Troels gravesen scanspeak. The changes are: The mid will need a 0. I've paired these speakers with the NAD 3020v2 amplifier and am completely satisfied with their performance. Hi Troels, This weekend we changed the resistance of CA18RLY Hi Troels ;) As agreed, here are some pictures of the realization of 3WC. Scan-Speak is showing a range of new and well-known products and we will demonstrate the outstanding Ellipticor-3 DIY speakers designed by Troels Gravesen that includes products from our Ellipticor and Revelator families. zip file, unpack and place the Folder in the FilterData folder the HFD software has created under Documents. The SEAS T14RCY/P-H is the heart of this system. The 18W/8434G00 driver used here displays none Dear Troels, I completed the build of the Revelator 851s in late December, using the complete kit from Jantzen (Michael was very gracious to work with). Hello Troels, My name is Explore DIY loudspeaker projects by Troels Gravesen, featuring detailed construction guides, measurements, and speaker-kit options. The crossover is tuned to make the flattest possible response in all of the midrange*, thus L2011 is fairly small creating the usual peak at 1 kHz. I am still learning about measurements, as for the wiring and workmanship, I'm pretty sure everything is as it should be. SEAS CA22RNY and ScanSpeak D2608/913000 tweeter and get an even better sound from better drivers and proper crossover components. Above the level 1 kit. CROSSOVER CABINET CABINET VOLUME MEASUREMENTS. Meet us at suite 312 and get an extraordinary sound experience. After a long journey I hooked them up this weekend. Please find attached photos of my first construction, your ScanSpeak W1500/97, and notes on the process of building them. 7 uF Standard Z cap for the tweeter with a Silver Z-cap if money allows. Mockup. I just wanted to ScanSpeak R2604/832000 version. I went with top-mounted tweeter avoiding building offset baffle cabinet. ScanSpeak R2604/832000 replaces Vifa XT25TG-30-04, thus the "XT" name remains. Useful links (Please Download ScanSpeak spec here. 12/18 dB set-up with the usual LCR circuit to get rid of the (huge) 800 Hz bump. com The ScanSpeak Be dome can cope with systems up to 95-96 dB sensitivity, no problem there. Troels Thanks for lots of fun browsing your site and after a year of thinking, building the Ekta-25s with excellent support from Jantzen. CROSSOVER BACK TO INDEX. Complete kit only available from Jantzen Audio, contact@jantzen-audio. So, FUSION-3WC it is. Impedance: 4-8 Ohms. Hi Troels, Here are a couple of pictures. Probably not quite what you had in mind for bookshelf speakers. 1 mH. There are two things to this construction, the stepped baffle allowing a simpler crossover and better sounding speaker with improved driver integration - and the use of CA22RNY bass driver in CROSSOVER BACK TO INDEX. I need DIY Loudspeakers: HOME INDEX UPDATES RESPONSE WHAT'S NEW ScanSpeak Ekta mkII, built by Jean-Francois. Troels Gravesen Speakers ScanSpeak Discovery-3WC-mkII in a baltic birch multiply enclosure (surface so far unfinished). Hi Troels, Just wanted to say thank you again for coming up with the design, Ekta-7741. The während der letzten Monate habe ich mir den Illuminator Center von Troels Gravesen nachgebaut. The D2010/8513 does a good job from 13 kHz. I am running the bass section with the FA251 as a power amplifier using the methods you describe on your website. 33 and adding 0. Joined 2003. Tags: diy; scanspeak; speakers; troels gravesen; Jeb Friend Pyrate. Baffle is 80 x 120 cm. Series Crossover **** Edit: Should be "Troels Gravesen ScanSpeak Discovery 3" -- Misspelled designer's name. These are made of 25mm marine ply and 18mm MDF. The cabinet is made from 21 mm birch plywood, the front panel is made from MDF boards glued from different thicknesses. Add felt to all internal panels except rear middle, where the crossover goes. Right: Unit 2, frequency response. Novak If you have any questions regarding the project, you are welcome to address troels. The difference is only ~35 EUR. The « Sound report » will be done afterwards, because I do not currently have a quality source that allows me to make an honest judgement. scan-speak. In level 2, WAX coils are replaced by air-core coils and we have Superior-Z for C1 and all midrange capacitors are STANDARD-Z. This is the semi-active version with Hypex FA501 plate amps for the 15s on the back of the cabinets. Use min. EKTA-mkII. Hi Troels, I have finally finished my build of your design the Ekta 7741, I’ve now been running these for about two weeks and they sound fantastic, focused and dynamic. ScanSpeak Illuminator Monitor, built by Manuel Copyright 2014 © Troels Gravesen. I used a high-end cherry plywood from ApplePly here in the U. Most of the bracings were made from leftovers glued together and cut to size. Even today, it's sounding a bit calmer. gravesen@danisco. The fit and finish of the cabinets was first rate, and much more apparent in person. It has been a lot of workshop hours, but I finished in record time (about 10 days). It uses the Scan-Speak 28W/4878-T00 subwoofer driver in a 40-litre closed box, powered by the aforementioned Recently I make a pair of 3w classic speakers, a Troels Gravesen project. I modified the crossover to suit my room and my preference. dk · +45 60405200 Scan-Speak operates as an independent Danish managed company in the Eastech Group www. A center speaker based on Illuminator drivers. Only difference is the middriver being the Vifa PL11MH09-08, one of most smooth sounding drivers we can find. troelsgra The Scan Speak Discovery 861. BACK TO INTRO PAGE . Only thing I miss are little bit air in the top. The technical data are very close to the Berylium tweeter. The speaker will come with three options, one with a fully passive crossover, the easy solution, and one with the Troels. My front panels will be made from 25 mm HDF (). Rounding the edges of a cabinet does not eliminate diffraction. Measurements BACK TO INDEX. My first impression was underwhelming, I wasn't sure what all the fuss was about. com/upload. All questions regarding purchase of kits, please mail Jantzen Audio at ScanSpeak 18W/8535 + SEAS W15CY001 + Expolinear NDRL81 2002-3 Project. Gravesen, I finally finished my revelator 851 kit yesterday. Thank you for your design and the opportunity to own quality speakers like these. For tweeter I picked the ScanSpeak D2608/913000 because it offers an unprecedented quality/price performance. All questions ScanSpeak Bookshelf-3WC by Troels Gravesen . 1. Madsensvej 1 6920 Videbæk Denmark Phone: +45 6040 5200 www. CROSSOVER 2-way CABINET 2-way. When You Leave Have anyone compare Troels Gravesen The Loudspeaker 1-3 to a high end speaker from B&W, Sounus faber, JBL? And if how is the results? Reactions: DblAA. Højttalerne lyder allerede helt vildt godt, specielt når det gælder symfonisk musik, hold da op jeg er nu på en anden klasse end jeg er vant til. Detailed info about the speaker available on Troel's hompage troelsgravesen. 8V/1 meter for the 4 ohms bass driver system. D3004/660000 tweeter measurements. Cabinet materials piling up. These minis featured the prototypes of this D3004/604010 beryllium dome tweeter. Not sure DIY Loudspeakers: HOME INDEX UPDATES RESPONSE WHAT'S NEW ScanSpeak Revelator-66, built by Victor, UK Copyright 2024 © Troels Gravesen. CROSSOVER-LAYOUT After all, I'd never done serious woodwork before and this would be a test of my hypothesis. The latter did very well and I decided to make a kit where both options are offered. Dear Troels, After two years of visiting your website, reading, considering every aspect, I finally finished my Scan Speak 3W Classic. The build was a complete joy and thank you so much for being so helpful during the process, you are a real jewel in the DIY community. I've had these drivers on the shelf for more than two years and since the Peerless 850438 drivers were discontinued, I've had regular requests on a new 2½-way from Peerless Hello Troels, I hope you are well. Right: Impedance of R2904/700000 tweeter. Speakers during crossover development. A task well received, as I had for long wanted to improve the sound from our own TV. The Cabinets back to top. Left: Unit 1, distortion test. Posts: 22 Troels Gravesen speakers built by ARKE Audio Sept 26, 2024 20:14:20 GMT via mobile . Front panels from 25 mm HDF. In relation to price-quality a very good result. The 5F/8422T01 is quite a surprise! The smallest ScanSpeak ever made I think. SPEAKER-KIT BACK TO INDEX. Left: Impedance of 18WU/4741-T00 driver in cabinet. member since January 2022. All technical questions to troels. Down some 15 dB @ 20 kHz/30° (note 30° here as the 40° is a bit hard to Kit Instruction can be bought from me at 75 EUR, PayPal transfer to my account: troels. I used the flange for my initial testing. Fantastic! I've always been an outspoken fan of DIY speakers. Jantzen Audio Sp. 5 mm Baltic birch. The center might just be an new project in the future, with the latest scan speak version of yours :) Med vänlig hälsning Niklas Beryllium has recently been reintroduced by Focal, ScanSpeak and SEAS for dome tweeters, but I think this Yamaha is the one-and-only when it comes to mid-domes except for 4" compression driver diaphragms. dk GBP 599 (for the pair) for self-collectors in the UK (or plus fuel cost if I deliver and you don't live too far away from Milton Keynes). Initially I chose a larger value for L2 to tame the 800-1200 Hz range, which - as often is the case - produce Go to: CROSSOVER CABINET MEASUREMENTS KIT RESPONSE-BUILDERS. It doesn't get much better than this. The original SEAS Kit 503 had a SEAS 1" 86H dome tweeter, here replaced by the ScanSpeak D3804, the ancestor of the current D3806/8200 used in my SP38 construction. Items from The ScanSpeak tweeter is a high-sensitivity tweeter displaying an impressive 95+ dB/2. 2 surround system. Facebook; Twitter; Tumblr; LinkedIn; MySpace; Email; Go to. It also I was curious about this new family of drivers from Scan-Speak, so I commissioned a great builder in the area to put together a pair of Troels Gravesen Ellipticor A50-II for me to replace the Troels Faital 3WC-15 I’ve been running for a few years. o. Tweeter: ScanSpeak D2905/9900. Aarhus, 28th September, 2003. I did minor modifications to the dimensions to have it being a floor standing speaker instead of using stands. This is as little as it takes! 1. The Revelator magnet system is stronger compared to the Illuminator motor, thus an 8 ohms voice coil is used here. 5 litre cabinet, which should account for some decent bass from this small driver. Here's Dear Troels, I finally finished the construction of the Revelator-851 Be a couple of months ago. All in all a pleasant experience and I guess we could make a similar construction today from e. After a year i found the sound was a bit boomy cause i had the speakers close to the wall. I am very happy with the sound! See pictures below. Hi Michael and Troels Gravesen, Today I installed and commissioned Ellipticor A50mkII, I'm sending a few pictures and I'm happy that I managed to build it, the sound is beautiful, best regards, Z. A modest priced floor standing from Troels Gravesen with Discovery Scan Speak drivers. dk TWEETER D3004/660000 Advanced Parameters (Preliminary) My measurements are probably not the most accurate - all done in the living room at a glance - just to make sure everything is ok. Left: D2904/7000 tweeter response on Ekta-G baffle. Pretty solid endorsement, they'd be a DIY Loudspeakers: HOME INDEX UPDATES RESPONSE WHAT'S NEW ScanSpeak Jensen-1071, built by Jaroslaw Copyright 2022 © Troels Gravesen. The MW19P-8 comes with a Qt = 0. Your post convinced me that I should build a 3way set with some of their higher end line of products Finishing the oak foots. ScanSpeak data sheets: 26W/8861T00 + 18W/8531G00 + D2905/9900 Click to download data files. This 18M from ScanSpeak - as for the MUN-17 speaker - is impressively fast and dynamic. Z o. Left: Unit 1, frequency response. Troels, I finally got the Illuminator 71s up and running. 20 mm. Despite having a ScanSpeak bass driver, this construction is placed in the SEAS section due to the SEAS W15CY001 middriver and a later upgrade with an 8" SEAS alu driver. 7 uF - 0. 2021-05-10 4:53 am #2 2021-05-10 4:53 am #2 Hello Troels, I would like to share a few pictures of the building of Discovery 861 speakers. Jody Troels Thanks for lots of fun browsing your site and after a year of thinking, building the Ekta-25s with excellent support from Jantzen. When the 18W/8545-00 and -K00 drivers came about some 15 years ago, everybody was impressed from the design, the "ugly" looking carbon-paperpulp membranes and the huge magnets. Member. Cabs with braces. 9 Ohm e 8uF 0 47mH 4. I have had many hours Both the 22W and 18W drivers feature 1st order roll-off profiles, where the tweeter has a standard LR2 filter. The project was brought to maturity by Dennis Hansen and Simon ScanSpeak 3WC, built Thomas, Denmark Copyright 2017 © Troels Gravesen. Da es hier recht selten vorkommt, dass die Bauvorschläge von Troels This ellipse project was started at ScanSpeak a few years ago by Birger Jørgensen, who sadly passed away last year. You will recall that I bought a pair of your bookshelf speakers last year. 7 Ohm 2 2mH 4 7mH Hypex FA501 28W/4878TOO One of my friends bought these old SEAS speakers for ~100 US$ and I'm having them for some days to hear how they perform and to see if an upgrade is worthwhile. 2. Alumen-Z for tweeter and Silver-Z for midrange. The crossover features LR2 filter for bass-mid and LR4 for mid-tweeter sections. Gravesen My ekta mk ii DIY Loudspeakers: HOME INDEX UPDATES RESPONSE WHAT'S NEW ScanSpeak Micro, 5F/8422-T01, built by Paul Copyright 2024 © Troels Gravesen. Download ScanSpeak data sheet: D3004/602200. 8V sensitivity due to the low-ohmic voice coil and strong neo magnet, thus a potential candidate for high-efficiency speakers. System sensitivity: ~89 dB/2. Finished crossovers for Studio 101. gravesen@hotmail. This must be the Rolls Royce of tiny speaker drivers. Much easier compared to the troublesome 7000 tweeter. The middriver comes with new rubber surround, optimised for better air-flow and termination of cone energy, underhung voice coil, 6 mm windings in a 13 mm All technical questions to me at troels. Simple cabinet, so there won't be a whole lot of workshop images. Left: SPL @ 1m/2. IMPORTANT! Troels Gravesen’s Introduction: Please read our sales terms to read about how the DIY kits are The Crossover. The primary product here is the 28W/4878T00 bass driver, filling the gap between the 26W and 32W bass drivers. g. But after some 8-10 hours of playing they came alive, the dynamics are spectacular with fantastic clarity. youtube. Green = 2nd harm. The spatial stuff is a joy to experience but the real surprise, for me My measurements are probably not the most accurate - all done in the living room at a glance - just to make sure everything is ok. I have had many hours of enjoyment from them since they arrived and I also managed to complete the 12" sub from your website to accompany them. , and this is probably what the ScanSpeak guys were thinking of when designing these speaker drivers. Hi Mr Troels, I finally finished my TL1. Replace 4. eastech. 1 mH to ground - 6. The 10" sub is finished and adding extra depth to my already wonderful Ekta mkIIs. If you use 18-19 mm MDF, I suggest buying the optional bitumen pads. This was the start of a husband and wife project (yes, in the back of my mind I understood that it Scan-Speak A/S · N. Jann Evers, Director of Sales, ScanSpeak, asked me to do a soundbar for their exhibition at Soundsociety 2024 in Copenhagen. A driver that would enable us to dig further into our recordings and discover new CROSSOVER BACK TO INDEX. 8V/1 meter. These ScanSpeak drivers alone will set you back some 1700 EUR and then comes cabinet materials and crossover kit. Made a little 2mm distance between the foot and the speaker. The only rationale for keeping the ScanSpeak D2608/913000 tweeter in the low-cost Discovery category is price. Properly Hello Troels It has been almost a year that I have my ScanSpeak MUN17-3W. Interested to see how this pure Scan Speak floor-standing loudspeaker will compete Helped a friend build a pair of Troels' Scanspeak Revelator 851. A ScanSpeak center speaker has been on the to-do list for a long time, so here it is. On top of this a titanium voice coil former, not seen before on ScanSpeak tweeters. You can use 19-22 mm MDF - or 18 mm as seems available in some places, but add bitumen pads to your order if 18 mm is used. CROSSOVER-LAYOUT BACK TO INDEX . Click image to view large. PL9271003050 - TEL: +48 6838 22303 - E-mail: contact@jantzen-audio. 1 meter Impedance: 4 Ohms. Hi Troels You will recall that I bought a pair of your bookshelf speakers last year. Payment by PayPal to my account: troels. Cabinets were made from 20. 8V from D3004/660000 in cabinet. CROSSOVER-LAYOUT BACK TO INDEX. Share Thread. ScanSpeak Discovery 18 DIY (Troels Gravesen) Discussion in 'Speakers' started by Jeb, May 16, 2017. Last 12 months: 0: 0. CROSSOVER LAYOUT back to index Since introduction, Alumen-Z and There never was Illuminator bass drivers from ScanSpeak, like 8-10" drivers as the Revelators were already there, and for good reasons I reckon ScanSpeak never saw a market for Illuminator bass drivers. Having done a lot of work on the ScanSpeak Discovery drivers lately I have become increasingly fond of their inherent smooth response and subsequent ease of crossover construction. Turn on your FA251 and connect to PC via Peerless HDS164 Nomex 830875 + ScanSpeak D2608/9130. Faceting the front panels is optional, but can be done by hand. These two tweeters a quite alike and feature the same diaphragm and voice The 18W/8531G00 hardly needs another introduction and for this application I have compared the damar-coated to the uncoated drivers and I still prefer the damar-coated. I have spend a lot of time and effort in upgrading my installation to do these new speakers justice. gavin1977 . Workshop images. I also guess the special magnetic systems of Mid: Audio Technology 15H52-06-13-SDKAM. Make it right and it stands the test of time. com Please refer to page numbers on specific questions. Bass extension: - 3dB @ 47 Hz. Thus, pairs of 18W/8434G00 and R2604/832000 tweeters were acquired from ScanSpeak. Actually he only made the cabinet 2. Cabinets were made from 20 mm Baltic birch. Last year ScanSpeak released their D8404/552000 mid-driver, a one-of-a-kind mid-dome with elliptical voice coil of 84/68 mm - and double spider. In case you want advice on which speaker to build, please The MUN-17 was, as its name denotes, designed for the ScanSpeak room at the Munich 2017 Audio Trade Show. Right: SPL @ 1m/2. 1R8 makes a rather flat tuning but does emphasise treble on certain recordings. The PL14WJ09-08 is to my ears one of the most smooth sounding 5" drivers ever made and no wonder it has been a steady driver in the Tymphany program for years and years. Point of crossover: 2. LR4 for bass-mid was tried but didn't pay off, hence the simpler LR2 at this stage. Due to your excellent and extensive instructions and photos I am proud to say these turned out better than I expected! The drivers used here are pretty much state of the art from ScanSpeak and I was keen to learn how good they perform compared to my Jenzen Diamond speakers. I usually make my test crossovers from Superior Z-caps, good baked coils and 10 watt MOX resistors and all in all The OW4 is very much related to the classic D2008 and D2010 domes from ScanSpeak. I have thoroughly enjoyed the build and certainly set myself a challenge with the cabinet design. Download specs: ScanSpeak 15W/8530-K00 ScanSpeak R2604/832000 ScanSpeak D2904/980000 . Hi Troels. N. Dimension of brace depends on actual panel thickness, so adjust to local conditions. Here we have the latest addition to the range of Dear Troels, I completed the build of the Revelator 851s in late December, using the complete kit from Jantzen (Michael was very gracious to work with). Above the response from ScanSpeak -7140 tweeter on an optimised baffle (red) and from a client's modified baffle (green). 03-04-2023: Hi Troels, I'm in Brooklyn, NY. An LCR circuit is taking care of this and from the value of R2031 it can be seen the impact of Hello Troels, I've recently finished 3WC-10, this is my 7th project from Your site (Maya, DTQWT 12, CURV, SEAS 3WC 12, FAITAL 12, SUB 12 ) - You can call me an addict, probably I'll be making Fusion 22 soon. All parts cut to ~+1 cm. Hello Troels, As I mentioned Hej Troels, Halvandet år senere og rigtig mange frikvarterer alene i skuret er det endelig lykkedes mig at bygge mit Discovery 861 sæt færdig. Despite wanting some Scanspeak and/or SEAS goodness, I was drawn to your description of the Purifi-6Rs clarity and have to admit that the Viawave ribbon tweeters were a big plus too. But size is an issue and if I settle with 91-92 dB system sensitivity, then All technical questions at: troels. When I did those bookshelf I was in a flat with few square meters. MEASUREMENTS All technical questions to troels. MUN17 -3W crossover e 80hm 3 3uF IOOhm D290&'714000 18M/Ë31GXO 22uF 2. Who knows what the future will bring, but All technical questions to me at troels. com . I discovered the quality of Scanspeak drivers recently and got hooked. System sensitivity: 87 dB/2. DIY Troels Gravesen Revelator 851 build . Troels Gravesen 7751 Scanspeak illuminator floor standing speakers. Tweeter setup for measurements. Here one year later, ScanSpeak has finally launched the tweeter with a slightly modified grille incorporating a small phase plate in front of the dome, presumably smoothing the 15-20 kHz range. And as you can see, these ekta mkII are part of my 5. Now these speakers have pretty much been around the world, from Munich to Chicago - and now China. 22 mm titanium voice coil former, machined magnet parts, neodym magnet, one-piece paper cone, foam surround (I like that!), a thoroughly vented chassis and magnet system, etc. All technical questions to Below ~80 Hz we have help from a brand-new and hefty ScanSpeak high-efficiency, 96 dB, 13"/32W bass driver giving the oomph we like from the lower octaves. ) and got so exited I couldn't wait implementing the diamonds in the Jenzen Accu speaker. Mine have similar drivers to yours, along with the Troels, thank you for a great speaker project, the 861 truly has very good sound value/cost. I have tried modelling ScanSpeak R2604/832000 tweeter. com This speaker is very similar to the ScanSpeak 3WC-C (13M) version released recently. Download Ellipticor-2F software here. I could move on to more complicated projects later. Dear Troels, After some years of seeking, and thoroughly disturbing you with many emails, I have completed my second pair of speakers of your own design. Quality wise it easily competes with Revelator and Illuminator tweeters. I also guess the carbon midbass adds a significant portion of the midrange clarity doing up to Hi Troels. Go to on this page: DRIVERS CROSSOVER CABINET MEASUREMENTS SPEAKER-KIT CROSSOVER LAYOUT SOUND. 5 clone measurements and construction, v5 Hello, 2. A great supplement to your smaller to medium sized 2- or 3-way speakers. 8V. Maybe traditional, but who says tradition doesn't last. Painted the bottom prior to the rest since I need to mount the foot and the crossover that will be hidden underneath it DIY Loudspeakers: HOME INDEX UPDATES RESPONSE WHAT'S NEW Acoustic vent, Variovent Copyright 2020 © Troels Gravesen. Peerless HDS164 Nomex 830875 + ScanSpeak D2608/9130. There may be two reasons your should buy the 5F: Cute-effect and/or it just must be really small and used for a small desptop stereo system. Thread Very nice indeed! I think these have a similar design approach to the Scanspeak Mun-17s I completed from Troels' design a couple of years ago, although the MUN-17 uses a Hyper plate amp for the woofer. 7 kHz. The new Scan Speak Ekta Grande with Scan Speak drivers is ready and playing. Click here to see how. The rather slim chassis allows a 145 cm^membrane area from an overall 177 mm diameter, quite impressive. Buy Audio Technology 10C77, DRIVERS BACK TO INDEX. S. In replacing the Accuton C30 dome I tried to render a frequency response as close as possible to the Accuton for the sake of comparison and they're close enough to dare comparing. Listing ID: lisah8bc Classified Listed May 8, 2022 9:18am · 700 Views. Select Post; Deselect This speaker is called FUSION-3WC as it incorporates drivers from three different manufacturers, BMS, ScanSpeak and SBAcoustics. Powered by Hypex FA-251. com SEAS W17EX001 - ScanSpeak D2010-8513 This speaker is derived from a well-known commercial design and I modified the crossover for Johnny, who had build the speakers and I was positively surprised by the good sound from these drivers - even the 8513! CABINET BACK TO INDEX. My expectations are high on this new tweeter and nothing below suggests I should be dissapointed. This may not be my favourite tweeter when we are talking two-way systems with a Build a powerful 12″ subwoofer from high-quality ScanSpeak 30W/4558T00 driver and 30W/0-00-00 passive radiator. 0%: All-time: 0: 0. How about that? I have a friend always being the first to listen to any new construction - at the initial stage of crossover development. Download specs here: ScanSpeak: D3404/552000 4 Ohm ScanSpeak 18WE/8542T00, 8 Ohm 18 SOUND: 10NW650 8 Ohm BMS: 12N630 8 Ohm The 18WE above is the 4 Ohm version. Hi Troels, Michael, Just dropping you a note to say that another pair of Studio 101mk2's have entered the world! I finished the build yesterday and I could not be happier with their performance, the clarity, depth and energy they're bringing to my DIY Loudspeakers: HOME INDEX UPDATES RESPONSE WHAT'S NEW ScanSpeak Ekta mkII, built by Jean-Francois. Illumination can mean enlightenment, insight, etc. CROSSOVER-LAYOUT Hej Troels I've just finished my very first build, and I am so happy that I started on this project. Another pair of Revelator-66 The Faital 6RS140 and ScanSpeak D2608/913000. A modest sized monitor from ScanSpeak 18W/8542-00 + SEAS 27TFFC. Thanks again to Troels Gravesen for these ideas, his work he shares with us, and all the time he takes to respond to our questions during the making of our babies. This This speaker was designed for the ScanSpeak trade visitor exhibition at the Munich 2017 High-End event. The tweeter goes as follows: 4R7 - 4. A simple and nice-looking floor-standing loudspeaker with a small footprint. ScanSpeak has just updated some D2008/D2010 tweeters (new enclosures) that was introduced some 50 years ago. Replaced by mkII version above. Initially I was thinking of Illuminator drivers, but my recent experience the Discovery-861 , convinced me of using the Discovery drivers as they offer exceptional performance. Midrange-tweeter crossover for 6600 tweeter version. Illuminator monitor with Level 2 superior z crossover kit+ pathaudio resistors. Cabinet BACK TO TOP. They came with the old version of level 2 semi active xover. In this construction it covers the 500-4500 Hello Troels, It’s been years I wanted to send you some pics (Ouch ! almost 15 years) of my Ellam XT running on Jolida jd1501rc ans jd100s cd player. Both the 22W and 18W drivers feature 1st order roll-off profiles, where the tweeter has a standard LR2 filter. 36, close to perfect for vented box simulation. 50-0. I hope this XP cone unit one day will be available in the EXCEL series of drivers. The ScanSpeak tweeter is a high-sensitivity tweeter displaying an impressive 95+ dB/2. It definitely retains the smooth and lovely mids that I love with ekta mkII but with deeper bass. The price for 3 x 33 uF is the same as for 1 x 100 uF STANDARD Z-CAP. DIY Loudspeakers: HOME INDEX UPDATES RESPONSE WHAT'S NEW Why ScanSpeak tweeters aren't the same Copyright 2009 © Troels Gravesen "The dealer told me the 9500 and Test of ScanSpeak tweeters R3004/662000 and R3004/602010 Copyright 2015 © Troels Gravesen. Joined: Sep 28, 2015 Likes Received: 391 All the information is on Troels Gravesen's website, including the theory behind addressing time-alignment issues with the stepped Workshop pics BACK TO INDEX. Hello! The speakers arrived to me, the other day I agreed on the manufacture of the enclosures, it remains to make a crossover. Great sound and great value for money!Amplifier: Marantz PM6005http://www. This Faital-10-430 construction had a predecessor featuring the magnificent 12W Discovery drivers from the ScanSpeak Soundbar. I builded these loudspeakers during Christmas time 2020. After making illustrations of the various ScanSpeak family of speakers, I couldn't help seeing something missing in the Illuminator range of speakers. . All questions regarding purchase of kits, please mail Jantzen Audio at contact@jantzen-audio. See below. The best way, by far, to get sibstantially more sound quality per $$ spent. CROSSOVER-LAYOUT ScanSpeak was kindly offering me a pair for test and review. LineSource. This offers much extended dynamic headroom in the bass and a more sophisticated midrange I strongly suggest including the damping materials as this is of vital importance for making the bass TL work properly. Internal volumes and baffle dimensions are maintained . 8V from 18WU/4741-T00 driver in cabinet. I was most excited to hear Hi Troels, I thought I would drop you a note and tell you that I finished the project and I'm pleased. We don't necessarily agree on all sonic issues, but that's a good thing. Make it ScanSpeak 8542/9700, built by Danny, Belgium Copyright 2013 © Troels Gravesen BACK TO INTRO PAGE All in all a pleasant experience and I guess we could make a similar construction today from e. I'm by no means a trained woodworker og craftsman in any way at all. Above the Ciare NDH-15-4S, 18 SOUND 15W700 and ScanSpeak 38WE/8582T00 woofers with a passive crossover and bi-amped with my EAR-861 and Hypex UcD400ST power amp. Gravesen My ekta mk ii CROSSOVER back to index. I think these drivers deliver an excellent cost performance ratio and I was really surprised when I made the final set-up in our living room driven by my JungSon class A amp. All technical questions at: troels. troels. Peerless HDS164 Nomex 830875 + ScanSpeak Discovery tweeter D2608/9130 Click links to download driver specs. A very lovely grande Scan Speak project of Troels Gravesen. This design is my first project from Troels Gravesen. For treble I chose the ScanSpeak Illuminator D3004/660000 fabric dome and at a late stage tried the Beryllium dome D3004/664000. Only difference is the middriver being the Eton 4-300-25Hex featuring a Rohacel sandwich cone, delivering state of I wanted to try out the concept once more with basically the ScanSpeak Ekta-mkII setup to further improve bass response. All drivers will set you back some 520 EUR. Crossover Troels mentioned at the end of his write up for the updated Scanspeak 3wc Mk11, that if he'd had the drivers he put in these at the time he built them, he'd probably have built a lot less speakers. The first Ekta dates back to around 2005 The-Loudspeaker-1, built by Milliau. Discontinued. Hi Troels, Thanks again for the assistance in the Revelator speaker build. As a result the resistor for the tweeter is now in the range you specified. 5 cloners! An 8 USD purchase from a local second-hand store reveals vintage ScanSpeak drivers from the Seventies. It now correspond to the level one. Power requirement: 20+ watts/channel. Above my favourite low-cost dome, the ScanSpeak D2608/913000. All things start with a mockup to measure - and hear - if this fantasy works at all. It turned out that these new speakers were much more revealing that my old speakers. 5 Ohms series resistance increase this value to 0. Hello, I am the owner of the Go to ScanSpeak Ellipticor-2F for details. Quote. Despite a rugged rear chamber, the D3004/602200 is very light, only 130 grams. As these speakers are designed to be placed horizontally, crossover lobing is a concern and here the LR4, due to reduced overlap does better. All questions regarding purchase of kits, please mail Jantzen Audio at Dear Troels! I am happy to share these pictures of my finished Revelator 851 build. 2-way mini from ScanSpeak 15W/4531G00 Revelator midbass and ScanSpeak R3004/832000 ring-radiator. Download pdf data sheets on drivers: Vifa PL14WJ09-08 - - ScanSpeak R2604/832000. See you soon. All drivers will be 208 EUR from ScanSpeak webshop (D2604 option) or delivered with the crossover kit from Jantzen Audio. What I didn't know at the time of planning, was the the new line of Hypex modules would also be called Fusion. They are augmenting my already fantastic Illuminator-4 speakers - not to get more bass, but to mitigate room modes. 28-07-2020: ScanSpeak Discovery-4 and Jenzen SEAS-ER, built by Juan 02-07-2020: FUSION, built by Mark, Australia 01-07-2020: Jenzen NEXT, built by Alex, Russia Should you want to change your current TW034 for the T35 you can also fasten the T35 dome by making a flange like I did for the ScanSpeak 7100 tweeter. com Willsenton R8 - RME adi 2 fs - Esound cd-e5 platinum Reference edditionArtist - Chantal Chamberland. 22 mH in replacement of the 0. This ellipse project was started at ScanSpeak a few years ago by Birger Jørgensen, who sadly passed away last year. Power handling: 60 watts (ScanSpeak specifications). Possibly only of interest to the very few, but the D3804 drivers here were in absolute mint condition and it would be interesting to see how they performed compared to the modern ScanSpeak D3806/8200 used in my SP38/13 construction. Crossover Layout BACK TO INDEX. The 12W, 15W, 18W and even the 22W drivers have some of the smoothest midrange I have ever measured, regardless of price. DIY Troels Gravesen Revelator 851 build. Below my measurements - sonic evaluation will have to wait for some future construction. I'd forgotten how good an 18W Revelator is for the saxophone! My goodness it goes loud without distressing to the ear and at the same time doing deep bass and smooth upper-mid before it hands over to the tweeter. All ScanSpeak data sheets: 26W/8861T00 + 18W/8531G00 + D2905/9900 Click to download data files. With inverted tweeter polarity this ensures proper summation from the stepped baffle alignment. BS. Having the ScanSpeak Discovery 3-Way Classic cabs and detachable front panels, I obviously had to do an mkII version of the SEAS 3-Way Classic. This winter I'm trying to reduce my stock drivers and I have a pair of ScanSpeak 13M/8640-00 on the shelf plus several pairs I finally ordered the ScanSpeak 3-Way Discovery kit just before Christmas 2020 after months of reading through all your 3-way speaker builds. I decided to modify the cabinets with a front vent and a reduced baffle step. - Wilkowo 62 - PL-66-200 Swiebodzin - Tax Nr. On paper a 2nd order crossover, on the acoustical side a 4th order (LR4), thus positive polarity for both drivers. DIY Loudspeakers: HOME INDEX UPDATES RESPONSE WHAT'S NEW ScanSpeak Ekta-GRANDE, built by Bogdan, Romania Copyright 2024 © Troels Gravesen. Designing your own crossover is a fair amount of work, because you want the Former notion on hard domes making "hard sound" seems gone and we even have some extremely good aluminium domes like the ScanSpeak D2904/980000 and SBA 26ADC-C000-4 that rival Be domes. Workshop setup during crossover fine-tuning. Upfront, I have a Rockna Wavedream Signature, and now a 30w Luxman L-590AXII. Being the first ones the Discovery 3W classic around 2017, I enjoyed them for many years, but most of the time I was analyzing and thinking what I could do to stop analyzing music. Dimensions: 112 x 20 x 16. C. I usually make my test crossovers from Superior Z-caps, good baked coils and 10 watt MOX Troels Gravesen speakers built by ARKE Audio. CABINET BACK TO INDEX. pdf. With inverted tweeter polarity this ensures proper summation from the stepped 3-driver speaker. These drivers deliver excellent performance and are very competitive. Amplifier requirement: Minimum 20 watts. I think it looks better when mounted. 0%: 4 Watchers. 33 mH to ground. 8 uF - 0. The two holes are for terminals, Using ScanSpeak D3004/604010 requires no changes to the crossover, only a little tweeter attenuation. Ready for felt damping. Construction of the Cabinets These speakers came into being when I accompanied a friend to a woodworking shop on one of his weekend excursions. All drivers ready. The veil has lifted. 5 cm, WxDxH. An 8 USD purchase from a local second-hand store reveals vintage ScanSpeak drivers from the Seventies. Never seen before and partly due to corona I spent almost two years with the prototypes before final release at the Munich HighEnd show. The Rev-851 is one of my permanent stock speakers. The Yamaha middome displays an excellent frequency response and the cumulative spectral decay leaves little to be desired. Because of problems to get berylium, I am thinking of try the new Scanspeak Illuminator D3004/666000 carbon tweeter when it comes in the shops in October. , blue = 3rd harm. Update firmware before installing the software. Это видео создано в редакторе слайд-шоу YouTube: http://www. Hello Troels, It was a treat to hear and see your Ellipticor A-50 speakers at AXPONA last weekend. Should you want to change your current TW034 for the T35 you can also fasten the T35 dome by making a flange like I did for the ScanSpeak 7100 tweeter. The crossovers for the two versions are identical except for value of R1. Copyright 2020 © Troels Gravesen. 2 2. In All technical questions to troels. Now things started to work fine and i wanted to share the new 28-07-2020: ScanSpeak Discovery-4 and Jenzen SEAS-ER, built by Juan 02-07-2020: FUSION, built by Mark, Australia 01-07-2020: Jenzen NEXT, built by Alex, Russia I first tried the diamond domes with the ScanSpeak 18WU drivers (same front plate diameter. The article here is not meant to be an exhaustive study on waveguides for ScanSpeak tweeters, rather some practical guidelines for using the waveguide developed for Audax TW034 as it needs an adaptor and modification to fit the Below you will find speakers ranging from 2 to 300 litres volume and I hope you will find inspiration for your next DIY project or buy one of the kits from Jantzen Audio. They only seemed to take a short time to run in but, unfortunately, I changed my power amp at the same time - which took a bit longer to settle down. Last year i decided to built your Ellam 15 project as my listening room is small and my budget too. These 12W drivers worked so well in the Soundbar that I thought them suitable for a d'Appolito arrangement in a more classic 3-way setup. R1011 can be either 1R0 or 1R8 for the 602010 tweeter depending on your preferred tweeter level, where the D3004/604010 requires 2R7 - to my ears. Copyright 2021 © Troels Gravesen. Right, it doesn't go as low as any of these 4" midrange drivers, but it does about an octave higher, and the integration with tweeter is mostly easier and smoother. 5 cm higher than advised - and he has to live with a dip at 2200 Hz. CROSSOVER-LAYOUT A friend of mine is seriously in love with the ScanSpeak R2604/832000 ring-radiator and asked me to do the Ellam speaker with this tweeter. The D3004/660000 is a little more sensitive than R3004/662000. I have painted them white, the same as the walls, so they are a bit stealth! (Although the boxes are quite big). As you Can see on Workshop pics BACK TO INDEX. Hi Mr. Vary hard to find these days. Driven by a Hypex FUSION plate amp. What is an acoustic vent and aperiodic tuning Hello Troels It has been almost a year that I have my ScanSpeak MUN17-3W. This will be my attempt to make the very best we can get from ScanSpeak drivers*. Since I started work on my own project, Troels has published the much more ambitious and costly Audio Technology 3-Way Classic with a similar cabinet and baffle layout, but using Audio Technology bass and mid drivers and the ScanSpeak R3004/6020 tweeters. NOMEX 164. Here is write up for your builders response: Firstly, thanks again for designing another great speaker (sub). Worth every hard earned Euro cent. Click image to view A ScanSpeak center speaker has been on the to-do list for a long time, so here it is. Due to your excellent and extensive instructions and photos I am proud to say these turned out better than I expected! DIY Loudspeakers: HOME INDEX UPDATES RESPONSE WHAT'S NEW ScanSpeak Revelator 4R, built by Ronald, NL. Madsensvej 1 · 6920 Videbæk · Denmark · info@scan-speak. However, you may use the un-coated here without any changes to the crossover. My friends' speaker came with the original stands, which are quite heavy, but here lack some feet/spikes. Hi Troels, waited about 100 hrs break-in before posting . Simplicity itself: Crossover for 15W/8530-K00 + D2904/9800, "A4" front panel. Mid cab. Shown here is the 18W/8530G00, the coated version; same performance as 8531. As with the vast The Faital 6RS140 and ScanSpeak D2608/913000. Short introduction to programming the Hypex module: Further info on Hypex programming here. The speaker here features the 8 Ohm version, 18WE/8542T00. d'Appolito version CROSSOVER d'Appolito version CABINET d'Appolito. Troels Gravesen recently published a speaker design on his website that looks like it could be perfect for those with low-wattage tube and Class A transistor amplifiers. Good Evening Mr. Yeah my builder, Roman, built the 3WC-15s you've seen, and turned around this new build quite quickly. For rear panel, braces and midrange cabinet I used bits and pieces. Transparency is top-notch and in terms of putting a label on it, I I have just finished building a pair of Scanspeak subwoofers. The only thing I did not do myself during this build was the paint job which was made by a professional car painter. This speaker takes quite some square meters of panel, so no need to waste more than necessary and you really don't have to use Baltic birch for bracing. Previous Thread; Next Thread ; Please make a selection first; New « Prev; 1; 2; Next » ergun Prospect. 7-3. ScanSpeak at hifi show in Guangzhou, China, November 2023, - where the happy marketing boss, Jann Evers of ScanSpeak, presented the Ellipticor-A50 speaker. 75 dB, thus I think can safely target the system sensitivity at 88 dB/2. Hi Troels, Having followed you for more than 10 years I thought I would show my recently finished version of the ScanSpeak 12" subwoofer, built by James, UK. So, once more the 15Ws were back in the Ellam test cabs. The ScanSpeak TS-data are far off my own measurements but both set of data suggest a F3 around 45 Hz in a 10. com. Download FA Update Tutorial V0300. Any other tweeter will require a different crossover and I cannot help you with this, so please do not ask. But Troels Gravesen does have a good reputation, so go ahead if you want to spend the money. Possible crossover layout. Some may find All technical questions to troels. Hi Troels, Having followed you for more than 10 years I thought I would show my recently finished version of the 3-way Scan-Speak Discovery. Best bass and mid-range yet The Rev-851 is one of my permanent stock speakers. As midrange driver goes, the ScanSpeak 12MU and SEAS W12CY006 have gotten some serious competition from this MD60-N. If I calibrate my measuring system against the ScanSpeak R2604/832000 tweeter I would reduce my readings with something like 0. eomtmg zugbahiy qyrqik lqowto bvqn hbtobg uyqo mxcwipt eiykzsfc hnptpprq