Hi I am new to this forum. I was sent here by someone at the AVS Forums.
I had an idea for my high school senior project. Build a set of speakers! I built a subwoofer about six months ago and I couldn't be happier with it.
I just "discovered" a good place for a dedicated theater in the attic over my dad's woodshop. I will need a set of speakers, including a subwoofer for it. It would be perfect to tie it in as a senior project. I think I'll make a sonosub this time since I have several sonotubes lying around. What's going on with Ascendant Audio? I have an Atlas12" in the sub I built and would love to buy another ASA sub but their site hasn't been updated for months and the email I sent to them bounced. What's a good alternative?
The complicated part will be the speakers. I don't know much about building speakers (that's what makes it a good senior project). I don't know what drivers are best, how to make a crossover, etc. Building the boxes won't be difficult because I already know how to work with wood.
What drivers are best? Tweeters? I think I'll do two way speakers that are identical all around. My budget has not yet been determined. Are there any tried and true plans around? I want smaller bookshelf type speakers that are basicly the same all around.
I will probably use a Pioneer VSX-1015. Any information will be helpful.
I had an idea for my high school senior project. Build a set of speakers! I built a subwoofer about six months ago and I couldn't be happier with it.
I just "discovered" a good place for a dedicated theater in the attic over my dad's woodshop. I will need a set of speakers, including a subwoofer for it. It would be perfect to tie it in as a senior project. I think I'll make a sonosub this time since I have several sonotubes lying around. What's going on with Ascendant Audio? I have an Atlas12" in the sub I built and would love to buy another ASA sub but their site hasn't been updated for months and the email I sent to them bounced. What's a good alternative?
The complicated part will be the speakers. I don't know much about building speakers (that's what makes it a good senior project). I don't know what drivers are best, how to make a crossover, etc. Building the boxes won't be difficult because I already know how to work with wood.
What drivers are best? Tweeters? I think I'll do two way speakers that are identical all around. My budget has not yet been determined. Are there any tried and true plans around? I want smaller bookshelf type speakers that are basicly the same all around.
I will probably use a Pioneer VSX-1015. Any information will be helpful.
Also, decide what sort of sound you like neutral; bright & detailed, or a warmer presentation. We can all help, but we'll need a bit more to go on.
Personally, I'd build a single driver transmission-line setup like Martin Kings' Project 2 ML TQWT: http://www.quarter-wave.com/Project02/Project02.html
This is always what I advise new builders to try out first. It's staggeringly well documented by a man who knows what he's doing, relatively cheap, easy to build, sounds astonishing, and looks terrific too, if a little care is taken over the finish. But then I'm biased; I like single driver setups. That said, for the money, I've never heard anything better. In fact, you'd have to triple the budget to get anything better at all -these are neutral to a fault, and good down to circa 35Hz in room. If that one's too tall, Bob Brines has re-drawn it as a neat folded TQWT here: http://www.geocities.com/rbrines1/Pages/Proposals.html#Fostex FE164
You'd still get the experience with electronics, as they need a compensation circuit to even out their frequency response -similar things needed to a crossover, but here it's used to compensate for baffle-step response, and to bring the rising frequency response of the drivers into line. I've just completed my third pair of these and can vouch for their capabilities -a Rolling Stones obsessed opera singer friend of mine has the first pair, the other pair went into a home studio. The FE164 is no longer built, but the FE167E is a straight swap. Mine will be my regular listening speakers while I play around with rather more costly experimental setups.
Best
Scott
Personally, I'd build a single driver transmission-line setup like Martin Kings' Project 2 ML TQWT: http://www.quarter-wave.com/Project02/Project02.html
This is always what I advise new builders to try out first. It's staggeringly well documented by a man who knows what he's doing, relatively cheap, easy to build, sounds astonishing, and looks terrific too, if a little care is taken over the finish. But then I'm biased; I like single driver setups. That said, for the money, I've never heard anything better. In fact, you'd have to triple the budget to get anything better at all -these are neutral to a fault, and good down to circa 35Hz in room. If that one's too tall, Bob Brines has re-drawn it as a neat folded TQWT here: http://www.geocities.com/rbrines1/Pages/Proposals.html#Fostex FE164
You'd still get the experience with electronics, as they need a compensation circuit to even out their frequency response -similar things needed to a crossover, but here it's used to compensate for baffle-step response, and to bring the rising frequency response of the drivers into line. I've just completed my third pair of these and can vouch for their capabilities -a Rolling Stones obsessed opera singer friend of mine has the first pair, the other pair went into a home studio. The FE164 is no longer built, but the FE167E is a straight swap. Mine will be my regular listening speakers while I play around with rather more costly experimental setups.
Best
Scott
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