speaker project help

minh_827 · 25th April 2005, 02:24 PM

Hi,
I want to build a pair of speaker that has two 8 preeless 8'' 850136, 1 scanspeak 8545k mid and scanspeak 2904/29800 tweeter per tower. I new to speaker building and cannot design my own speaker. All I can do is follow the plan. I have the necessary skills and the tools to construct the cabinet. And the amplifier to run any speaker design. All ideas and suggestion are welcome.
Thanks Minh

Cal Weldon · 25th April 2005, 02:56 PM

Hi Minh,

Have you thought about making a kit speaker for your first pair? A lot of people recommend that when it's your first pair. Just to get your feet wet, so to speak.

Cal

5th element · 25th April 2005, 03:12 PM

I second cals advice. Although I built my own speakers first time round and had reasonable success. WHen I did this I didnt know about this forum nor really about kits! I would have built a kit probably just to guarantee success.

Those drivers you mention would work well together and produce good results. The only problem is to get good results you need measuring equipment and design software, and most importantly the know-how of what you are doing and what you want to achieve technically.

minh_827 · 25th April 2005, 04:05 PM

Yes I have. I know it will be a big undertaking but my goal is to build something that fits with my amplifier.

Emprov · 25th April 2005, 08:37 PM

Kind of in the same boat as minh but I have some pretty good woodworking and soldering skills, I'm kind of lacking the design software though. There seems to be a ton of stuf out there for PC but very little for Mac. What do you OS X guys use?

planet10 · 25th April 2005, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Emprov
but very little for Mac. What do you OS X guys use?

But what there is is typically nicer than in PC Land... Mac-the-Scope, MacSpeakerz (getting kinda old & grey & it is relatively expensive, but i still use it), FuzzMeasure (new kid on the block, capabilities expanding quickly (T/S in last night's beta (whoa-ha!!!)), and any of the spread sheet based stuff mostly works (except for features programmed in in PC only scripting).

It won't be long before PC guys are looking at Macs so they can run the Mac-only audio software...

mail me for more detail & help.

dave

MyNameIsJake · 25th April 2005, 10:03 PM

if i could go back to the first time i built speakers, i would have done a kit... but i was 15 and limited to the p.e. print catalog...

speaking of software, how is the bassbox and x-over software from parts express? i have winisd, but im looking for some pro grade wares for modeling. i was looking in to it, but couldn't fing much in the way of demoware...

minh_827 · 26th April 2005, 06:33 AM

Would the watt puppy clone be a good project to undertake?

25th April 2005, 02:24 PM	#1
minh_827 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: san jose california	speaker project help Hi, I want to build a pair of speaker that has two 8 preeless 8'' 850136, 1 scanspeak 8545k mid and scanspeak 2904/29800 tweeter per tower. I new to speaker building and cannot design my own speaker. All I can do is follow the plan. I have the necessary skills and the tools to construct the cabinet. And the amplifier to run any speaker design. All ideas and suggestion are welcome. Thanks Minh

25th April 2005, 02:56 PM	#2
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Hi Minh, Have you thought about making a kit speaker for your first pair? A lot of people recommend that when it's your first pair. Just to get your feet wet, so to speak. Cal __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

25th April 2005, 03:12 PM	#3
5th element diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England	I second cals advice. Although I built my own speakers first time round and had reasonable success. WHen I did this I didnt know about this forum nor really about kits! I would have built a kit probably just to guarantee success. Those drivers you mention would work well together and produce good results. The only problem is to get good results you need measuring equipment and design software, and most importantly the know-how of what you are doing and what you want to achieve technically. __________________ What the hell are you screamin' for? Every five minutes there's a bomb or somethin'! I'm leavin! bzzzz! Droggon Attack!

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25th April 2005, 04:05 PM	#4
minh_827 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: san jose california	Yes I have. I know it will be a big undertaking but my goal is to build something that fits with my amplifier.

25th April 2005, 08:37 PM	#5
Emprov diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kaleefornia	Kind of in the same boat as minh but I have some pretty good woodworking and soldering skills, I'm kind of lacking the design software though. There seems to be a ton of stuf out there for PC but very little for Mac. What do you OS X guys use?

25th April 2005, 10:03 PM	#7
MyNameIsJake diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Arizona	if i could go back to the first time i built speakers, i would have done a kit... but i was 15 and limited to the p.e. print catalog... speaking of software, how is the bassbox and x-over software from parts express? i have winisd, but im looking for some pro grade wares for modeling. i was looking in to it, but couldn't fing much in the way of demoware...

26th April 2005, 06:33 AM	#8
minh_827 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: san jose california	Would the watt puppy clone be a good project to undertake?

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