Macca's Lash Up 2: Lash Harder

[Macca]

They sounded good at the demo. Been up since six as had to go over to Sheffield to get them, lovely drive across the moors. Devon and the Lakes may grab all the glory but Staffordshire and Derbyshire have some of the most beautiful countryside ... in the world. Especially this time of year. Stopped on the way back for a spot of venison casserole and a swift half of Black Sheep. Yom yom, but now feeling very drowsy.

Need to make up some bi-wire links before I can try them, which is a pain but can't be helped.

[Firebottle]

Some very big boxes just arrived in the room:.....

Well at least you have got the room, those should give you the bass you want

[Macca]

I suspect they probably won't, I think they might still be a bit too small for the room, but they should do as a stop-gap.

I wanted some modern speakers as I'm all vintage at the moment. I need a variety so I can get my head around what I actually want when I build my own. Hence me trying lots of different speakers recently. Plan at the moment is to build a very large JBL clone with 15 inch bass driver and cell horn loaded compression driver, fully active with digital xover and eq. I'm looking at having that project finished for my Fiftieth so I've go two years to accumulate the bits as they won't be cheap.

[Ali Tait]

Recommend one of these Martin-

https://www.minidsp.com/products/min...inidsp-4x10-hd

[struth]

By the time you get them you wont want all that bass..... Sure they will give you plenty.

[The Black Adder]

I'm sure his lunch will give him plenty of 'ahem'...Bass.

Eeew, Pheewww!

[Macca]

Recommend one of these Martin-

https://www.minidsp.com/products/min...inidsp-4x10-hd

That's what I'm looking at getting, plus one of those Nakamichi 7 channel power amps (or similar). Sadly that is the easy bit. The compression drivers are the bit I will struggle with since I know nothing about them except they are expensive.

[Macca]

By the time you get them you wont want all that bass..... Sure they will give you plenty.

It isn't so much bass depth as that ease of delivery you only get with a big driver in a big box. I reckon it is why so many people end up with big Tannoys. Anyway I'm starting to recover so will embark on setting them up and then we will see what the story is. Another cup of tea first, though.

[walpurgis]

[Macca]

Got them out and set up. That wasn't easy. The 'wall of speakers' behind the one on the right will be dismantled upstairs tomorrow. Hopefully. Just need to make up some jumpers from a foot of 79 strand I found whilst putting the boxes away, and then we're off!

Deffo the classiest looking pair of speakers I've ever owned. Makes it look like I have actually spent serious money this time, although I haven't. This does push the total cost of the system to £2K though, which isn't chicken feed in the real world even if it is in the hi-fi one.