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My current HT set-up is made up of 4 Klipsch Synergy F3's and a Sub-12, all powered by a Pannasonic SA-XR55. I wasn't very happy with what I had bass wise, so I started looking more into Subs. As I got into it, I realized DIY was definately the route to go for me. I saw that most people recommended sealed subs for music listening and ported for HT, so when I told people it was for a dedicated HT the consensus was ported. That's when I staretd thinking about it... For me of the three major aspects of sound in movies (dialogue, music, and sound effects) the two most important to me were music and dialogue. WotW without bass would be a crappy movie... but with bass it was a crappy movie and I personally thought the Enya songs were more important to LotR than the "Ring Drop" likewise the new Star Wars's without bass would have been a let down, but without the "Star Wars Theme", the "Force Theme", and especially the "Imperial March" it wouldn't have even been Star Wars. I over-ruled everyone's suggestions and have decided I a unwilling to sacrifice any sound quality for some SPL, I can get SPL back with more drivers, but am unable to get back any lost sound quality.
I think I have decided to go with 2 Rymik Servo 15's in 2 enclosures, but I may save some money initially and eek out even a little more SQ with dual Servo 12's either in a push push or a push pull, and eventually get a second box. I am at least waiting for the 15's to come out, but may also wait for some of the higher quality drivers like those LMT's to get finished.
That got me thinking even more though. If I am going to spend that much on just the bottom couple of octaves and insist on going with sealed, why am I so willing to go with ported mains that handle all of the rest of my sound as well as running as a phantom center. So I started looking at some drivers to make myself a matching LCR set. After auditioning many speakers I know that I like ribbons and planars and what not more than domes or the horns that I have. So without knowing too much I tentatively picked out drivers that I thought would work for me, trying to get a full FR and kind of keep the sensitivities close, but didn't know what else I was supposed to do. Then I heard about this board and started looking around at mission accomplished but didn't find anything that matched or was even really all that close to what I wanted.
The Drivers I tentatively picked out;
as a super tweater crossed over at somewhere around 7k
as a mid range crossed over at around 2.5k
and hopefully 2 of these could dig down to mid 60's hz range and still be able to make it to 2.5k to cross to the neo8.
That was when I realized that I was way over my head and had no idea how to design or even implement a crossover, and I really didn't even know if my choices would do what I wanted. Can someone point me to some place where I can do further research, as I kind of had my heart set on planars but can't really afford the full range BG's or anything else I could find plans for. Wanted to stay at around the $500 range per speaker but with right around 300 already with just the drivers I don't know how much the rest will cost.
My only real requirements are the great sound I have heard from planars and ribbons in the past, hopefully not too much over $500 per, and the tighter sound of sealed plus hopefully something that can get down below 80 hz so that I can cross my receiver over at 80 and not be able to audibally locate my sub. Hopefully somebody can either help me out or point me in the right direction to where I will be able to help myself.
I think I have decided to go with 2 Rymik Servo 15's in 2 enclosures, but I may save some money initially and eek out even a little more SQ with dual Servo 12's either in a push push or a push pull, and eventually get a second box. I am at least waiting for the 15's to come out, but may also wait for some of the higher quality drivers like those LMT's to get finished.
That got me thinking even more though. If I am going to spend that much on just the bottom couple of octaves and insist on going with sealed, why am I so willing to go with ported mains that handle all of the rest of my sound as well as running as a phantom center. So I started looking at some drivers to make myself a matching LCR set. After auditioning many speakers I know that I like ribbons and planars and what not more than domes or the horns that I have. So without knowing too much I tentatively picked out drivers that I thought would work for me, trying to get a full FR and kind of keep the sensitivities close, but didn't know what else I was supposed to do. Then I heard about this board and started looking around at mission accomplished but didn't find anything that matched or was even really all that close to what I wanted.
The Drivers I tentatively picked out;
as a super tweater crossed over at somewhere around 7k
as a mid range crossed over at around 2.5k
and hopefully 2 of these could dig down to mid 60's hz range and still be able to make it to 2.5k to cross to the neo8.
That was when I realized that I was way over my head and had no idea how to design or even implement a crossover, and I really didn't even know if my choices would do what I wanted. Can someone point me to some place where I can do further research, as I kind of had my heart set on planars but can't really afford the full range BG's or anything else I could find plans for. Wanted to stay at around the $500 range per speaker but with right around 300 already with just the drivers I don't know how much the rest will cost.
My only real requirements are the great sound I have heard from planars and ribbons in the past, hopefully not too much over $500 per, and the tighter sound of sealed plus hopefully something that can get down below 80 hz so that I can cross my receiver over at 80 and not be able to audibally locate my sub. Hopefully somebody can either help me out or point me in the right direction to where I will be able to help myself.
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