building home speakers

[k12ug 10+ year member]

ive got some questions about it.

1st, im going to seal the mid range woofer(s?) but im not sure how to figure out what size of an enclosure to put them in.

2ed, i kinda want to build my own set up, and not buy the component set, so that being said, im confused with what to but and do as far as crossovers go, can some one point me in the right direction?

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[UCF52 10+ year member]

i am interested in this as well.

to the OP - what kind of receiver are you going to use (i.e. 2ch, 5ch...)?

i really want to use a 2 chan rec. with a preout for a sub to use as a stereo for my computer.

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

Are you going to be using home speakers or car speakers? Home building is a bit different from car audio. I would say it is easier but there is really alot that goes into making it sound really good. I am going to give you a website that sells home speakers and another site that actually test them and gives you the enclosure sizes and all. I would recommend using one of these designs because they are optimized for the speakers. Alot of thought went into doing this. As for crossovers...they list the crossover parts and everything you will need. You will see that home is very complicated one you start reading everything. Anyway....here are the pages:

http://www.madisound.com for the speakers

http://www.zaphaudio.com/ for the tests and enclosures

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=6 DIY Home Audio Forum

Also....I would only use a set of stereo speakers if you are going to use a home receiver on car audio speakers becaues they are made to run at 8 ohms not 4 ohms

 

[k12ug 10+ year member]

Are you going to be using home speakers or car speakers? Home building is a bit different from car audio. I would say it is easier but there is really alot that goes into making it sound really good. I am going to give you a website that sells home speakers and another site that actually test them and gives you the enclosure sizes and all. I would recommend using one of these designs because they are optimized for the speakers. Alot of thought went into doing this. As for crossovers...they list the crossover parts and everything you will need. You will see that home is very complicated one you start reading everything. Anyway....here are the pages:http://www.madisound.com for the speakers

http://www.zaphaudio.com/ for the tests and enclosures

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=6 DIY Home Audio Forum

Also....I would only use a set of stereo speakers if you are going to use a home receiver on car audio speakers becaues they are made to run at 8 ohms not 4 ohms

thanks for the info man, anyone else have anymore input on this subject?

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

Go over to the diy forum and talk with some of the guys over there. Basically on that particular link it is all about home audio and there are alot of audio engineers and things like that there. They should be able to answer any questions you have. Be careful what you say though...they "know it all"

 

[Gary S 10+ year member]

Sites like madisound.com - Zalytron.com - partsexpress.com

- Have kits with box plans and crossover plans... contact zalytron.com and order a free catalog... it has tons of drivers, crossover schematics, and box plans in it.

 

[willya745 10+ year member]

man a lot of this stuff taught me a lot. my system is comin out of the truck and goin in my room when i go to college..

 

[MiniVanMan 10+ year member]

As for tools to model enclosures in Unibox is the best freeware to date that I've used.

http://www.pvconsultants.com/audio/boxmodel/unibox.htm

In fact, this site is a great resource all together. You can practice modeling different setups, and alignments, without actually purchasing anything.

http://www.rjbaudio.com/Audiofiles/FRDtools.html

The modeling can all be done via freeware, but you have to have a good bit of knowledge to begin with.

Here's a tutorial I wrote over on DIYMA. It's more of a passive crossover myth debunking tutorial, as it pertains to car audio. But I modeled up a bookshelf step by step. It may help.

If you can't make it through the tutorial, you may be better off going with a proven design through Parts Express or Zaph Audio.

http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17429

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

I would use home stuff for home and car stuff for car. As I stated before....home audio receivers are made for 6-8 ohm and all car audio is 4 ohms. Also most home speakers are more efficient than car speakers. Also the box designs for home are more complicated than you think. The ones that you see tested were designed specifically for the drivers. Placement of the midrange, tweeter, and even countersinking the drivers makes a difference in the sound. There is more to it that just building an enclosure and putting some speakers in it. It is better to go for something that a pro has already tried and tested. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif