Frugal horns w/ Fostex FE126

[poppachubby]

Yes $300 DIY, but Paul the craftsmanship on mine is second to none. He did a wonderful job and used some gorgeous wood. The baffles are also high quality although I am not sure what the material is. These can sit in the finest of rooms and hold their own. Even though I have a handy side to me, I think perhaps paying a craftsman to at least cut and fit the pieces would be a good idea. Also, if you are certain that this is the way to go, design wise, I think stepping up the wood is a good idea too.

Anyhow, I have sent an email to Dave Dulgos so hopefully his memory is jogged upon seeing the speakers.

I've been having alot of fun today. That's right...F-U-N. I trhought that these would maybe be too detailed for poorer LPs but in reality I have found that it does the opposite. Even my average LPs are sounding good, but perhaps this is my eagerness talking.

As far as why Fostex wouldn't enABLE theuir own drivers if it's relevant...I don't agree with you fully. There are alot of proven tweaks out there which OEM's just leave alone. Rega's relationship with Michell and Incognito come to mind. I think some companies would rather just stick with what they are good at, and leave some things to others.

Man I am on cloud nine today...

[Ajani]

Yes $300 DIY, but Paul the craftsmanship on mine is second to none. He did a wonderful job and used some gorgeous wood. The baffles are also high quality although I am not sure what the material is. These can sit in the finest of rooms and hold their own. Even though I have a handy side to me, I think perhaps paying a craftsman to at least cut and fit the pieces would be a good idea. Also, if you are certain that this is the way to go, design wise, I think stepping up the wood is a good idea too.

Anyhow, I have sent an email to Dave Dulgos so hopefully his memory is jogged upon seeing the speakers.

I've been having alot of fun today. That's right...F-U-N. I trhought that these would maybe be too detailed for poorer LPs but in reality I have found that it does the opposite. Even my average LPs are sounding good, but perhaps this is my eagerness talking.

As far as why Fostex wouldn't enABLE theuir own drivers if it's relevant...I don't agree with you fully. There are alot of proven tweaks out there which OEM's just leave alone. Rega's relationship with Michell and Incognito come to mind. I think some companies would rather just stick with what they are good at, and leave some things to others.

Man I am on cloud nine today...

Enjoy the new speakers... but don't be in too much of a rush to commit to buying them (since you have that extensive in-home-trial: I doubt it will happen in this case, but remember that some gear sounds really impressive at first but starts to irritate you later on)...

Also, I 100% agree with the idea of paying an expert to assemble for you (unless you really have good woodworking skills) since just because it is DIY doesn't mean it should look like DIY!!!

Sadly for me, my plan to get a full-range speaker is on hold - I just don't want to pay the shipping... By the time I add shipping and duties it would cost me almost as much to buy a $400 Tekton as to buy a $1500 Revel floorstander locally... Eventually I'll probably just buy the Fostex drivers and find someone local (or myself if I develop some skills) to build the cabinets...

[poppachubby]

Sadly for me, my plan to get a full-range speaker is on hold - I just don't want to pay the shipping... By the time I add shipping and duties it would cost me almost as much to buy a $400 Tekton as to buy a $1500 Revel floorstander locally... Eventually I'll probably just buy the Fostex drivers and find someone local (or myself if I develop some skills) to build the cabinets...

That sucks man! Take heart, the drivers are affordable and the designs are free/accessible. You should begin researching some horn designs. This site has my plans plus tons of others. I have a feeling that with your tastes the Metronomes would be appealing. The good news about that is they are very simple in design.


I hear what you're saying about waiting, and you're right. Enthusiasm aside, we agreed on 2 weeks before any business would take place.

Do you have a subwoofer? Oh ya, it may interest you to know that a company in the former Yugoslavia was close to releasing a proprietary version of the Frugal horn, to be sold with a subwoofer. It fell through before they got to production, but they were going to price the package at just under 10K Euro!

I think you should not let go of the single driver concept just yet.

[Ajani]

That sucks man! Take heart, the drivers are affordable and the designs are free/accessible. You should begin researching some horn designs. This site has my plans plus tons of others. I have a feeling that with your tastes the Metronomes would be appealing. The good news about that is they are very simple in design.


I hear what you're saying about waiting, and you're right. Enthusiasm aside, we agreed on 2 weeks before any business would take place.

Do you have a subwoofer? Oh ya, it may interest you to know that a company in the former Yugoslavia was close to releasing a proprietary version of the Frugal horn, to be sold with a subwoofer. It fell through before they got to production, but they were going to price the package at just under 10K Euro!

I think you should not let go of the single driver concept just yet.

I'm definitely not abandoning the single driver yet... But it will form my 2nd system... So i'll work on it after the main rig is complete... The main rig is all Emotiva Electronics with Revel F12s - so serious dynamic range and should be loads of fun... Eventually I hope to get the Fostex FE206ENs (I'll have to build or pay a local to build an enclosure) and a MiniWatt amp to match with my Benchmark DAC1 in my Cans system... So it should leave me with 2 sweet systems with totally different priorities...

Best of all I'll be able to compare: Cans VS 3way tower with 300 watt SS amp VS single driver with 3.5 watt Set amp...