I Am A Junky Please Help!!!

ben62670
ben62670 Posts: 15,969
edited November 2006 in Vintage Speakers
Hi my name is Ben, and I am a polk junkie. I used to like infinities, but now I know better. I built some custom cabinets that are 6 feet tall, they have 4 mw6503's in parallel =2ohms, 2 sl2500 tweets, 2 10" passive radiators, a 12" powered sub in the bottom of the box, an Adcom amp gfa-555. I also have a pair of RTA15tl's. I have reached over 115 decibles C weighted nice and clean (I have to leave the room at that level because my ears distort at that level( it sounds nice and clean in the next room)). If I could mainline the mw6500 series I would. My friends think I have a sickness, I can't sleep, skip meals to study things like crossovers and such. Its 4am and I can't find where I should cross the tweets at to refine my crossover! Where are the specs for the individual woofers! The voices are telling me to add 4 more 6.5s! Then i could wire them for 4ohms, and buy another GFA-555 bride them both @850 watts each, my GRA-5400 for the tweets. My electronic crossover should be here anyday. That should help. Yes yes that would help. And why does Fred Flinston order the brontosauras chops when he knows every time they flip over his car?

Help, when will this madness stop! Is there a cure?
Ben
Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
Thanks
Ben
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2006
    "building speakers vs buying speakers is like comparing sex with a hot chick, and sex with your hot sister. It's still sex, but it just don't sound right".
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited November 2006
    You'd likely get a response in the DIY forum
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=31
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,505
    edited November 2006
    ben62670 wrote:
    And why does Fred Flinston order the brontosauras chops when he knows every time they flip over his car?

    Help, when will this madness stop! Is there a cure?
    Ben


    dumb prehistoric ****!!!! LOL :D


    of what little I have done with DIY (built my own sub, built a set of frankenspeakers that surprised me how OK they sounded) I enjoyed it quite a bit.

    sounds like your in deep deep kid. remember to enjoy listening the music too, or else why bother?
    Living Room 2 Channel -
    Wiim Ultra. Jolida CD player. Fiio k11 R2R DAC, XTZ as300 Edge amp. Focal Cobalt 826 towers,

    Upstairs 2 Channel Rig -
    Classe Audio 5 Preamp, DIY1200as2 Icepower Amp x 2, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E70 Velvet DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Polk LSi15's with MM840 woofer upgrade.

    Studio Rig - Scarlett 18i20(Gen3) DAW, Schitt Saga 2 preamp, Topping a90 headphone amp, Mac Mini, Audiophonics Hypex NC252m amp, Polk r200's
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited November 2006
    I think he should have to post some pics of the Frankenpolks, don't you guys/gals??
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited November 2006
    I think we should start a thread with frankinpolks.

    Jake
    Monitor 7b's front
    Monitor 4's surround
    Frankinpolk Center (2 mw6503's with peerless tweeter)
    M10's back surround
    Hafler-200 driving patio Daytons
    Tempest-X 15" DIY sub w/ Rythmik 350A plate amp
    Dayton 12" DVC w/ Rythmik 350a plate amp
    Harman/Kardon AVR-635
    Oppo 981hd
    Denon upconvert DVD player
    Jennings Research (vintage and rare)
    Mit RPTV WS-55513
    Tosh HD-XA1
    B&K AV5000


    Dont BAN me Bro!!!!:eek:
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2006
    How do you post pics? and Jake how do they peerless tweets sound compared to the Polk's? can they handle the same kind of power?
    I love listening to the music!!! Its not so much the loudness of the sixteen mid bass drivers and the 4 to 6 tweeters as it is the tingling of the music that penetrates your body. I know people who love their b&w's, nht's, and such; but you just can't describe the energy that multi driver arrays present even at a modest level. Did i just say modest? Am I maturing?

    PS this immature kid is 36 going on 40 and 20 at the same time.
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2006
    And ohskigod i am not a prehistoric dumb ****. I have 2 fathers :-)
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited November 2006
    Too extreme tweaking....................... is your real name Patrick?:rolleyes:
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2006
    Your people named me Ben. We come from France, and no you can't put ice cream in my head.
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited November 2006
    1. We admitted we were powerless over our speaker addiction.

    2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

    3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of . . .

    You came to the right place my son!!!!:D

    Welcome to Club Polk!
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2006
    http://www.computerrepairandnetworking.com/pics.htm
    The cabinets are still bare mdf. I think they shall be coated with fiberglass, and painted a piano black. Any pointers? Photo taken with phone. My Nikon Broke!
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2006
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    My X says its stems from a penile insecurity problem? What does she mean?
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited November 2006
    ben62670 wrote:
    And ohskigod i am not a prehistoric dumb ****. I have 2 fathers :-)


    Lou was referring to Fred Flinstone, not you.

    I don't remember anyone calling you an immature kid, either...just that you're in the sickness deep kid.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited November 2006
    Ben...I'm speachless.....:eek:
    Monitor 7b's front
    Monitor 4's surround
    Frankinpolk Center (2 mw6503's with peerless tweeter)
    M10's back surround
    Hafler-200 driving patio Daytons
    Tempest-X 15" DIY sub w/ Rythmik 350A plate amp
    Dayton 12" DVC w/ Rythmik 350a plate amp
    Harman/Kardon AVR-635
    Oppo 981hd
    Denon upconvert DVD player
    Jennings Research (vintage and rare)
    Mit RPTV WS-55513
    Tosh HD-XA1
    B&K AV5000


    Dont BAN me Bro!!!!:eek:
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2006
    If you seen my 68 Ford bronco and myself you could easily picture me put my feet through the Floor to stop my motor vehicle :-).
    I just received a copy of David Weems designing, building, and testing your own speaker system. Maybe I'll build another box just too test different theories in box design.
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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