i threw all my curve balls into this one. now its sort of rattle-y. no but, for real, i did all the maths i could do, all the cross bracing’s, stuffings, spacings, glueings, and what not that an amateur speaker builder could do for these guys. even got me a router so i could round the front edges. i mean really! two 8″ 12 ohm Peerless India woofers wired in series, with a 3/4″ large range Dayton Neodymium tweeter wired in parallel; bass output – per that kick ass tweeter- is lacking. takes an eq with bass on full to even out that sucker.
havent made the second one yet, tho. got all the parts. just was underwhelmed by the outcome, so… maybe ill try to get it done over xmas oh-10 break? yeah…. look for a walk through. might try a three subs in series… should lower impedance to… 4 ohm? i think thats right…
now these are some nice speakers. tang band 3″ bamboo cone, with aluminum “phase plug” that looks like a bullet nose. enclosure made of CnC milled MDF, in six layers and of 3 shapes (similar to the 4×4′s, face, middle and back). currently they are painted blood red, and fuel my tunes in my office. im a super poor documenter (i could like never do an instructable) only i cause i would only ever be able to remember to photo at the end, or like at one random point. below is post enclosure design (with 4.5 inch square foot, maybe .125cuft enclosure), and testing, and now these are the final to-be-glued-at-some-point pieces, but of course i don’t have any images of the glueing, sanding, primering, painting or installation process.
these are a set of parallel / series wired 4-by of some dinky little alu-cone full ranger specials from parts express (i think each driver was under 3 dollars). they are probly one of my most aesthetically pleasing designs, and they work for what they do (ie, it would be physically impossible to get earth shaking bass out of them, so this was a minimal enclosure). they do sound surprisingly good, when mated to a sub (as in 2.1), and would work well for an office or other compact area, lower decibel area.
the eclosure is made from red oak veneered furniture grade plywood, CnC routed into four pieces, in three shapes (two hollows in the middle, the face, and the rear), and then glued up with the diy’ers favorite vice: BOOKS! add four canisters of elbow grease, and 5 different grades of sand paper, and youve got yourself one smooth feelin’ speaker baby, oh yeah.
