Hello everyone,
I'm new to posting, but I've been lurking these forums for a couple of years now. I first got into speaker design in late 2022. I was looking into upgrading the sound system of my truck, which led me to DIYMobileAudio. With how much of an acoustic mess an automotive cabin is, I decided to learn how to design crossovers/loudspeakers for home hi-fi use first, which led me here. Funnily enough, I've yet to finish the truck project.
Prior to all this, I spent many years playing drums, soldering DIY eurorack modular synths, restoring vintage recording gear and studying room acoustics to improve my home studio space. Even took a few audio recording classes in college during my first stint. I returned a year ago to study electrical engineering. So... I've spent a good amount of time in audio DIY spaces, but I hadn't actually attempted to build loudspeakers until a couple years ago.
Built a few single driver full range units in the beginning. They sounded alright, but I had a lot to learn. Built a few of XRK's foam core designs. Lots of "give this a try... something is missing... back to studying theory". It's a ton of fun amidst the headaches 🙂
At the moment I've been dialing in a 3-way design using one of Augerpro's 6.5" elliptical waveguides and an SB17NBAC35-4. Also, a 2-way with one of Mabat's ATH horns.
Happy to be here with all of you to further the progression of DIY audio projects and talk shop! Cheers
I'm new to posting, but I've been lurking these forums for a couple of years now. I first got into speaker design in late 2022. I was looking into upgrading the sound system of my truck, which led me to DIYMobileAudio. With how much of an acoustic mess an automotive cabin is, I decided to learn how to design crossovers/loudspeakers for home hi-fi use first, which led me here. Funnily enough, I've yet to finish the truck project.
Prior to all this, I spent many years playing drums, soldering DIY eurorack modular synths, restoring vintage recording gear and studying room acoustics to improve my home studio space. Even took a few audio recording classes in college during my first stint. I returned a year ago to study electrical engineering. So... I've spent a good amount of time in audio DIY spaces, but I hadn't actually attempted to build loudspeakers until a couple years ago.
Built a few single driver full range units in the beginning. They sounded alright, but I had a lot to learn. Built a few of XRK's foam core designs. Lots of "give this a try... something is missing... back to studying theory". It's a ton of fun amidst the headaches 🙂
At the moment I've been dialing in a 3-way design using one of Augerpro's 6.5" elliptical waveguides and an SB17NBAC35-4. Also, a 2-way with one of Mabat's ATH horns.
Happy to be here with all of you to further the progression of DIY audio projects and talk shop! Cheers
