Dear Troels,
Hereby my builder response of the Discovery 3 way classic that I just
finished.
After reading, learning, and most off all enjoying your website for more
than a year, I finally made the decision of building the Discovery 3 way
classic (too many great loudspeaker design on your website). I am very
happy I did, they are a perfect fit for our small living room (16m2, 4
by 4 meters).
The classic look of the loudspeakers (form follows function), the
unbelievably detailed Discovery drivers (they let me hear every movement
of instruments), and the price-performance ratio (I have not heard
better loudspeakers than the Discovery 3 way classic, and I have
listened to many loudspeakers, with a much higher price tag as well.
Stunning.
Building these loudspeakers was fun, but due to a lack of patience (I
could not wait to hear them play my favorite compositions), I did not
enjoy as much as I should, but hopefully there are more builds to come.
The side and top/bottom panels are made of 30mm Baltic Birch, the front
panels are 18mm HDF (2 times 18mm instead of 15/16 and 19/20mm), and the
back panel is of 18mm Baltic Birch.
The depth of the enclosures was changed to have the same volume as
designed, due to the change of thickness of the side and top/bottom
panels, which are 10mm thicker each. The front baffle dimensions did not
change, just the inner dimensions (width and height) and the overall
depth.
I did connect the resistors for the treble by means banana plugs, this
way it is easy to connect and disconnect while testing which resistor
give the best treble performance.
The sound is incredible. Infinite detail, like every song is played live
on stage in front of you. Throwing details is what the Discovery
drivers are the most capable of. Driver integrations is out of this
world, and the bass is present, even at low volume, but never annoying,
a very tight and addictive bass.
The following songs (and accompanying albums) are unreal out of the
Discovery 3 Way classic. I can recommend these songs to all of the
loudspeaker builders who visit your website.
• Alfa Mist - Keep On (Antiphon)
• Mathias Eick - Edinburgh (Skala)
• Nina Simone - Sinnerman (Pastel Blues)
• Florence + the Machine - Drumming Song (MTV Unplugged)
• Nirvana - About a Girl (MTV Unplugged)
Thank you so much for sharing your designs, your website is the best
book I have ever read!
Best Regards,
Marco
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