Comments on: The HifiZine Mini Convertible active speaker project – proposal https://johnr.hifizine.com/2013/08/hifizine-mini-convertible-active-speaker-proposal/ Technologicality, at work and play Mon, 02 Mar 2020 23:33:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.28 By: John Reekie https://johnr.hifizine.com/2013/08/hifizine-mini-convertible-active-speaker-proposal/#comment-4030 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 13:50:28 +0000 http://johnr.hifizine.com/?p=515#comment-4030 Hi Janis, thank you for the comments on the DT300/WG300, sorry about the delay getting back to you. I expect I will use it for a project at some time. With regard to the plate amps and subwoofer integration, yes, I’m assuming in that article that the miniDSP plate amp is also in the sub(s). All amps on the network appear in the interface and it takes only a few seconds to switch between them. I like this concept but you are quite right, there may be difficulties if wanting to use existing subs.

]]> By: Janis Irbe https://johnr.hifizine.com/2013/08/hifizine-mini-convertible-active-speaker-proposal/#comment-3977 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:59:36 +0000 http://johnr.hifizine.com/?p=515#comment-3977 Oh, I see a proposal for bass integration here: https://johnr.hifizine.com/2013/08/the-tandem-subwoofer/
Still you can only use sub that has AES/EBU digital input and must tune it separately. Anyway, good luck with your project!

]]> By: Janis Irbe https://johnr.hifizine.com/2013/08/hifizine-mini-convertible-active-speaker-proposal/#comment-3976 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:47:16 +0000 http://johnr.hifizine.com/?p=515#comment-3976 In reverence to your previous tweeter choice: I have very pleasant experience with Monacor DT300+WG300 combo. It has decent sensitivity, smooth dispersion and nice dynamics. It is well damped around resonance unless modified (tried that – not worth it). I found it best sounding when placed as ‘naked’ on top of woofer box and manually aligned in time. Somehow this 17cm WG seem to be ‘magic’ in dispersion capability and interaction with the room though loses it when placed in wider baffle.

Regarding amp my guess is that you’ll need several subs to fill the room with bass most evenly. How are you going to do integration? Hypex has two-way plate amps with DSP that has controllable output for active sub. Going quickly through specs of Mini DSP’s PWR-ICE125 I don’t see this feature implemented.

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