Frugel Horn 3's
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Karl5150
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Glad you are enjoying the FH3s, I find with the Alpair's they can rock-out way better than my Fostex OBs.
I ended up putting 18" long stabilizers on the front and using 3 of PE's small diameter spikes on each speaker, someone would really have to want to tip one over now.
I also pulled them out from the back wall a little more and will try losing some of the stuffing to see what that does for filling in the speaker's bottom octaves that were lightened with the move. (Maybe a BH Fix is in order!)
I have to amend my earlier post about power requirements. My old Scott is in need of some TLC so I brought my SEX home from work and hooked it up to the FH3s. Granted our condo is small, but unless I planed on throwing a house party, I could live with the set-up.
I ended up putting 18" long stabilizers on the front and using 3 of PE's small diameter spikes on each speaker, someone would really have to want to tip one over now.
I also pulled them out from the back wall a little more and will try losing some of the stuffing to see what that does for filling in the speaker's bottom octaves that were lightened with the move. (Maybe a BH Fix is in order!)
I have to amend my earlier post about power requirements. My old Scott is in need of some TLC so I brought my SEX home from work and hooked it up to the FH3s. Granted our condo is small, but unless I planed on throwing a house party, I could live with the set-up.
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I'm very happy with the Alpairs and as relatively inefficient as they are I can drive them to quite satisfying levels with my Stereomour! I'm planning on making some hard maple plinths about 10" x 20" and then putting spikes either under the speakers, or under the plinths. I'll experiment with both to see if it makes any difference. I suspect the only real benefit will be raising the speakers a couple of inches or so. The drivers will be a little more in line with my listening chair. Right now I have some small wedges at the front of the speakers...this seems to improve things somewhat.
I'm going to listen to the speakers a while longer before I remove any of the acoustic stuffing...I have given thought to the Fix as well....any excuse to build something! I have a couple of 100 watt plate amps I'd like to put to use, I've recently been reading about tapped horn design subwoofers. That might be another project, but at this point I'm not convinced I need one.
I will upgrade the tubes in the Stereomour to JJ 2A3-40's and install the Integration in my Reduction. The extra few db of gain can't hurt! From what I've read, those who have the JJ's like them.
I'm going to listen to the speakers a while longer before I remove any of the acoustic stuffing...I have given thought to the Fix as well....any excuse to build something! I have a couple of 100 watt plate amps I'd like to put to use, I've recently been reading about tapped horn design subwoofers. That might be another project, but at this point I'm not convinced I need one.
I will upgrade the tubes in the Stereomour to JJ 2A3-40's and install the Integration in my Reduction. The extra few db of gain can't hurt! From what I've read, those who have the JJ's like them.
