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In Reply to: set and diy speaker recommendation posted by intojazz on January 1, 2007 at 18:49:27:
I can second 8in Fostexes. I use a FE204 (obslete) in Voigt pipe, and helped friend of mine build one with FE206E (improved 204). I built mine from pine, and his is spruce. I have heard many different Vp versions, and those who heard these say they are in an entirely different league than other Vps. My wife threatened me that she will kill me if I change them for different speakers. (She has better hearing than any audio freak I know.)
I based mine on Derek Waltons Voigt pipe. That has silghtly different ratios than the standard Lowther-Voigt design (deeper, and larger port size). He also seconds that if you build a Voigt pipe, build it from wood, and avoid mdf at all costs. I have helped another friend of mine to build one with RS driver, that has a small (around 4ft tall) wallnut cabinet, and it has a fabulous tone, with surprisingly strong and precise midbase. That one is built for listening to rock, and it sounds very gutsy on it.
Be prepared that they are extremely tweakable, easy to build, and tolerate many things, even if you mess things up when building the cabinets. In addition, I do not know how they sound, because with different amps / systems they sound like completely different speakers, much more so than any other speakers. Change just a tiny thing in you setup, and you will hear it.Good luck! DIY speakers are the way to go, and any design you choose will be much "better" than just buying a pair of you-don't know what's inside...
Janos
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