ultimate budget speaker

inrank · 13th May 2006, 07:18 PM

just wondering if there was a floorstanding speaker design, that is relativly cheap, relatively compact, but with pants wetting dynamics and imaging....

am i asking too much?

(can i use my FR125S as a part of it?)

i listen to blues, country, indie, classic rock and easy listening.

sdclc126 · 13th May 2006, 07:22 PM

You'll need to be more specific -

How cheap? What is your budget?

What sort of room size do you have?

Will you want to include a subwoofer?

What sort of dimensions did you have in mind for the speakers?

inrank · 13th May 2006, 07:26 PM

ok,

cheap as in £50 each for the drivers.

my room is 9"x15" but i will be getting a bigger room next year.

i have a sub, so i only need a F3 of around 50-55Hz.

no bigger than 3ft tall and either (thin and deep) or (wide and thin).

i would like to use my FR125S if i can as i allready have 2, say for the midrange.

inrank · 15th May 2006, 09:07 AM

anyone?

DocLorren · 15th May 2006, 09:51 AM

Interesting, 'ultimate and budget' together.
Do you mean the cheapest decent speaker or the best speaker on what you (or anyone else) would call a budget?
Let's say for the money you propose I'd suggest the Cyburg Needle, Fe126 Buschhorn or the Lancetta (bit tall I agree).

inrank · 15th May 2006, 10:05 AM

well i just want the best speaker that i can make with the requirements with my budget.

i forgot to say that i would like a 2 or 3 way design, with a woofer to take over the FR125S at around 200-300Hz and mabye a tweeter for 15KHz and above.

mabye like this- http://www.lautsprechershop.de/hifi/...i/ct211_en.htm

Holger Barske · 15th May 2006, 10:17 AM

If you want the best speaker for your money, take your bucks and buy one good driver. 2 or 3 way's definitely not recommended here.

adason · 15th May 2006, 11:16 AM

i would definitely go 2 way, single speaker will never achieve the bass you want
try ProAc Response 2.5 clone

sreten · 15th May 2006, 12:30 PM

http://www.planet10-hifi.com/css.html

As you have FR125Ss presumably one of the designs is the way to go.

/sreten.

inrank · 15th May 2006, 12:59 PM

yeah, but they all use the Fr125s as a full range, i want to add a bigger woofer to take the strain of them.
I like the Raw Acoustics ones, but i want to design my own and i can not afford an extremis, unless there is not a good alternative thats cheaper, and i will save up.

13th May 2006, 07:18 PM	#1
inrank diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	ultimate budget speaker just wondering if there was a floorstanding speaker design, that is relativly cheap, relatively compact, but with pants wetting dynamics and imaging.... am i asking too much? (can i use my FR125S as a part of it?) i listen to blues, country, indie, classic rock and easy listening.

13th May 2006, 07:22 PM	#2
sdclc126 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego, CA	You'll need to be more specific - How cheap? What is your budget? What sort of room size do you have? Will you want to include a subwoofer? What sort of dimensions did you have in mind for the speakers? __________________ Soft Dome

15th May 2006, 10:17 AM	#7
Holger Barske diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ruhrgebiet	If you want the best speaker for your money, take your bucks and buy one good driver. 2 or 3 way's definitely not recommended here. __________________ Best regards: Holger www.holgerbarske.com - Deutschsprachiges Paradise-Support-Forum

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13th May 2006, 07:26 PM	#3
inrank diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	ok, cheap as in £50 each for the drivers. my room is 9"x15" but i will be getting a bigger room next year. i have a sub, so i only need a F3 of around 50-55Hz. no bigger than 3ft tall and either (thin and deep) or (wide and thin). i would like to use my FR125S if i can as i allready have 2, say for the midrange.

15th May 2006, 09:07 AM	#4
inrank diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	anyone?

15th May 2006, 09:51 AM	#5
DocLorren diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Utrecht	Interesting, 'ultimate and budget' together. Do you mean the cheapest decent speaker or the best speaker on what you (or anyone else) would call a budget? Let's say for the money you propose I'd suggest the Cyburg Needle, Fe126 Buschhorn or the Lancetta (bit tall I agree).

15th May 2006, 10:05 AM	#6
inrank diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	well i just want the best speaker that i can make with the requirements with my budget. i forgot to say that i would like a 2 or 3 way design, with a woofer to take over the FR125S at around 200-300Hz and mabye a tweeter for 15KHz and above. mabye like this- http://www.lautsprechershop.de/hifi/...i/ct211_en.htm

15th May 2006, 11:16 AM	#8
adason diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: troll in US	i would definitely go 2 way, single speaker will never achieve the bass you want try ProAc Response 2.5 clone

15th May 2006, 12:30 PM	#9
sreten diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton UK	http://www.planet10-hifi.com/css.html As you have FR125Ss presumably one of the designs is the way to go. /sreten.

15th May 2006, 12:59 PM	#10
inrank diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	yeah, but they all use the Fr125s as a full range, i want to add a bigger woofer to take the strain of them. I like the Raw Acoustics ones, but i want to design my own and i can not afford an extremis, unless there is not a good alternative thats cheaper, and i will save up.

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