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What's cooking?

1). Time for a more conventional loudspeaker design: a compact bookshelf speaker based on the Seas L16RNX-04 woofer. The bass-loading will use an 18cm passive radiator and the matching tweeter will be the Seas 27TBCD/GB-DXT.

2). Humble Homemade Hifi kits! Planned to be released this year: complete loudspeaker kits containing everything down to the last screw! Working on an ultra high-end design using Accuton ceramic midrange with multiple woofers + a Jantzen Audio diamond tweeter and an efficient 8 ohm MTM system featuring PHL midwoofers + Mundorf AMT tweeter.

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18-02-2010 - Updated the Capacitor Test. Tested the Jupiter HT BeesWax, Epcos B32523-Q3475-K26 MKT, Epcos B32656-A6475-J MKP, Epcos B32774-D1505-K MKP, Cicada Pure Aluminium Foil and Cicada Pure Copper Foil capacitors. Also re-evaluated a few previous ratings here and there due to the ever widening listening platform.

15-02-2010 - Updated the Capacitor Test. Tested the AmpOhm aluminium foil capacitors with paper-in-wax, paper-in-oil and polyester-in-oil.

13-01-2010 - Updated the Sales Page. Added the Pipe-Line and Black Box loudspeakers.

04-01-2010 - New: PipeLine. A line-array transmission-line speaker using 16 miniture full-range drivers per side.

18-11-2009 - New: Black Box. A three way monitor speaker using a 10" woofer, 2" dome midrange and 1" dome tweeter.

27-10-2009 - Updated the Sales Page. Added my bass-rig and double-bass.

19-06-2009 - Updated the Capacitor Test. Tested the Jantzen Audio Silver Gold Z-Cap, WIMA MKS4 and Audience Auricap.

27-05-2009 - New: Andromeda Mk-II. It's been 9 years since the Andromeda appeared on the web. It has been long due for an update but now it is here: The Andromeda Mk-II. This version uses the Eton 12/680/62HEX woofer, Scanspeak 18W8545-00-SE midwoofer with double magnet and Focal Audio TLR tweeter. There is also a cheaper alternative that uses a 10-inch Seas woofer.

26-03-2009 - Updated the Sales Page. Lots of B&C and Ciare drivers and some 18-Sound horns for sale. Nearly all these items are brand new and still unpacked in their original boxes. I bought them for speaker projects to come, but I don't have any time anymore to realise these projects. So it's time to clear out my storage and make some space in my house!

18-02-2009 - New: Galactica. A large three-way loudspeaker with a 1" tweeter, 6.5" mid, 12" midwoofer and 15" woofer.

11-02-2009 - Updated the Capacitor Test. Tested the Duelund CAST-Cu capacitor, we have a new reference!

23-01-2009 - Updated the Serious Sub article regarding issues with the Velodyne SMS-1.

02-12-2008 - New: LBS. A budget loudspeaker design with Monacor SPH-176 woofers and DT-254 softdome tweeter. Minimalist crossover design in an efficient basreflex floorstanding cabinet.

31-10-2008 - Updated the Links page. Added Wyatt Woodworking.

11-09-2008 - Updated the Capacitor Test. Tested the Vishay MKT 1822, Wima MKP4, Wima MKP10, Evox- Rifa PHE 426, Evox-Rifa SMR, Clarity Cap APW, Clarity Cap ESA, Clarity Cap MR, Obbligato Oil type MKP, Sprague 730P and Axon True Caps.

23-06-2008 - New: CAT 6. Time to upgrade from my old CAT 5 loudspeaker cable.

19-06-2008 - New: Paper-HATT. The mini-monitor with a capacitorless crossover.

23-05-2008 - New: Serious Sub an ultimate pair of subwoofers using 21” drivers, digital room-equalisation and class-D amplification.

History

11-09-2007   Major update of the Great Capacitor Test.

12-06-2007   Updated the Soup page. After a few years in the field it was time for a crossover revision.

06-04-2007   Updated the Bass-Rig page. Added a low-pass crossover to the subwoofer and altered the port tuning of the woofer.

05-04-2007   New: HATT-MKIII-C. A high-end mini-monitor using the Seas L12RCY/P midwoofer and the Accuton C2-12/6 tweeter.

05-01-2007   New: Extremon. A two-way bass-reflex speaker using the Adire Audio Extremis 6.8 midwoofer and the Seas 22TAF/G tweeter.

12-12-2006   New: Classic / Classic-XL. A two-way floorstander using the Seas CA22RNX woofer and the Scanspeak D2904-7100 tweeter.

13-11-2006   Updated the Music page.

26-10-2006   Updated the Great Capacitor Test. Tested the new Mundorf RXF, the SPP Capacitor and LCR Capacitors FSC polystyrene type.

21-08-2006   Updated the Sales page.

21-08-2006   New: Bass-Rig. A flexible speaker system designed for bass-guitar and double bass.

02-06-2006   Updated the Sales page.

14-04-2006   Updated the Great Capacitor Test. Tested the Clarity Cap PW, PX and SA types and Duelund capacitors. I have a new reference!

11-04-2006   New: Modulus. A modular speaker using an open-baffle midrange.

14-03-2006   Updated the Links page.

13-03-2006   Updated the Sales page.

10-03-2006   New: Monacor PAB-415 upgrade. Making a standard PA speaker into an excellent PA speaker with hi-fi quality.

23-01-2006   Updated the Reviews pages with the DD8-MkII, HATT-SE, Optimo, Solo-103, Solo-206 and Soup built buy other DIY-ers.

22-12-2005   New: The Cup-a-Soup compact stand mount monitor.

28-11-2005   Updated the Solo-206 page considering the chassis grounding method.

21-11-2005   Humble Homemade Hifi has it’s own dot-com!

19-10-2005   Site exceeded data traffic limit. Will be hosting the site from a new address soon.

05-09-2005   Updated the Sales page.

02-09-2005   New: The Phlea compact stand mount monitor.

04-08-2005   Updated the Reviews page with the Soup.

25-07-2005   Updated the Sales page. Big Van Den Hul clearance, interlinks, speaker cable, power cords and power block.

14-07-2005   Updated the Sales page.

14-07-2005   Updated the Great Capacitor Test. Tested the Mundorf Supreme Silver/Gold, AmpOhm FP-CA-AU, Arcotronics MKP-C-4G, Evox-Rifa PHE 450.

08-07-2005   New: The ultimate Flexy Table Reference equipment rack.

23-05-2005   Updated the Soup page with an alternative driver/crossover combination.

05-04-2005   Updated the Sales page.

15-03-2005   Updated the Reviews pages with the Andromeda, HATT-MkIII, Mezzo Proteus, Optimo, Proteus, Solo-103 and Solo-206 built buy other DIY-ers.

10-02-2005   Updated the Sales page. The orginal Solo-206 for sale.

03-02-2005   Updated the Solo-206 page with a bright idea.

06-01-2005   Updated the Solo-206 page. Even less is even more.

04-01-2005   Updated the Soup page. Added a few new pic's.

29-10-2004   Sold the HATT-MkIII and vanished into thin air. See you in the new year.

22-10-2004   Finished the Soup and The Monitor pages.

21-10-2004   Updated the Sales page. The orginal HATT-MkIII for sale.

19-10-2004   New! The Soup, a high-end all ceramic driver floorstanding speaker.

19-10-2004   New! The  Monitor, a high-end two-way floorstanding speaker with a passive radiator.

11-10-2004   Updated the Great Capacitor Test with the Inco Sintex 45TD2BS; Ducati 4.16.10; Sonic Craft Sonicap; Audio Cap Theta PPT and PPMF.

22-09-2004   Nothing for sale.

07-09-2004   Updated the Sales page. Thiel&Partner (Accuton) drivers for sale.

23-08-2004   Updated the Reviews page with the HATT-MkIII, Proteus and Mezzo Proteus.

03-06-2004   Updated the Optimo page.

25-05-2004   New! The Optimo, a high-end two-way TL floorstanding speaker.

13-05-2004   Updated and re-styled the Reviews section.

29-03-2004   New! The DD8-MkII, the evolution of the monitor.

18-03-2004   Updated the Sales page. Hovland Musicaps, various inductors, Hawaphon and a couple of drivers.

16-02-2004   Finished the In progress pages. Added the final crossover, some tweaks and measurements.

09-02-2004   Updated the Great Capacitor Test. Tested ERO MKP1830/Vishay MKP1837 bypass cap.

16-01-2004   Updated the In progress page.

09-01-2004   Updated the In progress page. Finalised the crossover!

09-01-2004   Updated the Great Capacitor Test. Tested the Mundorf Mcap Supreme Silver in oil.

02-12-2003   Updated the USB page. Added the crossover schematic, some new photos and the final measurements.

20-11-2003   New! The USB, a versatile shielded speaker using the new Seas T18RE COAX-TVFC (full article to follow soon).

18-11-2003   Updated the In progress page. More tweaking of the crossover.

11-11-2003   Added some links on the HATT-MkIII page. The speaker had a day out.

03-11-2003   Updated the In progress page. Added some photo's of the completed cabinets.

30-10-2003   Updated the In progress page. Started designing and tweaking the crossover.

27-10-2003   Cosmetic changes to the website layout.

06-10-2003   Updated the In progress page.

29-09-2003   Updated the Great Capacitor Test. Tested the North Creek Cresendo Film and Foil.

22-09-2003   Finished the HATT-MkIII page. Added the final crossover and some corresponding measurements.

15-09-2003   Updated the Sales page. Various items for sale.

15-08-2003   New! The HATT-MkIII, the evolution of the mini-monitor.

15-08-2003   Updated the Sales page. A pair of new Seas SP 21 R passive radiators for sale.

07-08-2003   Updated the In progress page.

23-06-2003   Updated the Reviews page. Three new reviews: The Proteus, the HATT-MkII and the Auriga.

19-06-2003   Introduction of the Mezzo Proteus two-way book-shelf speaker.

17-06-2003   Updated the In progress page.

06-06-2003   Updated the In progress page.

03-06-2003   Updated the Sales page. Vacuum impregnated Mundorf T-150 core transformer inductors for sale.

30-05-2003   Updated the Great Capacitor Test. Tested the Hovland Musicap and the Solen Fast Cap.

20-05-2003   Updated the Solo 206 page. Added a correction network and some new pictures.

13-05-2003   Introduction of the Solo 206 single driver 96dB efficient rear-loaded horn.

28-04-2003   Updated the Sales page. Nearly new Philips SACD-1000 Super Audio CD-player for sale (06-05-2003 added new pic's).

24-04-2003   Updated the In progress page.

03-04-2003   Updated the In progress page.

01-04-2003   Updated the In progress page.

07-03-2003   3D renderings of the inside of the Tempo.

03-03-2003   Updated the Sales page. To free enough liquidity for the In Progress speaker I have decided to sell the Auriga's.

27-02-2003   Updated the HATT page. Crossover schematic slightly revised.

27-02-2003   Updated the In progress page.

17-02-2003   Introduction of the Tempo two-way time aligned floorstander.

14-02-2003   Updated the In progress page.

06-02-2003   Updated the In progress page. Find out what has been going around in my brain the last week or so.

30-01-2003   Introduction of In progress, the step-by-step high-end speaker-building diary.

17-01-2003   Introduction of the Solo 103 single driver mini-monitor.

13-01-2003   Updated the Reviews page. The Proteus jrs. in a 5.1 Home Cinema set-up.

09-01-2003   Updated the Reviews page. Two new reviews: the Proteus and a variation on the DD8.

09-12-2002   Updated the Auriga page. Minor changes to crossover schematic and values for the Focal TC120TD5 tweeter added.

05-12-2002   Updated the Andromeda page. Crossover schematic revised.

22-11-2002   New! Series crossovers. A basic understanding of how the series crossover works.

15-11-2002   Updated the TG84 tube amplifier page.

18-10-2002   Introduction of the Auriga floor-standing speaker.

12-09-2002   Updated the Sales page. Thiel / Accuton mid-woofers for sale.

30-08-2002   Minor changes to the HATT-SE crossover.

30-08-2002   Cosmetic changes to the website layout.

19-08-2002   Updated the Sales page. Scanspeak tweeters for sale.

13-08-2002   Updated the Sales page. Free tower cabinets for anyone who wants to pick them up!

13-08-2002   New! Factory Tour. How to create a Masterpiece.

13-08-2002   Introduction of the HATT-SE mini-monitor.

19-07-2002   Updated the Sales page. Real photos of the carbon fibre car-speakers.

18-07-2002   Updated the Reviews page. Two new Proteus owners give their opinions.

28-06-2002   Updated the Sales page. New item for sale.

28-06-2002   Finished the DD8 monitor article.

21-06-2002   Introduction of the DD8 monitor.

13-06-2002   Proteus tweeters should be connected out of phase!

31-05-2002   New! The Great Capacitor Test. Various capacitors undergo the dreaded Humble Homemade Hifi listening test.

31-05-2002   Updated the Sales page. New items for sale.

15-04-2002   Minor cosmetic changes to the website layout.

04-04-2002   New! Turntable Tweak. How to upgrade a standard record-player for practically no cost at all.

29-03-2002   Finished the Flexy Table + page. New photo's and complete article.

22-03-2002   New! What's cooking? Check below for details.

19-03-2002   Updated the Sales page. New items for sale.

13-03-2002   The ultimate equipment rack: Flexy Table + More to follow soon.

16-01-2002   HATT photo's by Hans Kristian Jakobsen to the Reviews page.

10-01-2002   New! Reviews page. What other people have to say about Humble Homemade Hifi projects.

07-12-2001   3D renderings of the inside of the Proteus.

06-12-2001   Extra link on the Proteus page to the mid-woofer datasheet.

05-12-2001   New! Sales page. Contains (new) goods that are taking up useful space in the Humble Hifi cupboard.

24-10-2001   Introduction of the HATT mini monitor.

22-10-2001   Minor cosmetic changes to the website layout.

30-08-2001   Proteus tweeter series resistor changed from 1,67ohms to 1,5ohms.

03-08-2001   Total revision and update of the Humble Homemade Hifi website.

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