes this weekend.
Jeroen
Alex from Oz said:
Hi Alex,
Looks interesting. Does it work?
Not sure I will do that though, the enabl of the drivers is a funny project but where does it end if you start with the cabinet... In one of the threads someone mentioned that the next step would to enabl the room. 🙂
Next someone will enabl her/his earsdrums...
No, I'm not making fun of enabl. But when he cabinets are done I will first start enjoying them.
There is a big chance though that I will try it when you tell me from experience (and pref measurements) that it works.
Thanks,
Jeroen
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