Driver suggestions

Marcel_D · 19th October 2007, 01:07 AM

I've built myself a pair of boxes using the designs here but now I'm wondering about the driver selection. The designer of these picked the a Dayton 8" classic as the woofer, a Peerless 2" poly dome for the mid and a Dayton Neodymium dome tweeter. What concerns me is the power rating for the tweeter and midrange is pretty low which means it won't sound so good at high volumes and could blow easily

So I'm wondering if anyone could point me to some better drivers that can handle more power than these? And in case you didn't go to the link, the box is 9"x10"x40" and the crossover depends on the drivers.

sdclc126 · 19th October 2007, 03:09 AM

What is your budget? And do you realize that if you change the drivers you will need to change the crossover also?

Marcel_D · 19th October 2007, 06:52 AM

Yup I know I'll need a different crossover if I pick different drivers and I'm sure I'll be asking about how to design one soon.

My budget is about $200 for the internals. Since this is my first DIY speaker project I decided I should start with something relatively cheap.

skorpion · 19th October 2007, 09:41 AM

Why don't go with Dayton RS52AN-8 2" Dome Midrange instead of the Peerless which is sold out. The box is dimensioned for the woofer.

/Erling

19th October 2007, 01:07 AM	#1
Marcel_D diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2007	Driver suggestions I've built myself a pair of boxes using the designs here but now I'm wondering about the driver selection. The designer of these picked the a Dayton 8" classic as the woofer, a Peerless 2" poly dome for the mid and a Dayton Neodymium dome tweeter. What concerns me is the power rating for the tweeter and midrange is pretty low which means it won't sound so good at high volumes and could blow easily So I'm wondering if anyone could point me to some better drivers that can handle more power than these? And in case you didn't go to the link, the box is 9"x10"x40" and the crossover depends on the drivers.

19th October 2007, 03:09 AM	#2
sdclc126 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego, CA	What is your budget? And do you realize that if you change the drivers you will need to change the crossover also? __________________ Soft Dome

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19th October 2007, 06:52 AM	#3
Marcel_D diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2007	Yup I know I'll need a different crossover if I pick different drivers and I'm sure I'll be asking about how to design one soon. My budget is about $200 for the internals. Since this is my first DIY speaker project I decided I should start with something relatively cheap.

19th October 2007, 09:41 AM	#4
skorpion diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004	Why don't go with Dayton RS52AN-8 2" Dome Midrange instead of the Peerless which is sold out. The box is dimensioned for the woofer. /Erling

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