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Hey,Gumbydammit! Watch those cracks about Fostex based single driver home built speakers. FIY, they likely reveal more than anything you've ever set ears on. If you don't like the sound of them, then maybe(probably) it's the gear that was driving them. Personally, if I were buying cables, I'd want to hear what they sounded like. Not much chance of that after running the signal through a shipload of transformers, capacitors, resistors , circuit boards, connectors, and wires, before you even get to the drivers. And then, of course we'd want to put that crossover inside the speaker so it can get as much vibration and microphonics as possible to really "enhance" the sound. Now maybe if you're a bass freak, they won't go low enough to suit you, and that's fine. But, if you're talking about revealing the nuances of the cable you are buying, then the single driver system is the one that will do that in spades! I will admit that "diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks is true, but facts are facts and the less stuff you run a signal through the less screwed up it will be. So I'll leave you to your favorite speaker to evaluate whatever you want, but realize that people out here may have the product you slam, so be ready to "duck and run!"

Gumbydammit, you were amazingly accurate at guessing my age/ears. Only off by 1 year! I'm 46. Although I can still hear highs ok. I did some mods to my Fostex drivers impedance characteristics to extend the high and low ends. Worked out well. I agree the normal response is rolled off. It's a shame that more people don't mod these drivers, as really good response can be had from them, within reason, for the size/type of driver.

Gumby, I have outlined the entire design on my other thread, now in the 2nd page of archives, called "How come when most audiophiles..." in the speaker thread section. The part you want is my 3-23-02 post that starts with "As the person that started this thread". I'd be happy to go over the minor details left out of the description or answer questions, if you decide to go ahead and build one. If you are going to do it, buy the Radio Shack 4" full range driver #40-1197 for $5.00 each(discontinued). It is a Fostex FE-103 OEM'd for the Rat Shack and is even marked FE-103 on the magnet housing. Way cheaper than the $40.00 each for the regular Fostex price. It's what I used and they work great. I know they look cheap, but you'll never believe what can be gotten from them in the right design. They require a high quality source and amp to sound right though as they are very revealing.