Visit to Audiophile Bill to hear his horns project

[morricab]

Hello all. Just checking - been making a lot of progress with the bass horns as previously discussed. One of the main internal “arches” or the main “fold” has slowed me down because I ended up deciding to go the painful direction of making in solid wood by laminating horizontally - obviously this is for me the ultimate approach because it is much more rigid and with more mass. The structure below depicts this in process - trim router will be applied to the “master” now so the overall structure is perfectly smooth and accurate. After that supporting internal tenons will hold it and prevent it from moving. The clamps are just to prevent it moving over night which I doubt it will but belts and braces are always sensible. Hard to get the size, which is why it is on this seat. It is 420mm wide and 600mm deep. As orientation, this will be the roof of tbe

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Anyway - on other news this will be my last post on WBF. I have really enjoyed my time here over the years and will miss the camaraderie for sure. I might start my own blog if I find some time where doubtless and crazy musings or creations will be posted. If anyone wants to stay in touch, am sure Ked or Marc would share my private email. For obvious reasons I won’t post it on the thread.

Still looking forward to reading Ked’s report on Mike’s latest updates.

All the very best!

Wow Bill…speechless…

 

[dcathro]

Hello all. Just checking - been making a lot of progress with the bass horns as previously discussed. One of the main internal “arches” or the main “fold” has slowed me down because I ended up deciding to go the painful direction of making in solid wood by laminating horizontally - obviously this is for me the ultimate approach because it is much more rigid and with more mass. The structure below depicts this in process - trim router will be applied to the “master” now so the overall structure is perfectly smooth and accurate. After that supporting internal tenons will hold it and prevent it from moving. The clamps are just to prevent it moving over night which I doubt it will but belts and braces are always sensible. Hard to get the size, which is why it is on this seat. It is 420mm wide and 600mm deep. As orientation, this will be the roof of tbe

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Anyway - on other news this will be my last post on WBF. I have really enjoyed my time here over the years and will miss the camaraderie for sure. I might start my own blog if I find some time where doubtless and crazy musings or creations will be posted. If anyone wants to stay in touch, am sure Ked or Marc would share my private email. For obvious reasons I won’t post it on the thread.

Still looking forward to reading Ked’s report on Mike’s latest updates.

All the very best!

Very sorry to hear this Bill! I will definitely miss your contributions.

 

[dcathro]

Hi Bill,
It would be a shame to lose you, is it because of the Fleetwood Sound exchanges?

david

Wow, just read that thread - talk about a train wreck! Bill was just trying to be friendly and inquisitive.

 

[christoph]

Hi Bill

I really hope you reconsider your decision to leave here
I always loved your postings a LOT and would severely miss them
So much to learn and to discuss.
One doesn't have to get along with everyone, there are threads I don't frequent and there is always the "ignore" function on the forum software

 

[kodomo]

I don't know what happened that led you to decide to leave but it makes me sorry. I will miss you and your insights based upon your trials for sure.

 

[Zeotrope]

Hi Bill,
It would be a shame to lose you, is it because of the Fleetwood Sound exchanges?

david

Don’t leave Bill. Just Ignore Jonathan Weiss (like many have!). I will refrain from sharing my view of his personality. I will only say that he got his ideas from the DIY community, yet now calls them his own. He doesn’t know what he doesn’t know and he is far from a pleasure to deal with, even as a potential customer.
Just add him to your Ignore list!

Jonathan could give away his big horns and I still wouldn’t take them. BTW, I heard tons of distortion during his (carefully curated) demo of the Imperia. He was oblivious to it. It was probably from his amp.

 

[Solypsa]

Take care Bill. Like most I looked forward to your posts.

 

[microstrip]

(...) Anyway - on other news this will be my last post on WBF. (...)

Bill, surely we agreed and disagreed a lot on posts, but I sincerely hope that you can reconsider your decision. You are a valuable contributor to this forum and WBF needs your passion and enthusiasm.

 

[tima]

Let neither some tacky responses from the Fleetwood audio brand nor those who liked them drive you away. Your contributions to WBF are far more valuable than their insular fan club.

 

[Tango]

@Audiophile Bill. Maternity leave?

We can do PM sharing our audio findings then.

Bests,
Tang

 

[christoph]

@Audiophile Bill. Maternity leave?

We can do PM sharing our audio findings then.

Bests,
Tang

Nice for you, Tang, but I'm also VERY interested in such conversations

And I'm pretty confident that a lot of other members here feel the same as I do

 

[oeno]

@Audiophile Bill. Maternity leave?

We can do PM sharing our audio findings then.

Bests,
Tang

More like maturity leave.....

 

[Glide3]

Nice for you, Tang, but I'm also VERY interested in such conversations

And I'm pretty confident that a lot of other members here feel the same as I do

I rarely post but follow threads that interest me and my care abouts
I am one of those members that will miss both the contributions and overwhelmingly constructive disposition of Audiophile.Bill

 

[Folsom]

 

[cal3713]

NOOO BILL!

This thread has been such an informative joy to read. My favorite in the forum. It pains me that we won't get to see the rest of the journey.

Perhaps a middle ground is to quit posting, EXCEPT in this thread??

 

[Klonk]

@Audiophile Bill I hope you reconsider your decision to leave this forum. this thread was always very informative and I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you, @Audiophile Bill.

 

[the sound of Tao]

I’d like to selfishly add that I also hope Bill returns at some point. Bill kindly shared resources that put me on the path to start understanding good open baffle design and has given me a fantastic direction in my next horn OB speaker. Bill has helped me immeasurably. Bill shares his experience and his considerable understanding and that is exactly what makes a forum like this a potentially great place.

As a person who teaches design it’s pretty easy to see the rubbish that passes for design quite often in our hobby. It’s a boutique industry where every untrained cowboy seems to think they know what good design looks like. Bill’s instinct for design and his integrity in only ever using the crazily best quality parts and absolute best in bespoke practices has always shone through. There’s a lot of expensive gear out there with cheap parts masquerading as state of the art. Lord help us we are lambs to the slaughter if we don’t insist on appropriately high bills of quantity in this hobby… or in our case supporting in the Bills of quality.

 

[dcathro]

It certainly looks like Bill has gone, as there are no longer the option to start a conversation" with him.

 

[Don Reid]

Damnit, Bill, how will I learn the conclusion of the saga of your exciting DIY horns if you quit posting on What's Best. I beg you to reconsider for my sake.

 

[christoph]

Damnit, Bill, how will I learn the conclusion of the saga of your exciting DIY horns if you quit posting on What's Best. I beg you to reconsider for my sake.

For our all sake