Long Awaited Black Lab Photos!

VR3
VR3 Posts: 28,774
edited November 2004 in Speakers
Yup! They are here!
- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    Here is another angle here...

    I start painting them in the next lil bit, just taking a break from lugging them around..
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    Yup, one more shot here...

    Then I go get my tail to painting after I grab a sammich
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited November 2004
    "Long awaited" by whom exactly?????:cool:
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    ah, eff you! :p
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • kingtut
    kingtut Posts: 813
    edited November 2004
    Pix are much better than before, new camera?
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited November 2004
    Hey polk, you better set aside another 100 terabytes for the website, sid got a new camera... :D
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited November 2004
    looking good,

    No not new camera he just cleaned the lens. :D
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    yes...

    A Sony Cybershot...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    grill cloth on one...

    I didnt get to paint the caps...ran out of paint
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • kingtut
    kingtut Posts: 813
    edited November 2004
    Good job on the speaker. The pictures are pretty nice.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    thanks and thanks...

    Now I need to get to walmart and get SPRAYPAINT...arrrghhh

    Wait till yall see the MAMMOTH subwoofer I constructed today! :p
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited November 2004
    Atta' boy!
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    let me see here...

    Here are the black labs with no caps...no paint to finish at the moment... :mad:

    But they look good :cool:
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    Here are the caps I constructed by hand... :p

    A total of...about 24 screws holding these things on...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    Thanks Sean!

    PAINT!!!!!!!!! I lightly painted these things and it still took about 1.5 cans of spraypaint..

    For those that are wondering why I painted a speaker that I was going to cover with cloth...

    The cloth is pulled tight, therefore the MDF would show through...would look funny
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited November 2004
    I was expecting photo's of a new black lab puppy.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited November 2004
    all those electronics and what kind of TV? :D I suggest you build a new stand to hold everything that won't bow... :cool:
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

    Home Setup: Sony VPL-VW85 Projo, 92" Stewart Firehawk, Pioneer Elite SC-65, PS3, RTi12 fronts, CSi5, FXi6 rears, RTi6 surround backs, RTi4 height, MFW-15 Subwoofer.

    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
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  • TheReaper
    TheReaper Posts: 636
    edited November 2004
    Looking good. Now you just have to have little plates made up with your name, to stick on them. eg. "SIDS"
    Win7 Media Center -> Onkyo TXSR702 -> Polk Rti70
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  • Mazeroth
    Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
    edited November 2004
    Wow, Sid...I must say I'm impressed!

    Only thing I can see wrong with them is you should recess the driver. Should help a little bit but if you're satisfied with them the way they are don't worry about it.

    If you could put a red maple or cherry stained piece of wood on top of them I think that would make them look killer!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    I might make new caps later on...but right now they need to be black to go with my black/gray/white room...

    I made it to where I could take off the cloth and caps with no issues in the future...

    Thanks!!! :D I hope the subwoofer I am 'piecing' together will look half as good! lol

    Recessing the driver was a thought as well, I just dont like routers...and they dont like me...so...:eek:

    Nameplates would be awesome...

    AmpraSid in fancy handwriting...LOL - NICE

    As for the name...

    AmpraSid Black Lab...

    They are Black, and a Labyrinth
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    Anyone interested in looking at the info on these things and my other project - my computer speakers... the links are below

    http://www.eandr.biz/Vr3_Home_Theatre_Projects_BlackLab.html

    http://www.eandr.biz/Vr3_Home_Theatre_Projects_CompuSlot.html
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited November 2004
    I thought this was a post about a shiny black Labrador Retriever.;)
    Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited November 2004
    It looks like you did a great job. Congrats. :)
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    Thanks! :D

    Tommorow I will be working on my big ol subwoofer...muahahhaha
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited November 2004
    lots of comments on how they look (and they do look nice) but how do they sound? Are you happy with them? If your budget was larger, would you have gone with just a better driver or a compelely different setup?

    Inquiring minds want to know.......

    Good Job,

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    I have written a review/working on a review...

    It goes in depth with it...I will post it and the design plans after I get the project completed...

    But to put out a teaser....

    They sound, great - ESPECIALLY for 120-130 dollars (NEW) in parts. - You wont find a speaker out-perform this speaker for well recorded music...period

    However, if you are looking for balls to the wall, hard core rock sound...this just isnt for you...period - They arnt for HT....period

    They like well recorded music with female vocals and guitars...

    Other than that tid bit, I'll post my findings later on...

    What I would have done differently...

    No, I wouldnt have gone with a different driver, this driver is simply amazing (for the price) -- I am sure there are some tweaks that could have made it better --

    But, Russ was telling me how we might be over-damping the woofer (the top two folds are filled with dacron) -- and that if we were to go about doing this again that would should put 2 layers of dacron (about 1.5" of fill) along each brace and leave an open path for the air to pass through instead of filling folds... this will eliminate the midrange back wave while still letting the driver breathe which should increase bass - to my understanding...

    It is definetely an excellent speaker, and if I ever had to sell off my Definitives, I could live with these for a while - but they arnt quite up to par with what I like, but then again they only cost 125 bucks to complete, finished...everything done...probally less than that -- probally around 110...

    I really wish I had a place to put them and a tube integrated Russ offered me... that would be AWESOME -- I will have to pass that thought by my Mom...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • kingtut
    kingtut Posts: 813
    edited November 2004
    Trey, how do they sound in comparison to your former speakers, Polk RTi70?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    I sold the RTi70 a while back...

    I currently have the Definitive Technology BP10B...

    The Definitives beat it in all areas, the clarity and seperation is a no contest by a long shot, the Definitive all the way...

    However detail in instruments and female vocals, bass - is close.

    The Black Labs are WAY pickier though
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited November 2004
    Sid,

    Why the 1 way design? A tweeter added to the mix would I think do wonders for clarity and separation.

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • Mazeroth
    Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
    edited November 2004
    It's a full-range single driver speaker.
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