Description

An extremely powerful 2 way monitor based system driven by 100W of pure class A authority.

Sound is direct and powerful. Definitely on the analytical side.

Tight base extends far beyond what one would expect from a sealed 5.5" driver based monitor.

This system is a true keeper; better be as it took me over a year of soldering and fabrication.

Stands as a nice counter point to my First watt, Druid based system which is lusher and warmer
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    • Apple Airport Express
    Networked wireless Base Station
    • Bel Canto Design DAC 1
    • Krell Clone KSA 50 (tweaked for 100w)
    Hand built DIY Krell clone based on KSA 50 board. Dual monoblock fan cooled Class A amps. A year in the making, they run hot but drive with serious authority They run hot
    • Zaph DIY ZD5
    An extremely high end reference level small 2-way with Scan Speak and Vifa drivers
    • PS Auio UPC-200
    The UPC 200 has two Ultimate Power Cells inside its beautiful 8.5" wide chassis and two Power Ports to provide clean and protected AC power

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This will be my first foray into the DIY speaker building process. That is the reason I wanted to purchase a complete kit and build the cabinets myself. After reading up on the idea the value per dollar seems to be there. Zaph says the SR71 to his ears will compete with anything up to $2000 and since the parts from Madisound are $389 I thought this would be a good starting point for my new addiction. At this point I am using a pair of Usher V601 with a Parasound 5125 amp, Marantz SR7200 for my processing only and a Cayin CDT 23 player.

kevin30127

Nice looking system. I am thinking of building the Zaph SR71 stand mount speaker system. I wanted to know if you bought your kit from Madisound and if there was any extra tweaking needed to the speakers or crossover. Do you have any pictures of the speaker build or any tips that could be helpful. Thanks.

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