Modifications to the RTA 15TL

[charley95]

Initial impressions...Wow. Just wow.
I will do a full write up in a separate post but the upgrades have made a pretty significant difference.
Thanks Brian.

I just pulled my 15's out of the closet last week. Sold my 2.3's to SDA1C, house was too small for the big boys to get SDA effect. I forgot how good my 15's sounded after not listening to them for a few years. I have them backed by my Rogue Cronus Magnum. Might be getting the fever to upgrade. How much $$ do you have in upgrades to your 15's so far?

[decato]

Initial impressions...Wow. Just wow.
I will do a full write up in a separate post but the upgrades have made a pretty significant difference.
Thanks Brian.

Excellent! Glad to hear you like the modifications.

[ZLTFUL]

I have a little over the $200 Brian mentioned in his initial post. Prices have gone up a smidge since then but it is still ballpark.
I went with Solen caps, Madisound Sidewinder inductors and Mills resistors.
I didn't touch the stuffing at all.

My next step with them is to dynamat the baskets. But I have a bunch of dynamat left over from a friend's car so that cost is minimal. I am also seriously considering a set of rings for them. I already have hurricane nuts but am on the fence vs doing the rings.

[pitdogg2]

If it were me I'd get the Solens out of the high pass section. Never been a fan of those in that position.
just my .02

[ZLTFUL]

So far, I don't have any complaints. It is a huge imporvement over stock to my ears.
I am actually going to track down a second set of terminal cups and do foil inductors with Sonicaps. Then I can do A/B comparisons. Having the plug on there makes experimentation a snap.

[ZLTFUL]

I REALLY need to do up my review. Listening to some Miles Davis...oh hell yeah...

[cincycat13]

I look forward to your write up. And yes, I lay the small inductor over to avoid interference. Very fun speaker to tweek and easy to work on.

[ZLTFUL]

What do you think of the foil inductors cincy?

I plan on tracking down a couple more sets of terminal cups and making some variations. Foils inductors is one of the things I want to try.

[SDA1C]

Decato,

Is this still your preferred or current list of upgrade components for the 15tl?

2 x 13.5 uF (2 x 12 uF + 2 x 1.5 uF) caps
2 x 12 uF caps
2 x 10 uF caps
2 x 1.75 mH, 16 awg inductors
2 x 0.22 mH, 19 awg inductors
2 x 2.7 ohm resistors
2 x 0.5 ohm resistors


Thanks, 1c

[decato]

Decato,

Is this still your preferred or current list of upgrade components for the 15tl?

2 x 13.5 uF (2 x 12 uF + 2 x 1.5 uF) caps
2 x 12 uF caps
2 x 10 uF caps
2 x 1.75 mH, 16 awg inductors
2 x 0.22 mH, 19 awg inductors
2 x 2.7 ohm resistors
2 x 0.5 ohm resistors


Thanks, 1c

Yes, I still have the same parts in my 15TLs.

[SDA1C]

Thanks a bunch.