Significant accomplishments [message #1206] |
Sun, 02 January 2005 16:43 |
Manualblock
Messages: 4973 Registered: May 2009
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I noticed on the High Efficiency Forum one of the posters asked a good question. What are some of the audio things you experienced this year past that you found particularly interesting or found to be enjoyable. I think that might make a nice thread. Speaking for myself; of course, I think constructing the Theater 4 loudspeakers was a great and successful learning experience. Putting together the Gainclone and starting to participate in the Group Build Forum has been a good experience. The result of the years efforts at constructing has been quite rewarding. Thought I would bring this up; Hurdy Gurdy; sorry to step on your excellent music post just below; some homegrown Scottish Folk Melodies with a nice ring to them.
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Re: Significant accomplishments [message #1210 is a reply to message #1209] |
Sun, 02 January 2005 17:59 |
BillEpstein
Messages: 886 Registered: May 2009
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What I love about this place is that a schlumiel like me knows the opinions expressed as facts on other boards are fullashit and then I can come here and find out why! Then there's the idea that someone like Jim Griffin and I have had a literally "nodding" acquaintance since MAF 1 when I trundled the Theatre 4's thru his demo room and we've been nodding at each other ever since (he's thinking, 'now where do I know that guy from?')at MAF 2 and the Dayton DIY, etc.; but we have a conversation here on the Board and I learn something. My own accomplishment was spurred by our taciturn friend Speakerman who goaded me into building the sandboxes for my speakers. I continue to be astonished by the enormous positive change they make. And finally, there's the community aspect. I have sent out parts, received parts, offered technical help, received technical help, expressed an interest in a driver and received a referral to a source, schematics, hand-holding and out and out "here ya go dummy, take it!"
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Re: Significant accomplishments [message #1211 is a reply to message #1210] |
Sun, 02 January 2005 18:51 |
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Wayne Parham
Messages: 18793 Registered: January 2001
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I have a funny story that involves Jim at MAF too. He and I were scheduled to speak at the same time, at opposite sides of the same room. It would have worked, except that my presentation included audio demonstrations. You probably remember that, the "Crossover Electronics 101" seminar.
We went through resistance, capacitance, inductance and what circuits act like when they're all combined. The idea was that it not be facts and figures with charts and graphs, but that we actually listen to what the circuits sounded like too. Cool idea, except that Jim was doing something else in the same room, and our circuits musta been kinda distracting. At one point, I hit the go button and the dang thing was blasting. Jim politely asked that I turn it down. Oops!
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Re: Significant accomplishments [message #1212 is a reply to message #1211] |
Sun, 02 January 2005 20:13 |
Mike.e
Messages: 471 Registered: May 2009
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Most of all,I enjoy ART because of its friendly positive nature and willing helpful people like wayne and bill. No trolls,annoyances,just a good time!
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Re: Significant accomplishments [message #1216 is a reply to message #1206] |
Thu, 06 January 2005 00:33 |
lon
Messages: 760 Registered: May 2009
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Mutual Admiration Society aside, I want to compliment Wayne on the way he takes a personal interest in not only the topics but the people here as well. It is something that may be unique in speaker forums or forums of any kind. Most here are at a higher experiential level of the craft than myself. Because of this I have more 'experiments' lying around here now than I know what to do with and they need a new home. Some of these experimental constructions were done just to get the feel of tools-- particularly in the case of carefully cutting line arrays with no jig set ups.
The project that turned out the best was (naturally) the latest one which is a Mass Loaded Transmission Line (MLTL). It is made with a a single Fostex FE127e with an enclosure calculated from Martin King's Mathcad formulations by "GM" at the full range driver site. The MLTL approaches the sound of the PVC pipe rig which was my first from-scratch build and with few tools. The success of the MLTL design is that it is a more conventional box with port design which lacks the bulk and 'alienness' of the Boomtoobz.
Thanks Wayne for keeping us all exploring, learning, and growing.
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