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In Reply to: RE: High Efficiency Speakers for the SEX Amp posted by dbishopbliss on September 09, 2009 at 12:41:30
Thanks for your post. I attended the Mid-Atlantic Bottlehead Meet in PA last month. It was a great experience. I brought my Foreplay III which I just wasn't able to debug on my own. Ray checked it out and advised me that the Transformer was dead. I sent it off to Bottlehead Inc. and Eileen called and verified that the transformer was dead. They replaced the transformer and cleaned up some solders and it is on its way back to me. Bottlehead Corp. is so great they only charged me $90 for the work.
At the Mid-Atlantic BH Meet I heard some excellent audio set ups and met a great group of enthusiasts. The funny thing is that I wrote down the names of all the CD's that I heard and really enjoyed. I bought those five CD's at Melody Records on Conn. Ave and when I played them on my present system they didn't some half as good as they did at the Meet. I am looking forward to testing them on my SEX Amp.
I have considered the S.E.X.Y Speakers but I understood from the Forum that recommended subwoofer wasn't being sold anymore.
I would like to know how they sound and would like to hear your setup if you live within striking distance of WDC. I have never heard a SEX Amp. All my evaluation has been through Forums and articles.
John
Glad to hear you are getting it fixed. We all struggle building this stuff and it is such a nice surprise when sound comes out of the speakers. I usually do a little jig as well to celebrate.
My latest jig was last weekend for a 12HG7 / SV811-10 monster which I will bring to the next meet when we have it. The thing weighs a ton and is well up there in the 'ugly' stakes.
ray
Ray,
Eileen and Dan at Bottlehead treating very graciously fairly on the repair of my Foreplay III and it is on its way back to me.
Have your heard anything about the next Mid-Atlantic Bottlehead Meet I really enjoyed the last Meet and am looking forward to the next one.
John L
We were thinking of doing a run thru test of our procedures for the 6V6 competition later this year so there might be another meet in a month or so. We are planning to use Steve's waveguide / JBL LE14A speakers so something like these might be an alternative for you to listen to.
ray
So we met at the audio meet. You used my Foreplay III for comparison. I also brought the preamp and amps in the Sun hardrive cases. I think you got some of my music as well.
I should have my S.E.X. amp done in a couple of weeks. I have several other projects in the queue (not audio) so I'm having to find time. My S.E.X. will have the C4S upgrade and some M4 Magnequest transformers. I will let you know when its done, then perhaps you can come out and listen.
David
dbishopbliss. I remember you and that nice sounding audio system you were demo-ing at the Mid-Atlantic Meet.
I admired the way you put together your Foreplay III it looked exactly like the Bottlehead manual pictures. I vowed to try to do the same quality of build on my SEX Amp project, after seeing your Foreplay build.
I would love to hear your SEX Amp when it is finished. Please get back to me.
John L.
I'm using a "SEXy" type nearfield system with my SEX amp, still getting things together, so take this with a grain of salt :^). Sitting 6' apart, 7' from the chair, in an 11'/6" x 15' room, they are placed via the "Cardas method", which gives me good imaging and depth.
For the subwoofers, I picked up a couple of Energy ESW-8 powered subs, from my local Costco warehouse. With the in-store rebate, they were only around $130 each. Used as the speaker stands, the subs sit on Auralex isolation platforms, which in turn sit on butcher blocks (from Bed Bath&Beyond), on carpet. This gets my monitors at the correct height, without having to tip them back.
For the monitors, I bought a pair of used Tektons with the Fostex FE167e drivers. These work OK, but would probably be better in a larger room, the whizzers bother me occasionally (even with Planet 10 phase plugs). So I have just recently ordered some Fostex FF165ks, which are said to be better for nearfield and at lower volumes, to try out in the cabinets. Then probably try a super tweeter after that, to finish things off. Thats the plan as of today, anyway.
I know the C&C "nearfield" Abby uses the FF165K, as does the BK-16. I would be curious to find out why the latter wouldn't work in nearfield.
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