Are these drivers and this amp a good match?

[SNIRAVIV]

Hello, my name is Raviv, I just started a small speaker design studio. my goal is to make a great sounding speakers in great looking, hand made and original designs.
so far my products are DML based + open baffle subwoofers you can check it out @ www.ravivstudio.com (currently we only sells locally in Israel)

Anyhow; my idea is to make an amplified full-range speaker stereo pair, I chose full-range for the benefit of simplicity and design freedom.
what do you think of that combination:

UPDATE:

Dayton Audio RS100-4 4" Reference Full-Range Driver 4 Ohm​

https://www.parts-express.com/Dayton-Audio-RS100-4-4-Reference-Full-Range-Driver-4-Ohm-295-378+

Dayton Audio DSPB-250 2x50W Class D Audio Amplifier Board with DSP​

https://www.parts-express.com/Dayto...lass-D-Audio-Amplifier-Board-with-DSP-325-126

1 -are they a good match for a small-mid size living room?
2 - do you think I can make a hi-fi amplified stereo speaker set from 94$ parts ?! 🙂

 

[Richard Ellis]

Hello Raviv, nice to see you here in these forums...I regret those here among us here in the forums had not responded yet to your inquires, perhaps it is in trepidation of your reactions...I'll try here, OK?
First off, your choices of amps & speakers as noted really are very far away from your noted "great sounding speakers", & these choices are not a good match..."you get what paid for"...they are just too cheap for good sound, let alone great sound.
Your artistic skills many here would die for...many would hope to have half your artistic skills, as such, we focus on technical issues leaving "art" to those who can.
Your uses of DML is notable, but the technology is in its infancy & from what I've read isn't quite ready for public consumption. That said, there are many more refined & balanced options within "open baffle" and planar technologies that one could use within your preferred "panel speakers" approach. I can just picture what you could do with an old Magnapan speaker... Even the Martin Logan series of speakers is still "lacking" in artistic expression.








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[SNIRAVIV]

Thank you Richard I was wandering way no one hade replayed, I must apologize for my lack on technical knowledge and pore English, hope it's good enough to get the point . I actually stumbled around Martin Logan when I was researching , the design of them always looks somewhat depressing. beautiful, but boring, just my opinion.

and BTW- my DML speakers are grate for casual listening of music, more then you get from a commercial competitor at that price (Jamo, Hose of Marley, JBL, Marshall, Sonos...), more clarity, beater sound stage for sure, so I don't get your say about DML " isn't quite ready for public consumption". we are doing fine thank you 🙂 you really should tray and listen to DML, it's magic. I fund that long and thine strips of balsa wood and some proper acoustic treatment to the back of the speaker can reproduce amazing sounds.

Back to my question - Richard in your opinion the Dayton audio 35$ amp and that 4" full-range driver are ****?? in plain words.
what about "Kirby meets audio" Vlog and that "Toids DIY Audio" recommending these driver? the DML " tech Ingredients" guy... are they all fake?

 

[Richard Ellis]

Doing some reading up on DML tech...there seems to be little specifics as according to the patents by NXT, Surfacesound and SoundVu. Taking some of these apart & reverse engineering might be in order, bringing an individual some new & unique ideas & out of patent ranges. There seems to be works on material choices with emphasis on particular materials...but no mentions about "ringing" of these radiating surfaces, instead a focus upon taking advantages of inherent resonant frequencies, but again, there must be a damping factor to consider...you don't want any one particular band of frequencies to "ring" out of control.
The four-inch driver you note isn't too bad, for "what it is"...a really small driver that is practically a three-inch driver ...The amp you noted is really "bottom of the basement in quality and performance.
I drew up a twenty-four inch by eighteen inch panel with a 4-5 inch voice-coil idea...just some musing written up.











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[rayma]

On the internet, we can find virtually any opinion on any subject, but not all opinions are
equal in merit. Designing speakers for decor first is a choice, but this does not mean
that the sound quality of other approaches can also be achieved at the same time.