Sb15nrx enclosures and crossover

[andreib18]

Hello guys! I m planing to assamble some 5" 2 way speakers for listening in an apartment, I want to sound decent on any music you throw at them. I searched all sites for like 4 5 days and can t find a design to suit me and considering. I was looking at Mr. zaph zd5 enclosures , for me it looks perfect, It s here a documented project that use small enclosures and that kind of baffle with these drivers? Thanks!

[Evil Twin]

If you check the thread on finished designs, you'll see what has been discussed here in finished designs. There are not many that I recall with that small a woofer. There are some I have been thinking about with what are sometimes called 5-1/2" woofers, but they are all actually 6" frame diameters. smaller than this and the Sd and efficiency drops off too much.

http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php?28655-A-Guide-to-HTguide-com-Completed-Speaker-Designs

[Bear]

Hello guys! I m planing to assamble some 5" 2 way speakers for listening in an apartment, I want to sound decent on any music you throw at them. I searched all sites for like 4 5 days and can t find a design to suit me and considering. I was looking at Mr. zaph zd5 enclosures , for me it looks perfect, It s here a documented project that use small enclosures and that kind of baffle with these drivers? Thanks!

Madisound has a bunch of projects on their website. They can even cook up a quick XO using textbook filters. If you have some flexibility in your driver choice, here are a few other options, but using the ZA14 midwoofer. You will want to pick up a small subwoofer to go with any of these:

http://www.zaphaudio.com/contest.html

I did a perfectionist version of this pairing, but the part count is pretty high. I also have an MTM version that I'll be building as soon as I get done with my Helios build.

An easy subwoofer recommendation for an apartment dweller:

https://www.parts-express.com/powered-dayton-audio-reference-8-250-watt-compact-subwoofer-kit-with-built-in-dsp--300-7150

There are bigger and more expensive, but your neighbors might not appreciate your taste in music or movies.

[Dave Bullet]

I presume you won't have a subwoofer and therefore want bass extension over efficiency therefore the 8 ohm driver version would be better.

The 8 ohm has an f3 of 43Hz in a 13.6L vented box
The 4 ohm has an f3 of 53Hz in a 8L vented box

Of course the values above are not fixed (they just provide maximally flat vented alignments).

Jeff Bagby did the Piccolos - parts only:

https://meniscusaudio.com/product/piccolo-bare-bones-kit-pair/

full kit:

https://meniscusaudio.com/product/piccolo-pair/

using the 8 ohm version.

Jeff's design targets a 10L enclosure - but I'm sure this can be adapted (e.g. depth and port length change as long as you keep baffle dimensions and driver position).

[knifeinthesink]

Piccolos look like a good option. There is also the Mandolin by the same designer and same driver series if you wanted a slightly larger driver.

Also these: http://www.audioexcite.com/?page_id=6373

If you're not stuck on the SB15 there are a lot of options.

[Jim Holtz]

Here's one more to think about; https://meniscusaudio.com/product/ke...s-speaker-kit/ I heard these several times at DIY events and was always impressed that a small 2-way sounded that good. It's detailed, smooth, accurate sounding and has excellent bass for a 5" woofer. The HiVi tweeter also works really well with the SB15CAC woofer.

It's just a really nice speaker and I don't hesitate to recommend it.

HTH

Jim