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wild_6_99
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11/05/06 at 14:13:13
 
hey everyone my names Andy
ive been browsing this site now for over 6-7 years, have made the wicked one, housewrecker, and was greatly impressed with them, and so has anyone who have heard them.

I had got the plans way back in december for last yr (05), and in the mean time  have moved, to a bigger house with a very large garage (my shop).  

Over the past summer have bought up pairs of Fostex 167e , Aurum Cantus ac165, and HIVI RT1C-A tweeters. and of course about 10 sheets of mdf dont come cheap either. Cry

so last week cutting began,  and last night i stayed out in the shop til 1:30am,  i had most of all the parts and so started the  assembly


ill post pics soon as i take it off my digi, and remember how to post on here.   <img_src*....somthing wasnt it?? ???

has anyone made these yet? and if so in what order did u assemble the frontbaffle parts "N"?

ill post more as progress goes along..
Kiss

cheers Andy
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Reply #2 - 11/06/06 at 00:01:12
 
Keep those pics coming!  I'm looking forward to the report on your listening experience once you have them completed.

Jim P
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Reply #3 - 11/06/06 at 00:49:10
 
wild_6_99

Nice. looking forward to the build
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Reply #4 - 11/06/06 at 12:57:39
 
After hearing Zygi's account of his first experience with the corner horns, I am dedicated to either building a house with a room for them, a shed set up specifically for them, or I am simply going to adopt a father with a room for them.
I want to hear these things!!!!!!

lol

Hope the build goes well. By all accounts this should be the loveliest speakers you ever own. Let us know how it goes!

Robert
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Reply #5 - 11/06/06 at 13:22:17
 
ive attached panels I , J to "N" but b4 i glued and nailed them together i rounded over the backside of panel "n" with 1/2" round over Cheesy  




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Reply #6 - 11/06/06 at 13:29:53
 
panels "N" took alot of work , i routed out the 1/4 " deep dado with my 3/4 router bit cause i have not yet purchased a dado set for my table saw  :'(  

i could have been the mdf snowman only after 20 minutes

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Reply #7 - 11/06/06 at 13:36:44
 
cutting the 22.5 degree angle on the table saw, took  a few times to get the angle perfect....think it was about 22.75 degrees, but 22.5 is close enough


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Reply #8 - 11/06/06 at 13:48:22
 
parts surrounding piece "v" , ended up being a 9.5 degree on the chop saw and then an 10.5 degree vertical v notch on the table saw, then extended the cut to a point with the band saw  

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Reply #9 - 11/06/06 at 13:53:26
 
a little brain storming be i head for lunch , one lil corner  of the shop

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Reply #10 - 11/06/06 at 17:21:49
 
ill maybe get steve to check this but am i the first to build these?

as well after teh enclosure is put togetehr how the heck are ya supose to get 4 5" speakers inside,....yes there is the opening...but gees no room to put in a mounting screw.... any ideas?
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Reply #11 - 11/07/06 at 00:37:36
 
Wild,
What application are you making these for?
If you are making them for a liveable sized room and you are going to be using them for personal space, I don't think it is optimum to put the 4 5" drivers in the horn. In fact, unless I am mistaken you have already cut the baffle for the 6" in the front?
After talking to Zygi this weekend, my impression is that the version that uses the multiple drivers was actually flown like a proffesional line type speaker. Awesome quality when no directional element was needed (I think that sounds right)
Anyway, if you are going to be using it in a personal setting, I think you would just want to go for the single driver unit here. I know that you wouldn't put 5 speakers in it if that is what you have on the agenda.
I have no idea how many have been built, but I think the plans and the white papers (and from the opinion that Bob gave me) these things need to be in a "somewhat" specific room meaning the knee walls or an opening between them is pretty important.
Do you have a picture of where they will be placed? Or are they going to be used for pro sound?
Let us know what you got going on there. If I were you, I would definitely give Steve a call with any questions on these.
I am curious too though? Has anyone else built these yet?

Robert
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Reply #12 - 11/07/06 at 01:02:22
 
[quote author=musgofasa  link=1162739593/0#11 date=1162859856]Wild,
What application are you making these for? [/quote]

That is a good question.  I thought I read in the notes too that the application could use multiple 4s or a single 6 or something along that line.  

Way to go for it Wild.  I am sure many are eagerly awaiting your progress on this job.  Great pics so far.
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Reply #13 - 11/07/06 at 02:12:19
 
wild_6_99
I have not heard anyone completing these as of yet and your pictures are the closest to a build I have seen.

I would never build them but if you have the room for it they would be a awsome project.
I have pretty much read all the data on them and its awsome that you have taken them on to build..
I have to add your work is really nice, thanks a bunch for the pics. Your posts are really making my day!  :)
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Reply #14 - 11/07/06 at 20:29:35
 
im making them for personal use yes....and im making 4 of them so stacking them is a posibility,  yes using fostex driver for one...set...and one as a 2 way

ive also made 4 extra baffles  with no cutouts case i want to do lil testing as a mtm or somthing like that....or further down the road think id like to try out the 4x 5" application.... but still prety tight to get in 4 drivers without ripping the horn apart.

ill be putting them in room thats 11'7" X13'5" with 8' 6" high ceiling

in the house there is also a 16'x 40' catheral ceiling....but it only has 1 true corner to other is doors and closet, opposite side is a stair case and  the kicthen open concept

i could make the knee wall there in the commercial application
and because the speakers would sit on the 16' wide wall.....dirction of sound might be less crutial

i can take pics latr tonight


ohh im very unfimilar with tube amps
call me a tube virgin if ya like  :-/

cause i have not yet heard one and compared

and by the sounds of things i should REALLY get one

but well im gonna have some dinner and head out to the shop and assemble a couple more
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Reply #15 - 11/07/06 at 23:39:31
 
Holy smokes!
If it were me, I would do the single driver fostex first and then experiment from there to see what you think of the sound. Steve had also mentioned a special speaker for these a while back and judging from what I saw at Zygi's house, I bet it is special just for the horns.
I am not sure about the room dimensions. I think that sounds pretty good. I know the white paper says that they need a cutout in between the horns or knee walls to create that effect. As far as how they would sound without that, the only person who could likely answer that is Steve. The accounts I have been given would indicate this is the best sounding design ever though so it might not be all that picky as far as the walls and room, but I sure wish I knew.
Where do you live? I might just buy a ticket to take a listen when you get done!  ;D

Keep us posted your work looks beautiful so far!

Robert
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Reply #16 - 11/08/06 at 03:36:54
 
i live north of kingston (1 hr) ontario, up in cottage country

its deer hunting season right now so work has slowd down(boss and coworkers gone hunting)..but dosnt bother me abit  work from 9-3 then play in the shop til midnight

ill try to get ahold of steve tomorrow

as far as those pics go....ill takem right now, just gotta move some of my roomates stuff

ya im sure il be showing them off lots when i get them hooked up
maybe ill have a lil hornfest lol
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Reply #17 - 11/08/06 at 14:33:38
 
the kitchen view of the BIG room

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Reply #18 - 11/08/06 at 14:39:41
 
the corner were the tv is will be one in the commmercial config, and making a knee wall on the opposite side

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Reply #19 - 11/08/06 at 14:53:56
 
my house wrecker in my  sound room, i made it with 1/4x 1/4 solid cherry beading up the sides to stop dents and mdf waffering, base is made from solid cherry as well as the top, veneered cherry of course

well behind that will be the placment of the horns, and a big wall for 12 diffusers 2'x2' gonna be making almost 20 difusars, and 2 bass traps 6" thick pink fiberglass...cause the room is really LIVE , which is not a bad thing somtimes...but gets a lil fatiguing at higher volumes, so i thought id make the horns first and  see how they sound...then add diffusars and absorbers  

is this the right process im not sure but seams logical for me
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Reply #20 - 11/08/06 at 14:57:47
 
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Reply #21 - 11/09/06 at 01:42:45
 
2 sets of curves all sanded out smooth Cheesy
2 to go
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Reply #22 - 11/12/06 at 22:52:44
 
how many ppl actually have these plans?

plz double check with me on this maybe i got a lemon

i have some measuments descrepentcies on mine

in many papers including the white papers for the corner horns , it says they are 24x24" footprint.....
on the other hand my full scale drawing measures square 23 7/8"x 23 5/8" could this just be cause it was hand drawn?

no affence what so ever to Steve(the master himself), just curious weather it was intentional or not.....cause if so ive screwed up, ive made all my layouts on all 8 panels 24"x 24"(its fitin together real nice tho)



i tryed to referance back to where lines meet up and such, i  think its just maybe the printing copying process as well... could be many things

somone plz check yours plz and hopfully

come to a good conclusion.

i tryed callin steve a couple times now to no avail, but hes a busy guy im sure


cheers
Andy
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Reply #23 - 11/15/06 at 12:27:24
 
Andy, I do not have the answer to your question but it sure is very kind of you to take photos and walk us through this process. If I had a room that would be a candidate for these horns, they are what I would have.

Good luck.....I hope Steve or someone can help you. Smiley
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Reply #24 - 11/15/06 at 20:48:03
 
Hey Andy,
Yeah, mine measure the same.  
I'm guessing it's from hand drawing.  
I'm also guessing it's why part "V" wasn't the "right" # of degrees in the template. (I made a bunch until I came up with one to match the template; I don't remember what it came out to).  
I measured the 'print, and found the sides different, and figured it wasn't supposed to be exact, but more of a guide to follow.  
So I decided to go with the numbers in the white papers.  
Just divided the angles out, (don't remember off the top of my head what they were either, but they where where the saw had detents, not between half degrees), and cut the top & bottom plates to just under 24".  (I made mine out of baltic birch, and left enough thickness to veneer them).  (Still haven't) Sad  
On the internal holes--
I cut mine out, and drilled and installed inserts for the smaller drivers in case I wanted to install them later.  
I talked to Steve about it though, and he said that configuration was just for outdoor use.  
They are room sensitive.  
Enough I don't even want to write anything about them yet.  
I had them in (just over)  13 x 11 x 9 room with an alcove, built to the same dimensions as Steve's reference room, and was expecting great things.  
I'll just say I learned a lot about the importance of room treatment.  
After trying my HDTs, and a pair of ML TLs, and both also sounding bad in this room with "great" proportions, it's time to build traps & diffusers before I say anything more.  
Robert
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Reply #25 - 11/16/06 at 00:48:45
 
things that make you go " hmmmmm"  ???
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Reply #26 - 11/16/06 at 02:05:20
 
well sadly enough i also need alot of aborption and diffusion as well , .... just dont got the cash to makem right now.....ive had the mdf for a couple months now....

right now doin the most cost effective thing without being bored around here (it gets real boring between fishing and snowmobile season, so biulding speakers fits right in for the fall)

besides why the hell would ya wanna be outside in this weather...warm cozy shop with lots of sawdust
how can ya go wrong Kiss Cheesy

maybe im overkilling the curves but each ones taken me a bout  an hr and half to 2 hrs  but just got 1 left to do on the 4th horn, so then im onto making the back pcs and putting them together

but more angle cuts to be made soon, ill post some pics soon.
ill becontinuing agian next week ,,gone all weekend..
By sunday,

cant wait to see the doors of the shop, to get started agian

cheers
Andy
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Reply #27 - 12/01/06 at 19:02:20
 
Off to the spelling bee, I presume ??? Wink
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Reply #28 - 12/01/06 at 20:08:40
 
fitting the compound angle cuts on the "wings" takes a while.  
the 'print and white paper again serve as more of a rough approximation than an exact template, and the builder has to fit not just compound angles, but to the curves made in the front, (which were probably made by eyeball with a belt sander, not fit with a template either).  
then four times for each speaker...
a frustrating bit of hand fitting to say the least, it may take a while.  
Robert
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Reply #29 - 12/04/06 at 23:52:11
 
hey all

progress resumes once again

last sunday got all the parts for the back all done and the internal peices...(fitting them was a lil tricky)

this past weekend i was at the annual Woodshow in ottawa

while in ottawa i picked up 2 more sheets of mdf (to make all the sail peices)

ya ill be using a beltsander to do the curves (mounted on the bench with belt side up)

with 24 grit  ;D Grin Grin Grin


pics coming shorty

cheers
Andy
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Reply #30 - 12/05/06 at 00:09:41
 


[img=http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9928/imgp2211ii2.jpg]

backs, dividers, relfectors and internal peices finished
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Reply #31 - 12/05/06 at 00:13:33
 
side view of first sail finished

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Reply #32 - 12/05/06 at 00:17:34
 
1 down 15 to go

more pics to come later this week

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Reply #33 - 12/05/06 at 22:32:31
 
Wow, wow, wow.

I'm very jealous, thanks for the pics.

Dave
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Reply #34 - 12/13/06 at 23:40:48
 
ive completed all the wings/sails of the horns and glued and nailed them in.
now just have to do the finish work on them...im getting more and more eager as the days go by


all i want to do is plug them in  :D
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Reply #35 - 12/20/06 at 10:08:33
 
Only one thing to say man


AWESOME!

Wish they  were mine

I guess that's two things eh?

lol
Robert
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Reply #36 - 12/20/06 at 13:05:07
 
Very nice.
thank you for the pics and sharing the build with us. I like the complexity and would build them just for that.
Gex
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Reply #37 - 01/06/07 at 18:46:21
 
Anymore progress reports?
Did you fire em up yet "wild"?
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Reply #38 - 01/12/07 at 14:33:08
 
wow thats a complicated build Sad

why 4? , 2 rooms ?
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Reply #39 - 01/13/07 at 22:24:10
 
ya there pretty complicated but fun

4-  i want to experiment with double stacked in 2 corners

and well why make the jigs and everything for only 2....might just as well spend a lil more on mdf and make 4

hey if i move away(which is maybe in the spring) or somthing i can always sell 2  maybe to a few of you that have actually heard them before


but my ears cant wait for the first "WATT"

but ya ive gone through about 8 sheets of mdf if not more

yes each one wieghts about 100 lbs

im in the primer stages right now, paint goes on tomrrow and then a couple coats of clear, there gonna be white with sorta burgandy dark baffle peice(or part "n")


ohh and by the way

im at the 85 mark for total hours now for the 4 of them

ill get some primed and painted pics up soon enough

cheers
~Andy~
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Reply #40 - 01/13/07 at 22:38:37
 
[quote author=wild_6_99  link=1162739593/15#22 date=1163371964]
plz double check with me on this maybe i got a lemon
i have some measuments descrepentcies on mine

in many papers including the white papers, it says 24x24" footprint, my full scale drawing measures 23 7/8"x 23 5/8" could this just be cause it was hand drawn?

i tryed to referance back to where lines meet up and such... [/quote]
For really accurate corner horn plans (which truly are flat to 40 Hz, and FR charts are available), you could try Ron Clarke's Austin.  
The blueprints are dimensioned to .010", and I laid them out that accurately, with a sharp pencil.  
The lines meet up exactly, to a point in opposite corners.  
The angles are exact, much easier to build, no unnecessary complications...
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Reply #41 - 01/19/07 at 19:53:14
 
a lil more progress this past week
baffles sprayed and drying at the moment gonna put on another coat before tonight


2 coats of white semigloss (latex)


after that drys gonna put on a couple coats of clear (waterbase)

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Reply #42 - 01/19/07 at 23:03:13
 
 You MR.Wild are doing a fantabulous job Grin. They look really great,look forward to your listening review when ready.  Keep up the good work Cheesy    Dave Smiley
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Reply #43 - 01/31/07 at 19:16:21
 
Awesome work....I too can not wait to see them finished
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Reply #44 - 02/03/07 at 16:00:54
 
  Any updates getting close Wild?  Thanks for all the wonderful pics of the process so far ,and looking forward to your impressions of how they sound...   Dave Smiley
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Reply #45 - 02/14/07 at 04:50:14
 
wild_6_99 wrote on 11/12/06 at 22:52:44:
how many ppl actually have these plans?

plz double check with me on this maybe i got a lemon

i have some measuments descrepentcies on mine

in many papers including the white papers for the corner horns , it says they are 24x24" footprint.....
on the other hand my full scale drawing measures square 23 7/8"x 23 5/8" could this just be cause it was hand drawn?

no affence what so ever to Steve(the master himself), just curious weather it was intentional or not.....cause if so ive screwed up, ive made all my layouts on all 8 panels 24"x 24"(its fitin together real nice tho)



i tryed to referance back to where lines meet up and such, i  think its just maybe the printing copying process as well... could be many things

somone plz check yours plz and hopfully

come to a good conclusion.

i tryed callin steve a couple times now to no avail, but hes a busy guy im sure


cheers
Andy



Turns out the blueprint place that made the copies of my original print used machines that distorted the copies.  The actual footprint is indeed 24 x 24 inches.

We have moved to a new address with new phone (309) 822 5255 and I no longer need my cell phone (309) 868 9302, so I got rid of it.  Best way to contact me is at our new number.

BTW,  watching this build is getting ME excited  [smiley=bounce.gif] and I'm the one that invented the damn things!

Let me know when your ready for drivers.  I modify a Fostex that is so incredible in these speakers it is without question the best single driver speaker I've ever heard... and probably ever will.

Steve
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Reply #46 - 02/15/07 at 02:37:36
 
OK Steve, so give us the details on this modified driver. What was it at birth, the FE167?

Awesome pics and project... and a workshop I'm sure most here drool over.
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Reply #47 - 02/17/07 at 20:47:35
 
It's been almost a month with no up-dates[smiley=cry.gif]  Hello,hello, hello is there anybody out there?,just nod if you can hear me, is there anyone at home?????      Dave Smiley
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Reply #48 - 02/17/07 at 23:52:00
 
I hear Andy's got them finished and installed. Can't wait to visit him and see how they sound.

I'll bug him to post some pics Wink
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Reply #49 - 02/18/07 at 01:56:41
 
Cool Kwad and welcome...  I bet he's stuck in the zone between the horns totally in the grips of their power with no ambition to get on the forums and I don't blame him in the least Grin
                                              Dave Smiley
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