OK, I'm still thinking about a project to build some 2-way speakers for 2.1 audio use, and I've been studying a couple of John Krutke's Zaph Audio projects. Even though I've heard a just little about Zaph on this forum, I'll go ahead and ask if anyone has built or heard some of his designs. What's attractive about them from my standpoint is the documentation that comes along with them, making the projects pretty easy to follow. Also it just plain seems like the guy has put a lot of thought, time, and effort into getting them right.
I'm looking at these two projects:
"Bargain Aluminum MTM"
"Seas L18/27TBFCG" MT
Seems like the MTM is meant to be sealed and the MT is meant to be ported. Both of these would represent a departure for me philosophically in that they have metal-dome tweeters, of which I have a perhaps ill-founded perception as being harsh and fatiguing. After reading some Krutke, I am coming around to the idea that my negative impression may have resulted from being exposed to metal dome designs that simply had too much distortion, which had nothing to do with the tweeter material.
For cost (pre-fab enclosures included), I'm coming up with $338/pr for the bargain MTMs, and $450/pr for the L18 MT. A lot of the $112 cost adder for the L18 MT is being driven by $54 extra for Sonic Barrier damping material, $20 extra for the crossovers, and $75 extra for the Seas L18 woofers, but you pick up $54 for the smaller MT enclosures. See tentative BOMs attached.
I'm leaning toward the L18 MT because it looks like it will have better power handling/dynamic range. Thoughts?
Henry
I'm looking at these two projects:
"Bargain Aluminum MTM"
"Seas L18/27TBFCG" MT
Seems like the MTM is meant to be sealed and the MT is meant to be ported. Both of these would represent a departure for me philosophically in that they have metal-dome tweeters, of which I have a perhaps ill-founded perception as being harsh and fatiguing. After reading some Krutke, I am coming around to the idea that my negative impression may have resulted from being exposed to metal dome designs that simply had too much distortion, which had nothing to do with the tweeter material.
For cost (pre-fab enclosures included), I'm coming up with $338/pr for the bargain MTMs, and $450/pr for the L18 MT. A lot of the $112 cost adder for the L18 MT is being driven by $54 extra for Sonic Barrier damping material, $20 extra for the crossovers, and $75 extra for the Seas L18 woofers, but you pick up $54 for the smaller MT enclosures. See tentative BOMs attached.
I'm leaning toward the L18 MT because it looks like it will have better power handling/dynamic range. Thoughts?
Henry
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