SMALL speaker kit

jjdche · 26th March 2004, 08:36 PM

I'm looking for a small, decent sounding speaker kit for my PC sound system. I've looked around a bit but haven't seen much of anything. Are there any popular designs for this kind of thing? Unfortunately, my speaker location only has room for about .15 ft^3 boxes. Any help would be appreciated.

awdtalon92 · 26th March 2004, 09:41 PM

The smallest kits I have seen are the ELF from creative sound.

http://www.creativesound.ca/details.php?model=ELF1.0DK

Check those out.

Nelson

Jim85IROC · 26th March 2004, 10:23 PM

I just hooked up my Tangband W3-871s speakers to my PC a few minutes ago. I don't have the subwoofer done yet, and the cabinets are in primer, but hey... I need to play a little.

These little guys sound really good for $10 drivers, although I'm hoping the echo in the midrange disappears when I put polyfill into the cabinet. John Krutke has a website with extensive information on these drivers and a couple box designs. I built the .2 cubic foot enclosures, but he's also got a design for .1 cubic foot enclosures which I intend to build for my other pair.

Overall, these speakers have a very lean sound (hey they're 3" drivers), so a small sub of some sort would be almost a necessity. The 8" subwoofer I built is far too massive, so I'm going to build another one with a 5 1/4" or 6.5" driver soon. The midrange glares a little bit, but I'm running them full range. John provided a notch filter that is said to tame the midrange, but I haven't built it yet.

Overall, it's money well spent.

jjdche · 26th March 2004, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by awdtalon92
The smallest kits I have seen are the ELF from creative sound.

http://www.creativesound.ca/details.php?model=ELF1.0DK

Check those out.

Nelson

Wow, thats cheap, I wonder if its for a pair or just one? Anyway, thanks, that might be the way to go. Throw in one of those TB 8" and a small plate amp it would probably make a pretty good system!

thomas997 · 27th March 2004, 01:44 AM

Looks like just one.

Here is a good deal if you dont want to build cabinets:

http://www.creativesound.ca/details....l=ELF1.05HTCAB

RAW · 27th March 2004, 02:53 AM

yes they are a good deal.
They have CNC fronts with large scalloping done for air movement on the inside around the frame of the driver.
just around 25 left instock as of this AM.

And yes at these prices they are ment to move out.

The mids will sound forward till you add fill, as well John's network will drop the SPL a little.
Everyone anyone listened to that I have built have used them out of the box and just let them run out for a few weeks.
They do get better.

As well the tuning on the 1.0 cabinets is correct.
And yes it is only a 3" that only goes out to 27K

Al

A3rd.Zero · 29th March 2004, 12:33 AM

madisound has a sale on fostex 3" fullrange drivers. I think the fostex website has enclosure plans for that driver if madisound doesnt.

Hope this helps

Milo

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jjdche diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: MA	SMALL speaker kit I'm looking for a small, decent sounding speaker kit for my PC sound system. I've looked around a bit but haven't seen much of anything. Are there any popular designs for this kind of thing? Unfortunately, my speaker location only has room for about .15 ft^3 boxes. Any help would be appreciated.

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26th March 2004, 09:41 PM	#2
awdtalon92 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Miami, FL	The smallest kits I have seen are the ELF from creative sound. http://www.creativesound.ca/details.php?model=ELF1.0DK Check those out. Nelson

26th March 2004, 10:23 PM	#3
Jim85IROC diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Stamford VT	I just hooked up my Tangband W3-871s speakers to my PC a few minutes ago. I don't have the subwoofer done yet, and the cabinets are in primer, but hey... I need to play a little. These little guys sound really good for $10 drivers, although I'm hoping the echo in the midrange disappears when I put polyfill into the cabinet. John Krutke has a website with extensive information on these drivers and a couple box designs. I built the .2 cubic foot enclosures, but he's also got a design for .1 cubic foot enclosures which I intend to build for my other pair. Overall, these speakers have a very lean sound (hey they're 3" drivers), so a small sub of some sort would be almost a necessity. The 8" subwoofer I built is far too massive, so I'm going to build another one with a 5 1/4" or 6.5" driver soon. The midrange glares a little bit, but I'm running them full range. John provided a notch filter that is said to tame the midrange, but I haven't built it yet. Overall, it's money well spent.

27th March 2004, 01:44 AM	#5
thomas997 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver	Looks like just one. Here is a good deal if you dont want to build cabinets: http://www.creativesound.ca/details....l=ELF1.05HTCAB

27th March 2004, 02:53 AM	#6
RAW diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: British Columbia ,Canada	yes they are a good deal. They have CNC fronts with large scalloping done for air movement on the inside around the frame of the driver. just around 25 left instock as of this AM. And yes at these prices they are ment to move out. The mids will sound forward till you add fill, as well John's network will drop the SPL a little. Everyone anyone listened to that I have built have used them out of the box and just let them run out for a few weeks. They do get better. As well the tuning on the 1.0 cabinets is correct. And yes it is only a 3" that only goes out to 27K Al

29th March 2004, 12:33 AM	#7
A3rd.Zero diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles	madisound has a sale on fostex 3" fullrange drivers. I think the fostex website has enclosure plans for that driver if madisound doesnt. Hope this helps Milo

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