DIY Super Cube full range speakers

[audiophile36]

Since my room is so small I need small speakers,the OB's i made with the same 4" driver were nice but I wanted more bass so I built these babies! These cubes are strong down to 50hz with useable bass at 40hz according to my frequency test LP.To get bass reinforcement anywhere I place them I decided to place the port on the bottom of the cab.My stands have rubber isopads to allow the port to breath.The port is loaded with a 3" long pvc pipe.

 

[Nanook]

er ..ok..

further details?

 

[audiophile36]

back of speaker

 

[audiophile36]

system pic with Super Cubes

 

[type]

They look good. What drivers are you using? Is that your own cabinet design?

 

[audiophile36]

Thanks for the complement.The drivers are unknown... I retrieved them from an old pair of speakers my father gave me.They have treated foam surrounds and a whizzer cone.On the back of the magnet it reads "9300/9900 4ohm".Yes, the enclosure is my own design.

 

[audiophile36]

The cabinets are 8" square and have a 1-3/4" diameter port on the bottom center of the box which is loaded with a 3" long pvc pipe running up the center of the cabinet.I use a nice amount of fiberglass insulation on all sides and around the port tube just so the opening of the mouth is visible. I used Boiled Linseed oil for a classic hand rubbed oil finish.

 

[Vikash]

Looks very nice.

For future projects you may want to bear in mind a cube is a not ideal for standing waves, and neither is a square baffle with the driver centred for for baffle diffraction.

You also need a lot more breathing room for the port ideally.

Not trying to put a damper on things, they do look nice - but you could get even better results

 

[audiophile36]

Thank's makes perfect sense.I will try another project the proper way and post my results.

 

[tade]

I like your experimentation!

 

[audiophile36]

Thanks Tade,

They do soud great even though they go against popular design.

 

[Russ White]

Thanks Tade,

They do sound great even though they go against popular design.

Just the fact you carried your project off to completion says a lot for you. Good work. Its a good looking pair of speakers.

Enjoy the fruit of your labor. Learn from it, and you will do greater and greater things.

Cheers!
Russ

 

[audiophile36]

Thanks for the kind words. I wouldn't have imagined I could build my own speakers two weeks ago.I will learn from my mistakes and make more technically sound designs.

 

[omarmipi]

Nice job! How did you go about flush mounting the drivers?

 

[Godzilla]

Geeze… square box with standing waves and a centered driver… what’s WRONG with you?!?

Actually, I think they look GREAT and bet they sound just fine too. I remember building a speaker with three tweeters on all sides but the back (now I always put them on the back), two mids on each side and one big forward facing woofer… and I remember blowing all of the tweeters on both speakers (that’s SIX at $18 bucks each) in one loud burst of Talking Heads. At least yours play.

Peace,
Godzilla

PS… I’ll be in the Poconos on vacation for a week. Everyone have fun on the forum!