Raising the While Flag on 604 Project

[Seadweller]

Hi- back home and reading up. Lots going on.

What's the status? After sealing the (possible) leaks, are you going to try to build Vuki's crossover?

I can also see that tuning the port is going to make a difference. Are you going to do that?

Hi Panomaniac,

Yep, I'm in the process of sealing the leaks...I confirmed that there's a rubber gasket behind the driver, so it's sealed tight...While the cabinet and XO panel mating surfaces were milled to fit tightly, there's no seal, per se, so I'm going to install a gasket of some sort...I'll probably use some weather strip as an interim solution, as recommended by Vuki, and then follow up with a more "professional" looking solution later...

The parts for Vuki's XO have been ordered, and the gentleman that's been building all of my XO's will be assembling a set for me...Hopefully I'll have them in my hands in the next couple of weeks...

He's actually thinking about incorporating the ability to adjust the XO frequency for experimentation, and we're also putting an L-P in place of the 4R7 resistor for ease of adjustment...Once I find that proper value, I may install a fixed resistor...

I'm really hoping that this really accelerates my progress!!

And yes, once everything is in place, I'll begin trimming the port tube in 1" increments to see what effect it has on the bass performance....

[Panomaniac]

That's great. Will be interesting to find out how the crossover works out.

Just a general note: I advise against the small 15W L-Pads such as these found at Parts Express. PE L-PAD
They are poorly made. I've had bad luck with any I've used.

Get the 50 watt version. You don't need it for the power, but they are much better constructed.

[Seadweller]

That's great. Will be interesting to find out how the crossover works out.

Just a general note: I advise against the small 15W L-Pads such as these found at Parts Express. PE L-PAD
They are poorly made. I've had bad luck with any I've used.

Get the 50 watt version. You don't need it for the power, but they are much better constructed.

Thanks for the advice on the L-Pad's...I'll report back in a couple of weeks, as I've got two straight weeks of business travel ahead of me...

[Naimare]

:waver:Seadweller,

Any progress with the new crossover?

Regards/Naimare

[Seadweller]

Well, I have the crossovers, and they're built to Don's usual standards, meaning they're works of art!

It'll take a couple of weeks before I can regroup and get everything hooked up for a meaningful test...Business travel is killing me!

[Naimare]

:waver: Seadweller

Would be interesting to hear if you had time to compare?

Regards/Naimare

[fmena]

Any update? I have been reading with interest your trials and was wondering if anything developed since April. I hope things have turned out well with all of the work you have put in.

Cheers
Frank M