Aria 5 And Aurora 7


FRONT VIEW OF THE SYSTEM
Pair of Aria 5s atop the EdgerHorns, and an Aria 5 center channel atop the TV.
The TV is a 42" Toshiba Plasma. The main system is powered by custom, home built AKSA amps
(one 3 channel & one 2 channel) and the NHT 1259 subs are powered by
a pair of Adcom GFA 555 II power amps, bridged.
The TV base houses a pair of WR128S full range speakers aided by an Extremis 6.8 powered
subwoofer behind the TV. This is used for the TV audio only,
when not playing through the main audio system.
The Horns atop the subwoofers are EdgarHorns, used for background music only,
powered by a separate Preamp/tuner/power amp.
For more information on the system audio hook-up see:
http://www.wmeckle.com/System/System1.jpg


REAR VIEW OF THE SYSTEM
The listening area and the Aurora 7 surround speakers. Focal 7K415 & TC90 TDX.
The cabinets the Auroras are sitting on, are used for
Record, CD, and DVD storage and are also home built. Details below.



Right Rear cabinet, Closed.

Right Rear Cabinet. Open.
DVD, CD, and record storage 
(shelves extend all the way out).

Left Rear Cabinet, Closed.

Left Rear Cabinet, Open. 
SACDs & DVD-As in top drawer.
Miscellaneous Hardware in bottom drawer.


Aria 5 Construction Details

     After seeing the plans and an explanation of the Aria 5,
designed by Joe D'Appolito, I decided to build a pair.
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Original plans for the Aria 5.
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Original crossover for the Aria 5.
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     I was satisfied with the results as were several friends who wanted copies. I made four more pairs and all who received them were very satisfied also.
    After a few years my cabinets were getting "shop worn" from being dragged to
various demonstrations. While looking at Orca's home page  I
noticed a new cabinet design for the Aria 5. The new design used 1" MDF instead of ¾" MDF,
and had a circular vent instead of a rectangular vent. I decided to build some new cabinets for my Aria 5s using the old components.

New plans for the Aria 5
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New crossover for the Aria 5
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     The new cabinet didn't look to be as well braced as the original, so I calculated new dimensions for new
cabinet to allow additional bracing and keep the same net interior volume.

 Cabinet with front and rear views of the front baffle.
  Note the added bracing (both front baffles shown).



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Low pass and High pass crossovers 
with components installed on ¼"
peg-board. All components are from:
North Creek Music   http://www.northcreekmusic.com

 

Left and right Aria 5s

 on Subwoofers with 1259s

       The 1" MDF was covered with ¼" red oak plywood, and solid red oak moldings
were used on all edges.


 Rear view of the Aria 5, showing port and input terminals that
allow bi-wiring.


Adding a Center Channel For the Aria 5s

The box before attaching the front.
 Made a box to match the left and right Aria 5s from ¾" MDF with separate chambers for the two woofers and a chamber for the tweeter. Raised the tweeter position on the front from the "MTM" arrangement on the Aria 5s. Added a panel of ½" MDF on the front to allow easy installation of solid oak molding on the edges.

Temporarily installed the front panel with
screws to facilitate the crossover design, also
temporarily installed the drivers.

Connected wires to the drivers and ran them
out the vents to design the crossover.

The completed center channel speaker.
                          ¼" oak plywood has been installed on all sides
                          and solid oak moldings have been installed on
                          all edges. Crossovers and drivers are installed.

Rear view of the completed center channel
speaker. Separate terminals are used for the
woofers and tweeter to allow bi-wiring.

The center channel speaker on top of the
television (a Mitsubishi model CS-3507)
(Since replaced by a Toshiba 42" Plasma).

A view of the front of the main system.
(Since moved to another wall).

Below is an earlier  picture of the front of the main system
with a center channel speaker added to facilitate SACD
and DVD-Audio multi channel media.

This is the previous room arrangement that preceded the pictures at the top of this page.
The new arrangement serves multi-channel listening much better without compromising the stereo imaging.
(My girlfriend, Sasha laying in front of the TV, has since gone to doggie heaven)




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