AK Design Collaborative - Insignia-Class Economy Speakers (a.k.a Indignia)
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specialidiot
Break Glass, Smoke Lucky
They'll play nicely on 25W/Ch., more "personal" on wimpy-weenie peanut power....
I can vouch for that. They work great with my F5, which is 25 watts max of class A.
interalian
Super Member
They'll play nicely on 25W/Ch., more "personal" on wimpy-weenie peanut power.
[Indignias have bass....
I've run them on:
BAT VK-200 (100wpc+)
NEC AUR-8075G (75wpc)
Arcam Delta 290 (70wpc)
marantz 1060 (30wpc)
JVC micro system (16wpc)
They sound great on everything 'cept the JVC. Not enough poop. For personal scale, the marantz makes a decent noise.
They do like to be close to a wall too.
I've decided they're going to the folks place as an xmas present. They want birch veneer and will run with a Kenny KA-6100 (50wpc)
Krindignias? :scratch2:
marantzfan
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Hmm.... That looks like an interesting build. Perhaps a bit past my skill level though... :scratch2:
Russellc
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Approaching low 90's db my meters ( however accurate that is) are swinging clearly into 150 watt territory! It will put such a pull on my P-P 6550 60-70 watt amp it causes the bias meters to swing on big bass whacks. These little speakers love lots of big raw power.
russellc
Mine too, but I built a pair anyway. Of course they mine don't look anywhere nearly that good. Don't forget, you've got a lot of support here for any questions.
The pre-built cabs makes it a lot easier. But, if you are contemplating a cabinet build, Home Depot (and perhaps Lowes too) will cut the Sheet of MDF to size for free. You just figure out your panel sizes before you get there.
However, a couple of my panels were a bit off so I did lots and lots of sanding (think even more dust). Unfortunately, you can't sand to make a panel longer, so they became the backs.
I think there is a post somewhere in the thread that tells you what you need. If not, I can measure mine.
marantzfan
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Yep. Already built my Indignias.. :thmbsp:
specialidiot
Break Glass, Smoke Lucky
I know of 5 F5 builds among the legions here at AK. If you can solder and use a DVM, we can get you through it. Since the heat sink, enclosure, and power transformer are the only really expensive pieces, you can afford to make a few mistakes along the way.
The F5 is the best amp I have owned, it is well worth the effort. I have an extra set of boards and may be building another F5 this winter.
I hope that's the smilie for embarrassed?
Russellc
Addicted Member
Sorry, didnt make it real clear, I mean when they are playing that loud, it takes that much power.:thmbsp:
Russellc
Russellc
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I've got boards stuffed and ready to go, heatsinks are slowing me down, pretty sure I've found what I need at Heatsink usa, but need to see how funds are through the holidays, this project may be on hold untill the new year! Hopefully I'll have the power supply parts in a week or two, but cost of heat sinks are requiring me to wait, at least until and if Christmans bonuses are delivered, and I'm not holding my breath.
Specialidiot is right, jump on this amp, the boards and stuff parts are cheap, its affordable to buy a couple of extras. Its affordable to learn on this one. cost is in the sinks, case and transformers.
Russellc
oldskl
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I finally got the back log worked down far enough to work on the Indignias. The boxes are from a pair of Epicure model 5,s. I really never liked the reddish brown stain on them so I sanded them down to there natural finish and put on a few coats of wipe on poly. I will be making new baffles in the future. As for the sound, I was afraid after reading all the hipe that I was going to be disappointed. Nottt, these things sound fantastic the bass is real good and they are really smooth in the mid range, I couldn't be happier.
