Hello all!
Hope everyone is well! Just wanted to share with you guys some pictures of my first project! Last year I decided that I needed a hobby, as I was spending most of my free time and money down at the pub! As I invested in a decent hi fi setup, I thought it would be a great idea to build some speakers (I bought some good ones but thats no fun!), thats when I discovered this site. Speaker buidling is not really popular here in the UK so this site has been my main source of info. I've also used parts express and spent a tonne on shipping fees but it had to be done, the sites in the UK have a very poor selection and the drivers are like double the price they are in the US!
I've never done anything like this before, not even any woodwork so I had to buy all the tools and equipment or borrow my Dad's! As my skill level is very low (like my intelligence!) I decided to go with a pre assembled crossover, much to the disapproval of most of the people on this forum! I understand the limitations of this approach but I just felt that designing and making the crossover for this project was beyond my skill level. However, despite this I am absolutely astonished with the quality of sound from these speakers. After some of the comments on this forum I was pretty much expecting them to sound crap, so my heart was pounding when I played them for the first time today with a bit of jazz and it sounded like I had a live band in my room! I was/am so happy! Having said that I would like to design and build a crossover (ideally with the help of you guys!) as my next project to see how I can improve these speakers, but I am more than happy with them for now!
I have no knowledge of physics/audio/accoustics etc etc etc so there are probably any number of mistakes with these speakers. I'm guessing the arrangement on the front panel is all wrong but there was a number of theories behind my build - i.e. using recommended enclosure sizes for mids and woofers, calculating these with golden section, I also had a lot of help from the guys at parts express matching the drivers with the pre assembled crossovers so I didnt just pick ones I liked I throw them all together. I also used good quality silver wire, gold crimps and binding posts etc. There are a few minor scratches, chips and marks but I guess this is inevitable. Its not like they rolled off a production line. I made them with 1 inch MDF too so these guys are really really heavy!!! Anyway, thats enought talking for now. Any feedback, criticism, advice is welcome! Also, please could you guys let me know where to start with designing and building a crossover, i.e. books, software, websites etc. Also if anyone would be willing to help me that would be great. Anyway, check them out.
Some pics of the build at: http://www.balue.com/~sam/
And some pics of the final build attached....
Hope everyone is well! Just wanted to share with you guys some pictures of my first project! Last year I decided that I needed a hobby, as I was spending most of my free time and money down at the pub! As I invested in a decent hi fi setup, I thought it would be a great idea to build some speakers (I bought some good ones but thats no fun!), thats when I discovered this site. Speaker buidling is not really popular here in the UK so this site has been my main source of info. I've also used parts express and spent a tonne on shipping fees but it had to be done, the sites in the UK have a very poor selection and the drivers are like double the price they are in the US!
I've never done anything like this before, not even any woodwork so I had to buy all the tools and equipment or borrow my Dad's! As my skill level is very low (like my intelligence!) I decided to go with a pre assembled crossover, much to the disapproval of most of the people on this forum! I understand the limitations of this approach but I just felt that designing and making the crossover for this project was beyond my skill level. However, despite this I am absolutely astonished with the quality of sound from these speakers. After some of the comments on this forum I was pretty much expecting them to sound crap, so my heart was pounding when I played them for the first time today with a bit of jazz and it sounded like I had a live band in my room! I was/am so happy! Having said that I would like to design and build a crossover (ideally with the help of you guys!) as my next project to see how I can improve these speakers, but I am more than happy with them for now!
I have no knowledge of physics/audio/accoustics etc etc etc so there are probably any number of mistakes with these speakers. I'm guessing the arrangement on the front panel is all wrong but there was a number of theories behind my build - i.e. using recommended enclosure sizes for mids and woofers, calculating these with golden section, I also had a lot of help from the guys at parts express matching the drivers with the pre assembled crossovers so I didnt just pick ones I liked I throw them all together. I also used good quality silver wire, gold crimps and binding posts etc. There are a few minor scratches, chips and marks but I guess this is inevitable. Its not like they rolled off a production line. I made them with 1 inch MDF too so these guys are really really heavy!!! Anyway, thats enought talking for now. Any feedback, criticism, advice is welcome! Also, please could you guys let me know where to start with designing and building a crossover, i.e. books, software, websites etc. Also if anyone would be willing to help me that would be great. Anyway, check them out.
Some pics of the build at: http://www.balue.com/~sam/
And some pics of the final build attached....
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