muznuts Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 13 minutes ago, cheekyboy said: Hi Murray, No, I moved up here in January this year, but Wyndham Audio started down in Melbourne and my business partner, Dave, is still in the Wyndham shire, hence the name. We had nearly 18 years in Melbourne, but originally from Lake Macquarie and the Hunter. Our open baffle speakers are actually not ours, but are a product from Pure Audio Projects out of Israel, but they are nonetheless very fine loudspeakers indeed. I thought you would have been more drawn to our single driver CH1s and CH2s, given your project in this thread. We have recently started to use pre veneered board in our builds, but prior to that, I did all the veneer application myself, so unfortunately or otherwise, I'm fairly familiar with the process. If you think I can be of any assistance, drop me a PM here on StereoNET or just give me a call anytime, I'm only too happy to help if I can. Cheers, Keith Thanks Keith appreciate the offer Oh dont worry i have looked at your single range driver speakers with much interest, actually inspired me to use the TB W4-1879 driver in a recent project i like the look of open baffle speakers and the first time i heard one was quite memorable Are you doing any manufacturing at your new location? murray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekyboy Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Hi Murray, Yes, we are manufacturing up here in Tuncurry and our last pair of CH2s and the first in a veneered finish were built up here just recently. The TB driver we use in the CH2s is an exceptional driver and works a treat in the configuration we have them in. The little Fostex driver in the CH1s is no slouch either and also in that conical horn configuration, is a superb sounding loudspeaker. Cheers, Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee Emm Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 I do like the different colours with 'the feature line' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickelle Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Great Thread Guys, and to show you CAN make this type of speaker I did and all I had was a cross cut saw and a table saw. Lots of clamps are advisable. Kitty litter for the top voids and some nice river sand for the bottom to keep weight low, I also used Birch faced ply, select the best side, I made these fro a friend, they were going to be sprayed at the auto shop, i believe they are still in original finished state. The plans are available, they are Dallas 2's back loaded horns, sounded great with Decware DFR8's If you ave trouble locating the plans I believe I still have mine I can pass on. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickelle Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 (edited) I have made a few hi-fi related items, its great fun and very satisfying. Here are a few . . . . This is my Stax Earspeaker stand, I call it Stix its made out of off cuts and does exactly the same job as the Stax item I thought I would try out these halograph sound optimisers they are pretty close to the originals, nearly finished here ready for testing They made great firewood, and saved me $1,500 US I guess the real ones work but i have never heard them, and a Hi-Fi stand . . . . just join a few planks sand and drill clearance holes in the corners, Voila steady as a rock and will survive WW III which by all accounts is headed our way. Edited August 16, 2017 by Soul Superfly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvuka2013 Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 (edited) 19 hours ago, muznuts said: one finished, happy with it overall but its not perfect, should be able to get the next one better definitely got the wrong advice for the veneer, i now have a sample of a product that will be much easier to work with and finish Great build Muznuts! Love the base plinth & even the feature line Arlington the edges is a great idea! Im interested to know what you used for internal cabinet damping? Edited August 16, 2017 by bvuka2013 Amended wording 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muznuts Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 1 hour ago, bvuka2013 said: Great build Muznuts! Love the base plinth & even the feature line Arlington the edges is a great idea! Im interested to know what you used for internal cabinet damping? Hi, the original design indicated no damping was required but after my initial listen i decided to add a small amount, i use Acousta-Stuf Polyfill from Parts Express 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnno2017 Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Very nice presentation. Would you consider recording the performance and share it on youtube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McP Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 heaps of back loaded horn designs FOSTEX craft hand book(VOL.1) http://www.eifl.co.jp/index/book/index-export.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muznuts Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 going to resurrect this thread, im thinking of making some changes to these speakers but need help... the JX92 just dont have much bass at all in this box so i would like to add bass drivers, maybe 4 off these (2 per box) https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-dc160s-8-6-1-2-classic-shielded-woofer--295-306 i know zero about crossovers, would these do the job? yes? no? thoughts? https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-xo2w-2k-2-way-speaker-crossover-2000-hz--260-140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee Emm Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Why not build a sub-woofer box instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HdB Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Better off to spend a few extra $s and get a Marchant Electronic Xover (maybe 2nd hand) and a second hand amplifier - then you have some/more options to get the sound right (for your own taste) Alternatively, you might be able to borrow someone's mini dsp and this could also be a quite viable system development Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muznuts Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 @Gee Emm @jrhill thanks for the suggestions, i should have been more clear with my post, my plan for these is to give to a mate who is renovating his man cave, they need to be simple plug in and listen speakers so theoretically will those xovers work or should i consult and expert to build me some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HdB Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Those Dayton Xovers are designed for 2kHz and this may be okay for the bass driver but you'll lose most of the benefits of the far better sound of the mids of the JX92 driver - look for a 12dB/octave Xover down about the 200 Hz area - you can use some with iron core chokes, for example, to get the price/size down to reasonable - SpeakerBug might even have something suitable or try Paul Spencer (Red Spade) as he might also have something that'll do the job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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