Hi!
I have made my first loudspeaker. See <A HREF="http://home.online.no/~yhaugen/loudspeaker/ht.jpg">here</A>... It is a 30 liter sealed box, and it is loosly based on the proac 2.5 clone. It uses the same mid/bass (ss 8535) but a different tweeter (ss 9500). The crossover is the same as the one in the clone. I was told it could work well as a starting point, but it propably would not work optimaly. This sound not too great. I guess the tweeter is a few db too high, and it is a little to loud somewhere in high pianos, but that is a minor issues I think. It is not very open in the midrange. I hoped it would be better.
Anyway, I have a little problem. Right now I dont have any stands for it. So I tilted it uppwards, so it points upwards at my listeningposition. While I was sitting at the floor I noticed that the tweeter sound alot better there. (see <A HREF="http://home.online.no/~yhaugen/loudspeaker/mss.gif">this</A> drawing) Before hihats and cybals and such sounded more like "stsss" but when Im at the floor it more like "tssss". Its way more accurate, and I want it to be like this all the time. 🙂 And the upper mid sound more open as well.
What might cause this? Can it be something with the phase? Or is it more likely caused by roomreflections?
Im planing to make a new filter though. I have heard that this tweeter sounds very good at "low" frequencies. So I want to cut it at 2000 hz (instead of 3000) and use a 3. order filter.... Will that "open up" thefuzzy upper mid?
With regards
Eigil
I have made my first loudspeaker. See <A HREF="http://home.online.no/~yhaugen/loudspeaker/ht.jpg">here</A>... It is a 30 liter sealed box, and it is loosly based on the proac 2.5 clone. It uses the same mid/bass (ss 8535) but a different tweeter (ss 9500). The crossover is the same as the one in the clone. I was told it could work well as a starting point, but it propably would not work optimaly. This sound not too great. I guess the tweeter is a few db too high, and it is a little to loud somewhere in high pianos, but that is a minor issues I think. It is not very open in the midrange. I hoped it would be better.
Anyway, I have a little problem. Right now I dont have any stands for it. So I tilted it uppwards, so it points upwards at my listeningposition. While I was sitting at the floor I noticed that the tweeter sound alot better there. (see <A HREF="http://home.online.no/~yhaugen/loudspeaker/mss.gif">this</A> drawing) Before hihats and cybals and such sounded more like "stsss" but when Im at the floor it more like "tssss". Its way more accurate, and I want it to be like this all the time. 🙂 And the upper mid sound more open as well.
What might cause this? Can it be something with the phase? Or is it more likely caused by roomreflections?
Im planing to make a new filter though. I have heard that this tweeter sounds very good at "low" frequencies. So I want to cut it at 2000 hz (instead of 3000) and use a 3. order filter.... Will that "open up" thefuzzy upper mid?
With regards
Eigil
Hi Eigil,
two points to bear in mind, 1. those ss 9500's need a little running in, so they may aquire a more balanced sound over time. 2. when you are sitting on the floor as you say (but not in your picture), you are listening to the 9500 off axis. i own ss 9300's and 9500's and prefer both off axis, to some extent. pointed straight at me they are both too much for my ears. mine are both in commercial kit speakers from wilmslow audio.
Mark
two points to bear in mind, 1. those ss 9500's need a little running in, so they may aquire a more balanced sound over time. 2. when you are sitting on the floor as you say (but not in your picture), you are listening to the 9500 off axis. i own ss 9300's and 9500's and prefer both off axis, to some extent. pointed straight at me they are both too much for my ears. mine are both in commercial kit speakers from wilmslow audio.
Mark
8535 + SS9500 crossover
please send me your e-mail address and I'll mail you a design
for incorporating the 9500 into the 2.5 clone. The 2.5 clone crossover cannot be used with the 9500 driver.
regards
Troels
please send me your e-mail address and I'll mail you a design
for incorporating the 9500 into the 2.5 clone. The 2.5 clone crossover cannot be used with the 9500 driver.
regards
Troels
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