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WOW
They look awesome Bearcity!!

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Originally Posted by FloridaBoy (Post 1020667)

:thumbsup: But how do they compare to your other speakers? :scratch2:

Working up a response. Need more listening.

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Originally Posted by bearcity (Post 969281)

What speakers Dennis and I are listening to - Part One

After some amp and tube rolling and listening to the latest 45/2A3 (a sweet sounding amp by the way) I brought in the BK-12s, hooked them up and, well, as I remembered. I recall Dennis saying something like, “they sound like a speaker in a box.” Sitting at his drawing board (also the sweet spot in the room), he starts looking around his work space. He picks up a tweeter, grabs a couple clip leads and wires in the tweeter sitting on top of one of the cabinets. A little improvement but still pretty bad. He then re-clips the leads so the two drivers are in series and locates the tweeter back some, away from the face of the cabinet. Picture this tweeter propped up on this cabinet with any old shim to keep it from rolling off and clip leads running this way and that. And the other channel matching at this point. But the sound! This thing, all of a sudden, sounds listenable, maybe even good. Its like night and day.

Well now Dennis is excited. He thinks with some listening and finesse he can get these things sounding really good. A few moments later he is pushing the buy button on a pair for himself. I offer to assemble and finish them for him so he has them sent to my house in Asheville. I then talk him into keeping mine while I am building his so that he can play around some more. We sketch up a tweeter stand and pick a better tweeter he and I are both familiar with. Now we each have our tasks to perform. Dennis has his genius with electronics and a golden ear. My previous career was as a furniture maker so the Madisound kit and a custom matching tweeter stand is in my wheelhouse. Off to my concert and Dennis to his home and a project we are both excited about.

More on this to come...

Anything ever come of this project?

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Originally Posted by Bombadil (Post 1020792)

Anything ever come of this project?

Dennis and I went through several iterations of that project. The tweeter stand/contour network, different contour networks alone, feet and stuffing changes, several alternate drivers, dennis has even had a couple pair of tuned port speakers built by PBN audio for the Same Fostex fe126 driver. With this L15 project past construction phase I am thinking about revisiting that folded horn design. The BK-12 is an amazing product but there is a resonance in the cabinet that is holding it back. With the larger version here based on the Fostex fe166 we have solved the resonance issues. I am looking to apply this to the Fe126.

The PBN is to the right. The fe166 is under the amp.

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Omega 10" full range Alnico speakers 98db

A new speaker from Omega, scroll down.

https://www.facebook.com/Omega-Speak...9402979925398/

I just got a brand new Inspire SET. I have at a few pair of speakers, including PST Stratus Gold, Klipsch KG3.5, Vienna Acoustics Bach but right now my favorite is this vintage pair of Seiler made in El Cerrito California with a Lorenz ITT driver

Wow, the image is so nailed in the center it's just amazing!
The other speakers are good but these vintage speakers are just not budging.

https://imgshare.io/images/2020/12/05/seiler7.jpg

hey again everyone,

So I'm curious to know if anyone is using and has a recommendation for a stand mount monitor type speaker that is paired with an Inspire 45 Firebottle amplifier?

I love my restored and upgraded Klipsch Chorus II's but I do enjoy the imaging that a nice stand mount can present.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts and suggestions.

Stay safe and be well!

Tim

At the toy factory you can see the carcasses lined up an ongoing speaker project. Getting closer to ready. Attachment 64015

We are really close to a limited production run on this speaker with the Lii F15 driver. [emoji344][emoji445][emoji16]Attachment 64016

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Originally Posted by bearcity (Post 1030887)

At the toy factory you can see the carcasses lined up an ongoing speaker project. Getting closer to ready. Attachment 64015

The next version in the wood shop. Attachment 64017