soulforged
Well-Known Member
I finally got around building my first pair of speakers - Fostex FE206e based BiBs, perhaps the simplest of all speaker designs.
Got the drivers from Madisound early this...sorry last (its 2011 already!) year. Initial plans were to build a pair of Sachikos but as our new apartment's interiors took shape, we realized that Sachikos would be tough to place. Enter the BiBs, which could be placed right at the corners.
They finally were completed last week with the help of my carpenter. The listening experience started off on a sorry note...5 minutes into the first song, I noted that the right speaker was only buzzing but no sound. After some anxious moments it came out that the amp was the culprit resulting in this thread.
Connected the speakers to Zone B of my Yammy RXV463 AVR and the sessions been quite satisfying. Been throwing all types of music at them for the last 4 days. The bass is taut with a clear midrange. The soundstage is pretty deep though due to the placement of the speakers, it appears to be slightly above your head. I haven't done any measurements but on some songs, I felt the speakers going pretty low. I did feel them struggle a bit while playing some of the more complex sections of Porcupine Tree's Fear of a Blank Planet.
The drivers need about 100 hours to break in, so will give it a couple of months before forming a firm opinion. Now I am looking for a tube amp to pair them with. Budgetary concerns have led to this thread.
The BiB cabinets are 7' tall! The final dimension came to -
Ext Depth - 13.44''
Ext Width - 9.42''
Ext Height - 88.24''
Line Length - 172.62''
Z-driver - 35''
Materials used, 19mm Ply for the cabinet, sacrificed pillows and cushions for stuffing, felt for lining, CAT5 cables lying in home for the wiring and laminates on the outside. The seams have been caulked to prevent air leaks.
Some pics -
At the workshop -
Fitting the drivers -
Placed at the corner -
My setup -
:cheers:
Got the drivers from Madisound early this...sorry last (its 2011 already!) year. Initial plans were to build a pair of Sachikos but as our new apartment's interiors took shape, we realized that Sachikos would be tough to place. Enter the BiBs, which could be placed right at the corners.
They finally were completed last week with the help of my carpenter. The listening experience started off on a sorry note...5 minutes into the first song, I noted that the right speaker was only buzzing but no sound. After some anxious moments it came out that the amp was the culprit resulting in this thread.
Connected the speakers to Zone B of my Yammy RXV463 AVR and the sessions been quite satisfying. Been throwing all types of music at them for the last 4 days. The bass is taut with a clear midrange. The soundstage is pretty deep though due to the placement of the speakers, it appears to be slightly above your head. I haven't done any measurements but on some songs, I felt the speakers going pretty low. I did feel them struggle a bit while playing some of the more complex sections of Porcupine Tree's Fear of a Blank Planet.
The drivers need about 100 hours to break in, so will give it a couple of months before forming a firm opinion. Now I am looking for a tube amp to pair them with. Budgetary concerns have led to this thread.
The BiB cabinets are 7' tall! The final dimension came to -
Ext Depth - 13.44''
Ext Width - 9.42''
Ext Height - 88.24''
Line Length - 172.62''
Z-driver - 35''
Materials used, 19mm Ply for the cabinet, sacrificed pillows and cushions for stuffing, felt for lining, CAT5 cables lying in home for the wiring and laminates on the outside. The seams have been caulked to prevent air leaks.
Some pics -
At the workshop -
Fitting the drivers -
Placed at the corner -
My setup -
:cheers:
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