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by SteveS57
Wed Dec 08, 2021 11:50 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Speakers
Replies: 187
Views: 48005
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Re: Speakers

To be honest lindsay I would not choose to use any of those speakers listed, my comment was how difficult it can be and for me.. to get a loudspeaker I've made to sound good. All my diy speakers have been high efficiency, because I appreciate what I hear as a lifelike sound with them. And to me the ...
by SteveS57
Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:49 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Speakers
Replies: 187
Views: 48005
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Re: Speakers

I've seen speakers constructed by inexperienced DIYers and some are horrendous. I started building speakers in the mid 90s, and found its easy to build speakers that do some things well, or even do some thing's exceptionally well, but building a speaker that does most things very well in every depa...
by SteveS57
Mon Dec 06, 2021 11:38 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: 4 way Frankenstein high efficiency speakers
Replies: 71
Views: 74896
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Re: 4 way Frankenstein high efficiency speakers

Lindsayt wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 11:22 pm Any links to sales of good quality chipboard?
I tend to buy flooring grade chipboard lindsay, there's a local wood yard to me that sells decent off cuts, at one time they had lots of 25mm chipboard. There must be some where like that close to you?
by SteveS57
Mon Dec 06, 2021 11:59 am
Forum: DIY
Topic: 4 way Frankenstein high efficiency speakers
Replies: 71
Views: 74896
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Re: 4 way Frankenstein high efficiency speakers

I've heard too many plywood loudspeakers and open baffles sing along with the music, I much prefer good quality chipboard.
by SteveS57
Wed Oct 13, 2021 12:27 am
Forum: Bake-Offs
Topic: Owston meet 27th November doncaster
Replies: 5
Views: 8682
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Re: Owston meet 27th November doncaster

Thats great.. be good to see you both and listen to your new amps
by SteveS57
Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:27 pm
Forum: Bake-Offs
Topic: Owston meet 27th November doncaster
Replies: 5
Views: 8682
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Owston meet 27th November doncaster

Hi all we are having our usual weekend at owston for our audio talk forum meet.
Details are on the audio talk forum and all are welcome with or without a system.
You can pm me on the wam / audio talk / here to put your name down.

Thanks
Steve
by SteveS57
Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:55 am
Forum: DIY
Topic: 4 way Frankenstein high efficiency speakers
Replies: 71
Views: 74896
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Re: 4 way Frankenstein high efficiency speakers

Hi lindsay, nice to see you starting this project, I know you don't live too far from me, if you want to visit me.
your more than welcome.

Or anything you want to ask just say

Cheers
by SteveS57
Sat Nov 16, 2019 10:33 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: TeraDak-style
Replies: 50
Views: 17811
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Re: TeraDak-style

I bought a teradak quite a few years ago now, i liked the idea of no amplifying stage in the dac. I did and still belive in less is more, I was so impressed I bought a second for my living room system a couple of years later. I don't think I have heard any dac that beats it in my view, but a few goo...
by SteveS57
Tue May 07, 2019 11:57 pm
Forum: Bake-Offs
Topic: The Yorkshire Hi-Fi Club
Replies: 171
Views: 95043
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Re: The Yorkshire Hi-Fi Club

Dave is at the Owston meet up nr Doncaster at the end of the month..
Details are over on audio talk forum.
We can fit a few more in...
Cheers.