Which small speaker design for large room?

wixy · 10:35 PM

I'm hoping to build a single driver speaker for my parents. They want it to be as unobtrusive as possible, which means it has to be very small. However, the room is large (about 5.5m wide x 10m long).

I know that it's not really going to work so well, but on the plus side they would not be played loud. Anything I guess would be better than the budget sony/panasonic etc mini system they would otherwise consider.

If I had to choose any small single driver speaker design for a large room, what would work best?

planet10 · 24th December 2010, 11:20 PM

How small is very small?

dave

wixy · 25th December 2010, 05:28 AM

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Quote:

How small is very small?

Around 30cm high they'd be happy with. Could maybe argue a little bit more.

danerius · 25th December 2010, 05:55 AM

Can u hide a sub someplace?

wixy · 25th December 2010, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by danerius

Can u hide a sub someplace?

Unfortunately they said no to a sub.

BHTX · 25th December 2010, 12:46 PM

Uh oh. I'd do a simple two-way then. Or at least a 6.5 to 8 inch woofer and small (3") full range. Just my opinion.

BHTX · 25th December 2010, 01:05 PM

What amplification will you be using for these speakers?

Oh, and here's some examples of my previous comment:
http://creativesound.ca/images/product/MT27FL.jpg
http://www.lautsprechershop.de/hifi/images/legno.jpg
http://oaudio.de/images/product_imag...ages/717_0.jpg

adason · 25th December 2010, 01:29 PM

BHTX, that first one is particularly pretty...

adason · 25th December 2010, 01:34 PM

you can trick your parents to think its a small single driver with this coax:
Radian - 5208C
plus it should give decent sound in mid size box
plus it has high sensitivity, which is big plus for large room

Jim Shearer · 25th December 2010, 02:59 PM

Are you sure you can't get them to accept a svelte, sexy floor stander? The original FE108eSigma Metronome has really high WAF; it's petite and terribly cute. Then there is the Frugal Horn MK3, which is so thin it could go un-noticed. And neither would take up precious shelf space!

Cheers, Jim

24th December 2010, 10:33 PM	#1
wixy diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Which small speaker design for large room? I'm hoping to build a single driver speaker for my parents. They want it to be as unobtrusive as possible, which means it has to be very small. However, the room is large (about 5.5m wide x 10m long). I know that it's not really going to work so well, but on the plus side they would not be played loud. Anything I guess would be better than the budget sony/panasonic etc mini system they would otherwise consider. If I had to choose any small single driver speaker design for a large room, what would work best? Last edited by wixy; 24th December 2010 at 10:35 PM.

24th December 2010, 11:20 PM	#2
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	How small is very small? dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

25th December 2010, 02:59 PM	#10
Jim Shearer diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007	Are you sure you can't get them to accept a svelte, sexy floor stander? The original FE108eSigma Metronome has really high WAF; it's petite and terribly cute. Then there is the Frugal Horn MK3, which is so thin it could go un-noticed. And neither would take up precious shelf space! Cheers, Jim __________________ A day without music is like a day without food.

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25th December 2010, 05:55 AM	#4
danerius diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Örebro, Sweden	Can u hide a sub someplace?

25th December 2010, 12:46 PM	#6
BHTX diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2006	Uh oh. I'd do a simple two-way then. Or at least a 6.5 to 8 inch woofer and small (3") full range. Just my opinion.

25th December 2010, 01:05 PM	#7
BHTX diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2006	What amplification will you be using for these speakers? Oh, and here's some examples of my previous comment: http://creativesound.ca/images/product/MT27FL.jpg http://www.lautsprechershop.de/hifi/images/legno.jpg http://oaudio.de/images/product_imag...ages/717_0.jpg

25th December 2010, 01:29 PM	#8
adason diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: home sweet home	BHTX, that first one is particularly pretty...

25th December 2010, 01:34 PM	#9
adason diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: home sweet home	you can trick your parents to think its a small single driver with this coax: Radian - 5208C plus it should give decent sound in mid size box plus it has high sensitivity, which is big plus for large room

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