Watt Puppy Clones

[playazinc]

Heres a link to an album of my dad's watt/puppy clones, there dusty but visible tell me what you think!

http://community.webshots.com/album/379232684rbsWHK

 

[wigginjs]

That link tells me that I'm not logged in =\.

 

[playazinc]

OK i fixed the liink

 

[DonoMan]

About how much do these cost to build?

 

[Taco]

Wow great job, I like the paint job. Some tips for this amateur?

 

[jaudio]

Nice! Nice! How long did it take your dad to paint?

 

[Cobra2]

Hmmm...

I seem to have a pair of these clones too...
Would anybody care to give me a hint to improve the tweeter?
The Focal unit is no ScanSpeak Revelator....

Arne K

 

[playazinc]

Nice! Nice! How long did it take your dad to paint?

6 hrs

 

[float]

Re: Hmmm...

The Focal unit is no ScanSpeak Revelator....

Arne K

Isn't that a good thing?😉

The Focal is rather unforgiving of any grittiness upstream, but I've not heard a soft-dome that I'd prefer (although I've not heard the ring- radiator as yet.)

Arne- whats your problem with it, if you dont mind me asking?

 

[Cobra2]

I do not like the Focal unit much...I think it gives some coloring to the sound, and is not as airy and detailed as the Revelator in my AudioVector S6.
Female jass-singers looses the "magic".

I do not need any "grit-filter..."

The RingRadiator is over-priced, not better sounding, just much harder to implement...

Arne K

 

[michaelpage26]

Cobra2 you have a different midrange compared to playazinc's scan-speak carbon 7". What midrange do you use Cobra2? Maybe this is why the Female jazz singers lose the magic, and it's not caused by the focal tweeter...
🙄

 

[Cobra2]

Since I forgot...

I had to take a peek inside ;-)

(-well, I found the construction-note...)
The Focals: TC 120 tdx2
Midrange: Seas h404
Bass: Peerless 850136

Arne K

 

[Cobra2]

need help...!

Since my "clones" are gathering dust, it would have been nice to modify them into something usefull...
As they now are with above mentioned drivers, and filter is a copy of this:
http://www.users.nac.net/markowitzgd/david/wap-x-o.gif and this:
http://www.users.nac.net/markowitzgd/david/watt-x-o.gif

-I have been told that the 0,33mH is too small in this setup.

OK, easily changed. But still don't like the midrange. So I need a totally different driver...but what is usable here?
And then, what mods should I do to the filter?

Or should I change the whole speaker into something similar to the "Poly Natalia" ? http://www.blackdahlia.com/polyarti.htm

Suggestions are most welcome...

Arne K

 

[sreten]

Re: need help...!

-I have been told that the 0,33mH is too small in this setup.

OK, easily changed. But still don't like the midrange. So I need a totally different driver...but what is usable here?
And then, what mods should I do to the filter?

Or should I change the whole speaker into something similar to the "Poly Natalia" ? http://www.blackdahlia.com/polyarti.htm

Suggestions are most welcome...

Arne K

Hi,

don't understand 0.33mH is too small see :

http://www.users.nac.net/markowitzgd/david/wattcrossover.htm

A totally different driver is not really on.

Or the Poly Natalia - you can't get the drivers.

Best re-use would probably be as follows :

Rebuild the head unit with a 6.5"/1" design of your choice.

Bi-amplify with active bass/mid slopes to the bass unit.

Probably best to use active baffle step compensation for the
mid/treble head to increase headroom, but more complicated.

🙂 /sreten.