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Hello gents,
Its been a while, but I've finally added posted some new designs: The Halcyons, the Finalist Monitors, and the MicroStatements.
The Finalist Monitors and MicroStatements are kissing cousins, sharing the same NE149-8 and enclosure, but different tweeters. While they both are voiced very similarly, there is some differences in perceived sound. This is partly due to the obvious differences in sound between the RS28F and NeoCD3.0, but also due I suspect to the significantly differing crossover frequencies. While I'm pleased at how both of them came out, I'm especially enamored with the (more expensive) MicroStatements.
-One thing: Try to squint when you look at the glamor shots of these designs. They are in some old test boxes I had lying around and I didn't have time to put lipstick on them. -I'm hoping someone will build them with cabinets befitting their sonic abilities, and allow me to post them on my site.
-And yes, the Finalist Monitor pics are of the MicroStatements, as the FM’s were disassembled to design the MS’s.
The Halcyon was a significant departure for me, and a fun project: A 2 way utilizing the Mark Audio Alpair 10P full ranger, and a pair of SB17NRXC35-8-UC woofers. The woofers were crossed at the approximate center of the baffle step and a first order electrical series crossover was used. I was impressed with the quality of both drivers. The SB17's had exceptional bass extension in a MLTL enclosure. The Alpair fired into a foam lined 8" sonotube enclosure that is 'open' at the back, but has 5" of foam attenuating all but the lowest frequencies in the drivers passband. The design objective was to offload the low frequencies from the full ranger to minimize its excursion requirements and provide near full range coherent sound at reasonably high SPL levels where the Alpair might have struggled on its own. Unlike many of the Statement designs this one can be placed close to the front wall. -Of course since the enclosure is nearly two feet deep, you are going to want to do that anyway.
On the up side: They look quite slim and unobtrusive from the front.
The Halcyons and the MicroStatements were shown at Iowa DIY. I would welcome some of the attendees sharing their opinions of them here.
C
Its been a while, but I've finally added posted some new designs: The Halcyons, the Finalist Monitors, and the MicroStatements.
The Finalist Monitors and MicroStatements are kissing cousins, sharing the same NE149-8 and enclosure, but different tweeters. While they both are voiced very similarly, there is some differences in perceived sound. This is partly due to the obvious differences in sound between the RS28F and NeoCD3.0, but also due I suspect to the significantly differing crossover frequencies. While I'm pleased at how both of them came out, I'm especially enamored with the (more expensive) MicroStatements.
-One thing: Try to squint when you look at the glamor shots of these designs. They are in some old test boxes I had lying around and I didn't have time to put lipstick on them. -I'm hoping someone will build them with cabinets befitting their sonic abilities, and allow me to post them on my site.
-And yes, the Finalist Monitor pics are of the MicroStatements, as the FM’s were disassembled to design the MS’s.
The Halcyon was a significant departure for me, and a fun project: A 2 way utilizing the Mark Audio Alpair 10P full ranger, and a pair of SB17NRXC35-8-UC woofers. The woofers were crossed at the approximate center of the baffle step and a first order electrical series crossover was used. I was impressed with the quality of both drivers. The SB17's had exceptional bass extension in a MLTL enclosure. The Alpair fired into a foam lined 8" sonotube enclosure that is 'open' at the back, but has 5" of foam attenuating all but the lowest frequencies in the drivers passband. The design objective was to offload the low frequencies from the full ranger to minimize its excursion requirements and provide near full range coherent sound at reasonably high SPL levels where the Alpair might have struggled on its own. Unlike many of the Statement designs this one can be placed close to the front wall. -Of course since the enclosure is nearly two feet deep, you are going to want to do that anyway.
On the up side: They look quite slim and unobtrusive from the front.
The Halcyons and the MicroStatements were shown at Iowa DIY. I would welcome some of the attendees sharing their opinions of them here.
C
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