How good can D.I.Y speakers really get? - Enter Mr Al Newall

[Ali Tait]

Whereabouts are you Ian? I have both of those amps so perhaps we could arrange a meet so you can try both the amps with your speakers sometime.

[bonneville]

Hi Steve
What you need to do to raise cash is sell you Decware to someone who will treasure it Hint Hint.
Vinnie

[aquapiranha]

Hi Steve
What you need to do to raise cash is sell you Decware to someone who will treasure it Hint Hint.
Vinnie

The veiled hints had not gone un-noticed Vinnie. the thing is though I would need to sell the pre at the same time or I would be less likely to sell it on it's own!

but yes, the thought had ocurred to me, as I would then be able to get an actice crossover (maybe) and two or even possibly three audiosector amps to sort out the OB's...

Hmmmm

[bonneville]

Hi Steve
I have just posted my Lowthers for sale so who knows maybe a bid is comming

Vinnie

[aquapiranha]

You are getting rid of the Lowthers? I thought they were great! waht are you going to use instead?

[evozero]

Hi All,
My Super 8's are to be posted today. Only a week or two wait until i hear what OB's are all about.
Ali, i am in Catford, south east London. You would be very welcome to bring your amps round, can i twist your arm to make this possible Where are you based?
Cheers
Ian

[bonneville]

You know what I have got

Vinnie

[evozero]

Hi All,
My super eight have landed!
Ok, i fitted them and had a quick listen, very harsh, but to be expected. So i let them running in for six hours and had another listen, still harsh and very bright. I am guessing they need a few days use before any serious decisions are made.
Another initial problem, the output from the super 8's is about double the level of the eminence, makes the OB sound very bass light. So i used my sony integrated amp driving the eminence and my valve amps on the super 8's, this way i could raise the bass levels to match.
Does this sound normal to you guys?
Long term i want to use just one amp, but i don't know how i adjust these levels?
I checked the wires are connected in phase, and the Super 8's have the capacitor and resistor in series on the positive binding post.
I am also assuming i am doing something wrong due to newbie status!
Cheers
Ian

[Stratmangler]

Your resistor probably needs to be connected across the speaker terminals.

Chris

[technobear]

Hi All,
I checked the wires are connected in phase, and the Super 8's have the capacitor and resistor in series on the positive binding post.
Ian

If the cap and resistor are in series with the speaker then that is a high-pass crossover and you are using your super-8 as a tweeter

If the cap and resistor are meant to be a zobel network to even out the response of the super-8 then they should be in series with each other and in parallel with the super-8.

What are the values of the cap and resistor?