Let me also recommend, joining DIY Audio forums. https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/index.phphttp:// Lots of great resources over there, extremely knowledgeable people, some people that will cut your wood for you, and industry people. |
Thanks for the info, the two links above aren’t working. Here they are again: https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/index.php http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/Diy_Loudspeaker_Projects.htm should work now. |
Let me also refer you to YouTube. Another great speaker designer, Javad Shadzi has some good vids of his designs and builds, measurements, special construction methods, etc. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM7Xtn-Ootn5mtL2heHb0cw/videos Remember, building great speakers, is a lot more than buying great drivers, and throwing them in the correct sized box. Voicing crossovers, is critical. Just plugging in the correct driver parameters into speaker design software, and expecting it to be right without quite a bit of tweaking, is not practical. Knowing how to brace cabinets is also important, as well as how to damp and remove resonances for cabinets. That is why all the speakers I have built in the last decade, have been from kits. The DIY design community has the time, knowledge, measuring devices, and experience, to get it right. And lastly, while Meniscus and Madisound carry lots of world class drivers and crossover components, so does Parts Express. If you Are looking for kits, by all means, get them elsewhere. But for drivers and caps and coils, Parts Express caries many of the top brands. No reason to avoid them. |
