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Re: Newest acquisition 2 - 8" full range from Roland [message #20417 is a reply to message #20403] Thu, 16 September 2004 17:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
GM is currently offline  GM
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Viscount
?? I don't follow.......

GM

Re: Newest acquisition 2 - 8" full range from Roland [message #20465 is a reply to message #20407] Mon, 27 September 2004 19:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mark Williams is currently offline  Mark Williams
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Baron
Hi fellows,

As the Irish say..."Is this a private fight, or can anyone get in?"

My only comments are:

#1) Computer simulations are a wonderful (and expensive) thing. But NOTHING can take the place of a real box with a driver in it and your ears.

Which leads me to
#2) Quit wasting time on computers and get behind a table saw and build something. Particle board and mdf are not nearly as expensive as software.

Listen to what you've built for a while. If you eventually find you don't like it; take the drivers out, burn the boxes and build a different design.

You'll learn something and your cabinet making skills will improve!

Respectfully,
Mark

Re: Newest acquisition 2 - 8" full range from Roland [message #20494 is a reply to message #20379] Fri, 15 October 2004 17:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
colinhester is currently offline  colinhester
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Illuminati (3rd Degree)
Hey, Seems like we're running into each other alot lately. What did you decide to do with these 8" full range speakers?

Re: Newest acquisition 2 - 8" full range from Roland [message #20495 is a reply to message #20494] Fri, 15 October 2004 19:07 Go to previous message
lon is currently offline  lon
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I know what I _want_ to do with them and that's make
Voigt Pipes. I have a couple plans for these and once again
would like to use something like the wooden plaques you
mention to mount the driver in the manner of Terry Cain
(but on a budget). And it look slike the only way I'll
be able to do fancy cutting is get/borrow a Skil saw
and make a sawboard.


I have mounted my pair as open baffle and they are not
really appropriate for horns. No one has posted any
specs on them and I haven't got the setup for that.


Best interim solution for the Rolands is as the
seller suggests as an ungrade for older enclosures
to make a pair of inexpensive nearfield monitors.
So on my next dumpster dive, I may find something to
modify or rebuild. :-)


Did you get any Rolands? There was talk about sharing
info on these at the Full Range Driver Forum as well.




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