low cost (£70 max), near field monitor/bookshelf speaker.

Puggie · 22nd October 2004, 08:23 PM

I need to build a set of small near field monitor / book shelf speakers for my little sis for uni, I have a total budget of about £70 to build them and these are my criteria:

Small, about a 10-12l cabinet is my max size

Acoustically very balanced and revealing, these will be used for mixing music on, we need to be able to hear as much as possible.

They need to have a reasonable quality finish to them, this could be veneer over an MDF cabinet or I could use Birch ply for the cabinet and just sand and stain/laquer that.

My budget of £70 must cover everything, Drivers, cabinet materials and finish, Crossover components, terminals.

Do you guys have any suggestions on designs, drivers or even a suitable half finished aborted project or parts for sale?

I did hear a set of Audax 5 1/4" Aerogels which I thought were damn good for the money in about 12l ported cabinets.

Timn8ter · 23rd October 2004, 02:46 PM

I'm not in the UK so this may not be of any help, however, nobody else has responded. How about the design at the bottom of this page?
10L Fostex BR

mhelin · 23rd October 2004, 05:22 PM

Tangband W3-871s fullrange elements should fit your budget, they are about 20 EUR / piece. They make nice nearfields but don't have much output (so they can't be fatiqueing).

Timn8ter · 23rd October 2004, 06:19 PM

Yes, the W3-871S is a wonderful near field monitor but does it have enough bass response to do mixing?

454Casull · 24th October 2004, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Timn8ter
Yes, the W3-871S is a wonderful near field monitor but does it have enough bass response to do mixing?

Good headphones are always a perfectly acceptable alternative.

Brett · 24th October 2004, 03:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 454Casull

Good headphones are always a perfectly acceptable alternative.

Good headphones are much better than crap speakers.

Puggie · 24th October 2004, 09:13 PM

Thanks guys

Headphones are good but can get a bit tiresome and can also be a pain when your mixing for someone and they want to keep hearing what your doing (although sometimes its a godsend when they can't)

Both the Fostex and Tangbands look ok, the TB may require some bass enhancement though. Anyone know of a source for either of these in the UK?

Timn8ter · 24th October 2004, 09:36 PM

I don't think there is a UK distributor for Fostex however, Madisound offers great rates on international shipping. You may want to send them an e-mail to find out. Otherwise it looks like there may be someone in France or Sweden but I think their stock is limited.

22nd October 2004, 08:23 PM	#1
Puggie diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004	low cost (£70 max), near field monitor/bookshelf speaker. I need to build a set of small near field monitor / book shelf speakers for my little sis for uni, I have a total budget of about £70 to build them and these are my criteria: Small, about a 10-12l cabinet is my max size Acoustically very balanced and revealing, these will be used for mixing music on, we need to be able to hear as much as possible. They need to have a reasonable quality finish to them, this could be veneer over an MDF cabinet or I could use Birch ply for the cabinet and just sand and stain/laquer that. My budget of £70 must cover everything, Drivers, cabinet materials and finish, Crossover components, terminals. Do you guys have any suggestions on designs, drivers or even a suitable half finished aborted project or parts for sale? I did hear a set of Audax 5 1/4" Aerogels which I thought were damn good for the money in about 12l ported cabinets.

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23rd October 2004, 02:46 PM	#2
Timn8ter diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	I'm not in the UK so this may not be of any help, however, nobody else has responded. How about the design at the bottom of this page? 10L Fostex BR

23rd October 2004, 05:22 PM	#3
mhelin diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Tampere Finland Europe	Tangband W3-871s fullrange elements should fit your budget, they are about 20 EUR / piece. They make nice nearfields but don't have much output (so they can't be fatiqueing).

23rd October 2004, 06:19 PM	#4
Timn8ter diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	Yes, the W3-871S is a wonderful near field monitor but does it have enough bass response to do mixing?

24th October 2004, 09:13 PM	#7
Puggie diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004	Thanks guys Headphones are good but can get a bit tiresome and can also be a pain when your mixing for someone and they want to keep hearing what your doing (although sometimes its a godsend when they can't) Both the Fostex and Tangbands look ok, the TB may require some bass enhancement though. Anyone know of a source for either of these in the UK?

24th October 2004, 09:36 PM	#8
Timn8ter diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	I don't think there is a UK distributor for Fostex however, Madisound offers great rates on international shipping. You may want to send them an e-mail to find out. Otherwise it looks like there may be someone in France or Sweden but I think their stock is limited.

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