Do It Yourself Speakers


Has anyone here built their own speakers? I see there are tons of designs out there, but I don't know if I want to try to build my own. If I do try to build my own, I have no idea which blueprint to use.

Thanks!
aggielaw

Showing 2 responses by eldartford

For many years speaker building was like instrument building, an art, not a science. Now we have science, which makes the task seem very difficult, but while the science is of interest, and worth study, its existence does not prevent anyone from doing it the old way, as an art.

You can get started by imitation of a design that you think sounds good. Buy some quality drivers to play with. Build functional enclosures to experiment with, and save the fine furniture carpentry for your final design. Get an electronic crossover and biamp so that you can easily adjust crossover parameters.

Most of all, enjoy the work. "To travel hopefully is better than to arrive".
Putting together someone else's design in kit form is not really "speaker Building" in the classic sense. Don't get me wrong: I think these kits are fine, and I use them myself, but it isn't the real thing.