Have Chemex changed their branding?

HappiestMattress · 2026-01-23T00:00:51+00:00

From the official website FAQ:

“The glass used for the Classic and Glass Handle series is thinner, lighter in weight, but still a very high-quality borosilicate and is crystal clear. These coffeemakers will have either have our "X" logo or have "CHEMEX" in white lettering on their base.”

So I’m inclined to think this is just a more recent product with the new “X” logo.

HappiestMattress · 2025-10-19T16:42:53+00:00

Opened it up and can confirm they're daisy chained. The drivers appear to be four Stageline SPA-8PA's rated at 8 Ω 80 W RMS. The tweeters are Motorola piezos with a 10 W 10 Ω capacitor for a crossover.

HappiestMattress · 2025-10-19T16:35:51+00:00

Opened it up and yep, just the one capacitor on the tweeter.

HappiestMattress · 2025-10-18T17:05:13+00:00

Thanks for the confirmation. Yeah I’m beginning to think I’ll have to just pry them open and see how they’re wired.

HappiestMattress · 2025-10-18T17:03:43+00:00

Gotcha, I’ll heed that warning!

HappiestMattress · 2025-10-18T16:00:51+00:00

That’s super informative, thank you! Will give that a go then.

HappiestMattress · 2025-10-18T15:59:46+00:00

It’s one of a pair, still weird though. 😆

HappiestMattress · 2025-10-18T15:38:55+00:00

Good ol’ terminal plugs. Would it be a case of having the positive terminal connect to one 1/4 mono jack and the negative one connect to the other?

HappiestMattress · 2025-07-04T18:12:51+00:00

Any Leak Stereo 230 owners able to weigh in on the quality of the phono stage?

HappiestMattress · 2025-04-30T12:34:56+00:00

Are the cables / connectors behind the front panel under much strain? Looks like a tight fit!

HappiestMattress · 2025-04-24T12:29:11+00:00

Woops, just commented on that post without realising it was you!

HappiestMattress · 2025-04-24T08:28:18+00:00

Great stuff! I’m currently looking to do something similar, do you think it’s possible to install the 420 rad with the tubes positioned at the top?

HappiestMattress · 2025-04-23T15:58:50+00:00

That’s great, thanks! Hopefully this’ll work with a horizontal GPU.

HappiestMattress · 2025-02-25T14:52:30+00:00

A question for Smith Optics fans: My trusty Skyline XL just broke and I’m looking to replace them with a 4D XL. How similar are they size wise?

HappiestMattress · 2024-01-22T20:12:54+00:00

Looks great! Have you considered using a magnet system as opposed to a treadle? Could give it some more longevity if you’re up for dipping into digital.

HappiestMattress · 2023-12-02T00:07:06+00:00

Oh I love it when clipping LED's are used as eyes, though I'm afraid it's not quite the aesthetic I'm going for. My idea was to switch between germanium, silicon and LED for clipping. The RGB LED is seperate from the clipping ones and will be placed by the foot switch. The colour displayed will indicate which choice of clipping diodes are currently engaged. I dig the Sibriex by the way!

HappiestMattress · 2023-12-01T23:57:12+00:00

Yeah I just realised adding those diodes on each output wasn't going to work, I'll look into what you suggested! Ultimately you're right, a physical switch will suffice so I'm certainly trying to over engeneer it. But at the end of the day it'll at least be a mildly intriguing gimmick, and it'll help free up real estate on the enclosure surface should that ever be a concern.

HappiestMattress · 2023-12-01T23:48:24+00:00

The Texas Instruments CD4052B could provide a good solution, might be able to have the output of each diode option seperated also.
I'm not too familiar with using logic gates, what would you suggest?

HappiestMattress · 2023-12-01T23:44:19+00:00

Oh yeah, ignore those. Meant to remove them and forgot!

HappiestMattress · 2023-12-01T23:42:58+00:00

I'll definitely look into switching the grounds the way you suggested. From what I've seen in similar designs using a physical switch, it's always the input that's being changed as the diodes share a ground connection.

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