finished a speakerpage center channel today (1 Viewer)

[Philip_G]

overall I'm impressed!
I got the cabinets pre cut and assembled, glued, screwed, and caulked.
it's a little bright for my liking but I'll see what I can do about that

YES I KNOW MY SCREWS AREN'T EVEN :b

 

[Brian J Dupuis]

Nice work! I'd be interested in knowing what you think of them after you get them broken in and used to the sound... I'll be in the market for a new center channel very soon.

 

[Philip_G]

so far I'm impressed!
I think the only thing I'd do is replace the SCH woofers with a vifa they offer on their site now.. not for lack of performance, just to have ALL vifa drivers.
again the only complaint is a little too much tweeter, but maybe I just need to back off the treble.
I calibrated it with my rat shack SPL and it was already right there, a little fine adjustment and it blends in with my acoustic research mains really nicely.
it's tough to evaluate it hooked up as a center channel though. Maybe in a few days I'll hook it up as a main and run some music through it out of curiousity
the quality of their precut cabinets is GREAT for not a lot more I got all the parts pre-cut, all the datos cut, and the routing around the drivers to recess them. MUCH better than I could do, even if I had the tools.

 

[Brian Bunge]

Philip,

I imagine the tweeter will calm down a bit after you get a few hours time into the speaker. Even my Emeralds were a bit raspy sounding when I first finished them.

Brian

 

[Philip_G]

Yeah! I hadn't thought of that, even after just one DVD it's much much smoother

 

[Hank Frankenberg]

Congrats, Phillip. We weren't even considering commenting on your uneven screwing If you're into such things, you could replace the series tweeter capacitor. I used one of the expensive boutique types (no, I won't admit the price and the SCH guys laugh at me). However, give it some time - I bet it will be fine. Also, give those proprietary mid-woofs a decent chance - they are really nice for the price. BTW, the second picture is dark - I can't see what finish you used.

 

[Philip_G]

no finish, that's the cloth tube

 

[Philip_G]

I was just watching moulin rouge, and noticed how happy I've been with this cneter now that I've had it about a month. I hope they get some drivers back in stock soon. Awesome deal for the $`

 

[Ben Yang]

Congrats,
That was the only speaker I didn't build. I had them build it. You will be very pleased with the cc once it has some hours on it. I have the towers and they match nicely.
They are going to issue an update on the towers soon, with a different tweeter.
Overall, Speakerpage is an amazing bargain and sound great, IMO.
Enjoy,
Ben
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~wpsg/

 

[Hank Frankenberg]

Glad they have broken in okay for you! Yes, SCH is the best value in kits I've seen. The mid-woof won't be back, but they have a new one and say its midrange is even better. Also, new main and center designs are in the works.

 

[Neil Joseph]

Looks sweet. What will you do to tame the brightness? Just curious.

 

[Philip_G]

didn't need to, after a week or so of use it calmed down