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E Wave appellation #49
I finished my OLA utility over the weekend. The're finished except for the grilles and a possible veneer job on the cabinets in oiled teak I'm thinking.
I used the Selenium 220 driver with the 33800 JBL wave guide. The crossovers are wired point to point on RS 3X6 project boards. The only deviation from the standard e'wave network component parts is I used 100W 8 ohm L-pads instead of the 50w.
The first sound check was a bit disappointing because the source was a 1961 recording of Schumann's symphony #4 in D minor, older technology, and the crossovers and Selenium driver had not broken in. But after 20 hrs of running:
something I discovered, this system is so good that the production values of the recordings from ALL sources is readily apparent. These speakers allow you to differentiate equipment too, preamps, power amps ect.
The sound is the best I've heard for the money, I've got about $200 in the project total including the donor Advent large utilities with refoamed woofers.
I haven't sold off the original tweets yet, so cheaper yet!
These things soundstage and image better than anything I've heard.
I cannot describe the sound quality except in terms of clarity and texture.
The Advent woofer balances well with the e'wave but the horn/driver are very effecient and in my small room needed to be cut back to achieve good tone balance.
I want to thank everyone who contributed to the E'wave knowledge base.
I have my Dad's old D123's in DYI JBL 5cu.ft. cabinets, built in the 50's. They have N-2400(?) crossovers and 075's. It might be fun to E'wave those.
It seems that some other guys have done some.
Note: the first picture is a Polk 7b with the tweeter fuse pulled and the E'wave alligator clipped to the terminals, sounds really good too!
I used the Selenium 220 driver with the 33800 JBL wave guide. The crossovers are wired point to point on RS 3X6 project boards. The only deviation from the standard e'wave network component parts is I used 100W 8 ohm L-pads instead of the 50w.
The first sound check was a bit disappointing because the source was a 1961 recording of Schumann's symphony #4 in D minor, older technology, and the crossovers and Selenium driver had not broken in. But after 20 hrs of running:
something I discovered, this system is so good that the production values of the recordings from ALL sources is readily apparent. These speakers allow you to differentiate equipment too, preamps, power amps ect.
The sound is the best I've heard for the money, I've got about $200 in the project total including the donor Advent large utilities with refoamed woofers.
I haven't sold off the original tweets yet, so cheaper yet!
These things soundstage and image better than anything I've heard.
I cannot describe the sound quality except in terms of clarity and texture.
The Advent woofer balances well with the e'wave but the horn/driver are very effecient and in my small room needed to be cut back to achieve good tone balance.
I want to thank everyone who contributed to the E'wave knowledge base.
I have my Dad's old D123's in DYI JBL 5cu.ft. cabinets, built in the 50's. They have N-2400(?) crossovers and 075's. It might be fun to E'wave those.
It seems that some other guys have done some.
Note: the first picture is a Polk 7b with the tweeter fuse pulled and the E'wave alligator clipped to the terminals, sounds really good too!