- Hi everyone , I have a Hammer Dynamics SUPER 12 kit that I never got around to building , and what I am wondering is better to sell it as a kit ...Or would it be worth more if I built it - ( and of coarse did a good job on it) ??????? - this is get a bunch of people's opinions -- So everyone chime in Please 🙂
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Well, really depends on what your performance goals are, but as relatively inexpensive kits go it's better than average with considerable thought put into it.
Anyway, here's all I saved, which has some notes re mods, etc.:
Hammer Dynamics Super 12 Loudspeaker Kit
Single Driver Website
super12
http://www.diyparadise.com/super12.jpg
Hammer Dynamics Super 12 looking for cabinet plans - diyAudio
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Anyway, here's all I saved, which has some notes re mods, etc.:
Hammer Dynamics Super 12 Loudspeaker Kit
Single Driver Website
super12
http://www.diyparadise.com/super12.jpg
Hammer Dynamics Super 12 looking for cabinet plans - diyAudio
GM
If your object is to sell it rather than listen to it, I'd just sell it as-is rather than building the enclosures & trying to sell that way. Unless you obtained a local[ish] buyer who could collect, shipping costs would be high & the market limited, especially as the Hammer Super 12 has been out of production since John passed.
I’d concur with Scott on this. FWIW I built a pair for a buddy close to 20yrs ago, and even after some of the very expensive XO upgrades touted at the time, he found them - to be polite- too idiosyncratic sonically. That, and his cats found the large part and styrofoam damping peanuts way to much fun to play with. He followed them with several Fostex designs - FE206ESR in monster horns, and Terry Cain Abbys with both FF165K and FE166. Then they moved to smaller condo, and ultimately found the Abby’s too large, and downsized to a nice little pair of ProAcs.
Thanks guys , I kept watching this last night for hours and no one showed up to say anything - I figured well that's that - LOL -- I appreciate the help - I would build them - they actually sounded great when I heard them demonstated at a show I went to , I just have too much on my plate and too many health issues , I figured that someone could give them a good home -- 🙂
Out of curiosity, when / where was the show at which you heard/enjoyed them? My last exposure was Doc Bottlehead's VSAC either 2001 or 2003, and having previously built//listened to the pair of Frank's, the bloom was off the rose for me.
You're welcome!
Know this sorry state of affairs well! 🙁 As Scott noted, best to sell as is, especially since I still believe a proper MLTL cab alignment will be a better performer overall. Ditto his tweeter location in some room/listening positions.
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