Highest Quality 2-way

[amirmk]

I have this interensting idea, using a three way: A 10/12" woofer combined with a 5" one and a ribbon tweeter or the seas i was talking about. I know good 10" drivers, can you tell me about 12" ones?

I see that Kim Griffin took two best places for unlimited budget, good for him. The thing is, I'm unable to find the design, only pictures of the finished product.

[Jim Griffin]

Several of you have asked about my Jordan JX92S with the Aurum Cantus G2si ribbon speaker design. Until recently a pdf file of this design was available from Bob Reimer's Creative Sound Solutions site (www.creativesound.ca). Recently, the JX92S drivers are no longer available from CSS and Bob has removed the link to pdf file. If you wish to have the design for my speaker, please contact me directly and I'll send you details (Microsoft Word file). I'll also try to have CSS repost thier link to the pdf file.

Jim

[ChuckT]

If you want expensive 2 way diy, check out the A4 monitor.
I have built box similar to the A4 and uses the Scan Speak Revalator drivers (9700+8531) instead of the 9800 in A4. Then I use the cap-less AR-SXO.
I don't recommand this for very high power use but for small room, but the sound is very very good.

To put it in prespective, it is a couple of notches above the JX92s box that I also have. But then for the cost of the drivers, it better be.

http://www.audiocomponents.nl/speake...erence_eng.htm

http://www.acoustic-reality.com/ar-sxo.htm

[Jim Griffin]

If you are interested in the Jordan JX92S with the Aurum Cantus G2si 2-way design, the design is posted on the Creative Sound Solutions site at:

http://www.creativesound.ca/pdf/JX92SG2siDesignPak.pdf

If you have additional questions, please contact me.

Jim

[DearSX]

zaphaudio.com's L18 design. If you'd like you can buy the cabinets at Partsexpress, and just build the holes for the speakers......really good quality stuff for $400 bucks.

or buy a kit from Madisound.com using Seas Excel Speakers.

or the creativesound.ca stuff like mentioned. although the Exodus audio stuff they sell perhaps has not been said.

or Ellisaudio.com has a nice kit

Selahaudio.com

northcreekmusic.com has some nice sets also.

or check out audiocircle.com you can talk to folk that have purchased speakers like what you've been looking for.

this site helps. but thats some more help.

[amirmk]

Thank you all very much. Also I would like to personally thank Mr. Griffin for mailing me the design.
The A4 and the Reference look very interesting, I should look deeper in to it.
Any more designs using Scan Speak or seas excel are always welcome.

[amirmk]

I've yet to decide on the design and drivers, I Like the Accutons.
The Tweeter i like is the C24-6 but i have trouble choosing the mid woofer. Accutons are both very expensive and are only about 86dB's. Choosing the even better 23 tweeter with 89dB's would make my 2A3s useless. Do you have any ideas about an efficent 7-10" woofer?

[Wright]

If you like the scanspeak drivers, you might want to take a look at some NorthCreek Music kits, at least for the cabinets. Their crossovers can be expensive, but they're generally quite well regarded.

[DJNUBZ]

I have seen the mackie hr824's mentioned here but it seems that you guys have forgotten to mention the 6" passive radiator that is part of the speaker. If anyone is considering building a DIY two way they should deffinately take the time to listen to these speakers if only to use as a refrence point for trying to make something better.

If you are looking to make something better why not design a two way that you can latter add dual bass enclsures as stands to make a full range system.

My personal recomendation for drivers would be a pair of accuton or seas exel 6-8" midbasses with a large ribbon tweeter although a good quality dome would work just as well. I would also go with a sealed enclosure and try to get the best sound possible rather then try to get low bass out of a two way. I would then later add a pair of front firing sub enclosures that would possibly be ported into the floor.

[JohanH]

This is what I ended up with when searching for a decent quality 2-way.

Seas W21 and Stage Accompany 8525, crossed at 1600 Hz.
Closed box.

Cheers,
Johan