Last week I picked up this pair of Akai SW-135 speakers that has Akai branded Foster driver in them.
In the original box these speakers are not much to listen to, in fact they are boxy and not to open on the sound stage.
I promptly removed the drivers and went down to Makers Lab to start my project.
This is the finished product and I think this forth rendition of my open baffle experiment turned out really well.
Once again with open baffles there is a really open sound stage, the three drivers are all designed to work together with minimal crossover which is a 16uf cap for the mid range and a 2.2uf cap for the tweeter.
Bass is exceptionally strong, tight and articulate in these speakers, mid range is nice and smooth and the highs are perfect for a cone tweeter, not as strong as in the horn tweeters.
Best suited with a single ended tube amp versus the push pull tube amp. I am going to keep an eye out for the vintage Akai speakers as they can be had for next to nothing and they have really good alnico drivers in them.
In the original box these speakers are not much to listen to, in fact they are boxy and not to open on the sound stage.
I promptly removed the drivers and went down to Makers Lab to start my project.
This is the finished product and I think this forth rendition of my open baffle experiment turned out really well.
Once again with open baffles there is a really open sound stage, the three drivers are all designed to work together with minimal crossover which is a 16uf cap for the mid range and a 2.2uf cap for the tweeter.
Bass is exceptionally strong, tight and articulate in these speakers, mid range is nice and smooth and the highs are perfect for a cone tweeter, not as strong as in the horn tweeters.
Best suited with a single ended tube amp versus the push pull tube amp. I am going to keep an eye out for the vintage Akai speakers as they can be had for next to nothing and they have really good alnico drivers in them.
