Hi from South Africa

[christempler]

Hi Roscoe,

I am a slightly over the hill, male last time I looked, living in South Africa. Hifi has been a lifelong hobby and always with DIY speaker systems using high efficiency drivers.

I currently use a TacT 2175 SADI amp with RCS2 Room Correction, a vintage Leak Stereo 20 and a pair of Parallel 300B mono blocks. Sources include Jolida CD, EMT 948 turntable, Otari tape decks and digital server via a Cambridge streamer.

My latest creation if that's the term, are stacked cloned Altec A7 cabinets and wooden multicell horns. Previous to that I owned what I call Double Autograph Tannoy speakers with two 15” Dual Concentrics per side – the Autograph being a rear loaded horn design.

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[Roscoe Primrose]

Welcome aboard! That's quite the speaker system. Don't think I'm going to get to visit any time soon to hear it though

What are you using for drivers?

Roscoe

[TubeDriver]

Welcome! Very cool looking speakers. Are the cloth covered portions vents/ports?

[ratbagp]

Could you describe your dual Autographs a bit more? I can't envisage how you would include the extra driver.

http://www.44bx.com/tannoy/autograph.html

ray

[SoundMods]

ZOWIE!! Genuine "HE-MAN" speakers!

[christempler]

The Double Autographs also have 1 1/2" panel thicknesses including the inside ones. The horn mouths left and right grow height wise and have bee tweaked a bit too. Height of the cabinet is just over 6', weight is 630 pounds each (285kg)
Finish Imbuia but with slight staining

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[ratbagp]

Good lord, those 15"s look small. I wonder how they organized the internals.

ray

[SoundMods]

My guess is that they sound as nice as they look. The devil is in the details.