RS180 on Sale

[derekbannatyne]

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=295-364&dotd=121806

The RS180 is on sale for $25 until 4pm tomorrow!

[ThomasW]

Wow that's an amazing price. Thanks for tip Derek .... :T

[Brian C.]

Yes! Thank you, Derek!!

I just placed an order for 3 pair, to get my DIY project going!

8) 8)

[ThomasW]

If people buy these please use the PE banner ad on our webpage.

[WillyD]

If people buy these please use the PE banner ad on our webpage.

Thanks for the reminder. :T

[TurboFC3S]

I have 4 already, thinking about ordering 4 more and making the MTM's into MTMWW's instead

[Jonasz]

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=275-130

And the RS28A is on special for $32.

Damn, should order drivers for a pair of Modula MTM's...

[Jeff G]

The dayton RS dome mid is on sale as well. If Jon is close to an RS CC, this would be the time to get some drivers. $110 with no shipping for 2 RS180s, a RS28 tweeter and a Rs dome mid!

Ye ha!

[ThomasW]

One caveat, Jon's 3-way center won't use the RS28. It's too big to fit on the baffle above the RS52. So he's be using one of the little Neo magneted tweeters I forget the model #

[WillyD]

One caveat, Jon's 3-way center won't use the RS28. It's too big to fit on the baffle above the RS52. So he's be using one of the little Neo magneted tweeters I forget the model #

http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?cart_id=5323079.6870&pid=1325

[wackii]

Hey guys, I'm thinking of building the WTMW center speaker. I haven't have a chance to read through all threads. Is that center using this woofer RS180? I want to place the order now as I won't have time to do so tomorrow. Can someone confirm this? And also what tweeter and mid woofer so that I can order them all at once to save on the shipping. Thanks.

Al,

[Inu_Yasha]

nope, different woofer. The WTMW uses the RS150 for the mid.

[technimac]

Arrgghh,
I was hoping for these to be on sale during the 12 Days of Xmax, but not until Jon had posted his WMTW center design.
Ah well, with free shipping until early January, I'll be able to order the RS180's and the RS52 now, then order the crossover parts later.
Thanks PE! :T

Wackii, yes the RS180 is the woofer, the RS52 is the mid, and follow WillyD's link to Madisound for the Vifa Classic D26NC55 1” Textile dome tweeter.

[wackii]

technimac, are you talking about the new center WMTW right?

Al,

[technimac]

nope, different woofer. The WTMW uses the RS150 for the mid.

Actually the WMTW mentioned in this thread is the one being designed by Jon that will fit in a PE MTM box that is 9" high. It will use the Rs180's, an RS52 and a Vifa D26NC55 tweeter.

[wackii]

technimac, if it wasn't so much of a trouble can you give me the item# on PE so I can order the right one. There's an 8 and 4 ohm woofer. Thanks.

Al,

[Inu_Yasha]

Actually the WMTW mentioned in this thread is the one being designed by Jon that will fit in a PE MTM box that is 9" high. It will use the Rs180's, an RS52 and a Vifa D26NC55 tweeter.

Whoops, I thought he was referring to the missions accomplished design.

[ThomasW]

The PE drivers that will be used in Jon's 3-way center are a pair of RS-180's and the RS52 dome mid.

The tweeter for Jon's 3-way center is the Seas D26NC55

This 3-way center will fit in the 1 cu ft PE box (same box used for the Modula MTM and NatP) If you plan on using PE's premade box, buy it with the drivers to take advantage of the free shipping deal on orders over $99

can you give me the item# on PE so I can order the right one. There's an 8 and 4 ohm woofer.

All the designs in the Missions Accomplished section use the 8 ohm shielded woofer Part Number 295-364

[wackii]

The PE drivers that will be used in Jon's 3-way center are a pair of RS-180's and the RS52 dome mid.

The tweeter for Jon's 3-way center is the Seas D26NC55

This 3-way center will fit in the 1 cu ft PE box (same box used for the Modula MTM and NatP) If you plan on using PE's premade box, buy it with the drivers to take advantage of the free shipping deal on orders over $99

All the designs in the Missions Accomplished section use the 8 ohm shielded woofer Part Number 295-364

I've just placed the order. Here is what I got so far.

2 RS180S-8 item# 295-364 = $50
1 RS52AN-8 item# 285-020 = $28
1 Dayton Cabinet 1.0 Cu FT = $75 (item# 302-750)
Shipping UPS Ground = $0
Total = $153

Please confirm this for me. Thanks all.

Happy Holidays!!!

Al,

EDIT: I did use the banner here :T

[ThomasW]

The order is correct..... :B

And thanks for using the banner ad.... :T

I recommend going ahead and ordering the tweeter from Madisound. It's would be a bummer to have everything but the tweeter then find out they were sold out.

[wackii]

I've just placed the order for the tweeter at Madisound as well. $36 and some change...

Thanks.

Al,

[Paul Ebert]

$36?

On the website it lists it as $28.90. Has the price gone up?

[Jim Holtz]

$36?

On the website it lists it as $28.90. Has the price gone up?

I believe he was referring to $28.90 plus shipping. Mine were $35 and change with shipping.

Jim

[jonathanb3478]

S/h?

[eb15]

Thanks! I clicked through the sponsor link and ordered a couple pairs or RS180s and a pair of the RS28A tweeters that are also on sale to play with. Natalie-Ps or subwoofer assisted dipoles? decisions, decisions...

[Finleyville]

Yup, I also clicked the link and bought 4 RS180's as well. I already have the RS28's. Now for the decision between the NatP's or the Modula's.....

[Inu_Yasha]

Yup, I also clicked the link and bought 4 RS180's as well. I already have the RS28's. Now for the decision between the NatP's or the Modula's.....

I also got 4 of the RS180's Between the modula's and the NatP's, I am going NatP (only about $30-40 difference).

[cjd]

You know you want to...

[pereze]

I also got 4 of the RS180's Between the modula's and the NatP's, I am going NatP (only about $30-40 difference).

Me three, Not sure what exactly I am going to build (Nat P, Modula MT, something else?), but for $100 with free shipping I just saved some money. :T Oh, and I did click the link above.
Eric

Why is it that this picture seems to be showing up in every thread? It must be some subliminal message :W

You know you want to...

[ThomasW]

Why is it that this picture seems to be showing up in every thread? It must be some subliminal message :W

Chris has a foot fetish?.... :B

[blueenergy]

First post here at HTGuide.

I am thinking about picking up some RS28A/RS180 for a future project to build 2-way MT mains and a center for my HT.

I am wondering if a center channel can be built with just a MT or if it has to a MTM to be balance in the horizontal plane. :huh: What do you guys recommend?

[cjd]

Chris has a foot fetish?.... :B

:lol:

or that link still is in my clipboard so it's easy?

Actually, it's only been a few, but there have been a LOT of "what to build" threads and stuff these last couple days...

C

[ThomasW]

First post here at HTGuide.

I am wondering if a center channel can be built with just a MT or if it has to a MTM to be balance in the horizontal plane. :huh: What do you guys recommend?

Hi and welcome... :T

The MT can and is being used as a center. If you look up in the Missions Accomplished section you'll see 2 centers and there's a third in the works.

The choice of 'which?' center is primarily a function of the budget, the size of the room, and the needed/wanted output levels.

[wackii]

I believe he was referring to $28.90 plus shipping. Mine were $35 and change with shipping.

Jim

Yeah, it is $28.90 + $7.XX shipping = $36.XX

Al,

[blueenergy]

The MT can and is being used as a center. If you look up in the Missions Accomplished section you'll see 2 centers and there's a third in the works.

The choice of 'which?' center is primarily a function of the budget, the size of the room, and the needed/wanted output levels.

I just tried to do some pre-planning here and start getting the parts while they are bargain. I know there is a center WTMW project listed (i bit too expensive and complicated for me) but I am mostly wonder if I build MT mains and I also use a MT on its side with no mods to the XO. I am thinking that a MTM would be better as a center speaker which I know would have a much different XO than the MT. I need a center to fit in the drawer of my wife approved entertainment cabinet shown below.

I have found MT as main designs here on HTguide. If somebody can point to where I find an example of an MT mains with a MTM center project all using the RS28A/RS180 drivers that would be greatly appreciated.

[Paul H]

... I am thinking that a MTM would be better as a center speaker ....

No, that is, generally speaking incorrect. MTM's turned on their side have poor horizontal dispersion - if you sit off to the side the two mids tend to cancel each other out slightly (negative interference in the sound waves), resulting in, for example, less clarity in speech during movies.

Either an MT or MTM sitting upright will provide better sound quality throughout the room.

[blueenergy]

No, that is, generally speaking incorrect. MTM's turned on their side have poor horizontal dispersion - if you sit off to the side the two mids tend to cancel each other out slightly (negative interference in the sound waves), resulting in, for example, less clarity in speech during movies.

Either an MT or MTM sitting upright will provide better sound quality throughout the room.

Thanks for the recommendation Paul, that will keep things simple.

[JonMarsh]

No, that is, generally speaking incorrect. MTM's turned on their side have poor horizontal dispersion - if you sit off to the side the two mids tend to cancel each other out slightly (negative interference in the sound waves), resulting in, for example, less clarity in speech during movies.

Either an MT or MTM sitting upright will provide better sound quality throughout the room.

Yeah, what you can use in that configuratin is an WTMW with the TM part oriented vertically, but it's tough to get it into a small cabinet. But we're working on that- RS180s with RS52 dome mid and tweeter not finalized.

[dCraig]

I gots me some o' them RS180s too. Clicked through on the banner and snapped up 4 of them. now i have to decide if i am going to get some piano black cabs for the heck of it. anybody got a good link to a piano black painting tutorial in case i want to try it myself?

[wackii]

Yeah, what you can use in that configuratin is an WTMW with the TM part oriented vertically, but it's tough to get it into a small cabinet. But we're working on that- RS180s with RS52 dome mid and tweeter not finalized.

Uh oh, not so good news on the tweeter I've just ordered this morning. Hopefully it's the same tweeter on ur final design. Thanks for your hard work Jon.

Al,

[Jim Holtz]

Uh oh, not so good news on the tweeter I've just ordered this morning. Hopefully it's the same tweeter on ur final design. Thanks for your hard work Jon.

Al,

Hi Al,

I think a lot of us bought the D26NC55 yesterday along with the other drivers on sale at PE so we'd be sure to have the tweeter before Madisound ran out of stock. The good news is, we only bought one and it's not very expensive.

Jim

[Jim85IROC]

I gots me some o' them RS180s too. Clicked through on the banner and snapped up 4 of them. now i have to decide if i am going to get some piano black cabs for the heck of it. anybody got a good link to a piano black painting tutorial in case i want to try it myself?

No link, but I can share my experiences.

I paint my gloss black baffles with an automotive urethane basecoat/clearcoat paint. I start by brushing on a few coats of sanding sealer to seal and harden the surface of the wood, especially the end grain. After that's applied and lightly sanded, I start to pile on a couple coats of high-build primer. I use the spray can stuff availabe at Advance Auto or Wal Mart. Once I've used enough coats that the end grain can sand perfectly smooth, I spray a couple coats of black followed by 2-3 coats of clear. Once that dries, I wetsand and buff just like I'd do to a car.

This is what the result looks like:



Now, I realize that not everybody has a paint shop at their disposal, but you can get very similar results with a can of Duplicolor gloss black. After your part is primed and sanded properly, spray on a few coats of the spray paint, then wetsand and polish just like I described above. Here's a set of kick panel speakers that I painted and polished with spray paint:




With the spray paint, you're not exactly going to get a finish that's clear enough to see your 5 o'clock shadow in the reflection, but it's still very good.

[Evil Twin]

I gots me some o' them RS180s too. Clicked through on the banner and snapped up 4 of them. now i have to decide if i am going to get some piano black cabs for the heck of it. anybody got a good link to a piano black painting tutorial in case i want to try it myself?

Not to discourage you from doing it yourself, but their piano black cabinets at PE are REALLY nice. See the Modula MTM project for photo's. My time is worth money, for something like this I don't prefer to do it myself.

[mmoeller]

So the dark lord pays to get his piano black helmet polished too? :rofl:

[cjd]

So the dark lord pays to get his piano black helmet polished too? :rofl:

Pays? People pay for that?!