The Audiophile/reference music thread.

[gummibear]

I heard a pair of Martin Logan's in PE......i got goose bumps.The stuff dreams are made of.

[dev null]

Seems you can do magic if you are clever. So it turns out one can build speakers out of solid wood, by first creating small segments and then putting it all together with a glue that isolates the wood acoustically. I have always thought that Sonus used MDF and then veneered the MDF segments. Turns out I was wrong. Still my favourite speakers though, and even a stand-mounted version of it will do nicely.

 

See http://www.hifi-note...abrikage-nl.htm

 

I currently have some PC boards to build a Krell KSA50 clone that I bought from a Yank on the DIYAudio site, but when I will get to that project, heaven alone knows. Sourcing some proper heatsinks was my first problem. And then I need the transformers, which are very heavy and will make shipping interesting.

Edited September 20, 2012 by Moridin

[Tubeless]

Great stuff here, very interesting.

 

My B&W and Classé system.

[Kranswurm]

Afraid my little set up is getting on now.15 years but still delivers

 

Rotel Amp and Cd player

Boston Speakers

Denon Turntable

 

Before that it was NAD and AR's

 

Before that B&O

[VincentBikes]

Great stuff here, very interesting.

 

My B&W and Classé system.

 

My dream speakers one day when I am old and gray and have lots of money to spend!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gummibear]

Boston Speakers

VR2?

[nishiki]

Well, it depends on the type of enclosure. If it is going to be a box of some sorts, then you are going to have problems. I am not so much on about the tonal quality. In any case, in a good speaker design the material from which the enclosure should be made must be acoustically dead. The whole situation is completely different to a guitar where you want the wood to give character to the sound. With speakers its should be the other way around.

Get your point about acoustical instruments, and most famously certain violins of great value from antiquity from a special type of wood hitherto unequalled in nature. The vibration of the strings are transferred to the woods sound chamber, which produces the sound, although resonance is surely to be avoided (vibrations as certain 'natural' frequencies)

 

But a speaker box is a surely a different device. The sound waves are projected from the moving cone. The box is an inert passive anchor, and also an acoustical sound chamber inside, with suitable porting. And exciting resonant frequencies would be undesirable surely because the box will buzz / boom at those certain frequencies.

 

Help me understand if I got it wrong please: I love the physics of sound although my theoretical knowledge is a bit rusty.

No, you're exactly right there.

[Wyatt Earp]

Great stuff here, very interesting.

 

My B&W and Classé system.

 

Mooi, mooi goeters :thumbup:

[Wyatt Earp]

My little CD player.

 

 

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6133/5994310198_a1d793e5da_b.jpg

IMG_6940 by OddPix1, on Flickr

[DR ◣◢]

I also have a discman that looks like that.

 

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhohqrQDrT1qbzuo7.jpg

[DR ◣◢]

Great stuff here, very interesting.

 

My B&W and Classé system.

 

That is something very special you have there. Please adopt me.

[Wyatt Earp]

I also have a discman that looks like that.

 

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhohqrQDrT1qbzuo7.jpg

 

That little one of mine weighs 30 kg's.

[Kranswurm]

That little one of mine weighs 30 kg's.

 

Prob cost 30 grand as well

New I think they are 3K USD??

[Wyatt Earp]

Prob cost 30 grand as well

New I think they are 3K USD??

 

That's the older version, the one before this one.

I think they are $4k now.

 

Luckily, I know lot's of good people in the audio industry

[VincentBikes]

Anybody have a pair of these??

 

 

Did some research they are R630k a pair from HFX Systems!!!!

[zeabre]

That's the older version, the one before this one.

I think they are $4k now.

 

Luckily, I know lot's of good people in the audio industry http://1.1.1.5/bmi/cdn.bikehub.co.za/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/whistling.gif

 

Have you been able to listen to the ML Theos? Considering that as my consolidated loudspeaker set. Love the look of the MLs.

Edited September 20, 2012 by zeabre