prodj101 Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 well, I have ordered all the parts for my mini monitor's. I don't know what exactly they'll be used for yet, but most likely will go in my bedroom or the family room at the cabin we're building. The cabnit is made of 3/4 inch MDF, and is about 16 inches high by 9 inches wide by 14.4 inches deep. it will employ a 6 inch Hi-Vi woofer, which is made of aluminum and has an inverted dust cap with a look similar to the klipsch reference series. And for the tweeter, a 1 inch fabric dome made by Scan-Speak. the total cost for the pair is a little more than $400.00 . I'll put pictures up as they are availible. Also, what can you guys tell me about finishing it? I want to put a "piano black" high gloss finish on the enclosure, as I think it will go nicely with the gold color of the woofer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 you could always go out and buy a nice new grand piano and cut it up to make your speaker boxes kill two birds with one stone and take prefinished wood off the piano! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 Those are going to be some totally sick, awsome speakers if you can pull it off (the X-over will be very difficult if you don't have well-done pro plans), good luck, you can do it!!! I am thinking about making my own speakers. What I will do is make a pair of cheap (6.5" woofer, 1" dome tweeter, kit/plans for a X-over, and I will make and finish my own cabinets) speakers for practice (for the "what I would do differently next time" effect) and then I can consider spending a few thousand on some profession JBL drivers and 1" board, and then I can make something REALLY big. Or, I will just get some Pi speakers in kit form and build those. I can't deny the guy and his R&D is way better than mine experience (aka, zero...) 15" 2226/7 woofer and a 2" compression driver. Will cost $1000/side for drivers only... Good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted November 6, 2002 Author Share Posted November 6, 2002 well, My initial crossover is going to be 3,500 hz, but I think I'm gonna make it external so I can change it whenever. just gives a little more room for error. This should be extremely flat response for the midrange. I tuned the enclosure to that Qes of .707 or w/e. I just wanted some speakers that would be very "neutral". sorta somethin to listen to when I want to hear detail, and not the colorations of the klipsch. so far on paper the response is basicaly flat down to about 68 hz. oops, nevermind, I am using a 2,500 hz crossover. I recently read that it works best with these drivers, silly me for not researchign enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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