I've lived a life that's full.
I've traveled each and every highway.
And more, much more than this.
I did it my way.
As Sinatra sings. But more specifically, I did it as a 3.5 way!
My speakers are DIY (based on JBL 4365 Studio Monitor parts). A carpenter built the cabinetts for me. I designed them.
@pos has been helping me with the crossover design. Without him I had not pulled this off. Merci beaucoup!
Active crossover. Closed boxes. Designed to be able to be placed deep into corners. Modular for flexibility.
Woofer boxes are built with constrained layer damping (2x12mm mdf with damping glue in between).
Electronics:
OPPO BDP-103 with 7.1 AES3 digital outputs (VanityHD modification)
BSS BLU-160 dsp (AES3 input/output cards)
BSS BLU-BOB2 8-channel dac
4 x Hypex nCore nc400 DIY amps driving 15" woofers
2 x MASSDROP x THX AAA789 amps driving compression drivers
Closeup on left speaker:
I found this forum recently, and I love it. I try to be as objective as I can regarding audio.
Now when I have the chance, I also want to thank @JohnPM, @AndrewMason and @Floyd Toole for indirectly helping me make this system sing the way it does (without knowing it).
I am extremely happy with my system. It does not sound like a system (to me). It sounds real (gives me that illusion). And still, there are endless room for improvements. I never want this system to be totally finished actually. Amps and dacs will be upgraded in the future, I think. Also MTM configuration will be tested.
Just for the fun of it.
I've traveled each and every highway.
And more, much more than this.
I did it my way.
As Sinatra sings. But more specifically, I did it as a 3.5 way!
My speakers are DIY (based on JBL 4365 Studio Monitor parts). A carpenter built the cabinetts for me. I designed them.
@pos has been helping me with the crossover design. Without him I had not pulled this off. Merci beaucoup!
Active crossover. Closed boxes. Designed to be able to be placed deep into corners. Modular for flexibility.
Woofer boxes are built with constrained layer damping (2x12mm mdf with damping glue in between).
Electronics:
OPPO BDP-103 with 7.1 AES3 digital outputs (VanityHD modification)
BSS BLU-160 dsp (AES3 input/output cards)
BSS BLU-BOB2 8-channel dac
4 x Hypex nCore nc400 DIY amps driving 15" woofers
2 x MASSDROP x THX AAA789 amps driving compression drivers
Closeup on left speaker:
I found this forum recently, and I love it. I try to be as objective as I can regarding audio.
Now when I have the chance, I also want to thank @JohnPM, @AndrewMason and @Floyd Toole for indirectly helping me make this system sing the way it does (without knowing it).
I am extremely happy with my system. It does not sound like a system (to me). It sounds real (gives me that illusion). And still, there are endless room for improvements. I never want this system to be totally finished actually. Amps and dacs will be upgraded in the future, I think. Also MTM configuration will be tested.
Just for the fun of it.
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