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mrholmes
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Another GIFT - DIY Monitors.... Apr 12, 2016 18:04:02 GMT -6

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Post by mrholmes on Apr 12, 2016 18:04:02 GMT -6

Crazy.

Last year my neighbor gave me NS 10s for free.

This year a guitar student did build my personal bad-ones.
I told him that I wish I could have have something smaller as the NS 10, but with a similar sound, and the same impulse response.

He is building speakers as a hobby.-
(He is a nephew of the ME Geithain founder here in Germany.)

They look funny but the best is he just did exactly what I told him.
They sound bad as the NS 10 they are very small and they have a great impulse feel.

kilroyrock Senior Member The problems are riddles, not faults. Posts: 875	Another GIFT - DIY Monitors.... Apr 13, 2016 7:19:39 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by kilroyrock on Apr 13, 2016 7:19:39 GMT -6 your pictures don't seem to be working, but it sounds awesome. any details on the build? maybe i'll try speaker building as a new hobby too?

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Another GIFT - DIY Monitors.... Apr 14, 2016 22:12:57 GMT -6 kilroyrock likes this

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Post by mrholmes on Apr 14, 2016 22:12:57 GMT -6

Apr 13, 2016 7:19:39 GMT -6 kilroyrock said:

your pictures don't seem to be working, but it sounds awesome. any details on the build? maybe i'll try speaker building as a new hobby too?

I can see the pics on my desktop computer, but I cant on a mobile device.
Its a forum bug.

L 8
B 5
H 5

Something about those dimensions.
Its aclosed speaker with an 2" broadband driver.
He did use some kind of crossover because broadband drivers tend to hype the HF range.

This crap speaker goes down to 90 Hz.
He just smiled when I did ask to tell me the trick.... he dont.....

I run them on 2 x 60 Watt class D Amp.
To my surprise the cheap amp and the speakers are match made.
Did a mix on them yesterday yes, they are not fullrange....no surprise.
But the image is stable as hell, and the sweetspot is large, better as with the Genelecs....

The HF range is not hyped as with the NS 10.

After a few times switching between the fullrange ones, and those bad as hell speakers you get a feeling for the low end on too...

Overall they have the same tendency as the NS10 with impulses, they stick out.
And if it sounds good on them it did sound good on the big ones too.

I think they are a bastard between the NS10s and the Auratones.....

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Another GIFT - DIY Monitors.... Apr 15, 2016 21:23:11 GMT -6 mrholmes likes this

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Post by svart on Apr 15, 2016 21:23:11 GMT -6

Apr 14, 2016 22:12:57 GMT -6 mrholmes said:

Apr 13, 2016 7:19:39 GMT -6 kilroyrock said:

your pictures don't seem to be working, but it sounds awesome. any details on the build? maybe i'll try speaker building as a new hobby too?

I can see the pics on my desktop computer, but I cant on a mobile device.
Its a forum bug.

L 8
B 5
H 5

Something about those dimensions.
Its aclosed speaker with an 2" broadband driver.
He did use some kind of crossover because broadband drivers tend to hype the HF range.

This crap speaker goes down to 90 Hz.
He just smiled when I did ask to tell me the trick.... he dont.....

I run them on 2 x 60 Watt class D Amp.
To my surprise the cheap amp and the speakers are match made.
Did a mix on them yesterday yes, they are not fullrange....no surprise.
But the image is stable as hell, and the sweetspot is large, better as with the Genelecs....

The HF range is not hyped as with the NS 10.

After a few times switching between the fullrange ones, and those bad as hell speakers you get a feeling for the low end on too...

Overall they have the same tendency as the NS10 with impulses, they stick out.
And if it sounds good on them it did sound good on the big ones too.

I think they are a bastard between the NS10s and the Auratones.....

I can't see the pics on mobile or desktop. I can, however, "open in new tab/window" and they show up.

Anyway, he likely used what we call a "tilt" circuit. It's a filter that either rises or falls linearly with frequency. You can pre/de-emphasize with a filter like this. I used one with my metal coned monitors.

Last Edit: Apr 15, 2016 21:25:37 GMT -6 by svart

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Another GIFT - DIY Monitors.... Apr 16, 2016 11:11:15 GMT -6 jcoutu1 and odyssey76 like this

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Post by mrholmes on Apr 16, 2016 11:11:15 GMT -6

Apr 15, 2016 21:23:11 GMT -6 svart said:

Apr 14, 2016 22:12:57 GMT -6 mrholmes said:

I can see the pics on my desktop computer, but I cant on a mobile device.
Its a forum bug.

L 8
B 5
H 5

Something about those dimensions.
Its aclosed speaker with an 2" broadband driver.
He did use some kind of crossover because broadband drivers tend to hype the HF range.

This crap speaker goes down to 90 Hz.
He just smiled when I did ask to tell me the trick.... he dont.....

I run them on 2 x 60 Watt class D Amp.
To my surprise the cheap amp and the speakers are match made.
Did a mix on them yesterday yes, they are not fullrange....no surprise.
But the image is stable as hell, and the sweetspot is large, better as with the Genelecs....

The HF range is not hyped as with the NS 10.

After a few times switching between the fullrange ones, and those bad as hell speakers you get a feeling for the low end on too...

Overall they have the same tendency as the NS10 with impulses, they stick out.
And if it sounds good on them it did sound good on the big ones too.

I think they are a bastard between the NS10s and the Auratones.....

I can't see the pics on mobile or desktop. I can, however, "open in new tab/window" and they show up.

Anyway, he likely used what we call a "tilt" circuit. It's a filter that either rises or falls linearly with frequency. You can pre/de-emphasize with a filter like this. I used one with my metal coned monitors.

I HOPE everybody can see it now?

Another GIFT - DIY Monitors....

Post by mrholmes on Apr 12, 2016 18:04:02 GMT -6

Post by kilroyrock on Apr 13, 2016 7:19:39 GMT -6

Post by mrholmes on Apr 14, 2016 22:12:57 GMT -6

Post by svart on Apr 15, 2016 21:23:11 GMT -6

Post by mrholmes on Apr 16, 2016 11:11:15 GMT -6