Help needed for a DIY speaker project.

Dxvideo · 9th March 2007, 02:45 PM

Hi all,

I want to design (and of course build) a DIY speaker for my living room. Because i cannot find any hi quality and low price speakers in Turkey..
I am looking for over two months various brands available in Turkey, but when i find a good sounding one then it is over price, and then when i find a good priced one it sounds like ****!
I know thats a general problem but i want to solve that with my abilities.
Anyway, i can spend until 500-600$ per pair just for drivers and crossovers but not more.

I found some drivers in ELFA catalogue that,
Visaton TIW200XS for bass (84dB, 20-7,5Khz, Qts=0.41, Qms=5,27, Qes=0,45)
Visaton G50FFL (Dome midrange, 90dB, 400-10Khz)
Visaton G20SC (Dome tweeter, 88dB, 1200-30Khz
But i am not sure that they will work in harmony.. Because the mid is very loudy then the bass. But the basses performance is very impressive. It can down to 25Hz in a 35Hz tuned port 55Lt box. But as i mentioned i am not sure on them.

So may you recommend me some drivers/crossovers will work harmonious to build a 100W min 3 way speaker system?

Thanks a lot in advance..

Spasticteapot · 9th March 2007, 02:57 PM

Visaton makes some nice stuff, but I would reccomend going off of someone else's project. Even cheap speaker parts can result in impressive sound if used properly.

In the $500 range, there are many excellent projects out there - Zaphaudio.com has some very nice speakers in that price range, as do many other places. You should have more than enough money to get some really nice speakers indeed - heck, that should be enough for the Usher 2-ways kit from Parts Express, even including the shipping.

If you want to try the "from-scratch" route, I would go for a pair of Usher woofers ($110 USD each) and Seas 27TBFC/G tweeters ($45 USD each). This leaves you plenty of left over money for crossovers and whatnot. (The Usher 8945P woofer is good up to 3khz, and the Seas 27TBFC/G tweeter is good even below 2khz.)

Dxvideo · 9th March 2007, 03:14 PM

Thank you spasticteapot (what does it mean?)
I am examining the projects on Zaphaudio.. There are many good projects. But as i can understand with my poor English, they dont sell the kits. So i have to buy the components seperated! Is it?

sreten · 9th March 2007, 03:54 PM

Hi,

http://www.lautsprechershop.de/english/index_hifi.htm

/sreten.

Dxvideo · 10th March 2007, 06:33 AM

Thank you... Its better for me!

9th March 2007, 02:45 PM	#1
Dxvideo diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Turkey	Help needed for a DIY speaker project. Hi all, I want to design (and of course build) a DIY speaker for my living room. Because i cannot find any hi quality and low price speakers in Turkey.. I am looking for over two months various brands available in Turkey, but when i find a good sounding one then it is over price, and then when i find a good priced one it sounds like ****! I know thats a general problem but i want to solve that with my abilities. Anyway, i can spend until 500-600$ per pair just for drivers and crossovers but not more. I found some drivers in ELFA catalogue that, Visaton TIW200XS for bass (84dB, 20-7,5Khz, Qts=0.41, Qms=5,27, Qes=0,45) Visaton G50FFL (Dome midrange, 90dB, 400-10Khz) Visaton G20SC (Dome tweeter, 88dB, 1200-30Khz But i am not sure that they will work in harmony.. Because the mid is very loudy then the bass. But the basses performance is very impressive. It can down to 25Hz in a 35Hz tuned port 55Lt box. But as i mentioned i am not sure on them. So may you recommend me some drivers/crossovers will work harmonious to build a 100W min 3 way speaker system? Thanks a lot in advance.. __________________ Best regards, Ozgur

9th March 2007, 03:14 PM	#3
Dxvideo diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Turkey	Thank you spasticteapot (what does it mean?) I am examining the projects on Zaphaudio.. There are many good projects. But as i can understand with my poor English, they dont sell the kits. So i have to buy the components seperated! Is it? __________________ Best regards, Ozgur

10th March 2007, 06:33 AM	#5
Dxvideo diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Turkey	Thank you... Its better for me! __________________ Best regards, Ozgur

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9th March 2007, 02:57 PM	#2
Spasticteapot diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wisconsin....what did you expect?	Visaton makes some nice stuff, but I would reccomend going off of someone else's project. Even cheap speaker parts can result in impressive sound if used properly. In the $500 range, there are many excellent projects out there - Zaphaudio.com has some very nice speakers in that price range, as do many other places. You should have more than enough money to get some really nice speakers indeed - heck, that should be enough for the Usher 2-ways kit from Parts Express, even including the shipping. If you want to try the "from-scratch" route, I would go for a pair of Usher woofers ($110 USD each) and Seas 27TBFC/G tweeters ($45 USD each). This leaves you plenty of left over money for crossovers and whatnot. (The Usher 8945P woofer is good up to 3khz, and the Seas 27TBFC/G tweeter is good even below 2khz.)

9th March 2007, 03:54 PM	#4
sreten diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton UK	Hi, http://www.lautsprechershop.de/english/index_hifi.htm /sreten.

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