Dear Troels,
I'm attaching some photos of my DTQWT speakers. I've had them
completed for about 6 months and can not stop listening to them. From
day one they sounded unbelievable but now after several months of break
in the bottom end has really come in. I believe those 10" rears
really need to be excercised hard before they really start to contribute
but your JA 8008 has sounded incredible from the start. As you've stated
the vocal reproductions are amazing.
I power the speakers with a pair of Manley 100w mono blocks running
winged C el34 tubes. Although the speaker wasn't designed for this power
they seem to match to my amps fantastically. We've enjoyed many
evenings listening to quite a variety of music and the system never
disappoints.
I built the cabinets and did the assemble but had an audiophile friend
help with assembling the crossovers. He was a little skeptical
about the design but when he finally got to listen for an evening he
left in total amazement. These speakers can play softly or at
incredible pounding volumes. I play these in a rather large 20x30'
room but they seem to fill it quite well, there is certainly a sweet
listening position but the entire room looses very little no matter
where you sit which is great for large gatherings. Imaging
is very detailed and magical. I simply have no regrets with this
project.
I'd like to work these into my 5.1 system and I'm trying to talk my wife
into letting me build your matching center channel but it is rather
large so I'm getting resistance. Amazingly she allows me to place
the mains away from the wall because they are quite elegant and as
visually appealing as they sound. The wood I used for the front baffles
is Lacewood, this was actually left over from some furniture
builds I had done 10 years ago so I was finally able to use this
beautiful material for something special and now the speakers match the
other furnishings in our living room.
Please enjoy my photos while we enjoy your speakers. Regards, Alan
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