Inappropriately large speakers

[thejt]

When we started having the kids the stereo was relegated from the lofted living room to a small unused bedroom. By coincidence I also discovered the phenomenon of inappropriate large JBL in small rooms thanks to a thread here on stereonet. I had started to move to larger speakers gradually after bookshelves for many years. After trying ns1000m with a 12" woofer the smaller speakers weren't doing it for me. 

I picked up a set of 15" coral woofers here on SNA and also compression drivers. By pure luck secured old Altec cabs at a local auction. With the kids still took more than a year to get things functional. So far I'm enjoying it but long way to go still. I'm currently using an old crown active for the crossover with a bakoon on the mids and a spec amp (power mode) on the bass. 

 

 

[2Brix]

very noice, although i can't see anything inappropriate at all 

 

 

 

[crtexcnndrm99]

Very nice, and high quality amplification as well. Hard to go back from the way that a drum solo sounds on 15” woofers… 
 

Are the cabs rear ported or sealed? 
 

I’m in the same camp with oversized JBL franken-speakers, currently with Bakoon for all three drivers and Lenco front end.  Curious if you’ve had a chance yet to listen to biamped vs the Bakoon only? 
 

For the crossover, there are some Accuphase F5/15’s floating around other classifieds which may offer an upgrade there.

 

 

[thejt]

3 hours ago, crtexcnndrm99 said:

Very nice, and high quality amplification as well. Hard to go back from the way that a drum solo sounds on 15” woofers… 
 

Are the cabs rear ported or sealed? 
 

I’m in the same camp with oversized JBL franken-speakers, currently with Bakoon for all three drivers and Lenco front end.  Curious if you’ve had a chance yet to listen to biamped vs the Bakoon only? 
 

For the crossover, there are some Accuphase F5/15’s floating around other classifieds which may offer an upgrade there.

 

 

 

Yeah I was stunned at the similarities when I was looking at your posts. I've not had a passive yet so been unable to try the bakoon on its own with these. The boxes are sealed, the originals were front ported but I installed a new baffle over them.

 

[Rrobot]

So great to see it all come together @thejt 

 

And I agree with the earlier comments... completely appropriate size! 

Edited December 4, 2022 by Rrobot

[thejt]

Just now, Rrobot said:

So great to see it all come together @thejt 

 

And I agree with the earlier comments... completely appropriate sized!

 

Much assistance from others on the board and every horn person I've met. Very open to sharing their experiences.

[mkaramazov]

Fantastic, love this system! 

[thejt]

Massive upgrade on the horns. Much thanks to Martin from Azura horn. Generous with time and knowledge.

 

Now crossing lower at 700Hz

[Guest]

Love it. Which compressions drivers are you using with the Azuras?

[Rrobot]

8 hours ago, thejt said:

 

Now the massive cabinets look very modest  !

 

So dope looking... those horns are like a Jeff Koons sculpture.. Love them!! 

[Grant Slack]

Antarctically cool, @thejt !

[Grizaudio]

Once you go big, there's no going back. 

I don't follow the idea that small rooms should have small speakers.

In my experience large speakers in small rooms sound excellent. 

I personally run 15's/compression in my bedroom office.  

 

Love the horns. How are you correcting response? 

 

 

Edited December 14, 2022 by Grizaudio

[lowpoke]

Nothing inappropriate about the size of those babies.

[thejt]

23 hours ago, Grizaudio said:

Once you go big, there's no going back. 

I don't follow the idea that small rooms should have small speakers.

In my experience large speakers in small rooms sound excellent. 

I personally run 15's/compression in my bedroom office.  

 

Love the horns. How are you correcting response? 

 

 

No actions as yet, anything you can recommend I try? Thanks 

[thejt]

I've done some Marie Kondo and the rooms a bit neater. I've recently received and have been running in passive crossovers by Werner Jagusch. Initial impressions were a drop in resolution but adjustment to the attenuation and some run time removed that concern. As the passive is a three way instead of my two way active a little pair of fostex super tweets are now installed. The passive also allowed me to bring tubes back into the fray and Clifford's pre and power amps are back in action.

 

In my clean out I've simplified things quite alot. Separate streamer and phono has been replaced with a NAD C658 which also brings with it Dirac. Wow! Never would have believed the difference it makes. There's a level of coherency I didn't realise was missing. 

 

Snuck in a new record player too

 

[thejt]

[mkaramazov]

5 hours ago, thejt said:

I've done some Marie Kondo and the rooms a bit neater. 

 

Yes, I think I can see the Marie Kondo influence.

 

I love this thread. 

[thejt]

Lots of new things and lots of help from helpful people on this forum!

 

Was unable to resist the Goldring recently for sale and an very happy to have an idler running again. Terrific chance to finally have the team at Frank Prowse install the SPU they organised. Beautiful sound right out of the box. Refined, big and bold.

 

Picked up last year on the forum was also this beaut Line Magnetic. Finding transmission tubes bring a wonderful sense of cohesion and makes a nice alternative to the 300b. 

 

Both living on the Sony Trinitron TV cabinet I had from the early 90s! 

[Flash]

Loving this! 
I’ve decided my speakers are way too small.

[thejt]

36 minutes ago, Flash said:

Loving this! 
I’ve decided my speakers are way too small.

Almost guarantee you've got a more sensible sized room than me to try it

[Flash]

That just means I can go bigger. I’m sure I could squeeze in Paul McGowan’s old IRS-Vs somehow. It may require a chainsaw, but I’m sure it’s doable.

[playdough]

If you know, you know. 

Pass band, 25/300Hz, 100 dB @1w  @1m

Edited January 21, 2024 by playdough

[andyr]

Here are some that a mate of mine in Tassie, is building:

 

 

 

Pretty 'outrageous' - I sure would lurve to hear them!  

 

 

 

 

[Flash]

I don’t believe you, @andyr. I’m in Tassie, and he doesn’t look familiar at all…

[andyr]

1 minute ago, Flash said:

I don’t believe you, @andyr. I’m in Tassie, and he doesn’t look familiar at all…

 

Aah but he emigrated there from Victoria, Scott (so he's got only one head!   ).