I hadn’t gotten one of these emails that someone had posted on the thread for a long time, but I was glad I did. I built my BIBs several years ago. I pretty much stopped reading Stereophile etc. because whenever I get free time, I just want to listen to them.
I stopped my Stereophile subscription years ago. The money I saved went directly to speakers (and my children of course – who I built speakers for). I hope you still enjoy the BIBs you made.
Thank you and all the people who had worked on the bib spreadsheet. I went with a fairly small driver, the dayton audio pc105-4. After 10 or so listening hours, i really enjoy the dynamics with this enclosure and it kinda waf too.
Mtlsir, yes, even small BIBs sound great. The BIB design offers an open and dynamic sound even if not reaching deep into the bass. Using small drivers allows you to build a very tidy and slim floor standing speaker.
I was wondering…. I just filled in the values and it said that my Line should be around 3 meters. The speakers used is a small 4″ woofer with a Xmax of 4 mm and a FS of around 53. 8 Hz. Qts of 0. 4 and a Vas of 0. 11ft3 . If I do a transmission calculation the tube is around 1. 5 meters @ FS. So this will be a bit longer after fine tuning…. But really 3 meters??? I’m wondering if this is correct?
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Thank’s a lot for your info.
What about the two-fold BiB?
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I hadn’t gotten one of these emails that someone had posted on the thread for a long time, but I was glad I did. I built my BIBs several years ago. I pretty much stopped reading Stereophile etc. because whenever I get free time, I just want to listen to them.
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I stopped my Stereophile subscription years ago. The money I saved went directly to speakers (and my children of course – who I built speakers for). I hope you still enjoy the BIBs you made.
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I do! I friend helped me build a pair of Single Ended Triode amps based on the 45 tube. The 45 SET tube amps and the BIB’s make a great pair!
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Excellent! I would love to hear the Jordan’s one day.
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Thank you and all the people who had worked on the bib spreadsheet. I went with a fairly small driver, the dayton audio pc105-4. After 10 or so listening hours, i really enjoy the dynamics with this enclosure and it kinda waf too.
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Mtlsir, yes, even small BIBs sound great. The BIB design offers an open and dynamic sound even if not reaching deep into the bass. Using small drivers allows you to build a very tidy and slim floor standing speaker.
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I was wondering…. I just filled in the values and it said that my Line should be around 3 meters. The speakers used is a small 4″ woofer with a Xmax of 4 mm and a FS of around 53. 8 Hz. Qts of 0. 4 and a Vas of 0. 11ft3 . If I do a transmission calculation the tube is around 1. 5 meters @ FS. So this will be a bit longer after fine tuning…. But really 3 meters??? I’m wondering if this is correct?
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