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I think I hear a difference - wow, it's amazing!" Ethan Winer: audio myths
"As God is my witness I'll never be without a good pair of speakers!" Scarlett O'Hara
High value, high quality RS150/TB28-537SH bookshelf - TARGAS NLA!
SB13/Vifa BC25SC06 MTM DCR Galeons-SB13-MTM
My Voxel min sub Yet-another-Voxel-build
Tangband W6-sub -
I think I hear a difference - wow, it's amazing!" Ethan Winer: audio myths
"As God is my witness I'll never be without a good pair of speakers!" Scarlett O'Hara
High value, high quality RS150/TB28-537SH bookshelf - TARGAS NLA!
SB13/Vifa BC25SC06 MTM DCR Galeons-SB13-MTM
My Voxel min sub Yet-another-Voxel-build
Tangband W6-sub
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I think I hear a difference - wow, it's amazing!" Ethan Winer: audio myths
"As God is my witness I'll never be without a good pair of speakers!" Scarlett O'Hara
High value, high quality RS150/TB28-537SH bookshelf - TARGAS NLA!
SB13/Vifa BC25SC06 MTM DCR Galeons-SB13-MTM
My Voxel min sub Yet-another-Voxel-build
Tangband W6-sub
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I think I hear a difference - wow, it's amazing!" Ethan Winer: audio myths
"As God is my witness I'll never be without a good pair of speakers!" Scarlett O'Hara
High value, high quality RS150/TB28-537SH bookshelf - TARGAS NLA!
SB13/Vifa BC25SC06 MTM DCR Galeons-SB13-MTM
My Voxel min sub Yet-another-Voxel-build
Tangband W6-sub
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Re: W6 sub
Originally posted by bullittstang View PostVery nice build and very methodical process to get to the finished product. That is a pretty imposing little driver! Are you going to do some in-room measurements? maybe compared to the Voxel?
Nice job on the finish too. Did you use raw veneer or paper-backed?
I actually wasn't planning on in-room measurements, but I will now!
Pretty happy with the finish - about 6 coats of shellac on the (paper backed) veneer and 1 coat of AquaZar water=based poly.
(You know the drill "It looks good enough and I want to play this tonight!")
I think I hear a difference - wow, it's amazing!" Ethan Winer: audio myths
"As God is my witness I'll never be without a good pair of speakers!" Scarlett O'Hara
High value, high quality RS150/TB28-537SH bookshelf - TARGAS NLA!
SB13/Vifa BC25SC06 MTM DCR Galeons-SB13-MTM
My Voxel min sub Yet-another-Voxel-build
Tangband W6-sub
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That's a nice project! It looks like you may have crossed over from cool 'mini' sub to a full-fledged hairy-chested subwoofer, even though it's still compact.
That little TB'er is a beast!
Oh, did you use the neo or Ferrite version? I wasn't sure based on the comparison to the Voxel which uses the ferrite driver.
TomZZarbo Audio Projects Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEZ...aFQSTl6NdOwgxQ * 320-641 Amp Review Youtube: https://youtu.be/ugjfcI5p6m0 *Veneering curves, seams, using heat-lock iron on method *Trimming veneer & tips *Curved Sides glue-up video
*Part 2 *Gluing multiple curved laminations of HDF
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Re: W6 sub
Originally posted by tomzarbo View PostThat's a nice project! It looks like you may have crossed over from cool 'mini' sub to a full-fledged hairy-chested subwoofer, even though it's still compact.
That little TB'er is a beast!
Oh, did you use the neo or Ferrite version? I wasn't sure based on the comparison to the Voxel which uses the ferrite driver.
TomZ
I used the ferrite version - the price difference could not be beat vs the neo.
As indicated, I will probably make at least one more of these.
I've got friends who can't stop drooling at Fry's bargains - looking for a 12" sub with 200 watts for $100.
I'll bet this little guy will blow away any of those commercial mass-market subs.
I think I hear a difference - wow, it's amazing!" Ethan Winer: audio myths
"As God is my witness I'll never be without a good pair of speakers!" Scarlett O'Hara
High value, high quality RS150/TB28-537SH bookshelf - TARGAS NLA!
SB13/Vifa BC25SC06 MTM DCR Galeons-SB13-MTM
My Voxel min sub Yet-another-Voxel-build
Tangband W6-sub
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Here's Omnimic comparison of my W6 sub vs a stock voxel with 1/24 octave resolution.
Played OM Track 2, hope that's correct.
I don't know if this is the correct procedure - I set a level of 85 dB at one meter,
then measured close-miked on each system. It surprised me that the W6 (in Blue) was not
more flat from 30 - 100, but in any case you can see the Voxel (in Red) drop
off below 60 Hz. Still, the Voxel sort of shows an EBS alignment, with good output
well into the 30s.
Subjectively, the Voxel sounded like was working a bit hard during the test, while the W6 was shrugging
at the challenge.
I think I hear a difference - wow, it's amazing!" Ethan Winer: audio myths
"As God is my witness I'll never be without a good pair of speakers!" Scarlett O'Hara
High value, high quality RS150/TB28-537SH bookshelf - TARGAS NLA!
SB13/Vifa BC25SC06 MTM DCR Galeons-SB13-MTM
My Voxel min sub Yet-another-Voxel-build
Tangband W6-sub
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I could be wrong, but I think "track 4" is the Bass-sweep on the disk. Not sure if it matters though, since these aren't really playing anything over 150-Hz anyway.
That is a nice smooth "Blue" curve, with an actual "port tuning" dip showing at about 25-Hz. Looks like a very nice and solid sounding sub build.
You have peaked my interest.
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Thanks guys.
When PE cranked up the "Speaker Design Team" project, I realized that my documentation was woefully inadequate, so
I learned Sketchup and tried to put more details into the build notes. One aspect of this hobby that always surfaces
in any project is the revisions and alterations and changing decisions until it's finished.
I tried to capture some of that. But, sheesh, after a number of years at this hobby, I'm still in awe of the
writeups that some guys produce.
I think I hear a difference - wow, it's amazing!" Ethan Winer: audio myths
"As God is my witness I'll never be without a good pair of speakers!" Scarlett O'Hara
High value, high quality RS150/TB28-537SH bookshelf - TARGAS NLA!
SB13/Vifa BC25SC06 MTM DCR Galeons-SB13-MTM
My Voxel min sub Yet-another-Voxel-build
Tangband W6-sub
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The venerable 1139 claims another fan!!!
Love these little mongrels,
Wolf"Wolf, you shall now be known as "King of the Zip ties." -Pete00t
"Wolf and speakers equivalent to Picasso and 'Blue'" -dantheman
"He is a true ambassador for this forum and speaker DIY in general." -Ed Froste
"We're all in this together, so keep your stick on the ice!" - Red Green aka Steve Smith
*InDIYana event website*
Photobucket pages:
https://app.photobucket.com/u/wolf_teeth_speaker
My blog/writeups/thoughts here at PE:
http://techtalk.parts-express.com/blog.php?u=4102
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