Hi,
I finished your tqwt...jantzen kit...they are amazing.
I spent about a month on building these
speakers. I used 25mm baltic birch for sides, front, top and rear
panels, and 19mm MDF for insides. Structure is very solid, each
speaker's weight is about 35kg.
I laqued them by myself with glossy white.
Something about the sound:
The sound of tqwt is very complete from bass to high frequencies. First
impression (only after about 20 hours playing) is of a round
presentation and very deep bass. I think that the woofer will come out
more fast and clean in a hundred hours of playing because it needs some
assestment.
Mids are very very sweet and using a tube amp they become more fluids
and musical.
Highs are spectacular: the tweeter is audax TW033 and it is something
like fast and open but it never sounds pointy or edgy. It always sounds
full and airy. Sibilance is not here and you can listen at them with no
fatigue, anyway.
Stereo image is spectacular but you need to place the speakers in the
right position to the listening point. If right positioned, these
speakers are capable of an holographic stereo image comparable to
thousand-dollars commercial products.
Bass is the most real and natural i have ever heard: tight, fast and
deep and no boomy as a bass reflex could be in a medium/small room
placement.
I have noticed dynamics is not at top level since now but i guess it can
be better after many hours of playing.
So these speakers are something new with the respect of all classic
ported speakers and I can surely recommend them to everyone who wants
listen to the music with a natural impact and also with low power
amplifiers due to their high sensitivity. In this case, different amps
produce different sounds.
Thanks Troels for your explendid job!
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