70+ People At Adire Equals Fun

Well on Saturday we had a DIY meet at Adire Audio. Many of the people who attended brought in their own projects, so there was a plethera of speakers and other equipment there. Here's some pics. I told you there was a lot of speakers.

I got the chance to meet Hobbes. He seems like a very nice guy in person, just like online. They got a picture of us talking together in the subwoofer area.

Things that would be of interest to you guys is the Parthanon of course, the still unreleased Koda 10's behind it, and a 12" Pheonix Gold Cyclone. Apparently the Cyclone belongs to one of the guys, but he doesn't use it. So we get to play with it for a while. B) I wonder if it will fit under my dash.

Another thing to notice is the limo. It really isn't Adire's limo, but partly Dan's. It is a 2000 Caddy with a 10 foot stretch. As soon as he got it, we removed the full range Rockford Fosgate 12" subwoofer and Kenwood amp. I grabbed my old .5 cubic foot enclosure (the one pictured on my site) and we dropped a Koda 10 in it. We then got a really good deal on a DEI 6 channel amp (Thanks Wes) to power it and the other speakers. The Sony Xplod head unit and Kenwood 4" speakers are still in there for now (Grills changed over to generic one's with Adire logo's added). But we plan on getting a better head unit, and either putting in the Extremis 4's, or Koda components in the 4 speaker locations. The Koda 10 is a very impressive sub. Surprisingly in the small enclosure and 300 watts, it still got loud and of course sounded great. Even in that cavernous trunk (Dan calls it "A 4 body trunk. 3 if their big like Tony.")

Also, one of the attendees had a pair of ED 10O's in his car, so I got to audition them. His friend just bought a Brahma 12 from us and got it installed. Since he had only about 500 watts, Dan recomended a 1.5 cube enclosure. He put it in a 1.1 cube enclosure instead, and was more than happy with the output. So I use that as another testament that the Brahma works just fine off of 500 watts. After talking to him, I think his friend (with the ED subs) is interested in switching to Brahma 10's now. :spam:

Steven Kephart
Adire Audio

 

Oh, forgot to brag. I made those black speaker stands. Although you can't see them very well, I am very proud on how good they turned out. Dan had me make them for his pastor. I guess now he is getting them used.

The dark brown speakers have dual Extremis 4's (the new one's with the improved phase plug) and a ribbon tweeter. Dan measured the 4's full range up to 18 kHz before it starts to drop off. Playing the pictured speakers full range, the got down very deep. Everyone was very impressed when listening to them and we mentioned that the sub wasn't turned on.

OH, and while I'm bragging. Here's the other enclosure I made. I finished it up the day before the event.


It is called the Hurricane. It is designed for dance clubs, etc. The top speaker is a point source coaxial driver. That setup get's VERY loud, and sounds awesome. We have a pair of them now, and use them for music in the warehouse.

 

This is the first time I didn't like high efficiency. I figured with all 4 1 ohm voice coils of the Parthanon in series, they would hold up against being plugged into the wall. Unfortunately the sub is like 97 dB efficient, so Dan said it would break. Too bad because that would have been a really cool demo. :gunsmilie:

Yes it was an XBL^2 6.5" driver in a sealed enclosure powered by a 60 watt amp. It is a pretty impressive little setup.

But the Sony should stay? Yes, I agree. Actually we have quite a few plans for that thing. This includes drop down screens, built in computer, navigation, multiple camera's for both the driver and passengers, and several other additions.

Hehe, I had that same reaction the first time I saw that as well.

I still think you need to come by sometime and actually listen to the Sadhara. I watched Spy Kids 3D on the system today. That sub is just so amazing. It plays so low, and is so clean. It is definitely my favorite home theater sub I have ever heard.

Steven Kephart
Adire Audio