Need advise on speaker build

captaink · 13th September 2008, 08:22 PM

Looking for advice? I have a pair of IPL acoustic ribbons which are now a bit to toppy since amp upgrade. I have brought down the value of the tweeter cap which has helped a lot, but still grates a bit. I now want to do another speaker build. Looking for medium sized, 2 way floor standing which is not forward in the upper frequencies and in the 87 or up wards db. I thought about doing the Proac 2.5 clone, but it seems this speaker can bit a bit revealing and also not that sensitive. I want to go a bit higher end then the IPL, and have a budget of around £750. Can anybody recommend a build? I do not need to go full kit as I can get panels cut to size and holes made for drives; I have built from scratch before.
Thanks

PeteMcK · 15th September 2008, 12:42 AM

some good options here:
http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/Diy_Lou...r_Projects.htm

tinitus · 15th September 2008, 01:59 AM

Quote from his site

To my ears, this is the best speaker I've ever made - and the biggest!

http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/JA8008_DTQWT.htm

captaink · 15th September 2008, 09:38 AM

Thanks should be some thing their

sreten · 15th September 2008, 10:24 AM

Hi,

Regarding the "toppiness" try a L-pad arrangement.

Sensitive ? try : http://www.zaphaudio.com/Waveguidetmm.html

/sreten.

edit : Monacor do a waveguide not available in the States.

13th September 2008, 08:22 PM	#1
captaink diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: York	Need advise on speaker build Looking for advice? I have a pair of IPL acoustic ribbons which are now a bit to toppy since amp upgrade. I have brought down the value of the tweeter cap which has helped a lot, but still grates a bit. I now want to do another speaker build. Looking for medium sized, 2 way floor standing which is not forward in the upper frequencies and in the 87 or up wards db. I thought about doing the Proac 2.5 clone, but it seems this speaker can bit a bit revealing and also not that sensitive. I want to go a bit higher end then the IPL, and have a budget of around £750. Can anybody recommend a build? I do not need to go full kit as I can get panels cut to size and holes made for drives; I have built from scratch before. Thanks

15th September 2008, 12:42 AM	#2
PeteMcK diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sydney	some good options here: http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/Diy_Lou...r_Projects.htm __________________ ‘today… there lives alongside the twentieth century the tenth or thirteenth. A hundred million people use electricity and still believe in the magic power of signs and exorcisms” Trotsky

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15th September 2008, 01:59 AM	#3
tinitus diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005	Quote from his site To my ears, this is the best speaker I've ever made - and the biggest! http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/JA8008_DTQWT.htm

15th September 2008, 09:38 AM	#4
captaink diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: York	Thanks should be some thing their

15th September 2008, 10:24 AM	#5
sreten diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton UK	Hi, Regarding the "toppiness" try a L-pad arrangement. Sensitive ? try : http://www.zaphaudio.com/Waveguidetmm.html /sreten. edit : Monacor do a waveguide not available in the States.

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