Accurate DIY Loudspeakers

atticus · 20th June 2004, 12:14 AM

Hi all,

I am kind of new here and I was hoping you all could help me out a bit. I am intereted in a DIY loudspeaker design that is very revealing and accurate. I am building a project recording studio and I need my speakers to be as painfully true as possible. I am planning on using a Benchmark DAC1 into a DIY Pass Labs amp (probably the Aleph-X if I can get a board). Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

BillFitzmaurice · 20th June 2004, 03:19 PM

Check out the Thor TL at at the Madisound site. One of the most accurate speakers ever made.

atticus · 20th June 2004, 04:37 PM

Thanks!!

Dave Jones · 20th June 2004, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by atticus
Hi all,

I am kind of new here and I was hoping you all could help me out a bit. I am intereted in a DIY loudspeaker design that is very revealing and accurate. I am building a project recording studio and I need my speakers to be as painfully true as possible. I am planning on using a Benchmark DAC1 into a DIY Pass Labs amp (probably the Aleph-X if I can get a board). Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

Important questions, I think: How large is the room? How far from the walls and corners will the speakers be placed? How far away will the listener be?

atticus · 22nd June 2004, 11:19 PM

Well I don't exactly have the room yet. I am doing a lot fo planning for a studio I hope to build soon and the monitors are obviously a huge part. Accuracy is the key for me and I am exploring both the room design and the speaker design at the same time so as to hopefully have them work very well together from the get go. Thanks.

macmeech · 23rd June 2004, 02:24 AM

You should talk to Jim Salk, who was in the sound studio business before
the custom loudspeaker business. He knows a lot about room design.
www.salksound.com

atticus · 2nd July 2004, 02:45 AM

Thanks for the tips!

atticus · 15th September 2004, 06:19 PM

I hope that you all don't mind if I bump this as I am still looking. If anyone knows of a great pairing of accurate monitors and amps I'd really appreciate it. Thanks so much.

454Casull · 15th September 2004, 06:53 PM

If you decide on the Thor TL, you should check out this page. Apparently there is some controversy over the crossover design.

Joe D'Appolito's THOR (Seas)

macmeech · 15th September 2004, 10:55 PM

How about Bryston 200wpc amplification with Thors
using the new crossover design? The MBOW1 at
www.salksound.com is a fairly priced monitor with a Dennis Murphy
crossover design(murphyblaster.com). There are some proamp jobs
with fans, but the fans are too noisy. Bryston 4 something or other
is pretty much the best amp for the money.

20th June 2004, 12:14 AM	#1
atticus diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mogadore, Ohio	Accurate DIY Loudspeakers Hi all, I am kind of new here and I was hoping you all could help me out a bit. I am intereted in a DIY loudspeaker design that is very revealing and accurate. I am building a project recording studio and I need my speakers to be as painfully true as possible. I am planning on using a Benchmark DAC1 into a DIY Pass Labs amp (probably the Aleph-X if I can get a board). Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

23rd June 2004, 02:24 AM	#6
macmeech diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Buffalo	Studio Design You should talk to Jim Salk, who was in the sound studio business before the custom loudspeaker business. He knows a lot about room design. www.salksound.com

15th September 2004, 10:55 PM	#10
macmeech diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Buffalo	Amps and Monitors How about Bryston 200wpc amplification with Thors using the new crossover design? The MBOW1 at www.salksound.com is a fairly priced monitor with a Dennis Murphy crossover design(murphyblaster.com). There are some proamp jobs with fans, but the fans are too noisy. Bryston 4 something or other is pretty much the best amp for the money.

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20th June 2004, 03:19 PM	#2
BillFitzmaurice Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: New Hampshire	Check out the Thor TL at at the Madisound site. One of the most accurate speakers ever made.

20th June 2004, 04:37 PM	#3
atticus diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mogadore, Ohio	Thanks!!

22nd June 2004, 11:19 PM	#5
atticus diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mogadore, Ohio	Well I don't exactly have the room yet. I am doing a lot fo planning for a studio I hope to build soon and the monitors are obviously a huge part. Accuracy is the key for me and I am exploring both the room design and the speaker design at the same time so as to hopefully have them work very well together from the get go. Thanks.

2nd July 2004, 02:45 AM	#7
atticus diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mogadore, Ohio	Thanks for the tips!

15th September 2004, 06:19 PM	#8
atticus diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mogadore, Ohio	I hope that you all don't mind if I bump this as I am still looking. If anyone knows of a great pairing of accurate monitors and amps I'd really appreciate it. Thanks so much.

15th September 2004, 06:53 PM	#9
454Casull diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada	If you decide on the Thor TL, you should check out this page. Apparently there is some controversy over the crossover design. Joe D'Appolito's THOR (Seas)

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