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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Feb 6, 2020 16:59:09 GMT
The drivers each have two 2 ohm coils that can be connected in parallel for increased power handling or in series to give 4 ohms as I understand it. I believe Vic runs both amps in stereo, each amp running one left/right pair, one pair out of phase in relation to the other pair.
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Feb 6, 2020 14:50:04 GMT
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Feb 6, 2020 12:29:31 GMT
Yes agreed, bass that punches you in the gut. :-)
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Feb 6, 2020 11:29:06 GMT
Yes, I thought the 18" Goldwoods were good until I heard these.
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Feb 6, 2020 10:57:16 GMT
Yes agree Martin, I had a silly grin on my face listening to it.
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Feb 6, 2020 10:39:16 GMT
I have to say probably the best bass I have ever heard is on Vic system The PRV drivers have a lot of punch and running them in line array gives you tremendous scale Glad you going down a similar path Do you plan to use different bass drivers I'll use the same bass drivers, Vic says it's not just the size, but that particular driver that is special, and use the mid and tweeter in my current Banstanis to start with, see how I get on with that initially. Given Vic's extensive experience with trialling bass drivers I'm happy to go with his recommendations. Agree it's the best bass I've heard from a domestic speaker.
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Feb 6, 2020 9:42:27 GMT
I'd love to hear your speakers too Jerry, never heard any MBL's. Vic's certainly impressed me enough that I'll be doing the same at home. :-)
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Feb 6, 2020 9:03:27 GMT
I had the opportunity to visit Vic last night to have a listen to his OB's, thanks are due for hosting me and allowing me to listen to his creations - thanks Vic! Short version - Wow. Just wow.. Long version - Vic took me upstairs to his living room, quite a large space, around 30ft. by 15ft. so room for speakers to breathe. We had a chat about the construction of the speakers and the various earlier iterations that are scattered around the room. Some photos below, but basically he uses some miniature scaffolding parts from a company near Huddersfield I think it is - total cost for all the parts and for them to cut the tubing to length was £99 delivered, so a bit of a bargain there. I'll try and find a link. The bass drivers are bolted together facing each other using some spacers of around 4-5", and hang in a cradle of the scaffolding supported by some small loops of cable. This seems to work really well - I checked to see if any vibrations were making there way from the drivers to the scaffolding and couldn't really detect anything, so this arrangement appears to work really well. The PRV mid/top drivers are hung from a U shape bracket, again with a loop of cable under the top drivers' magnet. Vic made some fish plates, more or less the shape of a dog bone to connect the four drivers together, all just hanging there from the top driver. The weight of the drivers keeps them steady. They are connected series/parallel a la Edingdale stylee. It was all digital files we listened to, one particular track that struck me was a live version of Man/Machine. I can honestly say I've never heard a speaker in a living room get closer to how a live gig sounds ( or at least how I imagine it would sound not having been there). The scale, dynamics and sheer drive to the bass has to be heard to be believed - I've certainly never heard anything like it in a living room, it really is like being at the gig. The funny thing is though, the bass is in no way overblown, nor does it interfere with the mid/tops in any way, it's just there when it needs to be, and boy is it there! As Vic commented, you can't really appreciate music like this until you hear it with the full frequency range reproduced, and having now heard this for myself, I have to agree. The 4" PRV drivers appear to be quite a bargain- I think they are around £75 each? Mids and tops were very well reproduced, huge soundstaging too. Very clean and clear, and I didn't miss a tweeter at all. Further details - The bass drivers are crossed at 275hz to suit the PRV drivers, using the DSP in the Behringer amps. I was surprised to learn there is no DSP used to tweak the low bass response due to the lack of baffle, these drivers are so capable that none is required - I can certainly vouch for that. Only caveat is sensitivity is not great, but as Vic again commented, watts are cheap - he's using a couple of 6000w NX Series Behringers which he paid £300 each- all he does is up the gain by 10db to match levels with the PRV's. Other than that they are run open, as I believe are the PRV's - they are run with a pair of Temple Audio boards, powered with a pair of supercap power supplies. Well that's about it, I'm sure Vic will correct any inaccuracies, just like to say thanks again, it was a pleasure to meet you. My plan now is to copy the bass side of this and use it with the Bastanis mid and tweeter. EDIT - link to the metal store - www.themetalstore.co.uk/
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Feb 5, 2020 9:31:06 GMT
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Feb 1, 2020 19:52:04 GMT
I spent a few hours today installing a front lip, or splitter, on my BRZ. It's a real STI (Subaru Technica International) item and would have been exorbitant to import from Japan. However, I managed to buy a brand new surplus to requirements one from a BRZ forum member at less than half the cost. Luckily today was a gorgeous sunny day so lying on my back for several hours drilling holes wasn't such a bad way to spend a Saturday. Looks very nice Martin, like these.
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jan 22, 2020 8:40:49 GMT
You forget it's there, and they have saved my screen on several occasions, dropped phones etc.
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jan 21, 2020 18:33:00 GMT
"Quality costs, but quality wastes, so I'm giving up all of my expensive tastes..." The Kinks - Low Budget.. Of course in reality, buy good, buy once, it's a much better addadage. Premium quality, even preloved, wisely chosen, will always beat cheap, not so cheerful crap - hands down. Your stories of phone damages tear at my heart! Please guys, never put anything else in the same pocket as your phone. It is holy! Aways secure in unopenable, pocket, pouch etc etc Used or new chewing gum foil scratches gorilla glass in no time too! I did my time listening to the HW quality guys on phone programmes.. Yes agree, and fit a case and screen protector as soon as it comes out of the box.
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jan 18, 2020 21:46:40 GMT
SOLD
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jan 18, 2020 10:54:37 GMT
SOLD STP
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jan 17, 2020 17:52:40 GMT
£320 plus post?
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jan 17, 2020 17:52:16 GMT
How about £300 including post?
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jan 17, 2020 14:52:42 GMT
It would seem a good idea to reform old caps by gradually increasing voltage to them when they’ve been unused for a long time.
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jan 15, 2020 20:51:39 GMT
SOLD STP.
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jan 15, 2020 15:09:49 GMT
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jan 15, 2020 14:44:17 GMT
A nice pair of monos, MK II I think?. Some marks on the tops but you have to look for them, have tried to show a scratch in the photos. Fronts are in good nick though. £300 plus postage. Upgrades are available from NVA.
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