Designing a crossover for a DIY speaker project

[jaygeorge1979 10+ year member]

Here's what you need to do :swordfigh
Make a list of high end audio stores and go audition some expensive loudspeakers,

Bring the same CD to the audition, a CD that you are very familar with.

Take notes on the system you heard. Speaker brand, what type of drivers used,

how much power were the amps. Don't worry about CD players or preamps used,

focus on the speaker, room size, driver sizes and power used.

This will help calibrate yourself to find what type of system you like sorta like

test driving a vehicle.

If you find something awesome then see what's so special about the loudspeaker, get up close and start the examination.

When it's time to DIY you have a reference point to start with.

im not sure i would even know where to go to find a high end audio place around here...gots best buy, circuit city...but im not convinced those are the best bet...honestly, i like the way bose sounds...nice and clean sound...but i have heard that we audio ppl dont buy bose, so dont tell anyone :-D

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

Try your current rig, computer, etc.

Find high end loudspeakers online and ask where the nearest dealer is.

Usually there is traveling involved if you live in Egypt //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[jaygeorge1979 10+ year member]

haha...i dont live in egypt...i am just not sure what to do when i find a loudspeaker i like...say i figure out what drivers are used, what then? try and find em on partsexpress.com or some other internet sight? then buy em and build em myself? would it actually be cheaper that way?

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

haha...i dont live in egypt...i am just not sure what to do when i find a loudspeaker i like...say i figure out what drivers are used, what then? try and find em on partsexpress.com or some other internet sight? then buy em and build em myself? would it actually be cheaper that way?

Lets say you like a Bose cube, then you can buy a $1 driver and put it in a small

box and you can get the same performance //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Lets say the only sound system that pleased you looked like this;

http://home.pacbell.net/lordpk/wisdom/

Then you know that partexpress won't have what you want //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Perhaps you are messmerized by the line array as the salesman waves

his Jedi hand on you;

http://home.pacbell.net/lordpk/speakers/jedi.jpg

Perhaps DIY your own like this;

http://home.pacbell.net/lordpk/speakers/stryke-array-1.jpg

Maybe you saw these and loved the cabinet work and thought it sounded good.

http://home.pacbell.net/lordpk/misc/Avalon_sent-grand.jpg

Maybe you can make something inspired by it like Feandil did.

Feandil's uber 3 way using recipes I preach.

http://home.pacbell.net/lordpk/misc/Good_pic_high_quality.JPG

Or maybe you want something evil;

http://home.pacbell.net/lordpk/misc/speaker_box.jpg

Who knows, maybe a standard MTMW design plus subwoofer is what

you like, another system inspired by my preaching.

http://home.pacbell.net/lordpk/misc/full_front.jpg

http://home.pacbell.net/lordpk/misc/right_speaker_with_dad.jpg

Another system using a recipe given the thumbsup by me;

http://home.pacbell.net/lordpk/ar2/

Last... if you want to destroy people you can clone my system in the werks;

http://home.pacbell.net/lordpk/proto/Prototype-13_1.jpg

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When you audition different system you'll know what type of system satisfies and it will

eliminate alot of trial and error. ie, if you test drive different cars and trucks you'll know

what 'type' of vehicle satisfies and you can cross the other types of vehicles off your list.

 

[jaygeorge1979 10+ year member]

Last... if you want to destroy people you can clone my system in the werks;

http://home.pacbell.net/lordpk/proto/Prototype-13_1.jpg

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about the bose cube speakers, are you being serious? cuz...well...i liked the way bose sounded...does that make me noobish

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Well, we all have our personal tastes...

but for me, Bose stands for Buy Other Sound Equipment.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Bah! Solid state. Heathens.

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

If you like cube speakers, check out the pluto.

PVC pipe speaker. {small}

http://www.linkwitzlab.com/Pluto/intro.htm

You don't have to make this exact one, but you can get a midwoofer

and put in inside a pipe, make a base, and install a tweeter. Run your

active setup and fine tune the sound by ear. /simple.

You can probably make a bigger version with that 'sonotube' paper

cylinder stuff found at home centers, perhaps 8" - 12" diameter tube.

Make some wooden end caps and viola', you have a Pluto on steriods.

 

[jaygeorge1979 10+ year member]

are you saying check out the pluto cuz it produces sound similar to bose's cubes or are you sayng that cuz it is also a small speaker? i am not sure i like the design, although it is interesting...

haha....buy other sound equipment...pwned...

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

are you saying check out the pluto cuz it produces sound similar to bose's cubes or are you sayng that cuz it is also a small speaker? i am not sure i like the design, although it is interesting...
haha....buy other sound equipment...pwned...

because... it's a small speaker, easy to make, looks weird...