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| Ond:
--- Quote from: BadMouth on September 15, 2018, 09:14:06 pm ---.... Today I made one out of mdf for the purposes of dialing in port length. I'd like to angle the front and find a few more cubic inches. Waiting on soft dome tweeters from China. Random crossover is also temporary. These are only 7.5" tall. The drivers are advertised as 4", but they are closer to 3". --- End quote --- Great stuff! I like these small robust speakers that still pack a punch. --- Quote from: javeryh on September 15, 2018, 11:16:10 pm ---Last year I built all of the speakers for my home theater. 4 surrounds, LCRs and 2 giant subs. These were kits so I didn't have to make any cuts - well worth it, IMO. Very fun project and they sound fantastic! --- End quote --- I did the same for my home cinema. Those kits look decent, I bet it saved you a ton of money building your own. --- Quote from: barrymossel on September 16, 2018, 04:45:20 am ---I built a couple of boomboxes. --- End quote --- Very nice! Pro looking finish, that carry handle is the business. --- Quote from: morton on September 16, 2018, 05:01:19 am ---Big fan of DIY audio projects. I've made some kits and such but my speaker building is limited to a pair of subwoofers and what's called an Open Baffle setup... Various Mid/Tweet combos and four 18" pro woofers for low end. --- End quote --- I've always been interested in open baffle designs but never built any, what are you powering that setup with...4 x 18" drivers? :dizzy: I managed to get some wood cut in between working on my other project. I rescued the plastic ports from their MDF prison, just soaked them in water for a few hours, out they came nice and easy. I'll cut the holes for drivers, ports and terminals next. |
| Mike A:
I built a bass amp speaker cab for my son. I made the speaker grill a tad too big. I am hoping it settles into its spot better with a little time. Otherwise I will have to start over on the grill. It is a 12 inch Eminence Legend bass guitar speaker. I built the box out of 3/4 inch plywood to the max interior dimensions for that speaker. It is not ported yet. My son wanted to see how it sounded sealed up. I used Duratex paint for the first time. It goes on thick and leaves a hard plastic textured finish. It is pretty awesome stuff. I need to apply another coat or two. A couple of the wood joints are still visible. I want to see if my son wants the box ported first. No sense in hauling it into my shop twice. |
| leapinlew:
Nice. I'll be watching this. I built a couple jukeboxes, but this is probably the one I like the most: I went pretty low end on the speakers, and definitely focused on the visuals, but it still sounded great. |
| Ond:
I'm impressed by the variety and number of DIY speaker projects! I've found that what you can build for yourself, especially if you follow professionally designed plans or build kits can sound really good at a fraction of the cost of retail speakers. You can use the same materials and components as high end speakers. I'm not expecting anything amazing from this project but it is fun to re-purpose found items. --- Quote from: Mike A on September 16, 2018, 09:12:59 am ---I built a bass amp speaker cab for my son. I made the speaker grill a tad too big. I am hoping it settles into its spot better with a little time. Otherwise I will have to start over on the grill. It is a 12 inch Eminence Legend bass guitar speaker. I built the box out of 3/4 inch plywood to the max interior dimensions for that speaker. It is not ported yet. My son wanted to see how it sounded sealed up. I used Duratex paint for the first time. It goes on thick and leaves a hard plastic textured finish. It is pretty awesome stuff. I need to apply another coat or two. A couple of the wood joints are still visible. I want to see if my son wants the box ported first. No sense in hauling it into my shop twice. --- End quote --- I'd be interested in the results and what your son thinks is more pleasing. In general, sealed enclosures tend to have a bit more 'punch' whilst sacrificing a bit of low end compared to ported variations. --- Quote from: leapinlew on September 16, 2018, 04:20:48 pm ---Nice. I'll be watching this. I built a couple jukeboxes, but this is probably the one I like the most: I went pretty low end on the speakers, and definitely focused on the visuals, but it still sounded great. --- End quote --- The grills on that unit are MONSTER! ;D I'm rethinking the finish on mine now, I might do all but the baffle in a real wood veneer. Anyway before I commit to any of that I'm going to test the drivers in an unfinished box to make sure they don't sound terrible. |
| nitrogen_widget:
Years ago I used to make my own ported speaker boxes but people know i'm a nerd so they give me their broken entertainment systems along with the speakers so I've got more sets of speakers than amps right now. |
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