[Boatanchors] Speaker Cabinets

[Mike Sanders K0AZ]

I have a TenTec Omni 6 that was the last one upgraded at the factory. It
has a nice Halli R-46B speaker attached to it. The speaker no doubt helps
and it sounds much better than with the internal speaker or the one in the
matching power supply or solid state amplifier.
Around here I use vintage large speakers on most of the modern gear. It
works. However the pairs of 6V6s in the National HRO50T1s and NC183D
have a lot to do with that great sound. The Ten Tec will never sound that
good but the old rigs will never do on CW what this Ten Tec does either.


K0AZ  Mike Sanders
18169 Highway 174
MT Vernon, Missouri 65712-9171
k0az at k0az.com <mailto:k0az at k0az.com>



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[mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Brad Pioveson
W9FX
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 6:46 PM
To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Boatanchors] Speaker Cabinets


Hi, all.  Seems that I spend more time talking about boatanchors these days
than I do working with (or, on) boatanchors.  That brings me to my current
query.  My hamfest buddy and I were discussing the 'great sound' provided by
NC300's and other receivers of that era, and, I made the comment that I
wondered how much of the great sound we remember was due to the active
devices, i.e., the tubes, of those receivers and how much could be
attributed to the large speaker cabinets we used back in 'the day.'  Which,
of course, got me to thinking...wonder how much today's rigs could benefit
from something along the lines of a Hallicrafters R48 or similar?

So...not wishing to reinvent the wheel, I am on a quest for speaker cabinet
design info.  The woodworking is not a problem - I have the tools and
skills.  But, what design parameters have y'all already considered and
incorporated in your own 'perfect' speaker?  What worked - what didn't?
What size speaker(s)?

I'd appreciate any input any of you can provide.  Please respond off the
reflector, directly to my email address.  If there's any interest, I'll
summarize the info and post a summary to the reflector.

73, Brad, W9FX

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