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Big E speakers: Pt 2

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The Big E guys are in Piper City---which I think is very Central Illinois. Steve goes back and forth between Chicago and Piper City---so--if there is a cab you want to try I'll see if I can send it back with Steve. Piper City is about 20 minutes south of Kankakee.
 
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Mike Arnopol said:
The Big E guys are in Piper City---which I think is very Central Illinois. Steve goes back and forth between Chicago and Piper City---so--if there is a cab you want to try I'll see if I can send it back with Steve. Piper City is about 20 minutes south of Kankakee.
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I'm waaayy south of you.

I should have said in the south/central area.

Down in the Effingham, Il. area.

Are there any players in my area, that you know of, using Big E's?
 
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Here's the crossover in Ken's cab. Pretty difficult. Was able to get 1/8" aluminum (which is overkill but the price was right) for heat sinking the resistors. Non-inductive resistors, by the way.
Ken's and Harold's 110's are built.Waiting a few days for the switchplates. (the first ones weren't to my standards--switching to laser-etched).

The 210 cabs are done. Steve was just over with the xover plans. Should have them done in a few days.

The cool thing for me was the ability to use lower crossover points than one usually sees in bass cabs. I've NEVER liked passive crossovers at low xover points. I could always hear a compromise in the low end impact. That huge toroidal coil is a real game changer. I couldn't hear any compromise between the passive xover and a very good active one. The parts cost on this is a bit over the top but sonically I feel it's worth it.
 

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Mike Arnopol said:
Here's the crossover in Ken's cab. Pretty difficult. Was able to get 1/8" aluminum (which is overkill but the price was right) for heat sinking the resistors. Non-inductive resistors, by the way.

The cool thing for me was the ability to use lower crossover points than one usually sees in bass cabs. I've NEVER liked passive crossovers at low xover points. I could always hear a compromise in the low end impact. That huge toroidal coil is a real game changer. I couldn't hear any compromise between the passive xover and a very good active one. The parts cost on this is a bit over the top but sonically I feel it's worth it.
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My goodness - it's the Abrams (tank) of crossovers!!! Thanks for the pic - I can literally see that it was quite the building project. I've never seen one that required a heat sink, but I understand the necessity and appreciate the overkill factor :cool: . Sorry we ended up playing phone tag yesterday. :rollno:
 
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Mike Arnopol said:
Here's the crossover in Ken's cab. Pretty difficult. Was able to get 1/8" aluminum (which is overkill but the price was right) for heat sinking the resistors. Non-inductive resistors, by the way.
Ken's and Harold's 110's are built.Waiting a few days for the switchplates. (the first ones weren't to my standards--switching to laser-etched).

The 210 cabs are done. Steve was just over with the xover plans. Should have them done in a few days.

The cool thing for me was the ability to use lower crossover points than one usually sees in bass cabs. I've NEVER liked passive crossovers at low xover points. I could always hear a compromise in the low end impact. That huge toroidal coil is a real game changer. I couldn't hear any compromise between the passive xover and a very good active one. The parts cost on this is a bit over the top but sonically I feel it's worth it.
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Beauty Mike. Those C-Coil toroids were part of my original fEARful 12/6 crossover design, but as far as I know I'm the only one who ever actually built it that way.
 
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Good coils(inductors) make a huge difference, their expensive but worth it. In my 210 I only use high quality(low resistance, low saturation) inductors and capacitors.
The inductors I use aren't toroids, they are way to expensive over here in europe... the ones I use are corobar types, they have very low saturation(large size core) :)

here a pic of the "guts" of a 210 build by me :cool:
 
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Arjank said:
Good coils(inductors) make a huge difference, their expensive but worth it. In my 210 I only use high quality(low resistance, low saturation) inductors and capacitors.
The inductors I use aren't toroids, they are way to expensive over here in europe... the ones I use are corobar types, they have very low saturation(large size core) :)

here a pic of the "guts" of a 210 build by me :cool:
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SERIIOUSLY great over-kill there!!!
 
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