i am amazed that you can produce and sell a speaker of that quality for less then 1K, im sure it sounds as good as it looks with the attention to detail that you have put in ,best of luck.
They look fantastic and bet they sound as good. Great to hear your enthusiasm for your next venture, but glad you will still take on complete rebuilds :) Have a wonderful holiday time, all the very best.
Fantastic work. I think you are very ambitious in looking to market such high quality speakers at £1000. I’m certainly very interested if you achieve anywhere near. All the very best of luck to go with your prodigious talent and and a great Christmas to you and yours.
The cancellation happens on axis only to reduce the tweeter peak. That then creeps back in phase off axis which gives such a uniform horizontal listening plane. Different but just works 🤩
Good luck with your new venture l can,nt wait for an update in the new year on your top model l could be tempted by a pair l like musical speakers like you and am using vintage quad amps thorens deck and arcam cd player with q acoustics 3050s merry christmas and a happy new year to you and your family regards David
Good luck Matt in launching your new range of personalised speakers! They look great and I am sure they sound as good as you describe. I am looking to upgrade in the new year and was looking at something like the HA3/6 to replace my aging Proac Tablette 2000's. I am looking forward to seeing your update in the new year to see how the final production versions look and sound.
Good luck. I hope your venture takes off. I like the style of speaker you are producing. Don’t underprice them though. £1000 for all of the time and attention they require might be too little.
Hi Matt. Have you considered selling them as kits? I'm thinking along the lines of a driver/hardware kit including cabinet plans, along with a separate optional flat pack enclosure kit
These look very interesting and I hope they are a success. When you do your next update it would be interesting if you could give a comparison of their sound against other 'BBC' speakers, particularly the LS3/5a, as that is the one most people are familiar with. PS(!) I have just seen your earlier rant- I am not an LS3/5a rivet counter, although I do like them a lot!
I will likely do a video on my HA3/5 when complete and maybe then a side by side comparison? This range is not meant to be a copy version but just inspired by the BBC design and what they did
Great stuff Matt, so looking forward to hearing them. When are you going to drop round with them and compare to Quad ESL 63s in an nice sized room? Very best wishes, Adam
What is the seas tweeter? Is it the Seas 27TFFNC/G Tweeter, H1396-04 I am looking at getting pair for a set of Tannoy Mercury F4's which were a pretty underwhelming set of speakers but I have two pairs of some very nice AVI DM10 drivers(custom sb acoustics, very ,very nice) that I am going to put in the boxes and with this tweeter, they are in an MTM configuration so should work really well. I bet the peerless tweeter is the D27TG-35-06?, got a few relativity cheaply from DIgikey as upgrades to the vifa tweeter in my Castle Chester and Howard's. Would you be offering this as a kit to build ourselves? just send us the ready made box with all the components and let us build them on our own, may save a bit of time for you whilst being a bit of technical fun for us lot that can do it that way, I am sure I would not be the only one. Great work BTW, would love a set of these, just based on your description of the build and the specs alone. Cheers Matt and happy Christmas to you and your family. Andy
Hi Andy Thanks for the comment and kind words. I can't remember the driver part numbers off hand. They all work really well together which made the crossover design a bit easier. Unfortunately I won't be selling these as a kit. A few people have asked. I have a great cabinet builder on board now so these will only sell as finished products. Good luck with your builds. Have a great Christmas to. Cheers. Matt
3 coats of satin black on the sanded plywood. I love the finish it gives. That baffle finish will be on all 3 models. I'll offer different veneers though
Looks great.. Are they are European made MDF panels? I hope you could keep the price ~U$D900, and could ship to the US.. Can they be easily driven by EL84 push pull valve amps of around 17W/channel?
You are optimistic on price! (Shipping, import duty etc are not insignificant). But I hope you are right - because that would mean they're very much more affordable in the UK.😊
@@richardsinger01better than being pessimistic and cynical, I guess😅.. Hoping it is still circa $1k (as stated in the vid).. Yeah, shipping and import fees are no joke..
Definitely fine on valve gear. Impedance only dips to around 6.5ohm. That room size should be OK but I wouldn't put them in anything smaller. A square room that size will have quite a bass lift at around 100Hz so you might need to plug the ports
@@haycrossaudio5474 so would i be better off with your new smaller speakers which are probably a sealed box and a sub as I have had bass issues with the room before?
@@michaelvincent8306 Probably yes. The small speaker won't energize the room as much. A sub can be used and rolled off to suit the room modes. Small rooms are often difficult even more so if there square and not rectangular. You'll likely have your speakers closer to the wall so smaller would be better
Hi Matt, really pleased you've got to this stage, not sure when you're taking orders but put me down for a pair of HA3/6''s, more than happy to put a deposit down if you let me know your contact details I'll be in touch. Take care.
@@ericschulze5641 it's not a mid-range it's a tweeter. It crosses to the woofer at around 1800Hz. This video is a year old and that was a very early prototype. I recently uploaded a few new videos as the are now completed and are starting to sell well. The finished version uses the same woofer and tweeter but with a ribbon super tweeter. Crossover is revised to. Crossover points are approx 1800Hz woofer to tweeter and approx 9000Hz tweeter to super tweeter 😀
Appreciate that. Its really difficult to price these and I'm still thinking. I'm a complete unknown in the market as far as a speaker designer goes and that's the issue ❤
@@haycrossaudio5474 Yeah i can imagine the first steps being tough but a few good reviews from the guys on youtube should give you the boost you need to get recognised. Have you considered reaching out to Tarun and Terry? I know one thing, people like supporting small businesses like yourself, who provide a quality product instead of buying into the mainstream stuff and paying 2/3 towards the profit of others. If the speaker is good and you can get it on the radar it will sell itself.
You'd be listening to them through microphones, TH-cam compression and then through what ever device and speakers your using. You wouldn't get any idea on how they sounded. The point of this video was to start to advertise this product and tell people a bit about it. Oh and to wish you all a happy Christmas
You don't get the point? We got to know that the designer of these speakers has a love for and an understanding of classic BBC monitors. We got to know how he goes about reproducing that character of sound in his new range of speakers and that these will be sold at very reasonable prices (especially if compared to Graham, Falcon, Harbeth etc.). Do you honestly believe that sound samples over YT would be worth more than all this information?
British hi-fi legacy at its finest.
Nice work there Matt. Wish u success in your business endeavour. 👍
i am amazed that you can produce and sell a speaker of that quality for less then 1K, im sure it sounds as good as it looks with the attention to detail that you have put in ,best of luck.
I really admire your interest and capabilities in speaker design, good luck with your designs and commercial success
They look fantastic and bet they sound as good. Great to hear your enthusiasm for your next venture, but glad you will still take on complete rebuilds :) Have a wonderful holiday time, all the very best.
These look gorgeous and I can fully believe they sound as good as they look! Wishing you much success with your new business direction in 2024!
Looks fantastic!
Great justification for the use of a super tweeter, never heard that before. Cheers!
Fantastic work. I think you are very ambitious in looking to market such high quality speakers at £1000. I’m certainly very interested if you achieve anywhere near. All the very best of luck to go with your prodigious talent and and a great Christmas to you and yours.
Thanks Richard. I really do want to stay around the grand mark but it really comes down to cabinet costs at the moment. Big update soon
Amazing work.
Wonderful belt.
Greetings from Poland 🤗
They look great and no doubt sound great as well. Good luck with it!
Thanks John. Good luck to you to with your open baffle venture. ❤
I need to get saving..........they look bloody fab
Very nice , flat pack kit option maybe as well , live over seas ,
Great work Matt. Clever fix using the super tweeter to cancel out the peak in the tweeter. Happy Christmas and New Year.
The cancellation happens on axis only to reduce the tweeter peak. That then creeps back in phase off axis which gives such a uniform horizontal listening plane. Different but just works 🤩
They look great, l would definitely buy them.......
Good luck with your new venture l can,nt wait for an update in the new year on your top model l could be tempted by a pair l like musical speakers like you and am using vintage quad amps thorens deck and arcam cd player with q acoustics 3050s merry christmas and a happy new year to you and your family regards David
I have just given a comment on taruns channel on his kerr acoustics review I hope it has the desired effect all the best mick
Good luck Matt in launching your new range of personalised speakers! They look great and I am sure they sound as good as you describe. I am looking to upgrade in the new year and was looking at something like the HA3/6 to replace my aging Proac Tablette 2000's. I am looking forward to seeing your update in the new year to see how the final production versions look and sound.
Good luck. I hope your venture takes off. I like the style of speaker you are producing. Don’t underprice them though. £1000 for all of the time and attention they require might be too little.
@@christopherward5065 They will sell for more than that. Hopefully I'll be doing the release video early next week
Hi Matt. Have you considered selling them as kits? I'm thinking along the lines of a driver/hardware kit including cabinet plans, along with a separate optional flat pack enclosure kit
Thanks for the comment. No not something I've considered as yet
These look very interesting and I hope they are a success. When you do your next update it would be interesting if you could give a comparison of their sound against other 'BBC' speakers, particularly the LS3/5a, as that is the one most people are familiar with.
PS(!) I have just seen your earlier rant- I am not an LS3/5a rivet counter, although I do like them a lot!
I will likely do a video on my HA3/5 when complete and maybe then a side by side comparison? This range is not meant to be a copy version but just inspired by the BBC design and what they did
Well done 👍
Have I seen these in the Hifi shop in Newton abbot?.
@@andrewfitzsimons8509 no. Just about to release this model.
Great stuff Matt, so looking forward to hearing them. When are you going to drop round with them and compare to Quad ESL 63s in an nice sized room? Very best wishes, Adam
I'll finally get over in the new year 🤩
Awesome!
What is the seas tweeter? Is it the Seas 27TFFNC/G Tweeter, H1396-04 I am looking at getting pair for a set of Tannoy Mercury F4's which were a pretty underwhelming set of speakers but I have two pairs of some very nice AVI DM10 drivers(custom sb acoustics, very ,very nice) that I am going to put in the boxes and with this tweeter, they are in an MTM configuration so should work really well. I bet the peerless tweeter is the D27TG-35-06?, got a few relativity cheaply from DIgikey as upgrades to the vifa tweeter in my Castle Chester and Howard's.
Would you be offering this as a kit to build ourselves? just send us the ready made box with all the components and let us build them on our own, may save a bit of time for you whilst being a bit of technical fun for us lot that can do it that way, I am sure I would not be the only one.
Great work BTW, would love a set of these, just based on your description of the build and the specs alone.
Cheers Matt and happy Christmas to you and your family.
Andy
Hi Andy
Thanks for the comment and kind words. I can't remember the driver part numbers off hand. They all work really well together which made the crossover design a bit easier.
Unfortunately I won't be selling these as a kit. A few people have asked. I have a great cabinet builder on board now so these will only sell as finished products.
Good luck with your builds. Have a great Christmas to.
Cheers. Matt
Looking fabulous, how did you get the grain effect on the baffle?
3 coats of satin black on the sanded plywood. I love the finish it gives. That baffle finish will be on all 3 models. I'll offer different veneers though
HA38 please😁🎶
I'm a little way off getting them ready. HA3/6 out soon. Nearly finished the the small HA3/5 to
I think they look better with all round drivers. Have you thought about selling them as DIY kits?
Not as yet. Not sure about a kit version?
Looks great.. Are they are European made MDF panels? I hope you could keep the price ~U$D900, and could ship to the US.. Can they be easily driven by EL84 push pull valve amps of around 17W/channel?
You are optimistic on price! (Shipping, import duty etc are not insignificant). But I hope you are right - because that would mean they're very much more affordable in the UK.😊
@@richardsinger01better than being pessimistic and cynical, I guess😅.. Hoping it is still circa $1k (as stated in the vid).. Yeah, shipping and import fees are no joke..
help me find a spendor S100...do you have a pair? or HA38 you may have...if it is compatable to a Spendor S100 or Celestion Ditton 66
My HA3/8 won't be ready for a while. The HA3/6 should be available next month. Drop me an email info@haycrossaudio.co.uk
@@haycrossaudio5474
where does the email start....i try and doesnt work
@@briancampbell7712 Sorry no I don't have a pair of S100 or any others for sale
@@haycrossaudio5474 does the email start with info@ ❓
Would these work in a small room 10 x10 and valve amps if so I'm definitely interested?
Definitely fine on valve gear. Impedance only dips to around 6.5ohm. That room size should be OK but I wouldn't put them in anything smaller. A square room that size will have quite a bass lift at around 100Hz so you might need to plug the ports
@@haycrossaudio5474 so would i be better off with your new smaller speakers which are probably a sealed box and a sub as I have had bass issues with the room before?
@@michaelvincent8306 Probably yes. The small speaker won't energize the room as much. A sub can be used and rolled off to suit the room modes. Small rooms are often difficult even more so if there square and not rectangular. You'll likely have your speakers closer to the wall so smaller would be better
Definitely interested in the small ha2/5 would have gone for the bigger speakers but for my room size they look terrific most impressed
Hi Matt, really pleased you've got to this stage, not sure when you're taking orders but put me down for a pair of HA3/6''s, more than happy to put a deposit down if you let me know your contact details I'll be in touch. Take care.
Cheers Dave. I'll release more info in January hopefully with pricing and lead times etc
Been watching you for years & you know way more than me but you need a bigger midrange
@@ericschulze5641 it's not a mid-range it's a tweeter. It crosses to the woofer at around 1800Hz. This video is a year old and that was a very early prototype. I recently uploaded a few new videos as the are now completed and are starting to sell well. The finished version uses the same woofer and tweeter but with a ribbon super tweeter. Crossover is revised to. Crossover points are approx 1800Hz woofer to tweeter and approx 9000Hz tweeter to super tweeter 😀
They look cracking Matt.
Under a grand is silly, i was expecting you to say at least 2000 to 2500.
Appreciate that. Its really difficult to price these and I'm still thinking. I'm a complete unknown in the market as far as a speaker designer goes and that's the issue ❤
@@haycrossaudio5474 Yeah i can imagine the first steps being tough but a few good reviews from the guys on youtube should give you the boost you need to get recognised. Have you considered reaching out to Tarun and Terry? I know one thing, people like supporting small businesses like yourself, who provide a quality product instead of buying into the mainstream stuff and paying 2/3 towards the profit of others. If the speaker is good and you can get it on the radar it will sell itself.
Some sound samples would be nice. Otherwise, I don't get the point of this video.
You'd be listening to them through microphones, TH-cam compression and then through what ever device and speakers your using. You wouldn't get any idea on how they sounded. The point of this video was to start to advertise this product and tell people a bit about it. Oh and to wish you all a happy Christmas
You don't get the point? We got to know that the designer of these speakers has a love for and an understanding of classic BBC monitors. We got to know how he goes about reproducing that character of sound in his new range of speakers and that these will be sold at very reasonable prices (especially if compared to Graham, Falcon, Harbeth etc.). Do you honestly believe that sound samples over YT would be worth more than all this information?
If you stay under $1000 , I will send you a deposit for a pair.
I'll try my best ❤