JesseG said:Chris - I think that Cal is referring to that humungous Altec horn that he had sprouting from the stump downstairs. Cal took that away with him (much to Dave's relief).
Jess
Cal had left the other one at home and there were no drivers so it really was only a (beautiful) chunk of metal.
dave
planet10 said:
LK48 used as donor. Push-pull EL84s strapped in triode running Class A (cathode bias). Front end is based on El-cheapo ECC81 LTP but with the diyAudio CCS. Power supply is dual mono after the 1st cap (ie splits to a choke for each channel). No feedback.
This 4W amp has the best bass (within its power limitations) of any amp i've heard recently. A real gem.
dave
Dave,
I couldn't agree more. I've got an old Scott 299(a) that's stock and it's pretty nice, but every modified 222 I've ever heard has been superb. They knew how to wind 'em in those days and those small tubes can really make music.
Chris,
Don't you think it's time to make some cosmetic additions to your amp? It really is worthy of some nice case-work.
Best Regards,
TerryO
planet10 said:there were no drivers so it really was only a (beautiful) chunk of metal.
That's why I was hoping there was a picture for Zen Mod. He likes big hunks if metal too.
Still no drivers as of Tues aft. Wonder where they are?
Hemp 8's
Thanks... Any other opinions on this?
Edward
germpod said:Earlier there was a question on the sound of the Visaton b200's compared to the Hemp 8's, and the Visaton was legues better, it was not even close.
Thanks... Any other opinions on this?
Edward
Re: Hemp 8's
The Canadian Dark was better than amber.
EdwardWest said:
Thanks... Any other opinions on this?
Edward
The Canadian Dark was better than amber.
Re: Hemp 8's
That's my opinion too, and shared by the people I spoke to. Although Stu said he was happy with the Hemp's in question, which were his, in the box he has them in.
EdwardWest said:Thanks... Any other opinions on this?
Edward
That's my opinion too, and shared by the people I spoke to. Although Stu said he was happy with the Hemp's in question, which were his, in the box he has them in.
The 4" Hemps sounded really good.... the larger ones where put on out of phase at one point and sounded.... out of phase.
I didn't listen to them a lot after the phase was fixed but the B200s sounded really good. So did that Korean driver. All of them needed a sub in my opinion.
I didn't listen to them a lot after the phase was fixed but the B200s sounded really good. So did that Korean driver. All of them needed a sub in my opinion.
Re: Re: Hemp 8's
It will be interesting to see how he likes them now that i've renovated them.
dave
leadbelly said:Although Stu said he was happy with the Hemp's in question, which were his, in the box he has them in.
It will be interesting to see how he likes them now that i've renovated them.
dave
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Kevin Haskins said:All of them needed a sub in my opinion.
There were 2 powered subs upstairs... another variation left untrialed....
dave
Re: Re: Re: Hemp 8's
yes, with phase plugs and C-37 treatment, these could be very interesting.
Stu any feedback on that yet? - curious minds want to know - and for those of us who didn't get a chance to hear the discussion, in what type of enclosure will these find their home?
planet10 said:
It will be interesting to see how he likes them now that i've renovated them.
dave
yes, with phase plugs and C-37 treatment, these could be very interesting.
Stu any feedback on that yet? - curious minds want to know - and for those of us who didn't get a chance to hear the discussion, in what type of enclosure will these find their home?
Kevin Haskins said:The 4" Hemps where not OBs though.... they where in a set of Scott's cabinets.
The Honkens (Hemp + ONKEN) were Jeff's and the bipole metronome's were Jim Gale's (those last have me really wanting to do a Metronome -- maybe we have enuff scraps to redo the cardboard ones?
dave
Cal Weldon said:I think Stew and Laura are on the road home still.
Assuming they got the axle fixed...
dave
Kevin Haskins said:The 4" Hemps where not OBs though.... they where in a set of Scott's cabinets.
The 4" (108mm) Fostex with the cone that looked like you stepped on it sounded pretty good too. Especially with girlie music.
Kevin,
Are you thinking of the 3 inch Fostex Sigma's in the double horn that played out on the deck? I remember that you and I both thought that it was absolutely stunning with female voices. I am at a loss as to what the Radio Shack equivalent would be however.
I'll take a look later this evening and see if I can find the model #.
Best Regards,
TerryO
TerryO said:Are you thinking of the 3 inch Fostex Sigma's in the double horn that played out on the deck?
FE108eSigma in Aiko. Nominally a 4" the actual cone is 3:. Notorious for their stellar midrange.
dave
Re: Re: Re: Hemp 8's
And here's the surgery in progress!
That was fascinating to watch. Skilled hands went at lightning speed!
OK folks, here's some more pics from Geek now that he's rested
Speaking of the Hemp 8", here's the guys prepping the baffles:
Then we need some clean power for OB:
Jess had caught me taking a pic of my line buffer earlier. Here was the resulting shot:
Scientists are still pondering the mystery oil in those cables. Maybe we should run sub-power through them to check for combustibility
Another shot of Jess' equipment:
What'd you think? ..... Get your minds out of the gutter
The Sigma's definately sounded as different as they looked ... in a good way:
Back inside, a proud papa shows off his latest babies:
15Lbs, 7 oz ...... for the crossover that is:
Sourced by a very interesting and cool device, the Squeeze Box:
planet10 said:
It will be interesting to see how he likes them now that i've renovated them.
dave
And here's the surgery in progress!
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That was fascinating to watch. Skilled hands went at lightning speed!
OK folks, here's some more pics from Geek now that he's rested
Speaking of the Hemp 8", here's the guys prepping the baffles:
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Then we need some clean power for OB:
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Jess had caught me taking a pic of my line buffer earlier. Here was the resulting shot:
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Scientists are still pondering the mystery oil in those cables. Maybe we should run sub-power through them to check for combustibility
Another shot of Jess' equipment:
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
What'd you think? ..... Get your minds out of the gutter
The Sigma's definately sounded as different as they looked ... in a good way:
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Back inside, a proud papa shows off his latest babies:
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
15Lbs, 7 oz ...... for the crossover that is:
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Sourced by a very interesting and cool device, the Squeeze Box:
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
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