I'm new to the DIY speakers stuff, so please forgive any ignorance on my part. I've been lurking for a while, so hopefully I've picked up some information.
I figured these were a good place to start, since they're something "different" than most mass market monitors with the ribbon tweeters and I need a pair of rear speakers to upgrade to 7.1 surround. They're also "moderately" priced compared to some of the designs I've looked at so, if I screw something up I'm not out a substantial amount of money. I realize these aren't exactly cheap speakers, but I want something nice enough to hold onto for a while and not something disposable. Besides I like the looks of these seas excel drivers.
A couple of issues though. The crossover parts he lists include a bunch of inductors with smaller wire gauge than I seem to be able to find. He's got them as small as 24 gauge and the smallest I can find at PE or Madisound seems to be about 20-21. Assuming I'm not simply overlooking them, does this matter assuming I can match the other electrical characteristics? Or does anyone have a US source they can point me in the direction of? Also he specifies dimensions for the inductors, does that really matter?
The second issue is they are a ported design. Given the small size of my AV room, they would pretty much have to be going on the shelf over my fireplace. Which means they would be right up against the wall and that's not a good idea as I understand it with a ported design.
Is there any reason I couldn't move the port from the back to the front of the design? I realize that I'd have to get a taller cabinet and probably reduce the internal volume to match what is specified. I understand that the width of the baffle affects the crossover design, but does the height?
I figured these were a good place to start, since they're something "different" than most mass market monitors with the ribbon tweeters and I need a pair of rear speakers to upgrade to 7.1 surround. They're also "moderately" priced compared to some of the designs I've looked at so, if I screw something up I'm not out a substantial amount of money. I realize these aren't exactly cheap speakers, but I want something nice enough to hold onto for a while and not something disposable. Besides I like the looks of these seas excel drivers.
A couple of issues though. The crossover parts he lists include a bunch of inductors with smaller wire gauge than I seem to be able to find. He's got them as small as 24 gauge and the smallest I can find at PE or Madisound seems to be about 20-21. Assuming I'm not simply overlooking them, does this matter assuming I can match the other electrical characteristics? Or does anyone have a US source they can point me in the direction of? Also he specifies dimensions for the inductors, does that really matter?
The second issue is they are a ported design. Given the small size of my AV room, they would pretty much have to be going on the shelf over my fireplace. Which means they would be right up against the wall and that's not a good idea as I understand it with a ported design.
Is there any reason I couldn't move the port from the back to the front of the design? I realize that I'd have to get a taller cabinet and probably reduce the internal volume to match what is specified. I understand that the width of the baffle affects the crossover design, but does the height?
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