Big 3way Floorstanding loudspeaker

[gforse]

Hello,

For a long time I wanted to build al large 3way loudspeaker. bud I dont nog what drivers i want to use. here is what i want:

a big floorstanding speaker that have a lot of deep bud thigt en colorfull bas. a high and mid thats good detailed. a floorstander that even when you have the volume low it sounds great and the bass is there.

the design.

cabinet of 1meter or so high. 2x 10" sub drivers. 1 driver and 1 passive radiator. a 6-7" mid woofer. and a nice tweeter ( I was thinking of the seas DXT)

does someone have some suggestions ? or idea's

[gforse]

I forgot to say that my budget is around 600-700 euro's

the woofers i like:

Peerles xls10 with pr. i wanted the 265gr version bud i can only get the 400gr version new.
seas L26RFX/P
visaton TIW250XS

or maybe another one. bud witch one is the best for this design ?

[jerome69]

Hello,

This project seems nice a 12" instead 2x10"
Zaph|Audio - SB12.3 3-Way Tower

[gforse]

Thats a nice design but i like the looks of a floorstander with 2x10 inch on the bottom and there above the mid en high

[gforse]

bump

[Charles Darwin]

Has been a long, long time since I heard passive radiators but to my ears the best bass at low volumes comes from transmission lines.
Bass SQ improves quite a bit when operated active.

[navin]

Originally Posted by gforse

Thats a nice design but i like the looks of a floorstander with 2x10 inch on the bottom and there above the mid en high

What about the DTQWT from Troels?
DTQWT TWEAKS

Troels also compared 3 10" bass drivers here
10C77

If you like the look of 2 x 10" woofers you need to double the cabinet volume so you are looking at 100 liters or thereabouts.

If you are looking at something more compact Tony Gee has a 10" in a smaller box.
Humble Homemade Hifi

[Brett]

Originally Posted by gforse

Hello,

For a long time I wanted to build al large 3way loudspeaker. bud I dont nog what drivers i want to use. here is what i want:

a big floorstanding speaker that have a lot of deep bud thigt en colorfull bas. a high and mid thats good detailed. a floorstander that even when you have the volume low it sounds great and the bass is there.

2 AE TD10S, AE TD6M, Fountek Neopro5i or Beyma TPL150.

Better still, don't limit yourself to 10's, use a JBL/AE or other great 15, add a B&C 6MD38 to the tweets already mentioned.

[navin]

Originally Posted by Brett

2 AE TD10S, AE TD6M, Fountek Neopro5i or Beyma TPL150.

Better still, don't limit yourself to 10's, use a JBL/AE or other great 15, add a B&C 6MD38 to the tweets already mentioned.

Brett is there a box and crossover design of this driver combination available?

I suspect gforse has not built many speakers before.

Gforse,
I second Charles's ascertation that unless you are willing to sacrifice some transient response sealed or TL bass is your best bet. Sealed boxes are also easier to work with as they are more tolerant of slight change in box dimensions. TL boxes are big (like Troel's DTQWT) and need good carpentry skills.

[Helmuth]

Hi Gforse,

you have to look for a design with dayton (DC250) paper-cone woofers dayton 4" aluminium-cone mid and 1"dayton neodymium tweeter.(look at parts expres)


Paper-cone woofers sound very good with a bit higher Q to have a good push. I have made a lot of speakers. A very good low distortion 3way with carbon woofer but it wasn't the nice sound I hear of my paper cone I now use. They are cheap and nothing sounds better.