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Hobby HiFi   - a German loudspeaker DIY publication

The magazine Hobby HiFi, published by the Timmermanns family since 1999, features many interesting loudspeakers, design suggestions, reviews and further useful information.

You get the German DIY plans with our DIY kit. If you want them without kit you get them within a journal from Timmermanns Verlag GmbH, Hobby HiFi Nachbestell-Service, Postfach 2061, 47518 Kleve or directly from www.hobbyhifi.de.

Contents

Hobby HiFi 5/2022 (Aug/Sept 2022)

Hobby HiFi 4/2022 (June/July 2022)

Illness-related cancellation of these two issues of the Hobby HiFi magazine.

We wish Mr. Bernd Timmermanns a speedy and complete recovery.

Hobby HiFi 3/2022 (April/May 2022)


Clever Concepts: Retro-HiFi-PA a big floorstanding with high efficiency.
High-end project: Harwood-Cinema Sat AM24 is a small loudspeaker with air motion transformer.
Technology: DoubleVent 168 is a woofer with two bass tubes.
amplifier Mivoc AM80 Mk II
38 cm drivers test: Beyma 15MBC700, Celestion FTR15-3070C, Dayton Audio DC380-8, Dayton Audio DCS385-4, Dayton Audio RSS390HF-4, Eighteen Sound 15NTLW3500, Monacor SP-15A/402PA, SB Audience BIANCO-15MW350 and Visaton PAW38

Hobby HiFi 2/2022 (Feb./March 2022)

Technologieträger: Alhambra 2 is a floorstanding speaker with bass impulse compensation, line array, transmission line resonator.
Clever Concepts: Lil' Buster is an affordable, small speaker that can be built as a floorstanding or compact speaker.
High-end project: Harwood-Cinema Center AM24 with Air-Motion-Transformer and two small basses.
High-end project: Harwood-Cinema Satellit AM24 is like the center but with some additional components.
AJHorn V7 part 12: Bass-Dipole
13 cm woofer test: Audax HM130Z10, Dayton Audio DS135-8, Dayton Audio RS150P-8A, Harwood Acoustics B110A, Harwood Acoustics TM130/25F1,Monacor SP-13/4, PHL R131-900ND, Visaton W130X

Hobby HiFi 1/2022 (Dec./Jan. 2022)

Clever Concepts: Mikro HiFi PA is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Monacor.
Technology: El Loco TQWT is a Tapered Quarter Wave Tube loudspeaker with drivers of Omnes Audio.
AJHorn V7 bandpass enclosure
Information: Marek Held offers high-quality speakers with steep passive separation.
30 cm woofers test: CSS SDX12, Dayton Audio DCS305-4, Dayton Audio LS12-44, Monacor SP-30/200NEO, Redcatt 121FIND-233, Visaton PAW30ND, Visaton TIW 300, Wavecor SW312WA03 and Wavecor SW312WA04

Hobby HiFi 6/2021 (Oct./Nov. 2021)

Clever Concepts: DayDream Minimonitor is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of TECTONIC and Dayton Audio.
Technology: Aluminata 130/2 KE is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Visaton.
High-End project: Audimax Bookshelf AMT is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Mundorf and Hobby-HiFi (Made by SEAS).
Drivers test: Bold North Audio BDT-2901, Dayton Audio ND16FA-4, Dayton Audio TD20F-4, GRS PT2522C-4, Monacor DT-19SU, Monacor DT-284, Mundorf AMT U80W1.1, Seas 27TAC-GB, Visaton KE25SC, Wavecor TW022WA09 and Wavecor TW022WA10.
AJHorn V7 L Tapered Pipes (TQWT)

Hobby HiFi 5/2021 (Aug./Sept. 2021, Sommer-Special in Germany: 14,80 EUR)


3-way floorstanding Triplett 2 powerfull and not expensive
Compact loudspeaker WaveMon 146 of high quality
SatellitDayDream-Sat a small compact loudspeaker with fullrange and bass driver.
Clever Concepts: Bodega is an universal floorstanding loudspeaker with Monacor chassis.
Clever Concepts: T-Desk 315, small loudspeaker with Tang Band fullrange driver.
Drivers test Woofer and full range loudspeaker 8 till 28 cm: Dayton Audio RS125-4, Dayton Audio RS125P-4, Monacor SPH-135C, Monacor SPH135KEP, Omnes Audio BB3.5, Omnes Audio BB4 Black, Omnes Audio W8-670Z, Tang Band W3-315, Omnes Audio BB3.AL, Tectronic TEBM46C20N-4B, Tectronic TEBM35C10-4, Visaton W250S, 4 Ohm, Visaton W250S, 8 Ohm, Wavecor WF146WA01, Wavecor WF146WA05.

Hobby HiFi 4/2021 (June/July)

Technology: J-Line is a transmission line floorstanding loudspeaker with fullrange driver.
High-End project: LS3/5B (last issue) is a two way compact speaker. It is modeled on the LS3/5A near-field monitor of the British broadcasting company BBC.
High-End project: LS3/5B BR is a bass reflex version
High-End project: LS3/5B TML is a transmission line version
High-End project: LS3/5B SUB SAT is a subwoofer satellit version
Clever Concepts: Porto-Sub 670Z is a subwoofer with Omnes Audio driver and Mivoc amplifier
Drivers test small woofer: Dayton Audio DSA115-8, Dayton Audio RS125P-4, Dayton Audio RS125-4, Dayton Audio TCP115-4, Dayton Audio DMA105-8, Fostex FE108NS, Wavecor WF120CU07, Monacor SP-10/4s, Visaton FR10 8Ohm, Monacor SP-60/8, Monacor SP-100/8, Visaton TI100

Hobby HiFi 3/2021 (Apr./May)

High-End project: LS3/5B is a two way compact speaker. It is modeled on the LS3/5A near-field monitor of the British broadcasting company BBC. It enjoyed great popularity for decades.
Technology:Base V is a passive subwoofer with double voice coil.
Drivers test, 20cm woofer: Dayton Audio DSA215-8, Monacor SPH-220HQ, Dayton Audio DRS225-8, Scan Speak 22W/8857T00, Dayton Audio RSS210HO-4, Wavecor SW223BD02, Fountek FW222-8, Wavecor SW215WA01, Omnes Audio W8 Alu Silver, Tang Band W8-2282, Visaton GF 200
information: 40 different Accuton drivers available in Lautsprechershop.
information: after 3 years of development: Mundorf AMT U series
information: Fostex provides a new full range loudspeaker: Fostex FE168NS

Hobby HiFi 2/2021 (Febr./March)


Highend project: Flat Pack
Clever Concepts: Surprise ist ein Kompaktlautsprecher mit einem Breitbandlautsprecher, der auf der Rückseite einen zweiten Lautsprecher für die Raumakustik enthält.
New drivers Excel mit Nextel-beschichteter Papiermembran aus der Graphen-Linie
New drivers: Wavecor mit neuen Hochtonlautsprechern TW022WA07/08/09/10
New drivers: Mundorf Hochtonlautsprecher, U-Serie
AJHorn V7 Lautsprecher-Simulation liefert Profi-Resultate
Woofer test: Dayton Audio DCS165-4, Dayton Audio RS180-4, Dayton Audio RS180P-8, Fountek FW168K, Monacor SPH-176, Purifi PTT6.5W04, SB Acoustics SB17CAC35-4, SB Acoustics SB17NRX2C35-4, Seas L19RNX1, Seas Excel W18EX003, wovon die SB Acoustic Tieftonlautsprecher vom Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis beeindruckend sind.

Hobby HiFi 1/2021 (Dec./Jan.)


Technology: Audimax Reference Standard is a three way floorstanding speaker with a high-quality ribbon tweeter, framed by two SEAS/Hobby HiFi midrange speakers. Two big woofers provide bass. Journal Hobby HiFi compares these loudspeakers with finished products between 30 and 50 000 EUR.
Highend project: Nimrod is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Visaton.
Clever Concepts: DayDream Center is a two way center loudspeaker.
New Wavecor drivers FR070WA05, a fullrange loudspeaker for 70-20000 Hz
New Wavecor drivers WF275BD01/02 - two mids woofer with 4 and 8 Ohm impedance and +/- 9mm linear excursion.
New Mundorf drivers Air Motion Transformer Series U
Drivers test, tweeter: Dayton Audio ND13FA-4, Wavecor TW013WA01, Dayton Audio ND20FA-6, Dayton Audio ND25FW-4, Dayton Audio DSN25Ti-4, Dayton Audio DC28F-8, Dayton Audio ND28F-6, LaVoce TN100.70, Monacor DTM-104/8, Visaton SC10N, SB Acoustics SB29BNC-C000-4, SB Acoustics SB29BAC-C000-4

Hobby HiFi 6/2020 (Oct./Nov.)

Dschinn Mini-TL exists as:
Dschinn Mini-TL MTM, two way loudspeaker with woofer-tweeter-woofer arrangement
or as Dschinn Mini-TL 2.5, two and a half way arrangement with tweeter, midrange loudspeaker and woofer.
Technology: Harwood Acoustics LS3/5A-Replika
Drivers test: Dayton Audio CE65W-8, Dayton Audio ND65-4, Dayton Audio DMA45-4, Dayton Audio DMA58-8, Dayton Audio RS75-4, Tang Band W2-2243S, Tang Band W2-800, Tectonic TEBM35C10-4, Tectonic TEBM46C20N-4B, Visaton BF37, 4 Ohm, Visaton BF32S, 8 Ohm, Visaton BF45S 8 Ohm, Visaton BF45 4 Ohm, Wavecor FR055WA01 and Wavecor FR040WA01
Drivers test: Mundorf AMT: AMT U40W1.1, AMT U60W1.1, AMT U80W1.1, AMT U110W1.1 und AMT U160W1.1
AJHorn V7, part 5 for professionals

Hobby HiFi 5/2020 (Aug./Sept. 2020, Summer Special: Reference class loudspeakers

(The loudspeakers Facette AM, Aluminata 130/4 KE, Micro-Block were already introduced in previous issues, see below)
floorstandiung: Big Block 3.0 is a floorstanding loudspeaker with perfectly linear frequency response and waterfall diagram, free of any disturbing resonance.
compact loudspeaker: Illuminata 15 BE (Beryllium) is a closed-cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Scan Speak.
compact loudspeaker: Illuminata 15 SD (Silk Dome) is a closed-cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Scan Speak.
Hobby HiFi 4/17: Facette AM high-end floorstanding loudspeaker with air motion transformer (AMT) and woofer
Hobby HiFi 3/16: Aluminata 130/4 KE is a 2 1/2 way bass reflex system in d'Appolito arrangement with Visaton loudspeakers.
Hobby HiFi 1/17: Micro-Block MK2 is a bookshelf loudspeaker with outstanding sound quality (frequency range: 35 to 35000 Hz (-8dB))
Introduction to AJHorn V7
Theory closed cabinet with high pass filter. Our detailed theory: Subwoofer Tuning Using Cabinet, Capacitor and Resistor
Drivers test, highend woofer: Scan Speak 15WU/8741T00, Visaton AL130, Visaton TIW250XS, Wavecor SW118WA02, Wavecor SW223BD02, Wavecor WF182CU12, Wavecor WF182CU13

Hobby HiFi 4/2020 (June/July 2020)

Technology: ScanBySide II is a three way floorstanding speaker. ScanBySide II provides a flat frequency response from below 30 to above 40 000 Hz, low distortion and excellent decay spectrum. geringem Klirr und hervorragendem Abklingspektrum.
Clever Concepts: DayDream is a two way floorstanding speaker.
Highend project: SatoriMotion is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Harwood Acoustics and SB Acoustics.
Drivers test, woofer 13cm: Dayton Audio DC130B-4, Dayton Audio DC130B-8, Dayton Audio DSA135-8, Dayton Audio RS150-4, Dayton Audio RS150P-4A, Monacor SPH-135/AD, Omnes Audio MW5.0 Alu, Omnes Audio SW5.01, SB Acoustics Satori MW13PNW-4, SB Acoustics SB15CAC30-8, SB Acoustics SB15CRC30-8, SB Acoustics SB15NRX2C30-8, SB15NRXC30-8

Hobby HiFi 3/2020 (April/May 2020)

Technology: Celeste Koax is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Celestion.
Highend project: Audimax Bookshelf FD is a two way compact speaker of high quality.
Drivers test, fullrange: Dayton Audio DMA70-8, Dayton Audio DMA105-8, Fostex FE168NS, Fostex FE208-Sol, Fountek FR59EXE, Omnes Audio BB2.5AL, TangBand W5-1611SAF, Visaton SC4.6FL Wavecor FR070WA04, Wavecor084WA02.

Hobby HiFi 2/2020 (Febr./March 2020)

Highend project: Audimax TL 18.2 RB is a transmission line loudspeaker with big ribbon speaker and woofer 18MW12T produced by Seas.
Clever Concepts: Capriccio is a small compact loudspeaker with ScanSpeak tweeter and Tang Band woofer.
Technology: ViDipol DSP is a dipol loudspeaker with audaphon DSP amplifier.
Drivers test coaxial loudspeaker: Celestion TF-1225CX, Omnes Audio CX3.1, Omnes Audio CX10, Reckhorn W-132+T-1.OC, Seas L12RE/XFC, Seas C18EN002/A, Tang Band W8-2314.
News: Impressive possibilities with simulation program AJ Horn V7.0
Software test and explanation of the operation AJ Horn V7.0.

Hobby HiFi 1/2020 (Dec./Jan. 2020)

Technology: WaveOnWall-TL is a two way wall-mounted speaker with transmission line.
Highend project: ViDipol is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Visaton.
Clever Concepts: Mona 10 RBT is a two way compact loudspeaker with ribbon tweeter.
Drivers test foil and dome: CSS LD22, Dayton Audio AMTPRO-4, Dayton Audio NHP25Ti-4, Harwood Acoustics AM24, Monacor RBT-10, SB Acoustics SB21SDC-C000-4, SB Acoustics SB29BAC-C000-4, Scan Speak D2604/830000 und Scan Speak D2905/970000.  

Hobby HiFi 6/2019 (Oct./Nov. 2019)

Technology: Variant-Sub is a versatile subwoofer which complements the rest of the loudspeakers with a powerful and deep bass.
Highend project: Ara is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of SB Acoustics
Clever Concepts: Long Tall Sally is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Monacor .
Clever Concepts: Long Tall Sally Half 2 way is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Monacor .
Clever Concepts: Long Tall Sally Half 2,5 way is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Monacor .
Clever Concepts: Long Tall Sally Quater is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Monacor .
drivers test on 10 cm woofer: Dayton Audio DA115-8, Dayton Audio DS115-8, Dayton Audio RS125-4, Dayton Audio TCP115-8, Monacor SP-60/4, Monacor SP-100/8, Monacor SPH-100AL, Monacor SPM-116/8 and SB Acoustics SB12CAS25-4.  

Hobby HiFi 5/2019 (Aug./Sept. 2019, Summer Special Räumlichkeit

Highend project: Elysion is a dipol loudspeaker with Mundorf Air Motion Transformer and ScanSpeak woofer.
Technology: Lancetta 2 is a slim transmissionline floorstanding loudspeaker with Omnes Audio fullrange loudspeaker of high quality.
Clever Concepts: FlatPack 4/7 is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Wavecor and Visaton..
Technology: Vi-Line, is a Line Array with four Visaton fullrange drivers and a bass woofer.
Clever Concepts: Sharky, a favourable diffuse sound attachment with full range loudspeaker.
Audimax Ambient is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of SB Acoustics and Hobby-HiFi (Made by SEAS).
drivers test on woofer and fullrange loudspeakers: Hobby HiFi Edition 100 18MW12T, Monacor SPX-31M, Omnes Audio BB3.AL round, Scan Speak 21WE/4542T00, Tang Band W4-1337SDF, Tang Band W69-1042, Visaton AL130, Visaton B100, Visaton BF32, Wavecor SW168WA01
Information and products: Clio Pocket is a new compact measuring device for loudspeaker development.  

Hobby HiFi 4/2019 (June/July 2019)

Highend project: TBTL-W6 Mk2 is a transmission-line loudspeaker with drivers of Omnes Audio and Tang Band.
Clever Concepts: VisaWall is a two way wall-mounted speaker with Visaton drivers.
Electronic: DSP subwoofer module Audaphon.
reference subwoofer Wavesub 182/2 DSP is a versatile subwoofer which complements the rest of the loudspeakers with a powerful and deep bass.
Drivers test, woofer, coaxial driver: Celestion NTR10-2520E, Omnes Audio CX10, SB Acoustics SW26DBAC76-4, Visaton PAW25, Wavecor WF259PA01 (last one shows above 150 Hz not more than 0.1% distortion @90dB, 1m) and Wavecor SW280WA01  

Hobby HiFi 3/2019 (April/May 2019)

Clever Concepts: HiFi-PA 2x8/2 is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Celestion and Monacor.
Technology: Wavesub 182/2 is a versatile subwoofer which complements the rest of the loudspeakers with a powerful and deep bass.
Highend project: Audimax Bookshelf RD Audimax Bookshelf RD is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of SB Acoustics and Hobby HiFi (Made by SEAS).
Drivers test,woofer, 25 cm: SB Acoustics Satori WO24P-4, SB Acoustics Satori SB29SWNRX-S75-6, Scan Speak 28W/4878T01, Seas L26ROY, Wavecor SW259WA01, Wavecor SW275BD01  

Hobby HiFi 2/2019 (Feb./March 2019)

Technology: Eckhorn 18 MK II AOS-Plus is a horn loudspeaker with drivers of Fostex, BMS and Mivoc.
Highend project: Big Block 2.0 is a loudspeaker with drivers of Audaphon and Wavecor. A passive radiator provides deep bass.
Clever Concepts: Subito-TL Subito-TL is a transmission-line loudspeaker with drivers of Visaton.
Woofer test, 20 cm: Fostex FW208HS, Mivoc XAW208HC, Monacor SP-8/150PRO, Monacor SPH-200TC, SB Acoustics SB23CACS45-4, SB Acoustics SB23MFCL45-4, Scan Speak 21 WE/4542 T00, Visaton AL200, Wavecor SW223 BD02.
News: Wavecor delivers a flat 11 inch woofer SW280 WA01  

Hobby HiFi 1/2019 (Dec./Jan. 2019)

Highend project: Audimax Floorstand BE is a two way floorstanding speaker with SB Acoustics tweeter and Seas woofer.
Technology Power-Duo is a dipole cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Tang band and Omnes Audio.
Clever Concepts: WaveOnWall 84 is a wall-mounted loudspeaker with full range drivers.
Information on products: Lautsprechershop Daniel Gattig GmbH Lautsprechershop delivers an Update for Scan Speak ScaMo 15 to get ScaMo 15 AMT
drivers test tweeter: Audaphon APR 1.0, Expolinear RT-8 Pro and RT-9 Pro, Monacor DT-352NF, SB Acoustics TW29B (-B9) and TW29BN (-B), SB Acoustics Satori TW29D (-B) and TW29RN (-B), SB Acoustics SB26CDC-C000-4 and SB26ADC-C000-4, Scan Speak D3404-552000, Scan Speak D3004/662000, Tang Band 25-2234SD/SE, Tang Band 25-2234S.

   

Hobby HiFi 6/2018 (Oct./Nov. 2018)


Highend project: BeTi 4x4 is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with beryllium cone tweeter and 4 woofers with titanium cone.
Technology WaveBySide 223 is a bass-reflex cabinet with perfectly linear frequency response free of any disturbing resonance.
Clever Concepts: Mona 17 is a closed-cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Monacor. Mona has an excellent price/performance ratio.
drivers test 17 cm woofer: Mivoc XAW180HC Black, Monacor SPH-174KE, SB Acoustics SB17CAC35-8, SB Acoustics SB17NBAC35-8, SB Acoustics SB17NRX2C35-8, Tang Band W6-1914SB, Tang Band W6-2253S, Wavecor SW182BD04 and Wavecor SW182BD03.
News: subwoofer driver Wavecor SW275 BD01/02

   

Hobby HiFi 5/2018 (summer special transmission line cabinets, price 12,80 EUR in Germany)


Highend project: Audimax TL 28.3 is a transmission-line loudspeaker with drivers of SB Acoustics, SEAS and Visaton.
Technology Dschinn-TL (HH 4/2014) is a transmissionline kit comprising three Tang Band drivers.
Clever Concepts: FR10-TL (HH 1/2017) is a cheap and slim transmissionline loudspeaker with Visaton tweeter and Visaton full range loudspeaker.
Technology Pico Lino 3 (HH 5/2015) is a small transmission line bookshelf loudspeaker that employs a Scan Speak fullrange loudspeaker 10F-8414G10. This speaker comes close to a point source, produces a well balanced sound with low distortion.
Clever Concepts: Desktop-TL (HH 1/2015) is a transmission line loudspeaker with a tiny enclosure, equipped with a ScanSpeak wide-band driver.
Highend project: WaveLine 152 MK II of high quality with Audaphon air motion transformer and Wavecor subwoofer r.
drivers test for transmission line cabinets: Scan Speak 5F/8422T01, Scan Speak 10F/8414G10, Tang Band W5-1138SMF, Visaton FR10, Visaton TIW250XS, and Wavecor WF152CU13

   

Hobby HiFi 4/2018 (June/July 2018)


Highend project: Audimax Core is a floorstanding loudspeaker with Audaphon air motion transformer and subwoofer 18MW12T produced by SEAS, showing a perfect flat frequency response.
Technology: Disub 302 is available:
- as mono subwoofer (with one channel)
- as stereo subwoofer (with two input channels)
- as mono subwoofer with amplifier Reckhorn A-409
Clever Concepts: Wavecenter 84 is a flat center speaker with level stability.
drivers test medium: Celestion CF-0617M, Celestion TF-0818, Edition 100 18MW12T, SEAS Excel W18EX001, SB Acoustics Satori MR16PNW-4, SB Acoustics Satori MW16P-8, SB Acoustics SB12MNRX25-4, SB Acoustics SB12NRX25-4 Tang Band W4-1879, TangBand W4-2142, Visaton M10, Visaton FR10 8Ohm, Volt VM527, Visaton G50FFL, VOLT VM753AOS, Scan Speak D7608/920010

   

Hobby HiFi 3/2018 (April/May 2018)


Technology: Merlin is a floorstanding bass-reflex loudspeaker with full range driver of Tang Band.
Highend project: Scamo 15AMT is a two way compact loudspeaker with Audaphon air-motion-transformer and Scan Speak mids-woofer.
Clever Concepts: Capella Micro is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Mivoc .
drivers test full range: EAD E60 HD MK II, Fostex FE88-SOL, FOSTEX FE108E SIGMA, Omnes Audio BB3.AL rund und ALT, Omnes Audio BB4 Black, Tang Band W4-1320SIF, Tang Band W2-748SG, Tang Band W2-800, Tang Band W5-1880, Tang Band W6-1916, Visaton B100, Visaton B80

   

Hobby HiFi 2/2018 (Febr./March 2018)


Highend project: Audimax Micro BE is a highend bookshelf speaker with beryllium tweeter and Seas/Hobby HiFi woofer.
Clever Concepts: Subito is a small loudspeaker with fullrange driver from Visaton.
Technology: Cumulus Tower is a floorstanding loudspeaker with coaxial driver and woofer.
drivers test 15 inch loudspeaker for 2-way-systems: Beyma 15LW30, Beyma 15WR400, Celestion FTR15-3070C, Celestion TF1525E, Eighteen Sound 15MB1000, Monacor SP-38/300 NEO, Omnes Audio OBW15PA, Visaton PAW38.
    Celestion FTR15-3070 was positively noticed because of its extremely low nonlinear distortion.

   

Hobby HiFi 1/2018 (Dec./Jan. 2018)


Highend project: Audimax Bookshelf BE is a high-end bookshelf speaker with beryllium tweeter and Seas woofer.
Technology: Scan by Side is a 3 way floorstanding speaker with large, side-mounted woofer.
Clever Concepts: Wavemon 118/13 is a high-quality compact loudspeaker with a wide frequency range up to more than 40 000 Hz.
Driver test: Monacor SPH-130, Monacor SPH-135TC, Morel ECW536, Omnes Audio MW6G LS Copper, Philips/Pollin 651383626899, SB Acoustics Satori MW13PNW-8, SB Acoustics SB13PFC25-04, SB Acoustics SB13NAC30-4, SB Acoustics SB15MFC30-4, Seas Excel W16NX001 E0049-04, Visaton WF130ND

   

Hobby HiFi 6/2017 (Okt./Nov. 2017)


Technology: Statement is a HiFi-compatible PA loudspeaker.
Highend project: Mini-Monitor Advanced is a high quality 2 way compact speaker with SB Acoustics tweeter and Visaton woofer.
Clever Concepts: M90 KFT is a small bookshelf loudspeaker with Mivoc drivers
      to which the DeskTopsub fits.
Drivers test, tweeter: ESS AMT-1 (new), Mivoc KFT130M (with pain front), Monacor RBT-56, Monacor AIRMT-85, Monacor AIRMT-130, Omnes Audio AMT50, Omnes Audio AMT60, SB Acoustics SB21RDC-C000-4, SB Acoustics SB29SDAC-C000-4, SB Acoustics SATORI TW29BN, Scan Speak D2608/913000, Scan Speak D3004/604010, Tang Band 25-2234S, Tang Band RT-2202S.

   

Hobby HiFi 5/2017 (Summer Special June/July 2017)


the journal provides t DIY kits for horn loudspeakers:
Highend project: Cobra-Horn II is a floorstanding speaker with hyperboliy back-loaded horn and Tang Band full range driver
Highend project: Wavehorn is a highend horn loudspeaker with Wavecor fullrange driver.
Highend project: Mikro-Horn 2018 is a small horn loudspeaker with Wavecor tweeter and Wavecor mids-bass-driver.
Technology: Eckhorn 18 Mk2 is a horn subwoofer which is placed in a corner of the room. In this way the room is used as horn. Eckhorn 18 Mk2 has a very high SPL of 110 dB (2,83V, 1m).
Clevere Concepte BK83-Sol; a horn kit, that is available with three different Fostex drivers:
- with Fostex Fe83-Sol
- with Fostex FE83En
- with Fostex FF85WK
Technology: Chess Satellit is a closed satellit loudspeaker with Visaton drivers.
Technology: Chess Base is the subwoofer for Chess Satellit.

   

Hobby HiFi 4/2017 (June/July 2017):


Highend project: Facette AM high-end floorstanding loudspeaker with air motion transformer (AMT) and woofer
Clever Concepts: T-Desk 315, small loudspeaker with Tang Band fullrange driver.
Technology: DoubleVent 160 is a double vented subwoofer with Mivoc woofer and Mivoc amplifier.
Driver test, Visaton PAW-woofers: professional mids and bass drivers from 25 to 46 cm
Driver test, 17 cm woofers: Fostex FW168HS, Mivoc SWM68, Monacor SPH-165CP, Monacor SPH-165KEP, Monacor SPH-170, Omnes Audio Exclusive 6, Omnes Audio Exclusive 6M,Omnes Audio LoCo6.1, Omnes Audio SW 6.01, SB Acoustics SB16PFC25-04, SB Acoustics SB17CRC35-4, SB Acoustics SB17MFC35-4, SB Acoustics SB17NAC35-4, Scan Speak 18M/4631T00, Wavecor WF182BD10, Wavecor WF182CU12
Elektronics: amplifier Mivoc AM80 (for Subwoofer DoubleVent 160)

   

Hobby HiFi 3/2017 (April/May 2017):


Technology: Cantale is a high-end floorstanding speaker with ASE coaxial driver based on Scan Speak drivers.
Clever Concepts: Vi-Line 2 is a line array with four Visaton fullrange drivers and a bass woofer.
Highend project: Mini-Onken FX120 provides a fullrange driver Fostex FX120 in an Onken cabinet.
Highend project: Mini-Onken F120A provides a fullrange driver Fostex F120A in an Onken cabinet.
News: 20 years Strassacker Lautsprechershop with special offers like Puri MK2 - see special offers.
driver test, 9 and 10 cm woofer and full-range loudspeakers: Celestion AN-3510, Fostex FW108HS, Monacor MSH-115HQ4, Monacor SPP-110/8, Visaton FR10, 4 Ohm, Visaton FR10 8 Ohm, Visaton KT100V, Visaton W100S 4 Ohm, Wavecor SW0840M01, Wavecor SW0840M02 and Wavecor WF120BD03.

   

Hobby HiFi 2/2017 (Febr./March 2017):


Technology: SB-Horn a backloaded horn with SB Acoustics tweeter and SB Acoustics full range loudspeaker
Highend project: WaveLine 152 (no longer available, replaced by Waveline 152 mk2
Clever Concepts: MiDesk a very small loudspeaker with fullrange driver from Mivoc
8 inch drivers test: Monacor SPH-200KE, SPH-225C, Omnes Audio Exclusive 8, W8 Alu, W8-670Z, SB Acoustics SB20PFC30-4, SB23NACS45-8, SB23NRXS45-8, Tang Band W8-2145, Wavecor WF223BD01 (auf Seite 67 fälschlich als 02 bezwichnet), Wavecor WF223BD02
New ranges of components have been developed to keep ClarityCap at the forefront of audio capacitor technology: Clarity Capacitor CSA and CMR

   

Hobby HiFi 1/2017 (Dec./Jan. 2017):


Clever Concepts: FR10-TL Cheap and slim transmissionline loudspeaker with Visaton loudspeakers.
Highend project: Micro-Block MK2 is a bookshelf loudspeaker with outstanding sound quality (frequency range: 35 to 35000 Hz (-8dB))
Technology: Cumulus BS 2017 is a compact loudspeaker with coaxial driver, integrated subwoofer and digital signal processor.
Progress made in producing capacitors: Clarity Cap CMR and Clarity Cap CSA.

   

Hobby HiFi 6/2016 (Oct./Nov. 2016):


Highend project: Illuminata 18 BE/RE available with beryllium tweeter or Illuminator- or Discovery ring radiator.
Clever Concepts: BK-12m with Fostex FE126En and BK-12m-Sol with FE108-Sol (no longer available)
Chassis test: Monacor DT-300 with WG-300, Scan Speak H2606/920000, Seas 27TBCD/GB-DXT(H1499), Visaton G25FFL with WG148, Wavecor TW030WA12, Waveguide Audio SSP158/37.

   

Hobby HiFi 5/2016 (Aug./Sept. 2016):


Sommer special with subwoofers und satellits (Price in germany 12.80 EUR, in Au, NL, Lux, Belgie, Italy 14.80 EUR)
Technology: Zyklop-Sub 2 a subwoofer in transmissionline with cut off frequency of 18 Hz.
Technology: The Base DVC a subwoofer with a bass driver with two voice coils.
Technology: Disub 124/2 a dipol subwoofer with impulse compensation.
Clever Concepts: Sub 3000 BPHP with Mivoc woofer
Highend project: Visamon 170RD-HP a highend satellit with Visaton drivers
Clever Concepts: Mini-Monitor Basic HP is a small loudspeaker.
Highend project: Wavesat 118/13 a small satellit
Clever Concepts: DigiBox 87HP with Visaton fullrange driver in a small cabinet
5 amplifiers in test: Audaphon AMP-24, McCrypt PAC15A, Mini-DSP&Ice-Power PWR-ICE125, Monacor AKB-400 DSP, Reckhorn A-409
loudspeaker drivers test, woofer: Mivoc AW 3000, Mivoc AWM 124, Mivoc AWX 184 MkII, Monacor SPH-200CTC, Omnes Audio W8-670Z, SB Acoustics SW26DAC76-8, Scan Speak 22W/8857T00, Seas Design L26ROY, Tang Band W4-1720, Wavecor SW263WA01.

   

Hobby HiFi 4/2016 (June/July 2016):


High-End-Project: Wavemon 223 is a small highend floorstanding spreaker with outstanding sound quality.
Clever Concepts: Bodega is an universal floorstanding loudspeaker with Monacor chassis.
Technology: Resub is a small subwoofer which reproduces very deep bass.

   

Hobby HiFi 3/2016 (April/May 2016):


High-End-Project: Aluminata 130/4 KE is a 2 1/2 way bass reflex system in d'Appolito arrangement with Visaton loudspeakers.
Technology: BK108 mit FE108E Sigma is a small back loaded horn with Fostex fullrange loudspeaker BK 108 EZ (Sigma).
Clever Concepts: Mikro Desktop is a monitor of high quality with a fullrange loudspeaker.
Chassis test, 4 inch loudspeakers: Monacor SPH-115 und SPP-110/4, SB Acoustics SB12NRX25-4 und SB12PAC25-4 und SB12PFC25-4, TangBand W4-655 mit Phase Plug und W4-1720 und W4-2142, Wavecor WF120CU07 und WF120CU08

   

Hobby HiFi 2/2016 (Febr./March 2016):


Technology: Alhambra is a floorstander with pulse compensated woofer and three Mivoc fullrange loudspeaker in a line.
High-End-Project: Wavemon 120/30 is a small monitor with excellent sound quality.
Clever Concepts: Desktop Sub is a small subwoofer with two Omnes Audio woofer inside.
Chassis test, dome tweeter: Monacor DT-107, Monacor DT-254, Omnes Audio T25H, SB Acoustics Satori TW29RN, SB26ADC-C000-4, Scan Speak D2904/710003, Scan Speak R2604/833000, Tang Band W1-2025SA, Visaton KE25SC, Wavecor TW013WA01, Wavecor TW030WA11, Wavecor TW030WA13.

   

Hobby HiFi 1/2016 (Dec./Jan. 2016):


High-End-Project: Visamon 170 is a compact high quality monitor with Visaton chassis.
Clever Concepts: Desk-Top BB4 is a shelf speaker with Omnes Ausio fullrange chassis.
Readers project: White Ebony - a floorstanding loudspeaker with Scan Speak chassis
Readers project: Keine Utopie; unfortunately with speaker chassis which are no longer available.
Chassis test, 13 cm woofer: Expolinear ATD Hypergraph 140K, TMT130K, Monacor SPH-136C, SPH-135KEP, Omnes Audio LPG13HC, Visaton AL130, Wavecor SW146WA01, SW146WA02, WF146WA05, WF146WA06, WF152CU13, WF152CU14.

   

Hobby HiFi 6/2015 (Oct./Nov. 2015):


High-End-Project: Wavemon 152-2.5 is a floorstanding loudspeaker of high quality with 2 1/2-way crossover.
High-End-Project: AOS Stage (no longer available)
Clever Concepts: Sharky is a dipole speaker to get more indirect sound.
Readers project Kronos
Chassis test, 17 cm woofer: Accuton C158-6-851, Audax HM170FCR8, HM170FCR16, Celestion TF-0615, Gradient/Nova MDS 06, Mivoc SWM68, Monacor Raptor-6, Morel TiCW634Nd, TSCW636, Reckhorn D-165, Seas P18RNX/P H1350, Visaton AL170, Wavecor SW168WA01, WF168WA05, WF168WA06, WF182CU12, WF182CU13

   

Hobby HiFi 5/2015 (Aug./Sept. 2015):


Technology: Pico Lino 3 is a small transmission line loudspeaker with Scan Speak full range driver.
High-End-Project: Vision B80 FAST is a floorstander with Visaton full range driver B80 and Visaton woofer.
Technology: Mikro-Horn 2015 is a small back loaded horn with Fostex full range driver FE 126 En.
Technology: TL 90 is a small transmission line with Wavecor full range driver.
Technology: Cobra-Horn RBT is a back loaded horn with Monacor driver and Monacor magnetostat.
Clever Concepts: Bamboo 3 is a wall-mounted loudspeaker with Tang Band full range loudspeaker.
High-End-Project: Daedalus-TL with Visaton full range in a Transmissionline cabinet

   

Hobby HiFi 4/2015 (June/July 2015):


Technology: Vision BS is a compact speaker Studio Monitor 2 of Art of Sound is a huge floorstanding loudspeaker with horn and 15 inch bass.
High-End-Project: MoMo 175RBT is a floorstander with ribbon tweeter of Monacor.
Readers project: Concerto developed by Thomas Reimann is a high end floorstander
Woofer chassis test: Fostex FW305, img StageLine SPA-112PA, Monacor SPH-300CTC, SPH-300KE, Morel TiCW1258Ft, Peerless XXLS AL12/4, Visaton W300 8Ohm, Wavecor SW310WA02
Tweeter with beryllium, chassis test: Scan Speak D2908/714000, D3004/664000 and Seas Excel T29B001 E0058

   

Hobby HiFi 6/2014 (Okt./Nov. 2014):


High-End-Project: Raquel and Marco was a wedding present. Because of the exceptional quality of the loudspeakers it was tested in Journal Klang+Ton.
Technology: Studio Monitor 2 of Art of Sound (no longer available) is a huge floorstanding loudspeaker with horn and 15 inch bass.
Clever Concepts: Visaton Zyklop contains a Visaton full range loudspeaker B80. The bass is provided by Visaton woofer TIW 200 XS.
Chassis test: Seas Excel C18EN001/M is a coaxial loudspeaker with magnesium cones
Chassis tests with ribbon tweeters and air motion transformers: Audaphon APR 3.2, Beyma TPL-150H, Beyma TPL-200S, Dayton AMT3-4, Dayton AMTPRO-$, Fountek Neo X3.0, Harwood AM22, Monacor RBT-20, Monacor RBT-35SR, Mundorf AMT25CS2.1-R, Mundorf AMT25D6.1R, Mundorf AMT29CM1.1-R, Omnes Audio RT2.0

   

Hobby HiFi 5/2014 (Aug./Sept. 2014):


High-End-Project: TBTL-W6 (no longer available)
Technology: Hifi-Mini-PA 6/2 is a small loudspeaker with professional PA drivers.
Clever Concepts: DigiBox 87FE is a small loudspeaker with Visaton driver.
Chassis test with full range loudspeakers: Ciare HX135, Dayton ND65-4 and -8, E.J.Jordan Eikona 2, EAD E100D, Fostex FE103-SOL 8 and 16 Ohm, Morel TSCM634, Scan Speak 5F/8422T01, Tang Band W5-2106, Visaton FRS 5X, Visaton SL87ND and SL 87 FE. We were impressed by two loudspeakers because of their excellent price/quality ratio: Scan Speak 5F/8422T01 and Visaton FRS 5X.

   

Hobby HiFi 3/2014 (April/May 2014):


High-End-Project: Small Block is a high end 2-way-speaker with Air Motion Transformer and passive radiator (no longer available).
Technology: floorstander Dschinn-TL provides deep bass with a quite small cabinet.
Technology: BK103 a backloaded horn with Fostex full range loudspeaker.
Clever Concepts: M-SUB 80.10 is a small active bassreflex subwoofer with Mivoc woofer and Mivoc amplifier module.

   

Hobby HiFi 3/2014 (April/May 2014):


High-End-Project: Heartcore KHT with dome tweeter plays in the top international league.
High-End-Project: Heartcore AMT with air motion transformer is even better.
Technology: HiFi-PA 10/2 is a shelf speaker with PA chassis.
Clever Concepts: MiniSat Basic is a compact 4 Ohm speaker with Visaton chassis.
Clever Concepts: MiniSat Basic 8Ohm is a compact 8 Ohm speaker with Visaton chassis.
Chassis test: EAD E130, img Stage Line SP-6/100 PRO, Monacor SPH-175HQ, SB Acoustics Satori/MW16P, Scan Speak 18W/(%45-01, Scan Speak 18WU/8747T00, Tang Band W6-1139SIF, Tang Band W6-1936S, Wavecor WF182BD09, Wavecor WF182BD10

   

Hobby HiFi 2/2014 (Febr./March 2014):


High-End-Project: ScaMo 15 Monitor with Scan Speak chassis.
Technology: Harwood-Reference is a 3-way loudspeaker paving the way for entering the High-End arena.
Clever Concepts: Dschinn Sub-Sat, : 2 x Dschin Satellit + Subwoofer
Chassis test: img Stage Line SP-10/250Pro and SPA-110PA, Peerless XXLS AL 10/4, SB Acoustics SW26DAC76-8, Scan Speak 26W/8534 G00, Visaton W250 8 Ohm and W250 S8, Wavecor SW263TU01 and SW270WA01.

   

Hobby HiFi 6/2010 (Oct./Nov. 2010):


High End Project: V-Maxx combines the best Visaton drivers resulting in a four-way bass reflex system.
Technology: Mikro-Horn 2011 as an example Bernd Timmermanns wants to show how small a horn could be.
Clever Concepts: Femto is a miniature bass reflex loudspeaker equipped with a Vifa 8 NE 125/4 full range driver.
Clever Concepts: Femto 5 is a miniature bass reflex loudspeaker equipped with a Vifa 8 NE 125/4 full range driver.

   

Hobby HiFi 5/2010 (Aug./Sept. 2010):


High End Project: Triga Neo Pro, 3 way reference speaker with Focal Chassis and Audaphon ribbon.
Clever Concepts: SBTL a Fuzzy Transmissionline
Technology: PaRaSub XXL Subwoofer with passive radiator
Technology: Hidden Sub 2x8 a subwoofer that may be hidden quite easily.

   

Hobby HiFi 4/2010 (June/July 2010):


High End Project: El Nino - small Shelf speaker with beautiful voices.
Technology: The Voice Sub - front loaded bass horn with 10 inch woofer of P.Audio
Technology: Daedalus-TL with Visaton full range in a Transmissionline cabinet
CC104: Cube and Shere - full range driver in spherical or in cubical cabinet

   

Hobby HiFi 2/2009 (Febr./März 2009):


Technology: Cumulus Horn 2 with Thiel SCS4
High End Project: Visaton Classic 200 GF - Visaton 3-way floorstanding loudspeaker
CC92: Mivoc MiniSat and MiniCenter with XAW 110 HC and fabric tweeter XGH 258 ALU
Pico Lino 2 (no longer available)

   

Hobby HiFi 1/2009 (Dez./Jan. 2009):


CC91 TransMISSIONline The Fuzzy Transmissionline is a new concept by Bernd Timmermanns.
MMR (Mini Monitor Ribbon) a miniature shelf speaker with ribbon tweeter

   

Hobby HiFi 6/2008 (Oct./Nov. 2008):


Technology Wildcard a ported horn shelf speaker with highpass and Mivoc drivers.
CC91 Wavesat 118 a miniature shelf speaker with Wavecor drivers TW030 WA01 and WF118 WA02.

   

Hobby HiFi 5/2008 (Aug./Sept. 2008):


Wavesub 178 is a subwoofer with Wavecor chassis capable of producing extremely low bass from small cabinet.
High End Project Bookshelf BS1 a Seas Excel 3 way shelf speaker.
CC85.1 Visaton Clou A fully grown up floorstander going for a song.
CC85.2 Start Air Kit an universal and reasonably priced loudspeaker.

   

Hobby HiFi 4/2008 (June/July 2008):


CC84: Blue Sat 2 a small shelf box with Visaton chassis.
Technology ASE Cevio a tweeter line array with Vifa-/Peerless drivers.
High End Project Jericho 08 with Seas full range Exotic F8.
High End Project Platino TL with drivers of Seas.

   

Hobby HiFi 3/2008 (April/May 2008):


CC83: Mission 2313 a small floorstanding with Mission speakers (no longer available).
Visaton Aria MHT is a Visaton design with Visaton magnetostats MHT 12 and the top notch Visaton TI 100, titanium midrange driver.
The voice 3 is a party PA speaker with low priced P.Audio drivers.

   

Hobby HiFi 2/2008 (Febr./March 2008):


Technology Jericho 08
CC82: Clever Concepts (CC) 82 - Mivoc Transmission Line MTL 138
GHP Monitor Compact shelf loudspeaker with excellent sound quality.
  It comprises a Seas Excel tweeter T29 AF001 with aluminium / magnesium diaphragm and an Excel W18 E001 bass driver.

   

Hobby HiFi 1/2008 (Dec./Jan. 2008):


Subwoofer Sub 10 BRHP ported subwoofer with high pass
Hobby HiFi Compact with Excel Micro Monitor (no longer available) and Tower E-Motion E-Motion II Thor Evo 04 The Voice, The Voice 2, Disub 12/2 Sub Zero

   

Hobby HiFi 6/2007 (Okt./Nov. 2007):


BK 201 KH (no longer available)
two Harwood Monitor 18 - shelf and floorstanding
CC76: Capella Center - Center with Mivoc drivers (discontinued)
Hora - floorstanding with tweeter on top of the cabinet
Electronic: Omnes Audio Amplifier Module with DSP DBC 12

   

Hobby HiFi 5/2007 (Aug./Spet 2007):


Pico Lino 2 (no longer available)
Concorde - a new Concorde MK III
Sub Zero - subwoofer with 46 cm woofer (discontinued)
Ground Sound 1503 - active module with dsp crossover (discontinued)

   

Hobby HiFi 4/2007 (June/July 2007):


Faktum - big floostanding with Mundorf and Scan Speak
The voice 2 - floorstanding (discontinued)
Disub 12/2 - Double Dipol

   

Hobby HiFi 3/2007 (April/May 2007):


Audimax - a floorstanding ... what's technically viable
MPR2 HXT - a shelf speaker designed by Gerd Lommersum (discontinued)
CC73: Capella Plus - two way speaker with integrated subwoofer(discontinued)
Test: 25 cm woofer

   

Hobby HiFi 2/2007 (Febr./March 2007):


Ladylike II - with Topas Signature Evo 07 and subwoofer
M-Horn - an exponential horn with Mivoc tweeter and woofer
Test: coax speaker from 10 to 38 cm

   

Hobby HiFi 1/2007 (Dec./Jan. 2007):


Hypergraph TL - transmissionline with Hypergraph woofer (discontinued)
CC71: Harwood Monitor - a small monitor with magnetostat.
SMS (Super Mini Sub) or how to construct a sub out of a port.
Test: 46 cm woofer

   

Hobby HiFi 6/2006 (October/November 2006):


Topas Plus - a small floorstanding with bass support.
BPHPsub - a subwoofer with Mivoc AW 3000
Test: 12 ribbons, air motion transformer and magnetostats
 
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