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mhardy6647
mhardy6647 Posts: 33,803
edited August 2013 in 2 Channel Audio
as seen from a somewhat unlikely source (although the Urquelle, so to speak, isn't so surprising).

1. http://www.transcendentsound.com/Transcendent/Subwoofer.html
2. http://www.transcendentsound.com/Transcendent/Satellite_System.html

now...
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,648
    edited August 2013
    I built my first bucket sub circa 1992.
    In 1993, I built a full on, self contained bucket "boombox". It spent a lot of time on the beach with us.
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    edited August 2013
    I like the bucket sub! That Peerless SLS 830667 is very nice for midbass but never tried it as a sub. No bucket though...would make a small box or pick up a .6 cu ft flat pack from DIY Sound Group.
    2.2 Office Setup | LG 29UB55 21:9 UltraWide | HP Probook 630 G8 | Dell Latitude | Cabasse Stream Amp 100 | Boston Acoustics VS 240 | AUDIORAX Desk Stands | Mirage Omni S8 sub1 | Mirage Omni S8 Sub2
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited August 2013
    It's too bad that my wife wouldn't approve of a bucket sub in our main living area. Unless.....are their boutique bucket stores? :redface:
    No bucket though...would make a small box or pick up a .6 cu ft flat pack from DIY Sound Group.
    Conformist! :cheesygrin:
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,803
    edited August 2013
    mrbiron wrote: »
    It's too bad that my wife wouldn't approve of a bucket sub in our main living area. Unless.....are their boutique bucket stores? :redface:

    Of course! Get a pair of Coach buckets... or Vivendi or Gucci buckets.
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  • gmjungbluth
    gmjungbluth Posts: 232
    edited August 2013
    I love it!

    I'm very intrigued by both the sub and the small full-range driver.

    Has anyone tried building a single-driver monitor system? For a while now I've been looking at the 8" Dayton fullrange speaker at Parts-Express and thinking about building a not-so-expensive system. Maybe I don't need to even spend that much on the 8" fullrange?
    HT System:
    Marantz NR-1403
    Front: Klipsch CF-4
    Rear: Paradigm Atom V3
    Center: Boston Acoustic VR12
    Sub: Bowers & Wilkins ASW600

    2Ch:
    Restored Fisher 500C
    Yamaha P-500 Turntable

    Living Room:
    Harman Kardon 3380
    Restored Polk Monitor 7B

    Bedroom:
    Harman Kardon VR-3750
    Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble
    Polk PSW10

    In and out of rotation:
    KLH Model 6,
    Polk LSI7
    NAD 7100
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,803
    edited August 2013
    gmjungbluth wrote: »
    I love it!

    I'm very intrigued by both the sub and the small full-range driver.

    Has anyone tried building a single-driver monitor system? For a while now I've been looking at the 8" Dayton fullrange speaker at Parts-Express and thinking about building a not-so-expensive system. Maybe I don't need to even spend that much on the 8" fullrange?

    Well... no, not for "real" monitor use - but I enjoy the heck out of a pair of (more or less) "full range" Fostex (FE-207E, 200 mm)drivers in very simple BR cabinets... "great for tube amps" :-)



    9598891997_cb427c3552_b.jpg
    DSC_5663 by mhardy6647, on Flickr

    FWIW, I think that 8" (200 mm) is a sweet spot in terms of size for "full range" (extended range) drivers - big enough to move a little air, with the potential for low-enough Fs to have some LF reach... and small enough to provide the opportunity (typically, but not always, with a "whizzer" cone) to provide reasonably extended HF response and still not be too "beamy" (as in "beamy up, Scotty").

    I cannot vouch for the current PE drivers (have yet to hear 'em), but they look nice and I'd certainly expect good things from them. You're talking about the ones with the copper phase plugs, yes?
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited August 2013
    My first stereo speakers I built myself in high school, a very long time ago, using an 8" full range driver and they didn't sound half bad.
    Home Theater
    Onkyo PR-SC5508 Sharp LC-70LE847U
    Emotiva XPA-5 Emotiva XPA-2 Emotiva UPA-2
    Front RTi-A9 Wide RTi-A7 Center CSi-A6 Surround FXi-A6 Rear RTi-A3 Sub 2x PSW505
    Sony BDP-S790 Dishnetwork Hopper/Joey Logitech Harmony One Apple TV
    Two Channel
    Oppo 105D BAT VK-500 w/BatPack SDA SRS 2.3 Dreadnought Squeezebox Touch Apple TV
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  • gmjungbluth
    gmjungbluth Posts: 232
    edited August 2013
    Great pic!

    Yes, I was referring to the ones with the copper phase plugs. Look pretty cool!
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Well... no, not for "real" monitor use - but I enjoy the heck out of a pair of (more or less) "full range" Fostex (FE-207E, 200 mm)drivers in very simple BR cabinets... "great for tube amps" :-)



    9598891997_cb427c3552_b.jpg
    DSC_5663 by mhardy6647, on Flickr

    FWIW, I think that 8" (200 mm) is a sweet spot in terms of size for "full range" (extended range) drivers - big enough to move a little air, with the potential for low-enough Fs to have some LF reach... and small enough to provide the opportunity (typically, but not always, with a "whizzer" cone) to provide reasonably extended HF response and still not be too "beamy" (as in "beamy up, Scotty").

    I cannot vouch for the current PE drivers (have yet to hear 'em), but they look nice and I'd certainly expect good things from them. You're talking about the ones with the copper phase plugs, yes?
    HT System:
    Marantz NR-1403
    Front: Klipsch CF-4
    Rear: Paradigm Atom V3
    Center: Boston Acoustic VR12
    Sub: Bowers & Wilkins ASW600

    2Ch:
    Restored Fisher 500C
    Yamaha P-500 Turntable

    Living Room:
    Harman Kardon 3380
    Restored Polk Monitor 7B

    Bedroom:
    Harman Kardon VR-3750
    Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble
    Polk PSW10

    In and out of rotation:
    KLH Model 6,
    Polk LSI7
    NAD 7100
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,803
    edited August 2013
    gmjungbluth wrote: »
    Great pic!

    Yes, I was referring to the ones with the copper phase plugs. Look pretty cool!

    The room was pretty empty then (last winter)... it's full of junk now :-P

    The PartsExpress drivers certainly look well designed and well made... little too 'spensive to just buy a pair to play with, unfortunately.
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