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October # 3
The Story
 Dennis Murphy and
I had been looking at the Nextel version of the Seas Excel W18 for a while when
we decided to see how it would work as an alternative to the magnesium-coned
W18 that has always been used as a midrange in the HT3's.
Since we were heading for the Rocky Mountain Audiofest
in Denver, it seemed like a good opportunity to try it out for the show. Dennis
got to work on the crossover design and I started work on the cabinets.
 I purchased a large board of museum-grade Mexican cocobolo and
decided to use it for a full-length front baffle. Not only would this provide a
very dramatic front baffle, it would also allow us the opportunity to do a
round-over on the woofer inset - a nice design touch we had used in a previous
Veracity of the Month. The remainder of the cabinets would be high-gloss,
hand-rubbed piano black.
We also built matching outboard crossover enclosures so
that we could use these with both the passive crossover and an active crossover
via DEQX.
We pulled out all the stops and managed to finish them
just in time to load them up for the show.
Typically, the rooms at audio shows are not the best
acoustically. In fact, they are very poor. So we were not that happy with the
sound we were getting when we set them up. The evening after the first day, we
decided to set up a pair of regular HT3's for comparison purposes. As soon as
we did, we realized it was more than a room issue.
Once we got back home, we discovered a wiring error in
the crossover that resulted in too little midrange. Great bass, great top end,
but nowhere near enough midrange. Well, that was a lesson learned. From now on,
no speaker will be played at an audio event until it is tested and proven.
At any rate, the problem has been addressed and they
sound as wonderful as they should. I will be keeping this pair for a
while...it's just too nice to part with.
What's next?
Rocky Mountain Specials # 2. Stay tuned... 
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