Simple and water protected diy speakers

[civilpolisen]

I'm planning on some kind of sound system in the garage, the garage for washing. I'm aware of that this project might been little too rough for this forum, but I'm not the one to judge!!

I have made the simple design for the speaker as I think it is easy to build. Can someone please advise, is it even possible!? The speakers need to be water protected since it's too humid in this place.

When this post will be published I'll post more information related to this project. I've looked at an amplifier, cables and speaker elements suitable for this.

[civilpolisen]

Allright... My post was published fairly fast.
The speaker itself contain various chambers. Is this a good idea!? I was thinking of using plywood, 7 or 9 millimetre.
The amplifier has the user friendly Speakon connector since I wish to remove the amplifier from the humid area. (The speakers and the cables will be permanently installed.)

The speakers are 6,5" elements. Maybe it's too small?? I was hoping the casing would help to bring out good sound from these... There are also 7" 2-way speakers and there are also 10" subwoofer... All these are for marine use, prepared for at least some humidity!

Maybe it is possible to build both the 2-way speakers and the subwoofer in the same casing!? I'm not so good at this... that's why I post!! :-)

[simon7000]

The classic treatment for the cones of loudspeakers that can get wet is to spray them with Scotchguard Fabric Protectant. A simple box is easiest for the mid-high. Just don't make it square. I would use a separate box for the woofer. Easier to build gives you more to play with. Speakons are pretty water resistant by themselves, as long as the water drains away from the connector.

[civilpolisen]

Thank you for the input!
So... the idea with the chambers are note that bright!? Would it be possible to make the closed box and still have some sound... ?? I mean, the place is the garage where the physical environment for the pure and excellent sound might not be optimal anyway...

The cables and the speakers will be hanging in the sealing and not at all drained in water. However, the speakon connector is easy to connect/disconnect since I wish to keep the amplifier in a dry space (my car, for example) when not in use.

Do I use only one woofer!? Where is this power coming from? (Do I use left or right channel...?)

I'm fairly new at this...!! :-) I'm learning...!!

[civilpolisen]

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What are these filters called that are used to separate the different frequencies from each other? "Delningsfilter" in Swedish... :-)

Do I need one of these?

[civilpolisen]

I answer myself!! :-)
"Delningsfilter" in Swedish is crossover in English! More research: My friend gave me some valuable information. He told me to use the bigger speaker is the better. The acoustic shape of a rough garage is not perfect... so to speak!! Also, the humidity is quite high.

Here are the links:
Amplifier:
LD LDDJ200 Class A/B 2x220W - Ljudia - Multimedia Hemelektronik Karaoke PA anläggning DJ utrustning Ljus utrustning

Speakers: (for marine use)
Högtalare - Ljudia - Multimedia Hemelektronik Karaoke PA anläggning DJ utrustning Ljus utrustning

Speakon connectors, different types:
Speakon kontakter - Ljudia - Multimedia Hemelektronik Karaoke PA anläggning DJ utrustning Ljus utrustning

[simon7000]

Originally Posted by civilpolisen

Thank you for the input!
So... the idea with the chambers are note that bright!? Would it be possible to make the closed box and still have some sound... ?? I mean, the place is the garage where the physical environment for the pure and excellent sound might not be optimal anyway...

The cables and the speakers will be hanging in the sealing and not at all drained in water. However, the speakon connector is easy to connect/disconnect since I wish to keep the amplifier in a dry space (my car, for example) when not in use.

Do I use only one woofer!? Where is this power coming from? (Do I use left or right channel...?)

I'm fairly new at this...!! :-) I'm learning...!!

I would use two woofers it makes the wiring simple, but for fun you can put them both in the same box. The simplest woofer box is a seald box, next comes a bass reflex. There are a lot of programs that tell you how much port is needed. I would not spend too much on the speakers as I assume you will be working while listening.