March 15, 200817 yr The color works great with the sexy copper phase plug. Nice choice on first albums to play as well
March 15, 200817 yr Have you noticed how on axis the response is? That was my only issue with the FR125's.I was skeptical about the wood butthole you made, but when you put the speaker in there....OMFG sexy. Looks real nice bud. Hopefully soon I will have some pics to share of the speakers we are making for my 'rents. Edited March 15, 200817 yr by X-OvrDistortion
March 15, 200817 yr Well done. As mentioned, the black and oak finish looks stellar.Play around with placement a bit and see what you notice. Good to hear you're enjoying them so far.
March 15, 200817 yr hurry up and bring those things to the dorm! and they look damn good with the speakers in!
March 15, 200817 yr Man, I need to find someone locally that has built a pair of these. Might be a new, less expensive, build until I can afford the line array. These look incredible. Great job!
March 17, 200817 yr Author I felt I should indulge in a little more extensive review...the BIB's are amazing. I am very surprised that ANeonRider felt they lacked subtly in the high end of the spectrum because i feel that I would never need anything more. Evanesance - My Immortal was practically a religious experience with the violin melody in the background, and I also listened to bands such as Mika and Paramore and have grown a particular liking for the bands. These things were worth every penny, right now I'm listening at just above 1/4 volume with the gains slightly over 1/2, In other words these bad boys can get loud. When demoing in my house (high catherdral ceilings) it seemed that the speakers were reaching there mechanical limits with 3/4 volume and just over half gains. I don't remember the exact RMS rating for the speakers but that seems right to me.What I also was right about is the mid-bass/bass response is much better in the dorm. I have never had a set of speakers that satisfied me so well in a volume under "jammin". So I would say an average ceiling. would be recommended for this setup. Any bigger and you will probably need a larger woofer/BIB (which isn't a bad thing at all IMO )
August 15, 200817 yr Author Have you noticed how on axis the response is? That was my only issue with the FR125's.I was skeptical about the wood butthole you made, but when you put the speaker in there....OMFG sexy. Looks real nice bud. Hopefully soon I will have some pics to share of the speakers we are making for my 'rents. Was rereading this and noticed I never really answered this question so i figured I'd bring this from the dead. But yes, the FR125's are a very on axis driver. Sitting directly in the center of my couch really increases the overall response of the driver. On axis you have a much more crisp high end and definitely more midrange response.
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