Bookshelf Design?

[Untouchable11 10+ year member]

What are some tips that I should go by?

Say I want to use these speakers,

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=264-828&ctab=9#Tabs

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=264-822

Now, how do you calculate efficiencies of the whole?, power handling?, Final Ohms load?

I am extremely confused by all of this? But I want to build my own without paying out paying $400+ for a set of monitors.

Should I use these speakers together, or should I look into anything else?

Jmac? Jack Frost? ss3079? squeak9798?

I'm utterly confused when it comes to Home Audio.....

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[avistar23 10+ year member]

Do you want to stick with 4 inch mids ? If this is your first project it is much easier and you will get a much nicer end results with an already designed system, where you buy the drivers and build a crossover but use plans from a web site.

-Mike

Look at this link http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/index.html

 

[Untouchable11 10+ year member]

Not necessarily,

I just don't want everything to be drowned with bass... I have an Atlas 15" that is going to go with these...

 

[avistar23 10+ year member]

http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/index.html

i think a 6 inch would work better, it will have nicer midbass response, ive used the dayton 7inch aluminum and the 6.5 inch series 1 and 10 inch series 1, i think that the 6.5 dayton with their silk dome would work very well at verly little cost. Or are you looking for somthing more high end?

 

[Untouchable11 10+ year member]

I'm trying to stay within a $50-$100 range for two tweets and two speakers...

 

[avistar23 10+ year member]

http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/so1.html

http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/dayton2way.html

http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/daylum/index.htm

I think anyone of these are probablly the best bang for buck.

 

[Untouchable11 10+ year member]

I've also pondered of going with a tweet, 4" and a 6"... Would there be any down sides to that?

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

I'm utterly confused when it comes to Home Audio.....

Which is why I'm going to agree with avistar and suggest finding an kit or plans where you construct it yourself, but they have all of the parts (or atleast a parts list) already pulled together for you. Pop your cherry sort of thing.

 

[avistar23 10+ year member]

well thers no real need for a 3 way design with a good 6 inch dirver your midrange will be fully covered.

-Mike

 

[avistar23 10+ year member]

the dayton 5 1/4 aluminum with the silk dome will work very well, no questions asked.

ive owned that tweet and the 7 inch dayton aluminum, very nice drivers.

-Mike

 

[Untouchable11 10+ year member]

Which is why I'm going to agree with avistar and suggest finding an kit or plans where you construct it yourself, but they have all of the parts (or atleast a parts list) already pulled together for you. Pop your cherry sort of thing.

Ok, that works good... That is pretty much what I am looking for...

 

[Untouchable11 10+ year member]

Now I know that PE has the whole kits, but do they have something where they give you the parts lists?

Edit: Nevermind, I just saw the links posted above...

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Here aswell: http://speakerbuilder.net/web_files/default.htm

I'm sure decware has some, as well as http://www.diyaudio.com

 

[Untouchable11 10+ year member]

Thanks a ton guys! This will hopefully get me on my way...

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Avistar...you have six meter capability? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

50MHz sporadic-E has been kicking *** here the past few days (well, as much as can be expected for this point in the solar cycle)...ZF1DC down in Grand Cayman was booming in here a few days ago, so I figure the propagation to your neck of the woods is good too.