Hi All I am a first time poster and new to speaker making so please be gentle.
I have had the approval from the one who should be obeyed to build some new speakers - yay to me that was only a 4 year negotiation.
As you will see from the pics I am currently using some B&W M1s because they look good to the boss - as always design over quality in her mind. I am running a Marrantz SR7005 and know I am no getting the best out of the receiver due to the speakers.
We like the look of the B&W CM series and that is a prerequisite and how I won the negotiation they need to look good. I have trialled the CM5s and like their sound too (to give an indication of my listening preference is).
On to the room itself as you can see it is open plan with a volted/pitched ceiling at 5.4m at the apex. To put things in perspective the TV is 65inch.
The cabinet under the TV is 6.5m long and 450mm deep and we were planning to put the speakers at either end and then the centre speaker under the TV but only have the 450mm clearance to the wall.
The distance from the TV to the single wood chair with the cushions is about 5.5m and the distance from the TV to the glass doors is 8m. I have included an image of the in ceiling rears which I am happy with which sit above the glass doors.
Use of the receiver 50/50 music and HT and I like quality so all our music is in FLAC lossless format.
OK on to my skill level, I am a DIY nut, I made the cabinet, I made all the chairs you see in the photos (not the leather lounge), I laid the floorboards, hung the glass bifold doors which are 70kg each and 2.4m high (yes they work) so I am confident in my ability to build cabinets/enclosures, however, I have never built any speakers.
So after all that I am absolutely baffled (for want of a better word) on what to go for. I like some of the designs people have come up with using open baffle but as I need Left Right and centre and due to the proximity to the wall I am not sure they are an option.
Given all the above and the design direction can anyone suggest some plans (doesnt have to be prepacked kit) that are available that may help me before my head explodes as I have been trawling this forum for the last 3 weeks and am just getting more and more confused. Budget would be around $1000 for the parts only (mdf and timber I have plenty of).
Thanks in advance for your help.
I have had the approval from the one who should be obeyed to build some new speakers - yay to me that was only a 4 year negotiation.
As you will see from the pics I am currently using some B&W M1s because they look good to the boss - as always design over quality in her mind. I am running a Marrantz SR7005 and know I am no getting the best out of the receiver due to the speakers.
We like the look of the B&W CM series and that is a prerequisite and how I won the negotiation they need to look good. I have trialled the CM5s and like their sound too (to give an indication of my listening preference is).
On to the room itself as you can see it is open plan with a volted/pitched ceiling at 5.4m at the apex. To put things in perspective the TV is 65inch.
The cabinet under the TV is 6.5m long and 450mm deep and we were planning to put the speakers at either end and then the centre speaker under the TV but only have the 450mm clearance to the wall.
The distance from the TV to the single wood chair with the cushions is about 5.5m and the distance from the TV to the glass doors is 8m. I have included an image of the in ceiling rears which I am happy with which sit above the glass doors.
Use of the receiver 50/50 music and HT and I like quality so all our music is in FLAC lossless format.
OK on to my skill level, I am a DIY nut, I made the cabinet, I made all the chairs you see in the photos (not the leather lounge), I laid the floorboards, hung the glass bifold doors which are 70kg each and 2.4m high (yes they work) so I am confident in my ability to build cabinets/enclosures, however, I have never built any speakers.
So after all that I am absolutely baffled (for want of a better word) on what to go for. I like some of the designs people have come up with using open baffle but as I need Left Right and centre and due to the proximity to the wall I am not sure they are an option.
Given all the above and the design direction can anyone suggest some plans (doesnt have to be prepacked kit) that are available that may help me before my head explodes as I have been trawling this forum for the last 3 weeks and am just getting more and more confused. Budget would be around $1000 for the parts only (mdf and timber I have plenty of).
Thanks in advance for your help.