Lady Bug baffles, sound clip. www.patreon.com/posts/99811578? @ThomasAndStereo reviews my stereo system. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dYSKlK98pZDVhZs.htmlsi=El1y1ze9eLDnZhE7 Open Baffle Series kzread.info/head/PLhPRXwzAk-Q-zDkEURHdemyvyNWIDmqBb Upfiring driver video kzread.info/dash/bejne/gZWAt86AkcTKXZs.htmlsi=FRv8S0l5y7htWST5 @abxaudiophiles get inspired by Hi-fi Cave idea! kzread.info/dash/bejne/eKCYx8uoedmbXco.htmlsi=7vEhm40iPN3sh864 Patreon (for more sound clips): www.patreon.com/Hificave My channel: www.youtube.com/@hificave

@CarlVanDoren61

Ай бұрын

Like panel dipoles w subs 🤠

I appreciate the honest recap. Getting it right is considerably more difficult than just putting drivers in a single sheet of 3/4" MDF and using a flimsy stand....

@hificave

Ай бұрын

Amen

Thank you for sharing your adventures in OB..yah! you rock for telling us this story. Love it

hey, you may be crazy, but your appreciation for tubes and open baffles isnt crazy

There are many of us who would love to see you do the ABX Baffles.....

open baffles are amazing. I built my first DIY set back in 2013 and revision 2 in 2020 which is what I have now. I cant ever go back to anything else.

@hificave

22 күн бұрын

Amen!

This was a fascinating video and so well produced. Just incredible in every way…..information, production, the chronology……I could go on and on! Thank you!

I'm going down this rabbit hole myself :)

@hificave

15 күн бұрын

Lots of fun!

Great Video!!! very creative and can’t wait to see the next build! Thanks for sharing.

@hificave

Ай бұрын

More to come!

Damn you, Loic. Now I’m building another set of speakers. We’re the reason wood prices are so high.

@hificave

Ай бұрын

Hahahaha no chance. 🤪

YES BUILD IT!!!

That was fun!! You sure can whip out a video lol. Keep up the great work and experimentation. Love ya brother

Great video with excellent presentation. Both the blessing and curse of audiophilia, the urge for change and transformation. Submerging ourselves in the river of experimentation and constant flux. Metaphorical flux and, if you are into DIY tube gear, real flux. Recently I came across a pair of concentric Tannoy Eaton drivers in excellent condition, but with knackered cabinets. For a moment I wondered how they would work as open baffles, but chickened out and am getting new cabinets built from 18mm Eucalyptus Ply, with a real American Mahogany veneer. I've never heard open baffles, but am fascinated by the idea, especially as Lii drivers are relatively affordable. I look forward to your future adventures.

@hificave

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment.

Very nice project !!! You are like me, try to find the sound! My wife she say I’m crazy but she say I’m happy to see you like a kid ! And she trust me , and she always say to her friends . He is doing speakers 🔊 👍 ✅ keep going I enjoyed your video

@hificave

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

I have my Betsy Baffles sitting on a pair of SVS subs. The subs are sitting on Kallax cubes. You would be surprised. ( Or not. )

Love this! 🎉🎉🎉

Very informative. As a ABX OG baffle builder this content helps me on the journey. Thank you

I have no dought open baffle sounds 🔥 espically matching Room ' Size ' Thanks for Video'

@hificave

Ай бұрын

Thanks for dropping by Tee-Jay!

This is so EPIC!!! 🥰

@hificave

Ай бұрын

It’s the hi-fi pillow isn’t it?

Hi Loic, thanks for the recap. As you said, it’s all in the journey. Your journey so far has been very inspirational. Sticking to “internationally available” drivers helped us (your international fan base) a lot. It would be awesome if you could take elements from the ABX OBs evolution and “build on those” without moving to drivers that would make economically hard to follow you for whomever is not based in North America. My two cents.

@hificave

Ай бұрын

Thank you for this advice. I had not considered this.

Hi Fi pillow FTW 😊 11:32

@hificave

Ай бұрын

Hah!!!

"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." T. S. Eliot

The ABX baffles are something else. Love the sound. I would love something like that but in a way smaller version.

@hificave

Ай бұрын

They are developping a baby baffle…. Its promising so far.

@alexiheaka1074

Ай бұрын

@@hificave nice. Nice.

I really appreciate this channel and the ABX channel for insights on building speakers. But for ABX, I never would have thought of using butcher block instead of MDF. Your suggestion of adding weight to the base of the speaker to address vibrations is something I never would have thought of. This video suggests more food for thought. Instead of a MTWW configuration where I have to put the midrange above the tweeter to make room for the 15” woofers, I should have considered doing a sub/sat system. I’m thinking of MTMs on stands with separate subs. With dual 10” woofers, there should be no issue getting the mains down to 80-100 Hz. Decoupling the woofers from the rest of the speaker addresses vibration and I have the ability to position the woofers in the room as needed. The changes in the design I was thinking of were questionable in terms of impact. This has the potential to actually be worth doing. Thank you!!!!

@hificave

29 күн бұрын

Great feedback sir. Let me know how your experiments turn out.

@ccdccd8615

29 күн бұрын

@@hificave Will do. I’m using different drivers than you are using. The tweeter is the SB Audience Compression driver in a custom built horn and rear cover. Using a horn/wave guide for a compression horn is common. Controlling the rear waves with a rear cover FAR less common. The 10” mid-woofer is the Scan Speak Classic 10” paper cone and the 15” woofer are the SB Bianco Open Baffle woofer. Crossover parts are high quality (Mundorf/Goertz) and minimal. Basically you need resistors to attenuate the compression driver to match the 10” woofer and a cap to keep the compression driver from destroying itself by trying to play too low. That’s pretty much it. Have high hopes for how the speaker turns out. But if I want something more, your journey has helped to direct me as to what to try next to have the biggest impact.

I auditioned the Decware “ladybug” style speakers and loved the sound. I am seriously considering buying. The fact these are made out of solid hardwood adds cost. A question I would appreciate an answer is how much of an impact does the wood used for the baffle have on the sound?

@hificave

Ай бұрын

To the untrained ear, not much. But it does make a difference. But not saying you need it to get good sound. But it does look very good.

Why will slot loading the woofer reduce the bass vibration influence to the mid and high?

Is there an affiliate link to those essential hifi pillows?

Hello. I have been following your Chanel for a while now. I like it a lot. Thanks for sharing your journey. I am at a crossroads with openbaffle buying decision. I would like to ask some questions but don’t want it for free. I would like to do Patron, do you have a link. ? Thanks for a great job.

@hificave

Ай бұрын

Yeah man. www.patreon.com/Hificave?

@darekkawulok2462

Ай бұрын

Thanks. Just joined. But it seems i cannot send you a message :(

@hificave

Ай бұрын

@@darekkawulok2462 i also get an error when trying to send you a message.. Email me hificave at gmail dot com

Great channel!! I just subscribed. What did you use for a crossover when you had the f-15s in a baffle and separately had the w-15s in the corners on the floor? Or did you just have them both connected in parallel?

@hificave

Ай бұрын

F15 full. And w15 was driven by a crown xls with built crossover, 30hz to 90hz.

Lots of useful information. What's your verdict and are you still using the decware pills in your system? Thanks!

@hificave

Ай бұрын

Yes I am.

Great storytelling! Thank you for sharing your journey. Have you tried mounting a driver without a baffle?

@hificave

Ай бұрын

Not quite, but i done skinny baffles and these drivers I find need some baffle. :-)

Hi Nick, have you listened to the LX521? They are great

@hificave

Ай бұрын

Not yet

If Maggies were your reference for soundstage, how do you compare your system now? Wider? Higher (like a cathedral)? I imagine your imaging is much better because of the cone drivers.

@hificave

Ай бұрын

Its different, not as forward as maggies. But otherwise wide and deep. Large image with enough crisp detail but not as crisp as a berilium tweeter can I guess. And really, I find maggies that are optimized have better soundstage then a high end 3 way sealed or ported design.. but its a matter of opinion.

@blugato3813

Ай бұрын

@@hificave That's intriguing. How do you optimize your maggies?

@hificave

Ай бұрын

@@blugato3813 fuse upgrades and propper in room positioning. (You can also upgrade their crossovers, kits are sold online).

Help me James!

@abxaudiophiles

Ай бұрын

Help me, Help me.... I have fallen down and can't get up... HAHAHA

I think you're crazy😅

Your F15 was once with a yellow surround, how come it became black later?

@hificave

24 күн бұрын

The yellow surround was the fast-15

@paulsochinfan

24 күн бұрын

@@hificave oh, thanks. That looks more like the Maco one with the yellow surround paint black, coz the Maco has a wider surround, just like your yellow one

I was going to ask you abt the abx coaxial today

@hificave

Ай бұрын

I have been wanting to do it for a while.

@jerrybeute8884

Ай бұрын

@@hificave I'm not a fan of the slot loading as something I'm going to have to look at. I know there have been ob's in the past that did the smaller hole for the bass

#Snuggle Buddies.. HA

Be nice get a sound demo of your system.

@hificave

Ай бұрын

Patreon, bunch of them there and free 7 day trial. Just cancel before 7 days to avoid the 2$.

Yes you are crazy. Rich. Tentons? I'll say this. A polished turd sells better than one that's not. Look at the speaker. How does sound propergate? Circular. Make it look like a snow man. Front loading woofer sounds great. The bass is just, no slop. Seriously people. All tripping about this and that. Squared edges on a circular sound wave. I'm surprised you didn't get weird cancellations.

@hificave

Ай бұрын

Hahahahahahah 🤪🤣🫵👍. 🤦‍♂️

@LewpyDrewpy714

Ай бұрын

@@hificave just being goofy. I really would love to get the average person into hifi. Don't need big bucks for a good system. I'm not hating if you have. Contrary. The average person walks into a home and hears a decent system. They think you're rich. Of course seeing four thousand dollars worth of just tubes. I actually need one for my Viking receiver. WW2 equipment. LoL you ever turn a ham radio linear into a amp? LoL 😆😆😆😆. It's only four soldering points. And stuff.

Very nice to see the progression and the thinking/trying that went into each set!!! That is helpful to me to understand what I may need to do to improve my own system. I also believe in the sonic benefits of separating the base drivers from the mids & highs. Swedish Carlson speakers with their angulated drivers create an intriguing, floating, detailed non direction sound. With that concept open baffles might add speed and intensity. Looking forward to new insights. Thanks 😀 Best Zack 👩‍🦯‍➡️PS: Any suggestions for a very neutral and fast DAC for my very dynamic system with active monitors.

@hificave

Ай бұрын

Neutral… hmm. I love my dac, musical paradise, because I can play with it’s tonality, by changing tubes, capacitors and rectifiers… before this dac, the idea of neutral was so subjective to the person making the recommendation it always led to frustrations. My perception of neutral might not be yours. Also, to make a recommendation without knowing what your system is or your sonic taste would be flawed on my part. I can tell you what I enjoyed so far: Denafrips venus (heck any denafrips are good) Audiobyte hydra and black dragon Gustard r26 Kitsune holo may or spring Chord dacs are very fast and detailed and I enjoyed them very much with previous systems. I would also consider the new LAIV harmony… conceptually is very promising. If you are into tinkering and tweaking or rolling components, musical paradise.

@zack2147

Ай бұрын

@@hificave Thanks for recommending the DACs you enjoyed! 😀 I may opt for the Musical Paradise as it gives me the most tuning possibilities. Your right of course there is no one right answer to my question, it really depends on so many things, taste, system, etc.. The DAC I liked best is the one in the Audio Research CD9SE a friend of mine uses. An older but at the time very expensive CD Player.