David Hemmings wrote:

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 20:10:48 -0000, "David Hearn"
wrote:


"Dave Plowman" wrote in message
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In article ,
David Hearn wrote:

Are they Job Public's requirements or just audiophiles requirements?

Joe Public wouldn't bother making speakers - you can buy them ready made
cheaper.

Possibly Joe Public may want to make speaker cabinets to fit in with
furniture etc? I'd have expected an audiophile to have known how/what to do
when making speakers if they wanted to make something special.

D


Get a book on DIY speaker making

No really, do get a book, otherwise there is a very high probability
you will come a cropper and the whole thing will sound really dire.



Nah. Don't worry. I have built many speakers over the years. All the
******** about bass resonance is so much ******** really. You get a bit
of extra woofle from teh bass end if you tune he cabinets, but it makes
less difference than standing the final units on a couple of bricks does.


Use halwat decent crossovers, very decent drive units, and a **** off
solid box, with or without a port, (you may want to brace the box
internally to stop the sides flapping)and fill it with rockwool, and you
are probably already better than the rubbish the audiophiles buy.

Part from the bass end, its all down to good quality drive units with
BIG magnets and decent domes/coils/cones or whatever. In the bass, the
cabinet makes a bit of difference, and bigger is better really.



e.g.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...748531-9846830

obviously expensive, but i only did 1 search in amazon, also try the
local library.