Dave A Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 This leads to a question I have. Many of you it appears decide to time align these by putting them on top. Do you want me to come up with something for this using Walnut and Red Oak? What is the height from the top of the speaker to the center of the tweeter for those of you who have done this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Ooooooooh, I see numbered units with matching numbered bases coming down the pipe.... You have to number them.....everyone knows that a numerically matched horn/base sounds better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 Heck I was just going to scribe the Hz range on them and dispersion angles and people could just do away with crossovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryk Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Dave that would be a great idea. Mine is currently 4 /1/2” from speaker to center of the tweeter. I am sure there would be some flexibility in height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Dave A said: This leads to a question I have. Many of you it appears decide to time align these by putting them on top. Do you want me to come up with something for this using Walnut and Red Oak? What is the height from the top of the speaker to the center of the tweeter for those of you who have done this? Wasn't this suggested when you FIRST began making these replacement tweeters... I thimk so. And it's a great idea, just as it was then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalawag Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 hour ago, larryk said: Dave that would be a great idea. Mine is currently 4 /1/2” from speaker to center of the tweeter. I am sure there would be some flexibility in height. By coincidence, so are mine. It was a height I chose purely for aesthetics, no audio comparisons involved. However, I do have the tweeter driver aligned with the squawker driver. ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panelhead Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 In my La Scala the tweeter would need to be slide back about 20 inches to have it the same distance as the K-55X compression driver. The crossover should add some electrical delay due to phase shift. This would help with alignment a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glens Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 It'll add delay for one of the drivers, subtract it for the other... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 6 hours ago, Schu said: Wasn't this suggested when you FIRST began making these replacement tweeters... I thimk so. And it's a great idea, just as it was then It is easy to get dragged into making things because someone thought they were cool and then you find out very few thought so and there you go with time and material sitting on a shelf doing nothing. It has become evident there is interest in this so now I will look into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlthess40 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Hi guysI just tried that wood cleaner on my H1’sI will do a post on it but here’s a few pics to start you off The first two are before using the product Sorry I was hoping the photos would show how dad they where. But now they look like newAs I said I will start a new post on these and another set of Klipsch speakersWhere would I start the post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 OK tinkering around today. I can make these as one piece with the horn lens cut in or two piece so the tweeter can be used as freestanding with the mount block or stuck in the K-77 cutout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryk Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Both options look good. I would be good with the cut out as in the bottom 3 pics since I already have the wood lens. That way it would fit in the same way as it would in the motorboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 OK question on these. This is just a piece of wood 1.5" thick and will not stand without support. Is a simple rectangular base say 6" deep OK? Screwed to the bottom and of the same wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Hey @Dave A what kind of wood is that in pix 1,2 and 4 above? I know 3 is oak. That stuff is beautiful IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Is it only a computer rendering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, babadono said: Is it only a computer rendering? Yes it is all pretend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Dave A said: OK question on these. This is just a piece of wood 1.5" thick and will not stand without support. Is a simple rectangular base say 6" deep OK? Screwed to the bottom and of the same wood. I don't see why not. As long as it is big enough to make it stable. High freq energy coming out of a tweeter is not going to move it. Just make sure that it won't stick out past the back of the cabinet if the user is setting the tweeter back to align with the mid driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 13 minutes ago, babadono said: I don't see why not. As long as it is big enough to make it stable. High freq energy coming out of a tweeter is not going to move it. Just make sure that it won't stick out past the back of the cabinet if the user is setting the tweeter back to align with the mid driver. Well that will depend on what is needed to make the stand stable. I am thinking 6" x 6". No sense in making something to easily toppled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryk Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Possibly if there was small piece of wood screwed or glued to the back side to help support it so that it would not easily topple over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, larryk said: Possibly if there was small piece of wood screwed or glued to the back side to help support it so that it would not easily topple over. So you think the 6" x6" base screwed to the bottom I mention is too big? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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