I have a new speaker project. A couple of years ago, I made a modified Seas Idunn kit with a Satori TW29R tweeter and I still like them a lot!
Here what I'm looking to do is a small speaker model that will serve as a secondary sound system to go with my television. I'm not looking to do something hi-end, I just want to have fun and learn, practice before tackling a much more ambitious project. A 4-inch woofer and a textile dome tweeter, or finally, something soft, smooth and silky. Warm.
In the past I had found it a bit tedious to build the boxes, here I want make it simple and by Solen I will buy an mdf box kit from Part Express, this one :
Denovo Audio Knock-Down MDF 0.23 cu. ft. Mini Bookshelf Speaker Cabinet
About ten years ago, I had been to the Audio Salon of Montreal for a unique reason, to find out what type of tweeter I liked best. And me these are the textile domes my favourites, I hate metal domes and even more ribbon tweeters, even Raals. I really like the softness and warm sound. I had listened to several very good commercials speakers with Vifa XT25s which sounded really natural and soft, there are surely better, but here I do it for fun and these tweeters are excellent, and at a good price. But I'm not sure which one are the best :
Solen Electronique Inc. | XT25BG6004
or
Solen Electronique Inc. | XT25TG3004
As for the woofer, after some research my choice for the moment is a small 4 inch Tang Band which seems to me well built and of which I have read very nice things:
Solen Electronique Inc. | W4-1720
But now I'm not sure, maybe these ones will be good too :
Solen Electronique Inc. | NE123W08
or this one :
https://solen.ca/fr/produits/haut-p...nrx25-4-12cm-norex-paper-cone-midwoofer-4ohm/
I have a so lot to learn, starting with knowing the right cabinet volume for the woofer I have chosen. But according to Solen's Woofer application page, my little Part Express boxes would be perfect for the Tang Band. I am super open to your suggestions. I will have to learn to calculate the filter ... And many other things!
Thank you!
Here what I'm looking to do is a small speaker model that will serve as a secondary sound system to go with my television. I'm not looking to do something hi-end, I just want to have fun and learn, practice before tackling a much more ambitious project. A 4-inch woofer and a textile dome tweeter, or finally, something soft, smooth and silky. Warm.
In the past I had found it a bit tedious to build the boxes, here I want make it simple and by Solen I will buy an mdf box kit from Part Express, this one :
Denovo Audio Knock-Down MDF 0.23 cu. ft. Mini Bookshelf Speaker Cabinet
About ten years ago, I had been to the Audio Salon of Montreal for a unique reason, to find out what type of tweeter I liked best. And me these are the textile domes my favourites, I hate metal domes and even more ribbon tweeters, even Raals. I really like the softness and warm sound. I had listened to several very good commercials speakers with Vifa XT25s which sounded really natural and soft, there are surely better, but here I do it for fun and these tweeters are excellent, and at a good price. But I'm not sure which one are the best :
Solen Electronique Inc. | XT25BG6004
or
Solen Electronique Inc. | XT25TG3004
As for the woofer, after some research my choice for the moment is a small 4 inch Tang Band which seems to me well built and of which I have read very nice things:
Solen Electronique Inc. | W4-1720
But now I'm not sure, maybe these ones will be good too :
Solen Electronique Inc. | NE123W08
or this one :
https://solen.ca/fr/produits/haut-p...nrx25-4-12cm-norex-paper-cone-midwoofer-4ohm/
I have a so lot to learn, starting with knowing the right cabinet volume for the woofer I have chosen. But according to Solen's Woofer application page, my little Part Express boxes would be perfect for the Tang Band. I am super open to your suggestions. I will have to learn to calculate the filter ... And many other things!
Thank you!
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I can't help with the drivers but I have used those boxes. They where easy to assemble and felt very solid when done. Mine ended up with walnut veneer for the box and Dura-tex for the baffle.
