DIY speakers, 90% done

[Lithium381]

Only thing left to do is stuff 'em, seal 'em and paint 'em. I'm pleased, sound good for my first "real" project from scratch, considering it's my 3rd ever. Total cost is about 150.

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[TheHeartless]

yay! speakers!

 

[SackOfAllTrades]

No headphone jack! :|

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Originally posted by: SackOfAllTrades
No headphone jack! :|

That's usually at the amp...I mean, driving headphones with 50 or so watts is fun and all, but...

 

[0roo0roo]

a kit?

 

[0roo0roo]

http://www.dansdata.com/m4kit.htm
http://www.dansdata.com/s250.htm

 

[Lithium381]

Nope, not a kit, designed 100% from scratch by yours truly. I used some formulas from the web, but thats "common" knowlage. The box, drivers, and crossover were my brain-children. Flat black paint and then i'm going to call it a day, i still need a center channel, so that's probably my next project.

 

[Joker81]

with the money saved on the speakers maybe you should invest in a better monitor. ;P

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Why are the boxes so tall?

 

[0roo0roo]

u mean why aren't they bigger money saved should go into mega size!!

 

[0roo0roo]

btw, where did u buy parts?

 

[Lithium381]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
btw, where did u buy parts?

Everything came from Parts Express, except the wood and such, which is from Home Depot. Some parts of my last project came from Radio Shack and Apex Jr.. Latest project was a small sub.

 

[0roo0roo]

hm kewl thanks

 

[thomsbrain]

cool, i used to use a pair of home-built that my dad built in the 70's. pretty clear, but not much bass reponse.

just curious, why do you have like a foot of cabinet over the tweeter?

 

[Amorphus]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
cool, i used to use a pair of home-built that my dad built in the 70's. pretty clear, but not much bass reponse.

just curious, why do you have like a foot of cabinet over the tweeter?

Maybe it needs some baffle room. Not deep enough, I suppose. I'm no audiophile, so I wouldn't know what I'm talking about.

 

[Lithium381]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
cool, i used to use a pair of home-built that my dad built in the 70's. pretty clear, but not much bass reponse.

just curious, why do you have like a foot of cabinet over the tweeter?

hah it's about 6 inches only. It's cause i needed more volume in the cabinet, and the place i was putting them, i could only have them so wide and so deep, my only other option was to go up ;-)