After almost 2 years I finally got these damn things finished (well, sorta), after many ideas, different plans, even started construction once but now they're done. All the fancy plans, cabinet designs, etc....scrapped. I got put into a time crunch here, I'm moving into an apartment next week and I didn't have any speakers as my ol' trusty Kit281's were given to a friend, so I plugged the specs into WinISD Pro and the Excel spreadsheet and drew up some plans. And built away over Sunday and today.
First, construction, nothing really new here, except this is the first time I used a biscuit joiner to build the cabinets. And I all I have to say about using one is BUY ONE. I used to build with simple butt joints held together with clamps and maybe a couple of screws. Not anymore, these cabinets are pretty close to perfect in terms of joints, a little sanding and I'm all set, it's amazing how something like that made such a difference.
As to the sound...given that they aren't setup in about the worlds worst place (sitting on the floor about a foot apart)...they sound freaking amazing. So I'm laying on the floor about 4-5ft away from them after making sure I had everything connected right at very low volumes, and I wanted to try and listen a little critically to make sure that all that storage time had no ill effects...HA! About 30 seconds into the music my eyes were closed and I was into it, so I suppose they are working just fine. They are a little weak in the bass area (the subwoofer is in storage, no room for that monster in here) but I knew that going in. The detail is amazing, I'll have to go with the over-used saying in that I am hearing stuff in the music I've never heard before....even the "smack" noise sometimes right before a singer starts belting out a few notes. As to the rest, like imagine and soundstage, since they aren't setup at all I can't comment to much on that other than the little bit that comes out with them 1ft apart - 6in from the wall is VERY promising.
It's been awhile since I really felt the music, gotten goose-bumps from a certain song...but it's back.
A couple of pics available here - http://www.geocities.com/ajay213/aria.htm
Andrew
First, construction, nothing really new here, except this is the first time I used a biscuit joiner to build the cabinets. And I all I have to say about using one is BUY ONE. I used to build with simple butt joints held together with clamps and maybe a couple of screws. Not anymore, these cabinets are pretty close to perfect in terms of joints, a little sanding and I'm all set, it's amazing how something like that made such a difference.
As to the sound...given that they aren't setup in about the worlds worst place (sitting on the floor about a foot apart)...they sound freaking amazing. So I'm laying on the floor about 4-5ft away from them after making sure I had everything connected right at very low volumes, and I wanted to try and listen a little critically to make sure that all that storage time had no ill effects...HA! About 30 seconds into the music my eyes were closed and I was into it, so I suppose they are working just fine. They are a little weak in the bass area (the subwoofer is in storage, no room for that monster in here) but I knew that going in. The detail is amazing, I'll have to go with the over-used saying in that I am hearing stuff in the music I've never heard before....even the "smack" noise sometimes right before a singer starts belting out a few notes. As to the rest, like imagine and soundstage, since they aren't setup at all I can't comment to much on that other than the little bit that comes out with them 1ft apart - 6in from the wall is VERY promising.
It's been awhile since I really felt the music, gotten goose-bumps from a certain song...but it's back.
A couple of pics available here - http://www.geocities.com/ajay213/aria.htm
Andrew
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