1.     Don't be a dotard!
    Read these "rules" AND introduce
    yourself     before your first post
  2. A healthy approach to understanding measurements
    Being true to what the artists intended
  3. After being asked for the 308th time, Merv lists top 5 headphones
    (opinion / entertainment piece)
    Dismiss Notice
  4. $1000 to the first to design a headamp using discrete components with better measurements than Magni 3+
    Dismiss Notice
IMPORTANT: New Members Read This Don't Be a Measurement Fascist Merv's Top 5 Headphones - 2023 Edition $1000 Challenge

Bottlehead Speakers

Discussion in 'General Audio Discussion' started by shipsupt, Nov 2, 2016.

  1. shipsupt

    shipsupt Admin

    Staff Member Pyrate
    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2015
    Likes Received:
    1,119
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    Bay Area CA
    shipsupt, Nov 2, 2016
    #1
  2. shipsupt

    shipsupt Admin

    Staff Member Pyrate
    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2015
    Likes Received:
    1,119
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    Bay Area CA
    Prototype

    [​IMG]
     
    shipsupt, Nov 2, 2016
    #2
  3. Merrick

    Merrick A lidless ear

    Pyrate
    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2016
    Likes Received:
    12,597
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Portland, OR
    Color me interested!
     
    Merrick, Nov 2, 2016
    #3
  4. Cspirou

    Cspirou They call me Sparky

    Pyrate
    Joined:
    Sep 27, 2015
    Likes Received:
    8,247
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Northwest France
    Full range ribbon is always good. I always think about compression horns and forget about ribbons for sensitive speakers
     
    Cspirou, Nov 2, 2016
    #4
  5. Armaegis

    Armaegis Friend

    Pyrate BWC
    Joined:
    Sep 27, 2015
    Likes Received:
    7,538
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Winnipeg
    I wish I could get a sense of size on that thing... I'm guessing it's about 4-5 feet tall?
     
    Armaegis, Nov 2, 2016
    #5
  6. shipsupt

    shipsupt Admin

    Staff Member Pyrate
    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2015
    Likes Received:
    1,119
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    Bay Area CA
    I think the drivers are 8" diameter, so I'm guessing about 4'.
     
    shipsupt, Nov 2, 2016
    #6
  7. shipsupt

    shipsupt Admin

    Staff Member Pyrate
    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2015
    Likes Received:
    1,119
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    Bay Area CA
    From the Bottlehead forums:
    "Here is a pic of the proof of concept prototype. This is not the final box. We have not decided on a cabinet material yet. There are many details yet to work out. It's about 4 feet tall, about 9 inches wide and about 15 inches deep. My hope is that it will be something that can ship in a flat pack and be assembled using glue and internal cam locks rather than the external ones you see in the photo. This cabinet glued up nicely and seems nice and rigid, with a few horizontal planar braces stiffening the panels. I will be continuing to get some measurements today. We are using a crossover design that was worked out for a smaller test box and it needs some adjustments for this version. "
     
    shipsupt, Nov 2, 2016
    #7
  8. shipsupt

    shipsupt Admin

    Staff Member Pyrate
    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2015
    Likes Received:
    1,119
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    Bay Area CA
    shipsupt, Nov 2, 2016
    #8
  9. HitmanFluffy

    HitmanFluffy Hoping to see real genitals someday!

    Anti-SBAF PSYOPS Banned
    Joined:
    Sep 26, 2015
    Likes Received:
    1,532
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    Austin, Texas
    This looks like just the thing I was looking for....
     
    HitmanFluffy, Nov 2, 2016
    #9
  10. Cspirou

    Cspirou They call me Sparky

    Pyrate
    Joined:
    Sep 27, 2015
    Likes Received:
    8,247
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Northwest France
    Cspirou, Apr 28, 2017
    #10
  11. Serious

    Serious Inquisitive Frequency Response Plot

    Pyrate BWC MZR
    Joined:
    Sep 28, 2015
    Likes Received:
    2,594
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    near Munich, Germany
    I never noticed this before, but it looks like the Raidho tweeter really only is 90db/W efficient. Might explain why I felt that it had the HE-1000 type of softness when I heard it. Does anyone else feel that way?
     
    Serious, Apr 28, 2017
    #11
  12. shipsupt

    shipsupt Admin

    Staff Member Pyrate
    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2015
    Likes Received:
    1,119
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    Bay Area CA
    Last I heard they are really close to putting up the pre-order for these. I'm seriously considering jumping in and trying these out with my Paramount 300B monoblocks.
     
    shipsupt, Apr 28, 2017
    #12
  13. Ice-man

    Ice-man Friend

    Pyrate Banned
    Joined:
    Oct 12, 2015
    Likes Received:
    3,455
    Trophy Points:
    113
    What's the price point looking like on these?
     
    Ice-man, Apr 28, 2017
    #13
  14. shipsupt

    shipsupt Admin

    Staff Member Pyrate
    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2015
    Likes Received:
    1,119
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    Bay Area CA
    I honestly don't know. I always figure most of Doc's stuff is pretty reasonable so... I'll do some poking around and see if they've indicated any pricing.
     
    shipsupt, Apr 28, 2017
    #14
  15. Ice-man

    Ice-man Friend

    Pyrate Banned
    Joined:
    Oct 12, 2015
    Likes Received:
    3,455
    Trophy Points:
    113
    I have been looking for something like this for a few years. Could be just my ticket if the price is reasonable.
     
    Ice-man, Apr 28, 2017
    #15
  16. Cspirou

    Cspirou They call me Sparky

    Pyrate
    Joined:
    Sep 27, 2015
    Likes Received:
    8,247
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Northwest France
    Last edited: Apr 28, 2017
    Cspirou, Apr 28, 2017
    #16
  17. atomicbob

    atomicbob dScope Yoda

    Pyrate BWC MZR
    Joined:
    Sep 27, 2015
    Likes Received:
    18,847
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    On planet
    If health permits I intend to visit bottlehead next Sat for a meet. Will definitely attempt to hear these speakers.
     
    atomicbob, Apr 29, 2017
    #17
  18. Cspirou

    Cspirou They call me Sparky

    Pyrate
    Joined:
    Sep 27, 2015
    Likes Received:
    8,247
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Northwest France
    Cspirou, Sep 15, 2017
    #18

Share This Page