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In Reply to: RE: DIY Fostex FE206En backwave horn questions posted by Todd A. on October 12, 2015 at 07:26:31
I bought the fostex FE166E's and built the bk-16 cabs from online plans.
Not too bad for how cheap the the total outlay was. I used initially a pair of 2A3 Bottlehead Paramour SET's. I also used various other types of amplifiers, from vintage SS, 6v6, EL84 PP's, to tripath/class D.
I felt I needed a little more "ommph/impact", so I saved up for some Altec 604's, in the factory 620A cabs, and never looked back, until I had to sell the system and a lot of my gear. But, I eventually scored some one owner Altec 19's for a steal of a price.
I am still going to save up for some more 604's, but this time I am going to get the newer GPA 604's and maybe try a different cab. I know what the results are for the 620, so I can always build another set of those.
Good luck in your audio adventure!
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Outlay being considered, "not too bad" isn't what I'm looking for. I've owned a couple of pretty fair systems in the past, and I miss the holographic sound stage and immediacy of a good setup, even though what I have now is pretty decent - Tyler Linbrook monitors on a Tandberg 3016A (200+ WPCH), backed up by ACI Force subs on the low end. The ACIs will stay - they were a gift from my bride - but I might take one of them to the cabin if two prove to be overkill. The total budget for the project is probably limited to no more than $2K. I would think that kind of budget on a DIY path should be able to yield fairly impressive results. But you've got to get it right.
It appears that using the Heil AMTs is impractical, but so is using a six foot tall set of speakers in this living room. I'm wondering now if that Dayton driver that Tubeguy likes could be used with the cabinets Fostex recommends for the FE208EZ. I'll have it figured out before I start to smell sawdust.
I just re-read your initial post and I see that you are down sizing, sorry I read your post a little too fast at first. The 620 cabs I was talking about are pretty large, but not height wise. They're fairly sizeable, ( apologize, I'm going from memory here), but the 620 cabs are ~36"W x 24"D x 40"H, so they might not work with your "downsizing" plans. Plus your current amps would be plenty of power to drive the 604's, but I feel they would be overkill. The sub(s), if needed, would/could be used to fill the lowest octave. I didn't find them or the bass lacking in my room. I also played a wide range of music. Only few watts are really needed...
I forgot to add in my prior post that I tried out my Fostex's in various types of cabinets. The best bang in my book was the "BiB", bigger is better TL horn. Cheap, easy, and quick project that, when paired with a sub or two, was a fun ride. The building and resulting sound from the Bib's, derided my ultimate plans to eventually build some double horn's like tubeguy's.
But the single driver road eventually landed me onto the Altec's. Now, I am curious to hear a set of some Tannoy Concentric drivers, Red's, Gold's, etc... too.
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