Group Buy '16: Dreadnought Avel Lindberg 1000VA Isolation Transformers

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 22,420
    Moose68Bash wrote: »
    quotidian

    Going to have to tuck this away and whip it out unexpectedly on some unsuspecting chap :pB)



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  • gmcman
    gmcman Posts: 1,697
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  • edpot1
    edpot1 Posts: 4
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Much appreciated edpot1. $3.41 in fasteners plus $9.61 in shipping seems kind of silly. I will probably go to my local hardware store to get the fasteners. Thanks for including the dimensions and not just the Fastenal part number.

    Thanks again Jay for sharing.

    H9

    I did go to Home Depot yesterday and wasn't able to find similar parts. Once I have the case and the transformer, I *might* be able to find parts there that would work - the sizes obviously don't have to be exactly what I posted. But given what I know right now about the dimensions, I'll probably go with Fastenal.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 48,173
    edited January 2017
    To mount the sockets properly those are the correct sizes, it's what Neutrik calls for. I've seen others use improper sizes, which looks like dog poo to me. YMMV.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 12,771
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 24,753
    They were special order only and you missed the group buy. Perhaps someone may have one to sell. If you got to page 1 you will see several links that explains the use and build of one of these. Get your learn on.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Aleph 30 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Plus DAC | MIT Shotgun S3 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 24,753
    edited February 2017
    I just broke down and bought the fasteners from Fastenal and paid the $10 shipping for $3 worth of stuff. After thinking it through it made sense. I know I could have sourced stuff locally, but my time is worth something and frankly I just want to be done with it and off my mind.

    I also decided to get all the Neutrik parts from Parts Express. Along with the other misc parts including red techflex and gold female disconnects. I was thinking I have Canare 4S11 at home currently for my SDA cable, but it turns out it's 4S8, a tad smaller gauge but it should suffice.

    I was going to get a 12' piece of 4S11 at Performance Audio and the Neutrik parts, but I'm betting the difference between 11g or 13g wire diameter over a 5 foot run on each side for the SDA signal will be negligible.

    I also included one of these if I have issues w/ the tranny or want to run w/o it. Or simply to make a comparison before and after.

    http://www.parts-express.com/neutrik-nl4mmx-speakon-cable-to-cable-adapter-4-pole--092-196

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Aleph 30 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Plus DAC | MIT Shotgun S3 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,392
    Hey that coupler is nice! Cool find.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 15,614
    ONLY 7 CASES LEFT!!!
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  • 250GTLusso
    250GTLusso Posts: 163
    Wait, what?! Do you still have the 2 I ordered? Did I miss something?
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  • [Deleted User]
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    edited February 2017
    So Larry gave me a couple different face plates to mess around with after work. So I thought why not put both connections on one side? I took a blank one and machined a counter bore for each and the appropriate hole locations.
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    Now I have a blank front facing plate that I'll eventually laser etch the Polk Audio logo on.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    I still say we should come up with a Dreadnought logo.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 15,614
    nspindel wrote: »
    I still say we should come up with a Dreadnought logo.


    We might just be able to do that soon, as we just got an Epilog Laser at the shop.

    Won't be anytime soon as we still have to get it up and running for our customers product..
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 15,614
    Looks good Brian!!!
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    That's fine. You don't need to do a run of the boxes. Just make the faceplates. Didn't you used to have something like that? Didn't the crossover mounting plates you used to do have laser etching?
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 15,614
    No, I sent them out to be silk screened..
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 15,614
    Exactly, just the face plate..
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  • vcwatkins
    vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
    I had a question on Dreadnought wiring, so I'm pasting stuff from previous build posts here:

    Binding post connections from DarqueKnight's original 2008 Dreadnought thread. Note this is using the 800VA, but the 1000VA is the same scheme.
    DarqueKnight wrote: »
    Right Pin = Red/Yellow

    Right Blade (Negative Speaker Terminal) = Black/Orange

    Left Pin = Grey/Brown

    Left Blade (Negative Speaker Terminal) = Blue/Violet
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    Neutrik connections from F1nut's Neutrik Dreadnought. I believe this arrangement is consistent with Larry's latest batch of cases. For same-side Neutriks with 90deg connectors, see ER308L's post directly above.
    F1nut wrote: »
    Is there a chart here or one that you can post that tells me which wires I should soldered to each numbered tab?
    Red/Yellow (right pin) to 1+
    Black/Orange (right blade) to 1-
    Grey/Brown (left pin) to 1+
    Blue/Violet (left blade) to 1-
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    DarqueKnight's Dynamatted base
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    F1nut's Dynamtted top
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    Other quicklinks:
    agfrost's use of slightly different Neutrik's, Fastons, bolt info (use SS or nylon)
    Parts discussion on page 10 above.
    Larry's Dreadnought cases here. Only 5 left!
    F1nut's outriggers and spikes
    agfrost's cabling (you may want to order an extra pair of male connectors)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 48,173
    ER308L wrote: »
    So Larry gave me a couple different face plates to mess around with after work. So I thought why not put both connections on one side? I took a blank one and machined a counter bore for each and the appropriate hole locations.

    Now I have a blank front facing plate that I'll eventually laser etch the Polk Audio logo on.

    Just wanted to point out that the transformer sounds better in the vertical position, hence the reason you see pretty much everyone else's that way.



    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • [Deleted User]
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    I have alot of different options that I want to try out before I make my spikes and the rest of that apperatus. Does anyone know why it makes a difference having it vertical?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 48,173
    I believe Ray explained that in here somewhere. Magnetic fields or some such.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,459
    F1nut wrote: »
    I believe Ray explained that in here somewhere. Unicorn dust, double rainbow mist, fairy tears, the alignment of the space time continuum, and the secondary waves of th butterfly effect were the cause of the magic.

    Fixed it for you @F1nut....

    PS I'm bored so ignore my comment as an attempt at humoristic banter

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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 15,614
    Only 4 Cases Left... :)
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  • kmeek
    kmeek Posts: 225
    For your Dreadnought project:
    Just an FYI: since several forum members recommended Canare 4S11 speaker cable I picked up some from Performance Audio.
    While it is not on sale (@ $1.16 per foot which doesn't seem like a bad price) they do have a free shipping February event going on right now (with no minimum order which is nice)

    http://www.performanceaudio.com/browse/Speaker-Wire/170/

    Canare 4S11 Star Quad Speaker Cable (4 x 14-Gauge)
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  • kmeek
    kmeek Posts: 225
    FYI, for your Dreadnought project:
    Due to forum member suggestions I picked up some Canare 4S11 speaker wire from Performance Audio. It is not on sale but $1.16 per foot did not seem like a bad price. The nice thing though is they have a free shipping February event going on right now (so no minimum order).

    Here is the link:

    http://www.performanceaudio.com/browse/Speaker-Wire/170/

    Canare 4S11 Star Quad Speaker Cable (4 x 14-Gauge)
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  • kmeek
    kmeek Posts: 225
    FYI, for your Dreadnought project:
    Due to forum member suggestions I picked up some Canare 4S11 speaker wire from Performance Audio. It is not on sale but $1.16 per foot did not seem like a bad price. The nice thing though is they have a free shipping February event going on right now (so no minimum order).

    Here is the link:

    http://www.performanceaudio.com/browse/Speaker-Wire/170/

    Canare 4S11 Star Quad Speaker Cable (4 x 14-Gauge)
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  • kmeek
    kmeek Posts: 225
    FYI, for your Dreadnought project:
    Due to forum member suggestions I picked up some Canare 4S11 speaker wire from Performance Audio. It is not on sale but $1.16 per foot did not seem like a bad price. The nice thing though is they have a free shipping February event going on right now (so no minimum order).

    Here is the link:

    http://www.performanceaudio.com/browse/Speaker-Wire/170/

    Canare 4S11 Star Quad Speaker Cable (4 x 14-Gauge)
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  • kmeek
    kmeek Posts: 225
    Sorry about the duplicates..... Was having issues posting and then it posted four..... :(
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 15,614
    Anyone start seeing these yet??
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  • ptrooper
    ptrooper Posts: 501
    Nothing seen here so far
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