Proposed 3-way design - your recommendations?

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Some thoughts:
- Ditch the super-tweeter, use a better 1" driver.
- You should really be using a measurement mic and a custom crossover. This won't sound good with a generic crossover.
- For decent sound on a budget, I can't think of anything that beats the Behringer B2031A.

Chris

I've read the reviews, I hear you on the Behringer. At even lower cost, I'm reading that the newish Polk S20 edges out the Klipsch, Elac and Monitor Audio bookshelf options for balance, better bass and almost 'reference-like' delivery. I have yet to hear them however.

But I will forgo all this retail pre-made speaker nonsense and venture unabashedly into a DIY level-up larger format 3-way speaker, at my own peril - at a similar cost if possible!

 

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Pasive XO parts for a first build will satelise the whole budget, try & error, curiosity factor and so on is a wallet trap. Advices above if the loudspeaker is to swap the main are not bad advices.


The best chance to limit financial collapsing are indeed a cheap mic and a free software and those cheap chip T-Amp or clone that have 2 o 3 ways electronic XO qnd DSP... but not the a 300 usd budget with the drivers and wood.


Frankly there are tons of good second hands that can be tweaked for few or reliable kits famous enough to be named "good enough" approval in the 300 range.

You had me at wallet trap . Pre-assembled crossover idea = ejected into deep space at high velocity.

 

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Existing audio path:
- 1990's Yamaha 60W/ch receiver--> speakers
- better hi-fi 100W 2-channel integrated SS amp planned for near future
- to add switchover tube amplfier option/experimenting in 5+ years

Happy listening to all. 🙂

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