DIY Clones of commercial speakers

[Soldy]

Hello everyone,


I was wondering what clones of commercially available speakers are out there. I searched for similar topics, but couldn't find any topics containing lists. So if you answer here, I will update the list below.



For a start:


Grimm Audio LS1 clone


Nola Brio clone - build plan in #178


B&W 800 (1)

 

[Bill poster]

There's a lady called Dewi Sarah from Indonesia, who makes some awesome clones. She posts on the FB DIY loudspeaker group regularly

 

[Soldy]

who makes some awesome clones

In regards to their looks or are they properly engineered as well?


"Unfortunately" I don't have FB, but maybe she has a homepage.

 

[zacster]

I built a pair of Proac Response 2.5 clones many years back. I still use them. I recall there being lots of cloned designs. How close they are to the original was always debated.

It used to be the Madisound forum with the designs, but I haven't looked there in many years.

 

[Bill poster]

In regards to their looks or are they properly engineered as well?


"Unfortunately" I don't have FB, but maybe she has a homepage.

Not sure if you can see her homepage without login. Her finishing may not be your cup of tea but kind of blew me away that she's a lady successfully building a ton of speakers from a tyre shop

Log into Facebook | Facebook

 

[LineSource]

As a testament to the effective reduction of edge diffraction, there are several well documented clones of the "Avalon Style" truncated pyramid cabinet. A basic well braced rectangular box, with a thick front baffle allowing deep angled edge cuts.

Ardent Speaker Camp

http://www.humblehomemadehifi.com/download/Humble Homemade Hifi_Soup Ceramique Mk-II.pdf

 

[Soldy]

Thank you

 

[ewollowe]

Nola Brio clone thread

Need help building open baffle/bass reflex hybrid


Particularly post #172

 

[Alex M]

Here is an interesting list of suggestions for clones of ProAc designs:
2007 diyaudio thread

Alex

 

[Soldy]

I edited my starpost.
Although the Ardent are quite nice but not realy a clone The ProAc seem interesting, but the homepage doesn't work for some reason...

 

[6thplanet]

Wilson copy

 

[jamesblonde]

B&W 800
YouTube

 

[Mikerodrig27]

Not sure if this one has been posted yet:
YouTube

Another 800 clone. Nice speaker. They did a good job.

 

[Soldy]

Thank you


@6thplanet/@jamesblonde: Is there a thread which I can link (the purpose of the list is that people can find a schematics etc.)?



@Mikerodrig27: Nice

 

[FirstWatt2019]

ProAc studio 1 converted to a studio 100
ProAc Response D28 clone
ProAc Tablette Reference 8 clone
ProAc Response 1s clone (ongoing)

Yep ,,,,,I love ProAc

 

[ChrisABC]

Audio Physic Virgo (old)

Audio Physic Virgo 2 - KLON - DIY - Audiostereo.pl

 

[celef]

ProAc studio 1 converted to a studio 100
ProAc Response D28 clone
ProAc Tablette Reference 8 clone
ProAc Response 1s clone (ongoing)

Yep ,,,,,I love ProAc

How do you clone d28, how do you get the woofer?

 

[celef]

I have not yet seen a clone but ophidian should not be that hard to clone since they uses standard seas and dayton drivers as it seems

 

[Lordlidder]

Great question Soldy. I'm also interested in such designs.....particularly if anyone has made a similar design/clone of the tekton lore reference. I would like to build a 96db or more design like that or pi speakers. Could anyone help please?.Thanks.

 

[Pygmy]

There's a lady called Dewi Sarah from Indonesia, who makes some awesome clones. She posts on the FB DIY loudspeaker group regularly

I asked her on the FB group how she selected her drivers and simulated her cabinets.
She doesn't. She builds nice cabinets but has no idea about speaker design.