Modified Rega Loudspeakers
Posted by: Justin on 07 February 2003
Has anybody on the forum done any modifications to thier Rega loudspeakers (does anybody even have Rega loudspeakers)?
I'm curious to know what is possible, and what is generally done.
judd
I'm curious to know what is possible, and what is generally done.
judd
Posted on: 07 February 2003 by Dave Charlton
Judd,
I think Mk.1 Ela's use the same tweeters as Kans [and Briks?] so I suppose it's possible to replace them as other forum members have done to their Kans/Briks. I think Stephen Toy posted that Rega crossovers are tuned to match their respective drivers, so swapping things around might not be a good idea. Anyway, my [standard] Mk.1 Ela's have never sounded so good.
Dave
I think Mk.1 Ela's use the same tweeters as Kans [and Briks?] so I suppose it's possible to replace them as other forum members have done to their Kans/Briks. I think Stephen Toy posted that Rega crossovers are tuned to match their respective drivers, so swapping things around might not be a good idea. Anyway, my [standard] Mk.1 Ela's have never sounded so good.
Dave
Posted on: 08 February 2003 by Justin
I have read the Listener review of the Crosby Kytes. This is what I wanted to emmulate. My guess is that they did not mess with the inductors. And, I did not have a huge interested in putting sound panels on the inside. Rather, I had the following in mind:
1. replace caps with better ones
2. replace wire with cardas or some such
3. install two cabinet braces (one front to back, one side to side).
Unlike the Kyte and the Ara, the Alya has a good 2.5 feet of unbraced cabinet below the drivers. I figured these could be improved quite a bit by installing some dowl rods (maybe 1 inch indiameter) inside the cabinets.
My concern is while I will no doubt increase the resonance frequency of the cabinet (perhaps out of the audbile range), or at least reduce its amplitude to a low level, Rega may have designed the speaker to work with the flexion of the cabinet, and that in this case it does not represent a liability.
What do you all think?
Judd
1. replace caps with better ones
2. replace wire with cardas or some such
3. install two cabinet braces (one front to back, one side to side).
Unlike the Kyte and the Ara, the Alya has a good 2.5 feet of unbraced cabinet below the drivers. I figured these could be improved quite a bit by installing some dowl rods (maybe 1 inch indiameter) inside the cabinets.
My concern is while I will no doubt increase the resonance frequency of the cabinet (perhaps out of the audbile range), or at least reduce its amplitude to a low level, Rega may have designed the speaker to work with the flexion of the cabinet, and that in this case it does not represent a liability.
What do you all think?
Judd
Posted on: 11 February 2003 by Steve Toy
quote:
I think Stephen Toy posted that Rega crossovers are tuned to match their respective drivers, so swapping things around might not be a good idea.
It is more like the other way round.
From the NAOS speaker owners manual:
quote:
Naos driver units have been designed and manufactured to operate precisely within their prescribed frequencies. This avoids complicated crossover circuits and the problems often encountered with more complex designs.
The best advice woould therefore be to leave well alone...
Regards,
Steve.