Kingfisher3 (SuperMicro-DX2 with SF W20RC38 BP-Sub)
Kingfisher3 The Kingfisher3 is a refinement in the tonal balance of the Kingfisher2. In the previous Kingfinsher2, the Albatross is slightly heavy on the bass. By this, I mean the… Read more >
Kingfisher2 (SuperMicro-DX2 with Dayton DA270 BP-Sub)
Kingfisher2 In the Kingfisher2, I replaced the direct radiating 8″ Silver Flute W20RC38-08 with my Albatross, a 10″ bandpass subwoofer based on the Dayton DA270. With this upgrade, the midrange clarity… Read more >
Kingfisher (the poor man’s B&W Matrix 801)
Kingfisher The Kingfisher is inspired by the B&W 801. The journey started out in September, 2016 as the SuperMicro, a mini sealed 2-way using a full range Tang Band W3-1364SA with… Read more >
SuperMicro-DX3 (DX20BF00-04 | FE85 | W20RC38-08)
SuperMicro-DX3 Active Tri-Amp Now that I got the Fountek FE85 and the Peerless DX20BF00-04 sorted out, it’s time to find the right woofer for a conventional 3-way design. The bass… Read more >
SuperMicro-DX2 (Peerless DX20BF00-04 with Fountek FE85)
SuperMicro-DX2 Active Tri-Amp In the SuperMicro2, I used the Fountek FE85 with a Peerless BC25SC08-04 and I found that the tweeter is more comfortable with a high pass at 3.5kHz… Read more >
SuperMicro-DX (Peerless DX20BF00-04 with Tang Band W3-1364SA)
SuperMicro-DX Active Tri-Amp The SuperMicro-DX is my first attempt with the Peerless DX20BF00-04 tweeter. It is one of the few 3/4″ dome tweeters that extends down to 1kHz. Other features… Read more >
SuperMicro2K6 (Fountek FE85 with Peerless BC25SC08-04)
SuperMicro2K6 Active Tri-Amp This 2K6 version pushes the SuperMicro2 to the limit. Instead of crossing at 3.5kHz, I decided to cross the Peerless BC25SC08 at 2.6kHz. The aim is to… Read more >
SuperMicro3 (Fountek FE85 with HiVi TN28)
SuperMicro3 Active Tri-Amp While the SuperMicro2 measures quite flat, it is not the kind of sound that I like. I prefer my speakers to have more clarity and midrange presence…. Read more >
SuperMicro2 (Fountek FE85 with Peerless BC25SC08-04)
SuperMicro2 Active Tri-Amp The SuperMicro2 stems from my dis-satisfaction with the Tang Band W3-1364SA full range driver that I used in the first SuperMicro. Granted that the W3-1364 has a… Read more >
Super-Micro 2.1 and 3-way
Sep 28, 2016 Super Micro 2.1 Dayton SD215 Bandpass I’m currently listening to the Super-Micros with the Dayton SD215A-88 DVC in a Bandpass Subwoofer. I’ve tried different woofers in both… Read more >