I am designing a custom 2 way tower from scratch and am at the point that I need some advice, This is my first Home Theater project. I have custom built dozens+ of subwoofer enclosures for cars, but custom crossovers and matching tweeter's with woofers/midranges is unfamiliar territory, I have over a month of researching a couple hours every night but still have a lot to learn.
I have read a lot of diy threads and I don't want to go with a proven design because 1; This is fun for me 2; I was not able to find a design using the parts I wanted to use and would like to be able to make future designs of my choosing 3; The experience gained and having a speaker I can put my name on is priceless to me.
my current design plan is pending but I plan on it being a simple 2 way tower with with a 8" woofer and the widest range planar/isodynamic tweeter. As of now my top choice is the BG NEO8 with a Peerless or SEAS woofer. crossed as low as possible 500Hz-1kHz. I am planing on a sealed enclosure with separate tweeter chamber for tight fast bass. Separate subwoofers will be used to supplement the LFE's.
>EDITED<
these will be the first pair for a HT 7.1 setup. I will be using subs and later low frequency transducers but would like these to be as full range as they can be without sacrificing clarity/ causing distortion.
My original goal was studio/pro quality, low distortion, high sensitivity, full range towers good for Home Theater and some Music. but since I believe music is harder to faithfully reproduce then HD HT sound these will be a experiment to suit my taste for ultra high definition, resolution and fidelity in a HT environment.
by budget is about $1000 for the first pair
- Random Questions -
Would a sealed enclosure really make a difference in distortion in the 85hz-1000hz range vs a port design?
What difference does it make if I placed the port lower? I prefer forward or down firing because they may be closer to walls than I would prefer.
Any suggestion comments questions are welcome and very much appreciated!
I have read a lot of diy threads and I don't want to go with a proven design because 1; This is fun for me 2; I was not able to find a design using the parts I wanted to use and would like to be able to make future designs of my choosing 3; The experience gained and having a speaker I can put my name on is priceless to me.
my current design plan is pending but I plan on it being a simple 2 way tower with with a 8" woofer and the widest range planar/isodynamic tweeter. As of now my top choice is the BG NEO8 with a Peerless or SEAS woofer. crossed as low as possible 500Hz-1kHz. I am planing on a sealed enclosure with separate tweeter chamber for tight fast bass. Separate subwoofers will be used to supplement the LFE's.
>EDITED<
these will be the first pair for a HT 7.1 setup. I will be using subs and later low frequency transducers but would like these to be as full range as they can be without sacrificing clarity/ causing distortion.
My original goal was studio/pro quality, low distortion, high sensitivity, full range towers good for Home Theater and some Music. but since I believe music is harder to faithfully reproduce then HD HT sound these will be a experiment to suit my taste for ultra high definition, resolution and fidelity in a HT environment.
by budget is about $1000 for the first pair
- Random Questions -
Would a sealed enclosure really make a difference in distortion in the 85hz-1000hz range vs a port design?
What difference does it make if I placed the port lower? I prefer forward or down firing because they may be closer to walls than I would prefer.
Any suggestion comments questions are welcome and very much appreciated!
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