Hello Friends!
I'm writing this to ask your kind opinion and guidance for my new speaker build project, particularly what drivers (and crossovers) would be suitable.
Budget is a concern - no more than $500 the lot would be ideal.
What cost effective solution is there for choice of drivers that play well together for ~180 liter large housing?
Background:
I've "built" a few speakers, but nothing fancy:
The first one was to shoehorn some Polk ceiling speakers into a formerly GLL imagio box. The should quality improved massively, which was a nice result.
The second one was to build a sealed box around a $25 JBL GT5-12, which was just too easy, and it also sounds good.
The third was to build a concrete housing for a couple Avalance woofers I had lying around. This was more a proof of concept that didn't pass the wife acceptance test, and it doesn't sound great either because the Avalanches like free air installation.
The next one is where I need your advice. I found some cardboard tubes (three of them) which are 950mm tall with an internal diameter of 505mm. Wall thickness is about 20mm. They are absolutely solid, and I now want to put a big fat sub in one of the tubes, and use the other two as 3-way mains.
I've uploaded some pictures, give you some idea.
I'm using a 2 x 75W class D amp to drive my current mains and a 310w class D for the sub. I'd like to play with DSP, though never been involved with that. Due to kids i've been out of the hifi scene for 12 years. I guess I missed quite a bit!
Oh, and I'm in Australia, and Parts Express charge a pretty penny to ship here 🙁
Thanks!
Phil
Also: I'm totally not adverse to some funky configs, like putting a whole ring of speakers around the cylinders for omnidirectional speakers.
I'm writing this to ask your kind opinion and guidance for my new speaker build project, particularly what drivers (and crossovers) would be suitable.
Budget is a concern - no more than $500 the lot would be ideal.
What cost effective solution is there for choice of drivers that play well together for ~180 liter large housing?
Background:
I've "built" a few speakers, but nothing fancy:
The first one was to shoehorn some Polk ceiling speakers into a formerly GLL imagio box. The should quality improved massively, which was a nice result.
The second one was to build a sealed box around a $25 JBL GT5-12, which was just too easy, and it also sounds good.
The third was to build a concrete housing for a couple Avalance woofers I had lying around. This was more a proof of concept that didn't pass the wife acceptance test, and it doesn't sound great either because the Avalanches like free air installation.
The next one is where I need your advice. I found some cardboard tubes (three of them) which are 950mm tall with an internal diameter of 505mm. Wall thickness is about 20mm. They are absolutely solid, and I now want to put a big fat sub in one of the tubes, and use the other two as 3-way mains.
I've uploaded some pictures, give you some idea.
I'm using a 2 x 75W class D amp to drive my current mains and a 310w class D for the sub. I'd like to play with DSP, though never been involved with that. Due to kids i've been out of the hifi scene for 12 years. I guess I missed quite a bit!
Oh, and I'm in Australia, and Parts Express charge a pretty penny to ship here 🙁
Thanks!
Phil
Also: I'm totally not adverse to some funky configs, like putting a whole ring of speakers around the cylinders for omnidirectional speakers.
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Possibly, to add that the space they will be living in is a very large open plan living/dining/kitchen/stairwell area with carpeted floors and concrete walls and ceiling.
They will be playing most music styles, and that loudly. I used to drum in a rock band, so I like a bass drum that I can feel as much as hear.
They will be playing most music styles, and that loudly. I used to drum in a rock band, so I like a bass drum that I can feel as much as hear.
Car drivers aint that loud.
Nothing can beat behringer eurolive $/db factor but if you really want to build i would do 12" pa coaxials and 18" woofer
Nothing can beat behringer eurolive $/db factor but if you really want to build i would do 12" pa coaxials and 18" woofer
Best value drivers in Aus are SB acoustics. But... design the speakers before you decide on the cabinet volume. I would suggest an MTM 3 way with multiple 8" drivers for the low end
Hello again! After some research I ordered some MCMs which look good on paper and seem to provide great value. I also found the SB Acoustics, but couldn't see many projects to reference that had used them.
I understand buying ready package even second hand now is probably a better outcome than doing yourself, but where's the fun in that?
I've got the form factor and the size, so now I need to make the rest fit around that. I can reduce the cabinet volume by trimming top and bottom, padding out, putting false floor in etc, but can't make it bigger. Should've been clearer I guess.
I understand buying ready package even second hand now is probably a better outcome than doing yourself, but where's the fun in that?
I've got the form factor and the size, so now I need to make the rest fit around that. I can reduce the cabinet volume by trimming top and bottom, padding out, putting false floor in etc, but can't make it bigger. Should've been clearer I guess.