pics of my fostex fe126e cabinets for dayton/pyle drivers

[Binkstir]

These are some speakers I'm building my brother for Christmas. Full range 5" dayton with a pyle tweeter which will be very highly crossed.
They are still in progress, but I hooked them up in the living room and the horn works beautifully.

 

[Binkstir]

I failed to mention that I taped off the inside of the tweeters and then painted them with a satin black to match the look that I'm going for. I was very careful and they look factory.
These speakers will be used to supplement my brother's system for movies and tv.
All said and done I'll have less than $100 in them.

 

[Crossblade]

They look lovely 😱 😀 A standard BLH would be better 😉

 

[Binkstir]

Thank you. Yeah, you're right, but it was fun and a good learning experience and they are very much finished at this point. Standard blh may be a project in my near future.

 

[Crossblade]

Yeah, experience is precious 😀 I did some 3D spirals for experience too

(source of the spirals is japan site - the one I did is the AG180)

http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~hanbei/eng-angular.html

 

[Binkstir]

Totally bizarre, thanks for posting that link. That is some interesting stuff.

 

[Rick J. B.]

Yeah, experience is precious 😀 I did some 3D spirals for experience too

(source of the spirals is japan site - the one I did is the AG180)

http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~hanbei/eng-angular.html

Looks like you did a nice job on your brothers speakers Binkster. He's sure to enjoy them.

I looked into that link you posted, that's some crazy stuff there. I won't pretend to understand any of the principals behind them but two things are certain, he's having fun and he must like the way they sound.

Rick

 

[Crossblade]

Here is my pair of AG180 speakers from the link I posted

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

I moved the cable connectors at the internal side instead of on the back

On the background my gainclone can be noticed 🙂 made by a friend.

 

[Binkstir]

cool... I like them.
What is the exterior of the cabinets made from. Is it countertop formica?
What do they sound like?

Thank you Rick. It is my tradition to handmake my brother's Christmas presents. Here is one from a couple of years back.🙂

 

[Rick J. B.]

Mea Culpa Crossblade didn't mean to slight you. 😉

Binkster I see you're a fellow woodworker/cabinetmaker whatever you prefer. I in one capacity or another have been involved in the trade for around 25 years now. These days though I'm but a humble desk jockey. I'm an estimator/project manger for Div. 8 projects.

I like the looks of the mantel clock you made for your brother. Is it made from walnut?

Take care guys.

Rick

 

[LightwaveDude]

What did you choose for a crossover point? Did you let the Dayton run full-range or did you lowpass that as well?

 

[Binkstir]

Thanks Rik..
The picture is too dark to see the grain, but it is pine with a walnut stain on it. I enjoy the woodworking. I am working on a website right now to showcase more of my stuff.

Lightwave.. the tweeter is crossed at with 5k with a 4 ohm ten watt resistor. I started there for the tweeter because of a project I saw over at parts express.
I did have the the daytons crossed, but after listening to one crossed and one uncrossed, I decided to let the daytons go full range. I think the sounds in movies come across a lot clearer.

 

[john65b]

You crossed over the tweeter at 5K with a single resistor? Isn't there a 8uF cap (assuming 4 ohm tweeter) too?

I hope this isn't a dumb question...you can High Pass with just a resistor?

 

[Binkstir]

I'm sorry. That didn't read right. What I meant was, it is crossed at 5k (with the cap) with the 4 ohm resistor (in addition). I used a 4uf cap because of the 4 ohm resistor with the 4 ohm tweeter.

 

[john65b]

Gotcha...whoa, I was a bit worried that I needed to go back to Crossover School...

 

[Binkstir]

No, you were right. I didn't write that very well.. that's what happens when I am supposed to be WORKING. lol.