cheapish, freeish, fastish: pick 3?

xdissent · 1st September 2006, 08:07 PM

ok so basically i've been migrating from the tube section of this forum to the speaker section. now that i've got that amp situation under control, im trying to actually listen to it through something! i've read a great deal and i get the concepts, but now im just looking to glean from some helpful soul that which you cannot fake: personal experience.

my goal:

build a pair of the most efficient, cheap, and decent sounding speakers i can with what basically amounts to minimum intellectual, financial, and temporal investments. they dont have to sound AMAZING, and im willing to sacrifice a little bit of perfection for compact size and efficiency, considering they're going to be partying with my 3wpc pp tube amp - which expects a 4-8ohm load.

ideally the enclosures will fit on my desk without annoying me (think NS-10 size). i'm VERY interested in theory and design and eventually would LOVE to have the time to design my own system from scratch and know all the intimate mathematical details of how it works... but for now im just itching to listen to my amp through something decent, yet i can't shake the DIY bug completely. it doesnt have to be a single full range driver, although simplicity is good. any suggestions? remember: price is weighted slightly more heavily than performance.

Vikash · 2nd September 2006, 08:09 AM

Visit Zaph's site and build one of the fullrange projects in that case

http://www.zaphaudio.com/

Hara · 2nd September 2006, 08:41 AM

The way I see it you will need an efficient speaker.
What about the DIY Fullrange Reference Project?

Otherwise try the w3-871s in either a sealed or, if you're up to it, a Mass Loaded Transmission Line/Folded Mass Loaded Voigt Pipe.

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/attac...amp=1136413890

I believe the original designer of those MLVP was youyoung21147.

mashaffer · 2nd September 2006, 11:18 AM

Until you said fit on your desk I was going to suggest that you see planet10 Dave for some vintage full range drivers and put them on open baffles. You still might want to talk to Dave though and see what he has for small boxes. The old AlNiCo FR drivers are often a perfect fit for tubes. Also keep your eyes open for old console stereos at the thrift shops. Some nice old (nearly free) drivers show up that way from time to time.

mike

1st September 2006, 08:07 PM	#1
xdissent diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: nashville, TN	cheapish, freeish, fastish: pick 3? ok so basically i've been migrating from the tube section of this forum to the speaker section. now that i've got that amp situation under control, im trying to actually listen to it through something! i've read a great deal and i get the concepts, but now im just looking to glean from some helpful soul that which you cannot fake: personal experience. my goal: build a pair of the most efficient, cheap, and decent sounding speakers i can with what basically amounts to minimum intellectual, financial, and temporal investments. they dont have to sound AMAZING, and im willing to sacrifice a little bit of perfection for compact size and efficiency, considering they're going to be partying with my 3wpc pp tube amp - which expects a 4-8ohm load. ideally the enclosures will fit on my desk without annoying me (think NS-10 size). i'm VERY interested in theory and design and eventually would LOVE to have the time to design my own system from scratch and know all the intimate mathematical details of how it works... but for now im just itching to listen to my amp through something decent, yet i can't shake the DIY bug completely. it doesnt have to be a single full range driver, although simplicity is good. any suggestions? remember: price is weighted slightly more heavily than performance.

2nd September 2006, 08:09 AM	#2
Vikash diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: UK	Visit Zaph's site and build one of the fullrange projects in that case http://www.zaphaudio.com/ __________________ "The human mind is so constituted that it colours with its own previous conceptions any new notion that presents itself for acceptance." - J. Wilhelm. (But I still think mine sounds better than yours.)

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2nd September 2006, 08:41 AM	#3
Hara diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	The way I see it you will need an efficient speaker. What about the DIY Fullrange Reference Project? Otherwise try the w3-871s in either a sealed or, if you're up to it, a Mass Loaded Transmission Line/Folded Mass Loaded Voigt Pipe. http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/attac...amp=1136413890 I believe the original designer of those MLVP was youyoung21147.

2nd September 2006, 11:18 AM	#4
mashaffer diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Indiana	Until you said fit on your desk I was going to suggest that you see planet10 Dave for some vintage full range drivers and put them on open baffles. You still might want to talk to Dave though and see what he has for small boxes. The old AlNiCo FR drivers are often a perfect fit for tubes. Also keep your eyes open for old console stereos at the thrift shops. Some nice old (nearly free) drivers show up that way from time to time. mike

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