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Hi all In Canberra on the weekend of 26-27 January 2013 I plan to hold a vintage and modern speaker GTG. The aim of this GTG is to give people the opportunity to hear how well setup vintage speakers sound in comparison to some modern counterparts. The idea for this GTG came from conversations with a number of people who had never heard what vintage speakers sound like and also the recognition that some people's memories of vintage speakers may not reflect their true performance. The sound that some people remember about vintage speakers may be influenced by the turntables and electronics they were fed by. The event provides an opportunity for people to get together and hear some vintage speakers that they may not normally have the opportunity to hear. The event will allow back to back comparison against modern counterparts to identify what sort of differences there are between them, and what are the relative strengths and weaknesses of both. It might also help explain why some people persist in using vintage speakers. The focus will be on having fun and enjoying good music rather making the GTG an overly analytical exercise. The GTG should be both fun and informative. Some of the speakers initially identified to be included in the shootout are the Goodman's triaxioms, rare three way compression horn based Goodman's system, as well as Goodmans two ways and the possibility of some Altecs thrown in.. There will be a number of amps from Shindo, VAC, vintage Japanese 300B, miniwatt, etc that will be available for use, and should have a killerdac as well. LP playback and R2R might also be possible. The GTG will be held at my place which has a dedicated listening room (see thread http://killerdac.com/forum/index.php?topic=804.0). I may also set up a second system at the other end of the house. There will be social activities organised over the weekend including a barbeque or two and dinner. If you are interested in attending drop me a PM, if you have a speaker or amplifier that you would like to include in the shootout please provide me with the details. There will be limited space to doff on my floor. Cheers, Andy

Hi all, I've been fascinated for some time with Goodmans 201/301 and managed to find a nice pair of 201's. Basically mint. I had read somewhere that these are more so 'wide range' than full range and can benefit from a tweeter. I was wondering whether to go for an actual tweeter or a super tweeter. I have some Celestion HF2000 that I have for a seperate project but that is a way off and wondering if they may be a good option. That being the case I wonder if anyone can advise for someone who doesn't comprehend technical talk the best way to go for a crossover. That being said, any advise on where to source or who may build said crossover would be amazing. This is one of a few open baffle projects that I have waiting around for me to have a bit of time. Some hopefully just one single full range driver (Lii F12) for simplicity, but I also have some bass drivers and smaller 'full range' drivers, and some tweeters. One idea for crossovers that really appeals to me is a box where you can just plug in the drivers. I am considering a pair of Wharfedale Rank HS/400/3 Crossover Units. Can anyone advise if something like this may be a good option in terms of crossover frequencies for adding bass drivers or tweeters/super tweeters to a full range driver? Thanks for considering. NB: Pics are not mine, for illustrative purposes only