Carbon Fibre arrived

[LesW]

Here's a taster of the new cabs - 3.8kg each - estimated effective mass 25kg. Try that with resin bonded sawdust.!

http://avondaleaudio.com/revelation3/

 

[Interzone]

Nice!

 

[Uzinusa]

Ok Les, show us a sniff of the drivers you're going to use pls.
Andy

 

[sam_cat]

Nerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....

I have a bit of a thing for Carbon...
And those are nice!

Sam

 

[MartinC]

Les,

I like the use of CF (it's my career!). Ever thought of making the front panel out of molded CF as well (looks like you are using aluminium)?

Regards

Martin

 

[Yank]

What are the front panels and end caps made from?

 

[LesW]

What are the front panels and end caps made from?

CNC machined, anodised aluminium.

Moulded CF alone would be nice in appearance but would it have the necessary energy management properties.?

 

[Biker Boy]

Les As usual these look stunning come show us the drivers you tease

 

[Uzinusa]

Are they ported in the bottom? Custom stand I presume?
Andy

 

[mudlark]

Ported into the stand perhaps. If you look at the two bottom pictures you can just see the light shining into a hole in the bottom plate. Tweeters look like a ribbon type. I wish I could afford a pair. I am available for testing. My main speakers are D'appolito active with a compact cabinet extended into integral stands. unfortunately the cabs are wood dust and glue.

 

[Uzinusa]

Yes Mudlark, i see the port now, look like into stand. Oh yes, I'm available for testing too

 

[LesW]

Are they ported in the bottom? Custom stand I presume?
Andy

Yes Andy, you're quite correct in your presumption; the outer leg forms the port and the cabinet is supported on a pre-stressed carbon fibre tube as the previous models but with some quite new thinking to optimise the energy paths for even better bass performance.

I'll see if can bag a couple of drive units to photograph and give you all a peep. Apart from having a diecast aluminium basket, massive magnet with hex format winding and carbon cone, there's not much to say about it though. Tweeter is Titanium Dioxide from a well known source.

 

[daveofbradford]

Les if you paid more than thirty bob youve been done. But seriously they doo look nice even the wife likes the look. Great work.

 

[sq225917]

Sides nice, front plate needs some finishing. ;-)

 

[Interzone]

Yeah, those bolts are a bit industrial looking.....

 

[Cereal Killer]

Umm, can i help......... needs greater aesthetic consideration IMO.

 

[mudlark]

I like polished stainless cap head bolts or screws on the front. I think it gives the equipment some solidity. I like the functional approach so naked carbon fibre weave looks great to me. As long as it isn't fake plastic carbon fibre.

Perhaps a polished logo or something to give the front a bit of softness. I think that's why the so called chrome bumpers work for me.

 

[sq225917]

I was thinking about the huge gouge marks

 

[mudlark]

I was thinking about the huge gouge marks

You've got better eyes than me if you can see "gouge marks".

If the front plate is CNCmachined I can't see gouge marks being a problem.

 

[LesW]

I was thinking about the huge gouge marks

Dust from the CF workshop.