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General Banter => Welcome Wagon => Topic started by: desperado915 on January 06, 2010, 10:23:08 AM
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Hello All,
My name is Mark and I hail from Howland, Ohio just north of Y-town close to the PA border. Damn glad to meet you all. I have some audio equipment and here is my current set-up:
System #1
Kenwood KA-9100 Integrated Amp
Pioneer PL-41 Turntable (getting restored/modded as we speak)
Sony PS-X50 Turntable
Cambridge Audio 6140p Phono Pre-amp
Sansui TU-717 Tuner
Yamaha DV-S5860 DVD/CD
Yaqin Tube Buffer
Gigalab DAC
Original Large Advents modded as "E-Waves"
System #2
Marantz 2245 Receiver (completely rebuilt)
Sony PS-X6 Turntable
Onkyo DXC390 CDP
Jamo C607 Towers
System #3 (Computer System)
Marantz 1060 Integrated Amp (recapped, serviced)
Sony XDRF1HD HD Radio Tuner (Punker X modified)
Asus Xonar Sound Card
X-Box 360
Dynaco A-25's
I have a bunch of other assorted equipment that is currently not set up as a system. Nice to meet you all!
Mark
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Glad to have you Mark. Welcome to the forum!
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Welcome to the forum Mark. That is a nice collection.
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Welcome to the forum!
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Welcome to the forum. You must make one of our meetings when the weather permits. That is a nice collection you have.
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Welcome to the forum.
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Welcome To The Forum Mark. I'm Glad That You Decided To Join.
Always A Pleasure To Have A Fellow Ohioan On Board.
Take Care Mark And Happy Listening.
-----Bill(BB3)
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Welcome, from a fellow E-Waver. I believe there are three of us here now ;D
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Very nice collection, post up some pics when you can. Welcome to the forum!
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Cool Stuff. What is E-wave? I have 3 sets of Large Advents, is this something I should do?
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It is an option that significantly improves the sound of the Large Advent. In fact, it puts the sound quality up there with speakers that cost thousands...Here is the link that portrays mine: http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=258298 (http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=258298)
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Nice pictures Mark, but as usual I am still confused. Is that a tweeter unit you bought and installed or a separate horn and tweeter? Would the original woofers work? Did you upgrade or modify the xover?
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Nice pictures Mark, but as usual I am still confused. Is that a tweeter unit you bought and installed or a separate horn and tweeter? Would the original woofers work? Did you upgrade or modify the xover?
The tweeter is a Pyle 612 waveguide mated up to a selenium driver (creates a very smooth horn). The crossover is nearly completely different. I built it myself from parts that I ordered from Parts Express. The only part of the original crossover that I retained was the coil. The stock woofer should be retained. To me, the weak link on a Large Advent is the tweeter which makes this speaker a perfect candidate for an "e-wave". Get on AK and read, read, read. That is how I started with it.
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Thanks Mark,
Not only am I confused, but sometimes a little impatient. Checked the AK discussion and several links and did not see the answer right away. I will go back and read some more.
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I understand completely. Don't try to read the entire original ewave thread. Read my build and this one:http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=196614. I think Bauhausler was the first to ewave the Large Advent utility. If you decide to try this, I will help you. If I can do it, anyone can.
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Thanks for the offer Mark.
Have a set with vinyl cabinets that if I screw up would not break my heart. May try those in the future, but have a lot of projects waiting for my attention. I really have to mirror and recap my DQ10's first. I will let you know when I get around to starting.
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I have e-waved Large Advent's, JBL L100 woofers in 3 cu ft sealed enclosures, even my Altec 19's :D
I tried the Selenium driver and recommended passive network, but have gotten excellent results with a Radian driver and active crossover/EQ.
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Nice, do you have a favorite?
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Wellllll......it's tough to beat what Altec already did with the 19, that's for sure. :o
I never got the JBL setup dialed in to my satisfaction, despite it being a popular/recommended choice at AK. :'(
The Advent combo sounds very, very nice. The bass is quite deep, and moved away from boundaries, not too full. I have since gone to a three way with those, using a Fountek ribbon above 10K. That provides the advantages of the horns (huge soundstage, excellent clarity, and very dynamic), and also the benefit of the ribbons (extended top end that seems to float free from the speakers). :P
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Are you running the ribbon dipole?
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Wellllll......it's tough to beat what Altec already did with the 19, that's for sure. :o
I never got the JBL setup dialed in to my satisfaction, despite it being a popular/recommended choice at AK. :'(
The Advent combo sounds very, very nice. The bass is quite deep, and moved away from boundaries, not too full. I have since gone to a three way with those, using a Fountek ribbon above 10K. That provides the advantages of the horns (huge soundstage, excellent clarity, and very dynamic), and also the benefit of the ribbons (extended top end that seems to float free from the speakers). :P
How did you fit the ribbon tweeter in? PICS, PICS, PICS!!!!! Also, I have read from others that the OLA Ewave bass response can be tweaked with less or more batting. I simply used the stock fiberglass batting with excellent results. Of course, YMMV.
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Dale - No, it's got a sealed back. It's this one:
http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=132&products_id=1556 (http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=132&products_id=1556)
Sorry, no pics of that arrangement and I've already disassembled it. I have not made any of these projects "permanent". I just stacked them up, since the horns (OK, "waveguides" 8) )and ribbons don't need an enclosure. My crossover allows for phase adjustment and time alignment, so that can be accomodated.
Mine are New Large Advents and have foam blocks instead of fiberglass. I tried some acousta-stuf, but the bass seemed too well damped. I put too much in, I guess. Probably just a bit more damping than stock would be good.
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That is a nice looking tweeter, and factory matched. TOO 8).