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 plans (without kit) from www.hobbyhifi.de.
 
Project Picture Description Size HxWxD in mm Price per unit
V-Maxx V-Maxx V-Maxx is a design by Bernd Timmermanns. V-Maxx is a 4 way floorstanding. It combines the best Visaton drivers with a gigantic floorstanding cabinet resulting in a four-way bass reflex system. 1400 x 360 x 460 EUR 1213,00
Mikro-Horn 2011 Mikro-Horn 2011 Using the Micro Horn 2011 as an example Bernd Timmermanns wants to show how small a horn could be. As driver he chose the Fostex FE 103 full range. 440 x 188 x 370 EUR 92,00
Femto Femto The Femto is a miniature bass reflex loudspeaker designed by Bernd Timmermanns. The speaker is equipped with a Vifa 8 NE 125/4 full range driver. 210 x 108 x 162 EUR 51,00
Femto 5 Femto 5 The Femto 5 is a miniature bass reflex loudspeaker designed by Bernd Timmermanns. The speaker is equipped with a Vifa 8 NE 125/4 full range driver. 235 x 117 x 180 EUR 72,00
Triga Neo Pro Triga Neo Pro With the Triga Neo Pro Bernd Timmermanns designed an excellent, well balanced loudspeaker with high power handling. It contains Focal 11W 7670, Focal 6W 4361 and Audaphon ribbon Neo Pro 5i 1050 x 320 x 413 EUR 1178,00
SBTL SBTL The SBTL is a small transmission line speaker with drivers by SB Acoustics. 860 x 160 x 260 EUR 149,00
PaRaSub XXL PaRaSub XXL PaRaSub XXL is subwoofer that was designed to reproduce bass from 16 Hz upwards. It contains a Mivoc XAW 310 HC 700 x 500 x 560 - not available
The Voice Sub The Voice Sub Loudspeaker with P.Audio WN-10R 820 x 438 x 600 - not available
Cube/Sphere Cube/Sphere Loudspeaker with Omnes Audio BB3.AL 106 x 106 x 206 - not available
Daedalus-TL Daedalus-TL Loudspeaker with Visaton B200 1450 x 258 x 360 EUR 216,00
El Nino El Nino Loudspeaker with Jantzen Audio JA-8008 HES. Mundorf HS-Devices AMT 2510 c 450 x 268 x 350 EUR 775,00
Classic 200 GF Classic 200 GF aus Hobby HiFi 2/09 Visaton Classic 200 GF is a 3-way loudspeaker, paving the way for entering the High-End arena. It's a bass reflex speaker with the port at the front. For bass a GF 200 is being used. Due to its stiff glass fibre cone and the long-throw rubber surround a high power handling even at long cone excursions is ensured 1000x260x260 a pair:
EUR 769,00
Mivoc MiniSat Mivoc MiniSat aus Hobby HiFi 2/09 The Mivoc XAW 110 HC is a reasonably priced bass driver with an excellent price / performance ratio. With this driver Bernd Timmermanns designed two small speakers for Hobby HiFi 1/2009: the Mini Sat and the Mini Centre. 240x144x230 EUR 89,00
Mivoc MiniCenter Mivoc MiniCenter aus Hobby HiFi 2/09 The Mivoc XAW 110 HC is a reasonably priced bass driver with an excellent price / performance ratio. With this driver Bernd Timmermanns designed two small speakers for Hobby HiFi 1/2009: the Mini Sat and the Mini Centre. 364x144x270 EUR 138,00
Pico Lino 2 Picolino 2 aus Hobby HiFi 2/09 A small transmission line speaker with Vifa full range driver, for those who prefer correct timing. This project was initiated around the 9 BGS 119/8 full range driver by the Danish manufacturer Vifa; it's a unit that delivers excellent tops and even bass. Later 9 BGS 119/8 was replaced by the unshielded 9 BG 119/8. 335x182x240 EUR 49,00
TransMISSIONline Transmissionline aus Hobby HiFi 1/09 The goal of many transmissionline designs is to have the typical bass but avoiding the inherent high frequency shortcomings of this type of loudspeaker. The main problem is a phase shift in the tops causing exaggerations and cancellations depending on frequency. The Fuzzy Transmissionline is a new concept by Bernd Timmermanns. 965x184x350 EUR 92,00
Wildcard Wildcard aus Hobby HiFi 6/08 Wildcard ist eine Regalbox mit Mivoc-Chassis, die es in zwei Varianten gibt.
Mit Mivoc Magnetostat KFT 130 M oder
stattdessen mit Mivoc Textilkalotte HGH 258 FN-II.
500x158x275 EUR 123,00 EUR 90,90
Wavesub 178 Wavesub aus Hobby HiFi 5/08 Wavesub 178 is a subwoofer capable of producing extremely low bass from small cabinet. To achieve this, the Wavecor SW 178 WA 01 was combined with a matching passive membrane. 400x200x300 EUR 274,00
Visaton Clou Visaton Clou A fully grown up floorstander going for a song? That was Visaton's objective for Clou. The speaker is equipped with: Visaton SC 10 N fabric dome tweeter and two Visaton WS 17 E bass drivers. 1000x220x330 EUR 105,00
StartAirKit 2S Start Air Kit aus Hobby HiFi 5/2008 It was Gerd Lommersum's and Remo Cattaneo's idea to design a universal and reasonably priced loudspeaker. They decided on a Vifa HT250 F/4 dome tweeter and a Peerless SDS 6-25/08 mid / bass driver, both from the Tymphany stable. The kit should be built either as a shelf or a floorstanding speaker. 1000x225x280 EUR 139,00
per pair
StartAirKit 1R Start Air Kit aus Hobby HiFi 5/2008 It was Gerd Lommersum's and Remo Cattaneo's idea to design a universal and reasonably priced loudspeaker. They decided on a Vifa HT250 F/4 dome tweeter and a Peerless SDS 6-25/08 mid / bass driver, both from the Tymphany stable. The kit should be built either as a shelf or a floorstanding speaker. 380x225x309 EUR 139,00
per pair
ASE Cevio ASE Cevio aus Hobby HiFi 4/08 Cevio is a high frequency line array loudspeaker designed by Gerd Lommersum. The line array consists of 8 Vifa XT300 K/4 in series. To ensure that the sound is not too directional, the outer drivers are cut-off at 10 kHz. Below 1350 Hz two Peerless HDS 5-25/08 bass drivers are taking over. 396x225x314
- not available
per pair
BlueSat 2 BlueSat 2 Hobby HiFi 4/08 The Blue Sub kit is probably known to many as Clever Concept No. 24 (CC 24) or BlueSubSat as published in Hobby HiFi 4/2002. The kit is now available with a crossover revised by Bernd Timmermans. 152x104x125 EUR 122,00
per pair
Jericho 08 Exotic Jericho 08 exotic aus Hobby HiFi 4/08 Jericho 08 Exotic is a big exponential horn with Seas Exotic chassis; its efficiency is 94 dB (2,83V/1m). 1150x438x500 - not available
Platino TL Platino TL aus Hobby HiFi 4/08 The Platino TL is transmission line speaker with Seas drivers; Bernd Timmermanns chose the Seas TFF/W dome tweeter and the Seas L26RN-SL bass driver. 980x172x300 EUR 196,00
Mission 2313 Mission 2313 of Hobby HiFi 3/08 According to reviews in Klang+Ton and Hobby HiFi, Mission drivers have an exceptional price performance ratio. Bernd Timmermanns designed the Mission 2313, featured in Hobby HiFi 3/2008, with two shielded Mission CP 138 surrounding the Newtronics HT 25 tweeter. The Mission has an efficiency of 91 dB (2.83V, 1m) which is well above the average of hi-fi loudspeakers; therefore, this speaker is well suited for valve amplifiers. 1030x180x250 EUR 127,00
Aria MHT Aria MHT aus Hobby HiFi 3/08 The Aria MHT is a Visaton design with Visaton magnetostats MHT 12 and the top notch Visaton TI 100, titanium midrange driver. 270x160x160 EUR 346,00
The Voice 3 The Voice 3 aus Hobby HiFi 4/08 The Voice 3 is a party PA speaker with low priced P.Audio drivers. Although primarily a party PA speaker the Voice 3 also complies with hi-fi standards. 580x320x400 - not available
Jericho 08 jericho 08 aus Hobby HiFi 2/08 Jericho, a horn with fullrange with 97 dB efficiency (2,83V/1m) 1150x438x500 EUR 290,00
GHP-Monitor GHP-Monitor aus Hobby HiFi 2/08 Compact shelf loudspeaker with excellent sound quality. The GHP Monitor comprises a Seas Excel tweeter T29 AF001 with aluminium / magnesium diaphragm and an Excel W18 E001 bass driver with magnesium diaphragm. 335x200x280 EUR 531,00
Sub 10 BRHP Sub 10 BRHP aus Hobby HiFi 1/08 Mivoc subwoofer with high pass. 399x290x350 EUR 153,00
Harwood Monitor 18 und 18 XL Harwood Monitor 18 aus Hobby HiFi 6/07 For the 25th anniversary of Hifi sound Bernd Timmermanns designed a couple of monitor speakers, both equipped with the Harwood UR 2.0 ribbon tweeter and the Harwood 18 WXP Cone bass drivers. 346x196x270
 
1003x196x270
- not available
- not available
Capella Center Capella Center aus Hobby HiFi 6/07 Center with Mivoc drivers 250x430x350 EUR 171,00
BK 201 KH BK 201 KH aus Hobby HiFi 6/07 Based on the idea by Günter Damde an imposing twin horn was developed: Jabo Spherical Wave Horn with bass horn classic by Fostex see description EUR 1176,00
Hora Hora aus Hobby HiFi 6/07 Hora, floorstanding with tweeter on top of the cabinet 919x160x200 EUR 150,00
Pico Lino 2 Picolino 2 aus Hobby HiFi 5/07 Pico Lino 2 a small transmission line with Vifa fullrange. 335x182x240 EUR 49,00
Ground Sound Ground Sound Chassis 1503 aus Hobby HiFi 5/07 Ground Sound is an active module with digital crossover and 3 x 600W amplifiers. 411x250x410 - not available
Concorde MK III Concorde III aus Hobby HiFi 5/07 Concorde III is a new Visaton Concorde with improved features. 1300x270x400 EUR 1309,00
Sub Zero Sub Zero aus Hobby HiFi 5/07 Big subwoofer with 46 cm speaker 669x600x600 with Mivoc woofer:
EUR 283,00
Faktum Faktum aus Hobby HiFi 4/07 Faktum - a new reference with Scan Speak chassis 1050x260x420 - not available
Disub 12/2 Disub 12/2 aus Hobby HiFi 4/07 Disub 12-2 is a double dipole subwoofer. ab 452x380x369 see details
Audimax Audimax aus Hobby HiFi 3/07 Audimax; State of the art or what's technically viable can be found in a loudspeaker that comprises, according to Hobby HiFi, the three best drivers available today with a saving potential between 10.000 and 20.000 EUR compared to a finished speaker. 1640x300x520 - not available
Audimax Satellit Audimax Sat aus Hobby HiFi 3/07 Audimax with separate subwoofer or as satellite (on its own). 600x300x520 - not available
Capella Plus Capella Plus aus Hobby-HiFi 3/2007 Bernd Timmermanns designed an impressive 2 way floorstanding speaker at a reasonable price 100 x 24 x 35 EUR 256,00
Topas Ladylike Topas Ladylike aus Hobby HiFi 2/07 Topas Signature Evo 07 with Visaton chassis and
Ladylike subwoofer no. 2
.
1094x170x230
490x300x490
EUR 529,00
EUR 517,00
Trym Trym aus Hobby HiFi 2/07 Trym is a Seas Excel ported floorstanding. 901x267x336 EUR 570,00
Hypergraph TL Hypergraph TL aus Hobby HiFi 1/07 Hypergraph TL: Bernd Timmermanns used the Hypergraph 130 TI bass driver by Expolinear and designed a new transmission line speaker around it. The Visaton KE 25 SC tweeter with ceramic diaphragm was chosen to look after the high frequencies. 1060x210x380 - not available
Super Mini Sub Super Mini Sub aus Hobby HiFi 1/07 Super Mini Sub, a subwoofer in a very small cabinel with Mivoc Bass. 240x278x278 EUR 66,00
Topas Plus Topas Plus aus Hobby HiFi 6/06 Topas Plus, a tall 3 way floorstanding with magnetostat and powerfull bass. 1000x180x400 EUR 943,00
BPHP-Sub BPHP-Sub aus Hobby HiFi 6/06 BPHP-Sub is a bandpass subwoofer with capacitor in series to the woofer. 600x310x500 EUR 54,00
Sub AWM 12 Sub AWM 12 aus Hobby HiFi 5/06 Sub AWM 12 - a subwoofer with Mivoc AWM 124. 471x360x500 EUR 209,00
Dacapo Tower Dacopo Tower aus Hobby HiFi 5/06 Dacapo Tower - a floorstanding with fullrange Ciare CH250. 1150x290x30 EUR 180,00
Dacapo Sat/Center Dacapo Sat/Center aus Hobby HiFi 5/06 Dacapo Sat/Center - the sat and center version with fullrange Ciare CH250. 500x290x380 EUR 175,00
TBTL TBTL aus Hobby HiFi 4/06 TBTL Tang Band Transmission Line - a 3 way floorstanding with 6 x 9 inch Tang Band subwoofer a Tang Band fulrange and an Omnes Audio ribbon tweeter. 1150x210x420 - not available
VOX 253 MTI Ladylike VOX 253 MTI Ladylike aus Hobby HiFi 4/06 VOX 253 MTI - but without the woofer, which has been put in a separate cabinet. So the satellite is very slim "ladylike" and the subwoofer is separate and contains two TIW 250 XS. 1100x170x230
520x900x400
EUR 1829,00
Macro Cube Macro-Cube aus Hobby HiFi 4/06 Macro Cube - a closed subbwoofer wit a capacitor in series to the woofer to boost the deep bass response. 350x350x350 - not available
Disub 18/2 DiSub 18/2 aus Hobby HiFi 3/06 Dipol Subwoofer with high efficiency with two 18 inch Mivoc subwoofer. 600x508x726 EUR 428,00 or more
The Voice The voice aus Hobby HiFi 3/06 small Party or PA speaker with P.Audio chassis. 500x360x320 - not available
2 F.A.S.T 4 U Fast aus Hobby HiFi 2/06 Two speaker kits with Visaton full range and Visaton woofer. 900x400x410
and
900x300x410
EUR 71,00
Twin Base 3000 Twin Base 3000 aus Hobby HiFi 2/06 A new subwoofer with 2 woofer Mivoc TW 3000. 750x375x375 without amplifier EUR 122,00
Cento Cento aus Hobby HiFi 1/06 Cento: a tall floorstanding speaker with Expolinear, Scan Speak and Visaton. 1080x180x325 EUR 806,00
BK 108 FF BK 108 FF aus Hobby HiFi 1/06 a exponential horn from Sound of Art - easy to rebuild. 900x200x445 - not available
Tangband Horn Tangband Horn aus Hobby HiFi 1/06 Tangband horn, an unexpensive solution from Bernd Timmermanns. 1030x182x400 EUR 65,90
Capella Compact Capella Compact aus Hobby HiFi 1/06 Capella Compact, 2 way closed cabinet: The small sister of Capella. 330x220x270 EUR 122,00
Mezzoforte Update Mezzoforte aus Hobby HiFi 5/05 Mezzoforte Update, a big 3 way floorstanding speaker 1250x220x500 EUR 304,00
Adr Family TL Adr Family TL aus Hobby HiFi 5/05 Adr Family TL, a 2 way transmission line from Speaker Heaven 975x210x275 EUR 123,00
Excel Mikro Monitor Excel Micro Monitor aus Hobby HiFi 4/05 Excel Mikro Monitor, a phantastic shelf speaker with Seas driver 350x150x260
oder
1069x150x210
EUR 263,00
Capella Capella aus Hobby HiFi 4/05 Capella, a 2 way floorstanding speaker 1028x238x338 EUR 151,00
Mezzoforte Mezzoforte aus Hobby HiFi 3/05 Mezzoforte, a big 3 way floorstanding speaker 1250x220x500 EUR 299,00
CC53: Open Source OS-A Open Source OS-A aus Hobby HiFi 3/05 CC53: Open Source OS-A, a dipol with Ciare chassis 1220x390x390 EUR 183,00
CC52: TML W3 Alu TML W3 Alu aus Hobby HiFi 2/05 CC52: TML W3 Alu, small transmission line with Tangband W3-315 SC 210x100x300 EUR 36,00
BK 208 Exponentialhorn BK 208 aus Hobby HiFi 1/05 a big exponential horn with top notch Fostex driver 1118x376x520 EUR 990,00
Sub AXX 12 Sub AXX12 aus Hobby HiFi 1/05 Sub AXX 12 is a subwoofer with 30 cm Raveland Mivoc bass driver and Mivoc amplifier module. 471x360x500 EUR 209,00
Topas home cinema Topas Heimkino aus Hobby HiFi-Sonderheft Topas with Visaton driver and subwoofer refer to description Set:
- not available
Lancetta Lancetta aus Hobby HiFi 6/04

the slimmest transmission line, floorstanding speaker, we know of. The Lancetta, equipped with a Tangband W3-871 S, represents a point source

1425 x 100 x 182
(without base)
EUR 48,55
Micro Cube Micro Cube a small subwoofer, producing low bass 275 x 275 x 275 EUR 148,00
E-Motion II E-Motion II a 2 way bass reflex speaker with Air Motion Transformer 950 x 226 x 535 EUR 750,00
Ravemaster Sub18 Raveland Sub 18 a subwoofer with Ravemaster driver 1000 x 650 x 500 EUR 162,00
CC43: Compound 3000 GHP Compound 3000 GHP subwoofer in compound design 342 x 342 x 535 EUR 263,00
Pascal XT Pascal Pascal, a slim floorstanding speaker with excellent imaging and three-dimensionality 1100 x 230 x 280 EUR 279,00
Gravis Gravis CC41: Gravis, an impulse compensated 30 Hertz subwoofer 500 x 308 x 500 EUR 259,00
Zebulon CP 3000 CC36 passive subwoofer CC36 by Hobby HiFi for Zebulon Tower and Mikro-Tower 655 x 400 x 520 - not available
- not available
E-Motion E-Motion 2 way reference speaker by Hobby HiFi 1100 x 280 x 450 EUR 639,00
Morion (CC34) Morion 2 way shelf or
transmission line speaker
340 x 238 x 280 or 1250 x 238 x 415 EUR 136,00 EUR 135,00
Punctum Punctum 1 way point source with full range Hi-Level RX 180 379 x 240 x 288 EUR 185,00
Eckhorn 18 Eckhorn 18 corner horn with 18 inch driver 1038 x 1104 x 846 EUR 159,00
Topas Signature Topas 2 way closed cabinet with Visaton drivers 1138 x 230 x 330 EUR 565,00
Sub 12 Paint it black, digital subwoofer with Alcone bass 464 x 384 x 394 - not available
Hypo-Horn 8 hyperbolic bass horn with coax driver 1050 x 280 x 455 EUR 314,00
Blue SubSat tiny loudspeaker with subwoofer 152 x 104 x 125 EUR 108,00
Topas Center to go with Visaton Topas in a surround system 180 x 400 x 280 EUR 505,00
Chorda a speaker with Thiel ceramic driver 1000 x 260 x 450 EUR 1007,00
Topas a Visaton transmission line with ribbon tweeter and Titan bass driver 900 x 162 x 225 EUR 383,00
Bass Exciter Hexagon an impulse compensated high-end Sub 550 x 600 x 520 - not available
Hypo-Horn a horn with high efficiency and Bass 1100 x 400 x 600 EUR 474,00
Excellence high-end speaker with Seas Excel-driver   - not available
Atlantis the Visaton speaker of the year? 1150 x 230 x 370 EUR 479,00
CC500 Number One Power Satellite
(and Mivoc subwoofer)
300 x 190 x 250 EUR 192,00
Couplet floorstanding speaker Visaton Couplet as floorstanding speaker 1100 x 200 x 300 EUR 579,00
Studio 12 Monitor with the best 15 inch mid/bass driver - and the best dome tweeter??? 31.5x18x37 per pair EUR 900,00
Visaton Nano  small cube, but a lot up its sleeves 180 x 86 x 105 - not available EUR 250,00
Alcone Dirac slim speaker with D'Appolito design 270 x 170 x 200 - not available
CC100, Mini-TL a slim transmission line 1150 x 175 x 325 EUR 186,00

The construction designs are included with our loudspeaker kits. Should you want to receive the construction design or an entire issue before hand please contact: Timmermanns Verlag GmbH, Hobby HiFi Nachbestell-Service, Postfach 2061, 47518 Kleve, Germany. Payment against cheque or debit order, EUR 4.50 plus EUR 3.00 shipping charges - please enquire for shipping outside Germany.

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