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HATT-MkIII-C
Th e H ATT Mk-III-C – The pop ular min i-monit or t aken a level h ig her

Ba sed o n the H ATT- Mk III cabine t a nd woo fer, the or iginal Se as twee te r ha s bee n repla ced by a cer ami c ve rsio n. Thi s r esulte d in a
to tal re vi si on of the cr ossov er a nd a ne w damping ma te ria l pla n but the end r esult was ce rta inly wo rth the effor t.

The H ATT-M kIII- C and to the H ATT- Mk I.

Th e t weeter

The Thie l & P artne r C2-12/6 is a Fe rr o flui d fil le d twe et er with a 25 m m li ghtwe ight concav e ce ra mic dome . Designed for 3-wa y
syste ms o r smal l, lo w-o utput 2-wa y de signs. Ve ry hi gh re solutio n and v er y go od di sper si on up to 42 kH z. L ow re sona nce fre que ncy
a llo ws fi rst o rder filte ring a nd a cro sso ve r fr equency as l ow a s 2 k H z. The ultra ha rd cer amic do me mate ri al mov es l ike a piston
we ll abov e the audible fre que ncy ba nd and the high i nter na l sound v elo city fea ture s ve ry low distort ion and v ir tuall y no colo ra tion.

Th e mid-wo ofer

The Sea s L12R CYP -H 1207. It ’s a 4.5" mi ni wo o fe r with a stiff and sta ble inje ction mo ulde d me tal chassis. The stiff, ye t light
a luminium cone a nd the lo w l oss r ubber surr ound show no sign o f the fam ilia r 500-1500 H z co ne edge re so nance a nd di sto rti on
a sso ci ate d with so ft co ne s. On the othe r hand, the cone bre ak- up mo de s a t higher fre que nci es ca ll for specia l atte ntion in the
cro sso ve r de sign wor k. The high te mpera ture v oi ce co il wo und on an al um inium vo ice coil fo rme r giv es high powe r handling
capacity. A bla ck pla stic bulle t sha pe d pha se pl ug re duces co mpre ssio n due to te mpe ra ture v ar iati ons i n the v oi ce co il, av oids
re sona nce pro bl ems which wo uld o ccur in the v olume be twee n the dust cap and the pol e pi ece a nd increa ses the lo ng ter m powe r
handling ca pa city. An ex tra la rge ma gne t pro vi de s high e fficie ncy and l ow Q. The uni t ma y be use d in ve ry sma ll two -way po rted
syste ms pro ducing a r ela tiv el y de ep bass and a cle an, neutra l midrange.
Th e c abin et

Al l wa lls ar e ma de o f 22mm MDF, just the st anda rd 6 plank s. N o difficult matr ix constructio ns se eing a s the y ar e so smal l. The
cabine ts shown on the pi ctur es have additi ona l woo de n side- pa nels for the lo ok s. The edge s o f the cabine t a re r oute d with 10m m's
ra di us for lo ok s a nd to re mo ve the sha rp e dges that would ca use ba ffle diffractio n pro bl ems – the dra wing shows the minimum
re qui re d: a 45 de gr ee a ngl e on the ve rti ca l edge s of the fro nt baffle. The r efle x po rt is m ade fr om 40mm thick-wa lle d P VC sewe r
pipe w ith a length o f 130mm.

H ighe r re so lution dr awing is a va ilable.

The inside o f a ll the wa lls e xce pt the baffl e ar e cov ere d with le ad bitume n she ets and he av y-duty car pe t ti les. The car pe t ti les hav e
a nice he av y ba cking tha t adds mass to the enclo sur e. No o ther dam ping m ate ria l at al l is used. This r esults in a go od bass weight
consider ing the size o f the wo ofe r and cabine t wi th goo d dy nam ic capa bil itie s. The i nte rna l vo lume is onl y 4,5 litr es and the
bass-re flex po rt is tune d to 62Hz giv ing sufficie nt o utput do wn to a bout 55H z.

Th e c ro ss over n et wo rk

It use s a co mbi natio n o f a fir st a nd a second-o rder se rie s-filte r. F irst or de r on the twe ete r and se cond or de r on the wo ofer due to
the e xtra inductor L2 befor e the wo ofer – this co mpe nsate s the baffl e- ste p. The e xtr a compone nts a re the r esistor s to ta me the
twe ete r and a Z obel netwo rk to co mpensate the inductiv e ri se of the wo ofe rs v oi ce -co il. P ar all el a cr oss the woo fe r is a n
LCR- netwo rk tha t cuts o ut the reso nance due to cone bre ak- up and giv es a sm oo th r oll -o ff a bove the cr ossov er poi nt wi th the
twe ete r. The criti ca l inducto rs a re air co re ty pe using l ar ge gauge coppe r fo il for bette r ima gi ng and deta il com pa red to standard
a ir- co re s. The ca pa ci tor s use high- gr ade me tall ed pol ypro py lene fo il and the thi ck fil m resisto rs ha ve minimum to ler ance. The
twe ete r is co nne cted wi th r ev er se d pola ri ty.
Filt er co mponen ts :

L1 = 0,68 m H Co pper F oil 12-AW G air -cor e inducto r, R = 0,15 o hm s (to le rance ma x 2%)

L2 = 0,82 m H Co pper F oil 12-AW G air -cor e inducto r, R = 0,17 o hm s (to le rance ma x 2%)

Lz1 = 0,22 mH ai r-co re i nductor - 0,71mm wire bak ed var nish, R = 0,39 ohms (tol er ance ma x 2%)

C1 = 10uF M KP pol ypropy lene fo il ca pacito r – Cl ar ity Ca p SA o r be tter ( tole ra nce max 2% )

C2 = 3,9uF MK P po ly pr opyle ne foil ca pa ci tor – Cla ri ty Cap SA or e qui val ent (to ler ance ma x 2%)

Cz1 = 1,5uF M KP poly pr opyl ene foi l ca pa citor – Cl ari ty Ca p SA or e qui va lent (to le rance ma x 2%)

R1 = 3,3 ohms (3x 10 o hms pa ral lel ), C addo ck MP 930 thick film re sistor ( tole ra nce 1% )

R2 = 10 ohm s, Caddo ck MP 930 thick film r esistor (tol era nce 1%)

R3 = 10 ohm s, Caddo ck MP 930 thick film r esistor (tol era nce 1%)

R4 = 1,5 ohms, 5 watts MOX (to le ra nce 5% )

* Bypass all ca pa ci tor s with a 0,01uF S tyr ofle x or V isha y MK P1837 ca pa citor

** The Ca ddock M P930 sho uld be mo unte d o n a he at-sink fo r max imum powe r handling.

The e xte rna l cro sso v er.

Meas uremen ts

Output le ve l 200- 20.000H z – hor izo ntal divi si on 5dB. Goo d line ar ity withi n +/ - 1,5dB , the drop towa rds the lo wer e nd is due to
the me asure me nt being do ne in fre e -ai r (so no bounda ry r e- enfor ceme nt) – ty pi ca l in roo m re sponse i s down to about 60Hz .
Cr ossov er poi nt a t 2 kH z.

Impedance plot 20-20.000H z, ho ri zonta l div isio n 1 ohms, a nd ra nge 0- 24 o hms. No te the por t tuning fre que ncy just abov e 60Hz.
The impedance pe a k just be low the cro sso ve r po int can be co mpe nsate d with an LCR-ne twor k pa ra lle l acro ss the input te rmi nals.
The va lues sho uld be 1,5mH / 11uF / 18 o hm s.

So und

Str aight o ut of the box , the se ha rd-co ne dr ive rs sound cold, clo sed-in and l ack bass a nd dy nam ics. Give the m at le ast about fo ur to
six we ek s o f nor ma l l istening be fo re the y open up. The burn-i n per iod ca n be shor tene d by fe eding them decent le ve ls o f pink
noi se or F M ra dio i nter -statio n no ise . After this bur n-in pe ri od The HATT-Mk III-C can be st be described as a ve ry cohe re nt, cle an
a nd sm oo th sounding lo udspea ke r. The ba ss is light-wei ght and " quick ", v ar ying the dista nce to a re ar -wal l ca n be used to ba lance
the bass-we ight to per so nal ta ste . C omple tely fr ee -standing they ca n be a l ittle l ea n but I found the best results with them about
30cm fro m the re ar -wal l. The midra nge is clea r and flo ws se aml ess i nto the cl ea r and cla m tre ble . M icro -deta iling i s v ery go od a s i s
spa tia l info rma tio n. The Accuto n twe ete r costs m or e than the Se as t wee ter fro m the HATT- Mk III but i n my e a rs, is re all y wor th the
e xtra inve stm ent. The high- gr ade crosso ver co mponents br ing o ut the quali ty of this li ttle spe ak er v er y nicel y.
N OTE: Thi s design is strictly fo r the home DIY e nthusi ast and no t to be used pro fessiona lly without my per missi on!

Tony Ge e, The N ethe rla nds

April 2007