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Old Barefaced News - see our website for the latest news!, current production, new products, development ideas, etc |
 Aug 7 2008, 08:32 AM
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do you like my tight grill-cloth?  Group: Members Joined: 2-June 07 From: Brighton, UK Member No.: 692  |
QUOTE (david_l_perry @ Jul 23 2008, 10:42 PM)  I got great finish with it but its easily marked even with a fingernal....  It seems very hard and tough now it's well cured. Certainly a lot tougher than tolex. Alex |
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Aug 15 2008, 05:58 PM
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do you like my tight grill-cloth? Group: Members Joined: 2-June 07 From: Brighton, UK Member No.: 692 |
On another subject altogether, I have just designed a hi-fi speaker from scratch!
 It features a coaxial 7" midbass/tweeter (3kHz crossover point) in a sealed cab, Q=0.707, with an 8" woofer (200Hz crossover) in a large ported cab tuned to 30Hz. Response +/- 1.5dB from 40-6000Hz, +/-3dB from 30-20000Hz, and can manage 100dB output from 30Hz upwards. The reason behind the unusual design is to get the big clean bass output of a large floorstander without the need for a separate subwoofer but the coherent nearfield response of a coax design and in the process get very low distortion midrange and treble by minimising excursion of the midbass speaker (which also acts a waveguide for the tweeter). It's also designed for near-wall placement so large non-rectangular baffle and no baffle-step correction. The crossover is hellishly complicated - six inductors, eight capacitors and six resistors per speaker (and that's assuming I can get correct values and won't have to use multiple components for certain values). Fortunately the impedance curves look ok to drive - phase doesn't get too weird and magnitude stays above 4 ohms. Alex |
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Aug 16 2008, 12:21 PM
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Fully fledged member Group: Members Joined: 20-May 07 From: Luton Town Member No.: 437 |
Great to see you are doing well with the cabs bud, looks like you might be busy.
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Aug 27 2008, 02:19 PM
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do you like my tight grill-cloth? Group: Members Joined: 2-June 07 From: Brighton, UK Member No.: 692 |
QUOTE (RIM Basses @ Aug 16 2008, 01:21 PM) Great to see you are doing well with the cabs bud, looks like you might be busy. They do take a while to build! I have four of The Compacts in various stages of progress and the first of The Big Ones on its way. However I am getting more efficient so hopefully I'll be able to make a few a month. I'll be bringing one of each model to the SE Bass Bash. Alex |
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Aug 31 2008, 07:13 PM
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do you like my tight grill-cloth? Group: Members Joined: 2-June 07 From: Brighton, UK Member No.: 692 |
Progress is continuing. I've just ordered a load of drivers so that'll keep me going for a good few months!
Alex |
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Aug 31 2008, 09:25 PM
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WALOB Group: Members Joined: 13-February 08 From: Worthing Member No.: 2,476 |
QUOTE (alexclaber @ Aug 27 2008, 03:19 PM) I'll be bringing one of each model to the SE Bass Bash. Excellent. |
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Sep 26 2008, 06:28 PM
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do you like my tight grill-cloth? Group: Members Joined: 2-June 07 From: Brighton, UK Member No.: 692 |
Currently listening to Willie Weeks on Everything is Everything through the first of The Big Ones. BAD ASS!
Alex |
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Sep 26 2008, 07:06 PM
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A bit squashy... Group: Members Joined: 22-September 07 From: Sydney Member No.: 1,497 |
QUOTE (alexclaber @ Aug 7 2008, 09:32 AM) It seems very hard and tough now it's well cured. Certainly a lot tougher than tolex. Alex bit like my nipples after reading this thread. |
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Nov 5 2008, 04:39 PM
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SHAZAM! Group: Members Joined: 17-May 07 From: The Geordie Delta Member No.: 56 |
Dammit, Alex...
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Nov 22 2008, 11:44 AM
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"Waiting for the gift of sound & vision.." Group: Members Joined: 17-May 07 From: Littlehampton, West Sussex Member No.: 45 |
Just had a look at your website Alex; brilliant work! So when are you moving into amp design & manufacture then?
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Nov 22 2008, 06:34 PM
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do you like my tight grill-cloth? Group: Members Joined: 2-June 07 From: Brighton, UK Member No.: 692 |
QUOTE (silverfoxnik @ Nov 22 2008, 11:44 AM) Just had a look at your website Alex; brilliant work! So when are you moving into amp design & manufacture then? 2010  This is all rather snowballing but I guess that isn't such a bad thing! Just finished The Big One #1. I like this cab very very much, looking forward to getting it up to war volume in the band. I think it's big enough to justify some wheels so some mods to come for that but otherwise it's sorted! Alex |
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Nov 22 2008, 06:43 PM
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SHAZAM! Group: Members Joined: 17-May 07 From: The Geordie Delta Member No.: 56 |
*baits breath*
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Nov 22 2008, 06:51 PM
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do you like my tight grill-cloth? Group: Members Joined: 2-June 07 From: Brighton, UK Member No.: 692 |
   I'm pretty confident it's come in at the target weight of 45lbs - it's a little heavier than my rack which contains a PLX 3002 (21lbs), Avalon U5 (7lbs plus rack ears) and is a Gator 4U shallow (~10lbs). Alex |
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Nov 22 2008, 07:23 PM
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ALL HAIL THE HYPNOGOAT. Group: Root Admin Joined: 15-May 07 From: NZ Member No.: 2 |
QUOTE (alexclaber @ Nov 22 2008, 06:51 PM) I'm pretty confident it's come in at the target weight of 45lbs Well done, sir! |
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Nov 23 2008, 09:26 AM
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Fully fledged member Group: Members Joined: 20-May 07 From: Luton Town Member No.: 437 |
Loving the look of the setup bud
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Nov 23 2008, 09:32 AM
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WALOB Group: Members Joined: 13-February 08 From: Worthing Member No.: 2,476 |
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Nov 23 2008, 09:24 PM
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"Waiting for the gift of sound & vision.." Group: Members Joined: 17-May 07 From: Littlehampton, West Sussex Member No.: 45 |
QUOTE (alexclaber @ Nov 22 2008, 06:51 PM) I'm pretty confident it's come in at the target weight of 45lbs - it's a little heavier than my rack which contains a PLX 3002 (21lbs), Avalon U5 (7lbs plus rack ears) and is a Gator 4U shallow (~10lbs). Alex Looks great Alex! Congratulations - you must be really pleased with it... When can those of us who are relatively local to you get a chance to hear it?? |
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Nov 24 2008, 08:12 AM
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do you like my tight grill-cloth? Group: Members Joined: 2-June 07 From: Brighton, UK Member No.: 692 |
QUOTE (silverfoxnik @ Nov 23 2008, 09:24 PM) When can those of us who are relatively local to you get a chance to hear it?? Well I'm not gigging at the moment, band having a hiatus because I'm so busy with the cabs. Who wants to borrow it and give a real workout? Alex |
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Nov 24 2008, 08:15 AM
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SHAZAM! Group: Members Joined: 17-May 07 From: The Geordie Delta Member No.: 56 |
Me first! I'll meet you at the end of my street.
*looks at map* Awwwwww. 
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Nov 25 2008, 02:46 PM
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The Voice of Reason Group: Members Joined: 18-October 07 From: Tamuff Member No.: 1,619 |
It could do with a badge of some sort, or some little bit of colour on it somewhere - just to give it a little visual impact other than black box with grille and to mark it out as not "just" a really nicely done homemade job.
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