Hi
Want to build a 2 ways speaker with Hiquphon OW1 ans SB.Acoustics Satori MW 16P-08
maybe 25L/ 35 Hz
Any suggest on speaker cabinet, and crossover layout
Want to build a 2 ways speaker with Hiquphon OW1 ans SB.Acoustics Satori MW 16P-08
maybe 25L/ 35 Hz
Any suggest on speaker cabinet, and crossover layout
I was hoping the opposite, because right now I am working on a very similar project (two-way , 26 liter vented), with the MW-16-8 Satori, and the TW29R- B ring tweeter (No, not the Kairos).
I do not know much about the Hiquphon OW1, but I've already made a box with the TW29-s, and they are awesome. Although not the easiest tweeters to work with crossover-wise....
I do not know much about the Hiquphon OW1, but I've already made a box with the TW29-s, and they are awesome. Although not the easiest tweeters to work with crossover-wise....
I am doing this for my best friend, the woodwork just started, this is (roughly) how it will look.
The bottom part of the box (cca. 1/3rd) will be separated by a slanted panel, which is further divided into two parts,: the upper portion will be filled with drird lsrge-grain sand, and the lower compartment contains the crossover.
The upper part (the active volume) is reinforced with two bracing frames.
I will have the boxes in 2-3 weeks, then I will post some pictures of them.
Based on my 30-some years of experince in the field I am planning to use a different type X-over, that's why the front plane is not tilted, like the Kairos...
The bottom part of the box (cca. 1/3rd) will be separated by a slanted panel, which is further divided into two parts,: the upper portion will be filled with drird lsrge-grain sand, and the lower compartment contains the crossover.
The upper part (the active volume) is reinforced with two bracing frames.
I will have the boxes in 2-3 weeks, then I will post some pictures of them.
Based on my 30-some years of experince in the field I am planning to use a different type X-over, that's why the front plane is not tilted, like the Kairos...
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basbas,
Though not with the Satori driver you mentioned, a design with the OW-1 tweeter worth looking up is the "Carrera" by Paul Carmody. Uses the ScanSpeak 15W/8530K00 woofer.
https://sites.google.com/site/undefinition/carrera
Though not with the Satori driver you mentioned, a design with the OW-1 tweeter worth looking up is the "Carrera" by Paul Carmody. Uses the ScanSpeak 15W/8530K00 woofer.
https://sites.google.com/site/undefinition/carrera
That is an excellent little midwoofer, (the ScanSpeak) but based on my listening tests, it is not the same league as the Satori....
If you've once heard the Satori playing music in free air without any crossover, you will know what I am talking about.
If you've once heard the Satori playing music in free air without any crossover, you will know what I am talking about.
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Why not Buy the 4 ohm version?
Better sensivity
Works in a smaller box
Baffelstep-compensation Will reduce sensivity between 4-6 dB. Without this compensation, most, if not all speakers (two way) will sound thin. Only way to work around it, would be to put the speaker in a VERY wide cabinet.
Better sensivity
Works in a smaller box
Baffelstep-compensation Will reduce sensivity between 4-6 dB. Without this compensation, most, if not all speakers (two way) will sound thin. Only way to work around it, would be to put the speaker in a VERY wide cabinet.
The problem of the Satori woofer is the dip in the frequency response at 1.3 kHz. All known designs use a low crossover frequency and shallow slopes in order to fill that hole by the tweeter. Since the OW1 is just a 0.75" tweeter that's not possible though.
If you have no experience in passive crossover, I would advice you to build a proven kit. Starting from scratch without experience is true gambling. The odds are, that you will at most end up with a mediocre result. Probably not better than a cheap second hand speaker. Any speaker needs a proper designed crossover - And that is indeed a very hard art/science to master.
It is just a friendly advice 🙂 PS. I can only do active crossovers - Which is also not easy - But way more easy than passive crossover. Both can sound good, but it is all about implementation.
With the satori driver, you have the potential to build a VERY good speaker. I have not yet heard it, but it is generally regarded to be one of the very best drivers in its size.
It is just a friendly advice 🙂 PS. I can only do active crossovers - Which is also not easy - But way more easy than passive crossover. Both can sound good, but it is all about implementation.
With the satori driver, you have the potential to build a VERY good speaker. I have not yet heard it, but it is generally regarded to be one of the very best drivers in its size.
That "dip" there is between 1.2 and 1.4 kHz, about 4 dB in magnitude, less than a third octave wide, and so practically inaudible. I never heard any problem with this driver that indicates the presence if it. I wish this was the worst problem a driver ever had.... 😱 Not to mention the fact, that at 30 degrees off axis it practically disappears.
Just compare it with the 15W8530.
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Indeed, I can foresee a World of Pain with the 3/4" Hiquphon OWI tweeter.
https://sites.google.com/site/undefinition/carrera
6" bass always seems to force you to a low crossover around 2-2.5kHz. I don't think the tweeter will like that. 3/4" tweeters are fragile things.
https://sites.google.com/site/undefinition/carrera
6" bass always seems to force you to a low crossover around 2-2.5kHz. I don't think the tweeter will like that. 3/4" tweeters are fragile things.
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