Hi Dave, sound, as in any speaker, is really hard to describe, and depends a lot in what you put in front of it and specially on the room. I'm using a self built F6 and B3 preamp. My living room is not perfect for speaker placement. They are situated close to the back wall, but they are a bit forgiving with positioning, although I would prefer to set them differently. As any full range they don't do earth shaking bass or extremely refined treble, but they are really easy to listen to, and that was something I was searching for. To listen without being too analytic or too unforgiving with certain recordings. I'm really satisfied for just 20 hours of playing. Will they get better after 100 hours? We will see, but they perform already really well.
Sorry, awkward words for a new by in diy audio world.
Sorry, awkward words for a new by in diy audio world.
If what Mark says, the ms drivers only need 10 hrs but i expect that they will continue to improve over the next 80 hrs at least somewhat.
dave
dave
Well, I must say I experienced a great improvement after the first hours. And it was really noticeable. Specially on bass performance, but overall, the sound opened a lot during these 5 or 6 hours of being played. First minutes they were quite dull.
I can certainly confirm this! First 10hrs on my 7MS was negligable in difference, but now at ~30hrs I can say they're certainly settling in very nicely. The latter 15hrs did involve some stuffing adjustments to manage the low end but mids (especially) and highs have been on a steady improvement of late.
Hey, first post but I thought I would show my MarkAudio Alpair 5.3s. These are 3d printed enclosures printed in PLA.
They currently live on my desk at work running off a Marantz amp with the source being a Behringer DAC connected to the PC
They currently live on my desk at work running off a Marantz amp with the source being a Behringer DAC connected to the PC
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🙂 I made similar, will try to find the picture, but yours look much better
edit: found it, low res
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I painted TWTD(Tapered Wave Tube with Damp-Duct).
TWTD-13.5T + MarkAudio MAOP10 (with protective mesh)
Box : 15mm lauan plywood used
Paint : Olympic Maximum (solid colour, #028 Mystic Black, made in USA), two coats.
TWTD-10T + KF1018A(4” fullrange / Koizumi Musen - original model)
Box : 12mm lauan plywood used
Paint : Olympic stain - old product(semi-transparent, #711 coffee, made in USA),One coat.
TWTD-13.5T + MarkAudio MAOP10 (with protective mesh)
Box : 15mm lauan plywood used
Paint : Olympic Maximum (solid colour, #028 Mystic Black, made in USA), two coats.
TWTD-10T + KF1018A(4” fullrange / Koizumi Musen - original model)
Box : 12mm lauan plywood used
Paint : Olympic stain - old product(semi-transparent, #711 coffee, made in USA),One coat.
Dear, Ixnay
Thanks your comment.
Protective mesh gives me peace of mind.
When I move the enclosure, my fingers stick into the cone.
Thanks your comment.
Protective mesh gives me peace of mind.
When I move the enclosure, my fingers stick into the cone.
Forgot to take pictures during assembly. I can tell you that the box is just biscuit reinforced butt joined 12mm beech plywood covered with European walnut veneer. Inside of the box is covered with 1" thick low density wool felt.
Pretty. Nice to see a growing number of CHN-50 builds.
4.5 litre and aperiodic? Usually aperiodic is used to make a too small box look bigger. Your box is going to be very well damped, and likely a biy bas slight. Would make a great midTweeter.
dave
4.5 litre and aperiodic? Usually aperiodic is used to make a too small box look bigger. Your box is going to be very well damped, and likely a biy bas slight. Would make a great midTweeter.
dave
Nice speaker. By the way have you tried (or anyone else) on this box Tangbang W5-1880 or Alpair-11MS ?