full range drivers for open baffle design thorsten

#Full range drivers for open baffle design thorsten driver#
#Full range drivers for open baffle design thorsten mods#

Over 30w is like attaching dynamite - total overkill. Secondly, you will be suprised by how little they take to drive. I haven't heard the Fidelo's so can't comment on them as a design. If you ever get the chance to compare Beauhorns B2 (boxy/thin) with the virtuoso (very nice) you'd see it right away.īasically what I'm trying to say its all in the application with Lowthers, its all in the build of the cabinet. The bigger the horn the less boxy sounding IME. What is true IMHO is that the boxes they so often go in make them sound that way. I know in the 'Spirits', the Jordan JS92X drivers are excellent, but as they are mounted 3'+ from the floor, there is no possibility of any bass from them, regardless how much power is applied to them.Yeah, got phone line problems for a week or two, so I'll only be on now and then.įirst phallacy is that lowthers sound boxy and coloured. I think there are some drivers that can provide an enjoyable listening experience,but you do need an amplifier able to control them. I am not arguing with Messrs Pass and King or any. But my cats would think its a hotel or something and climb all over them. I've also contemplated mounting them in the same way that Faye Dunaway had her ESLs om the ceiling. In my room's present orientation, I may be able to get away with these.

#Full range drivers for open baffle design thorsten mods#

With the mods Dave made to the FR8s, I have no complaints with the top end, but have toyed with the idea of adding a super tweeter of some sort.And they do disappear.

Still no tactile bass 'thump' of box styled enclosures, but very nice to listen to. The modified OB really helps, it extends the bass and adds some 'body' to the music. These baffles are similar in dimensions to the Wharfedale SFB/3 and the Quad ESLs.

I had driven these OBs with 125 watts of V-Fet power (but only used about 10 of them!).

I have proposed this to a few folks here and elsewhere, and they had used the additions to good effect. The red in the attached picture are the mods made to the baffle plans that I did. I believe there is some 'magic' in the 'JE Labs' style OB, and the mods that I had made to it represent a fairly interesting approach. DIY speaker building is a never ending process. You can add a tweeter if you feel they don't extend into the treble enough and you can add a subwoofer too. If you want to try OB i don't think it's a bad idea to try one of the Goldwoods with proper OB specs.

#Full range drivers for open baffle design thorsten driver#

Probably an old hi Qts driver in that sealed box. He loves his system now but hated it before. He's been listening to them since in his new media room, connected to a Sonic Impact amp. Decided to listen to the speaker without the back and thought they were so musical and pleasant to listen too all we did was break out the back of the other one and cover it up with a screen. I broke out the back of the speaker to remove and replace with better components and to brace the cabinet. They sounded terrible and were very cheaply made. Someone in my office brought in a pair of old speakers. Will an OB design sound good using $50 - $100 dollar drivers instead of the much more expensive drivers Fostex, Jordan, Lowther.