Voxel - a mini-sub+

[Chris Roemer]

Re: Voxel - a mini-sub+

9" models SLIGHTly better, but . . . I THINK Paul's saying that the 9" is the overall length (including the 2 radiused ends). If you made you own vent out of 1.5" PVC (straight - which could lead to chuffing) it could be just 8" long. Regardless, if you bought 2 of those tubes, and use them following Paul's instructions, all will be well.

[davedohc]

Re: Voxel - a mini-sub+

Picture says to use 1.5" x 9" vent, but on listed things there is to use 2x Speaker Cabinet Port Tube 1-1/2" ID x 4" which is 4" long, glued together should be 8" long. Could someone clarify which length is correct, or maybe I'm wrong with my calculation.

Thanks for help

[woodsart]

Re: Voxel - a mini-sub+

The plate amp doesn't need to be in the sub's cabinet.

Thanks, that convinced me so....Paul, Jeff, Tyger and Mr. Fastbike, I just ordered the Voxel parts, the 3 Quark kits and now pulling the plug on a Yammy. Never heard one, but it might be nice to compare with the maranzes....we'll see :applause:

Thanks again, for your help,

Robert

[fastbike1]

Re: Voxel - a mini-sub+

The plate amp doesn't need to be in the sub's cabinet.

[woodsart]

Re: Voxel - a mini-sub+

Hi Robert, If you like the Quarks then I would pick the additional kits up from Erich and have a matching system. The Quark will be just fine as a center channel at that distance. They have about the same sensitivity as the Continuum, they're just more limited on the low end and in max SPL, but I doubt that will be a big issue. Should make for a cool little HT system. Invite a Bose lover over for a listen and see what they think.....

Jeff

Thanks Jeff, I believe the Quarks will make a cool theater system in a small room as well with a small subwoofer. Just need to decide which small sub to build.

Ha ha, but I don't know any Bose lovers. I did check into the sound bar last year at BB...I just couldn't get into it, particularly with the large price tag.

The Voxel, I think will be easy to build. Just need to figure out how with a plate amp.

Btw, I switched from the Kairos to the Quarks last night using the Marantz Mono blocks. They did not embarrass their big brother next to them.

[Jeff B.]

Re: Voxel - a mini-sub+

Thanks. Eric has the quarks kit...so I might just do that.

Also, what would be a good reasonable plate amp for the sub?

And would the Quark center be enough sound about 8' away?

Thanks, Robert

Hi Robert, If you like the Quarks then I would pick the additional kits up from Erich and have a matching system. The Quark will be just fine as a center channel at that distance. They have about the same sensitivity as the Continuum, they're just more limited on the low end and in max SPL, but I doubt that will be a big issue. Should make for a cool little HT system. Invite a Bose lover over for a listen and see what they think.....

Jeff

[tyger23]

Re: Voxel - a mini-sub+

There's no reason why you can't use a quark as a center channel (IMHO).

[woodsart]

Re: Voxel - a mini-sub+

There's always the OS MTMs as mains and the OS center, leaving the Quarks for surround duty.

Definitely a thought...but I wanted to keep down costs, more so the size of the speakers. I don't think my wife would like the color of those drivers..lol.

I don''t mind using the Quarks, but I can't see one as a center! Or can I? The only sure thing is I need definitely is to use the 2 I have.

I will need a plate amp/Voxel driver, sub cable, 3 speaker kits and, 5.1 receiver.

Thanks!

[fastbike1]

Re: Voxel - a mini-sub+

There's always the OS MTMs as mains and the OS center, leaving the Quarks for surround duty.

[tyger23]

Re: Voxel - a mini-sub+

Well - I currently power my voxel with one of my modified Pyle PAMP100's bridged to mono. I would think for lightweight sub duties on the voxel, you might not even need to modify it.

For a plate, I would think Dayton SA70 would be ok. I believe the SA25 is too lightweight. I would aim for something in the 70-100W region. If you add a plate amplifier, remember to compensate for the additional volume consumed by the amplifier (i.e. make the sub enclosure larger by an equivalent amount).

Regarding the 8-foot listening, I think the quarks would be just fine provided you're using the "small" setting (crossover >80Hz) on your AVR and you're listening at reasonable volume levels. If you try and push them to movie-theater levels, they may struggle a bit.

[woodsart]

Re: Voxel - a mini-sub+

Robert - if you can get 3 more quarks, I'd do that. 5 Quarks and a Voxel. For the lower end Yammy - I love the RX-V477 (which is now replaced by the RX-V479).

If you can't get 3 more quarks because they're NLA, then check out my Mariposa's. I personally think they did OK when stacked up against the Quarks at InDIYana. The Mariposa's use the same enclosure, but they use still-available drivers, and they're 8-ohm's (meaning they're good-to-go with lower end AVR's).

Thanks. Eric has the quarks kit...so I might just do that.

Also, what would be a good reasonable plate amp for the sub?

And would the Quark center be enough sound about 8' away?

Thanks, Robert

[tyger23]

Re: Voxel - a mini-sub+

Hey guys, I would like to consider a reasonable 5.1 set-up in a smallish room using the Voxel.

I have a set of the quarks, but i need two fronts/center and a possible Yammy receiver.... Any suggestions Paul? Or anyone?

Thanks, Robert

Robert - if you can get 3 more quarks, I'd do that. 5 Quarks and a Voxel. For the lower end Yammy - I love the RX-V477 (which is now replaced by the RX-V479).

If you can't get 3 more quarks because they're NLA, then check out my Mariposa's. I personally think they did OK when stacked up against the Quarks at InDIYana. The Mariposa's use the same enclosure, but they use still-available drivers, and they're 8-ohm's (meaning they're good-to-go with lower end AVR's).

[woodsart]

Re: Voxel - a mini-sub+

Hey guys, I would like to consider a reasonable 5.1 set-up in a smallish room using the Voxel.

I have a set of the quarks, but i need two fronts/center and a possible Yammy receiver.... Any suggestions Paul? Or anyone?

Thanks, Robert

[fastbike1]

Re: Voxel - a mini-sub+

I'm not Paul, but you'll need 4x the box size. At that point why not just go to a bigger driver?

I know I'm late. Paul, I don't have the resources to model, but, could you tell me how 4 of these would perform in the same box? I am looking for SPL and portability. Thanks.

[turnitdown]

Re: Voxel - a mini-sub+

I know I'm late. Paul, I don't have the resources to model, but, could you tell me how 4 of these would perform in the same box? I am looking for SPL and portability. Thanks.