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    TAD 2404 Build

    Its been a while folks ....

    Many of you know Ari .... He's helped many of us get those components we've drooled over . He helped me get my 1500AL a few years ago .

    Ari and I talk on the phone quite a bit and during one of these conversations he declares ownership of TAD's rare and highly prized parts for the 2404 studio monitor . I've been trying to help him sell the parts after he decided to go another direction ,but after 6 months no one has shown any serious interest ..... So then we decided to put them in cabinets to try and sweeten the deal . Now he's seen them he's not so sure he want s to part with them .

    Theres still the grills to make and the stands ( in the same design and material as the speaker ) Some labels made by the Paolo in Italy . He did a wonderful job of the TAD 2251 project I did last year .
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    Nice Rich!

    I love the skid rails on the back of the cabinet ( protecting the crossover parts ) .

    How about some more pics ( please ) ?


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    Yes, beautiful!

    More please!


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    Good to see evidence you're still at it
    Cool project!

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    A few more photos .....

    A few more of the build .

    I don't think I have them hooked up correctly .... and no schematic .Any ideas would be greatly appreciated .
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    Very nice indeed Rich!
    The 2404 is the pinnacle of TAD technology and know-how

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    Quote Originally Posted by richluvsound View Post
    A few more of the build .

    I don't think I have them hooked up correctly .... and no schematic .Any ideas would be greatly appreciated .
    Hi Rich,

    I think your message is a bit too cryptic ( as a proper cry for help ).

    Descriptions of ( initial impressions/disappointments ) are helpful ( assuming you can't provide any response captures ).

    Ian ( Macka ) at one time had a network schematic for the double woofer model ( I'd suggest contacting him ).

    Did you build the horns ( or are they someone elses handiwork) ?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Earl K View Post
    Hi Rich,

    I think your message is a bit too cryptic ( as a proper cry for help ).

    Descriptions of ( initial impressions/disappointments ) are helpful ( assuming you can't provide any response captures ).

    Ian ( Macka ) at one time had a network schematic for the double woofer model ( I'd suggest contacting him ).

    Did you build the horns ( or are they someone elses handiwork) ?

    The horns are original Earl .... The crossover is completely different to the TN 4 ... I've emailed GT sound for advice . I don't understand why they stopped making them .....even with the hook up issue I can hear what they do .

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    In the category of "I saw it on the Interwebz, so it must be true"...
    Googling for 2404 images to compare, the upper/inset panel terminals may be missing some jumpers.
    Having a valid schematic/wiring-diagram would indeed make things simpler.

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    Hi

    The TN4 is a 36 Db low pass on the Tad woofer

    The high pass is 12 Db

    The horn has a series and a parrellel trap and a Lpad fixed

    There is a mild bump in the horn response

    I never had a chance to test it on live drivers

    There are other ways to set up the horn

    I would look at an active DSP these days

    Beautiful work as always

    Rich, you are a true craftsman

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    Diaphragm

    Hey ,

    how can the diaphragm measure correctly and sound like its fried ? HELP ?


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    Have you checked the voltage drive of the crossover on the Tad driver?

    It might be going too low

    Suggest you inspect the diaphragm.

    Are you the original owner?

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    Bad news!

    there look´s like on of the Td-4003 diaphragms is broken, there is a hole in the surround

    I was going to sell the speakers and get some profit but it look´s like now I will get a big hit out of this
    I have ask Speaker Exchange about the price for new Td-4003 dias and the price is 2200 USD for single and more than 3600 USD for single Td-4003 driver

    this is very bad because Richard have made a great job in his work on the the enclosure

    there is unlikely at I will sell them now, the most likely is that at I will get all the parts shipped back to me with the beautiful 2404 enclosures and the project will go on hold until I have got new diaphragms for the Td-4003 drivers

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    I have send mail to the seller who sold me the driver parts
    he said at all the parts he sold to me were 100% in good shape

    the best way for him is to send me two new Td-4003 diaphragms

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    If you were my neighbour you could borrow mine (4003) so you could at least hear those beautiful loudspeakers go after all the work that has been done.

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