regarding slam, I totally agree with Bob. Is slam a musical term??
regarding the other comments on the 167, I found the bottom end to be well acceptable in both the cabinets I developed for it, in fact it was the top end that I found lacking. The 167 gave up disappointingly early for me at the top end.
see almo and pipi here:
hma - picture gallery
regarding the other comments on the 167, I found the bottom end to be well acceptable in both the cabinets I developed for it, in fact it was the top end that I found lacking. The 167 gave up disappointingly early for me at the top end.
see almo and pipi here:
hma - picture gallery
I’d be inclined to suggest something smaller for a very nearfield - from the current Fostex line, something like the FF105WK. I’ve been using 85WKs with a Topping Class D amp on my home computer desktop for at least 5 years, and while they’re not THX certified monsters, they work just fine for what they are.
Thanks for the advice!
And from other companies?Visaton, Monacor ?
What enclosure do you have them in?
And finally,should I stay to the full range or maybe a tow way ?
Always for the desktop now.
The Mar-Ken7's you built make quite nice desk-top monitors.
jeff
Can you put al link of them ?
FWIW, I think a desktop nearfield system is an almost perfect scenario for a single driver system. I mentioned the specific WK models in keeping with the Fostex theme of this thread, but yeah, there are several other flavours on the menu, and MA such as Alpair7, Pluvia7 or Alpair6P would be near the top of my own short list. We are now blessed(?) with truly an embarrassment of riches from which to chose in this category- certainly compared to when I first dipped my toe in the pool - beware analysis paralysis.
The MarKens to which Jeff alluded would be found here:
Frugal-phile | Box Library / Mark Audio
Note a wide range of enclosures for specific driver models - not all of which I think any one person built. I came close, but not all. Dave devised a general topology that allowed for fine tuning per driver by adjusting net volume and slotted port dimensions.
Frugal-phile | Box Library / Mark Audio
Note a wide range of enclosures for specific driver models - not all of which I think any one person built. I came close, but not all. Dave devised a general topology that allowed for fine tuning per driver by adjusting net volume and slotted port dimensions.
What about this Monacor SPH-60x – Thomann UK
Or should I go for a tow way 5" + tweeter with a simple cross ?Visaton speakers are any good?
Visaton bg 20?
Or should I go for a tow way 5" + tweeter with a simple cross ?Visaton speakers are any good?
Visaton bg 20?
Probably worth asking where you’re located - not all brands on the short list likely to be recommended share the same global distribution networks, and exchange rates and the vagaries of international shipping, local taxes etc can deliver surprises as to the final landed cost.
That said, I’ll repeat my earlier opinion that a small desktop system is one of the areas where a single driver in compact enclosure can excel. Few of us posting here will have heard every possible brand, and most have our own short list of favourites- for me those happen to be certain Mark Audio and Fostex.
Release the Kraken!
Here’s a photo of MarKens referred to above
That said, I’ll repeat my earlier opinion that a small desktop system is one of the areas where a single driver in compact enclosure can excel. Few of us posting here will have heard every possible brand, and most have our own short list of favourites- for me those happen to be certain Mark Audio and Fostex.
Release the Kraken!
Here’s a photo of MarKens referred to above
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That has the Classic Golden Ratio version of Jeff’s dMar-Ken7.3. The more exotic rectangular and trapezoidal as well as the compact floor standers, are part of a much larger paid planset.
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Chris has built a large number of miniOnkens, but really only a fraction of the large number of them … who knew, when Chris named the 1st FE127 unit a Fonken, that there would be 100+ designs based on the same theme and alignment.
dave
Thank you a lot for your time to answer .
Here I can buy visaton, monacor ,anything from thomann, I was thinking soundimport site .I don't know if I can find mark audio ,jordan ...
I assume that seas and scanskpeak it's easy to find too.I don't know for sure.
Anyway I was asking at my 1st post about the 167 for desktop audio...and I don't know what to choose yet. FR , 2 way ,how many inch...
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