Hi Troels/Per/Michael,
Finally finished my ATS4 project and wheeled the new speakers into my
listening room yesterday. At 207 lbs/94 kg each total, I’m glad I had a
hand truck to maneuver them into my room. I put them on nylon feet
temporarily to enable moving them around and into a favorable position -
the only way to go with these heavy babies. The midrange and tweeter
cabs have spikes imbedded in them for positioning and vibration control,
and that ended up working quite well. They are a great fit for my
listening room.
I’ve only had one evening of listening so far, but I can say the bass
control is excellent, and the overall sound is very smooth compared to
my old speakers (SEAS Thor design). Dynamics equally impressive. Female
vocals seem a bit recessed, though - I’m hoping with break-in the sound
will open up. Troels, any idea on how long break-in takes?
I opted to build some grills for the bass cabinets, which are held in
place by imbedded magnets in the front baffles. They really clean up the
visual clutter in a way similar to what Troels did with his black foam
application (though we can easily remove them to admire Per’s awesome
handiwork!). And the cherry trim and veneers (6mm on the front and sides
of the bass cabinets) ended up looking better than I hoped! Baltic birch
was the substrate for all 3 cabinets.
A few pics below.
Will let you know how break-in progresses.
Thanks for all your help in making this project feasible!
Cheers,
Tim
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