DIY Speakers nearly done

Just painting is left. Overall the sound is very even and balanced with clean tight bass which extends into the upper 20's. The crossover point is quite low at 2Khz. The speakers use vintage Camber 8" drivers and Vifa D27TG45 tweeters. So far as my first real project, I'm very happy with the results :)

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• Stereo
• Speakers
• Amplifier
• bass
• woofer
• tweeter
• squeezebox
• music
• audio

[bigdwiz]

Nice setup you have there! 

[svtcontour]

@bigdwiz Thank you sir :) Mostly vintage stuff but I like the old stuff as you can tell :) Squeezebox is the only new piece I've got. My amp and pre are from the early-mid 80's and my DAC sitting below the squeezebox is from 1999 or 2000 so its not quite 'vintage' but for a DAC, maybe we can consider it so. Speakers are built from early 90's parts too. I'm stuck in the past :)

[svtcontour]

@cumesoftware Well, yes you're right, but I guess I mean to be as transparent as possible :) So far from all the speakers I've listened to, the one I liked most is the Thiel CS3.7 followed by the PMC EB1 and for something more affordable, the Spendor S5e, but I guess any speaker regardless of what it is, adds considerable coloration. I remember reading that most people worry much about distortion in their electronics,but even good speakers can add distortion(s) upwards of 10 percent or more.

[svtcontour]

@cumesoftware I couldnt agree more. It has to sound very convincing. If you close your eyes, it has to feel and sound real. Has to be immersive and I think the only way that happens is when it is ineed quite accurate. I have not quite reached that level with these speakers but a bit more tweaking and I hope to be getting there :)

[svtcontour]

@cumesoftware That is exactly them :) I'm very happy so far. The only thing I have to do is a slight bit more of baffle step compensation and to adjust the tuning frequency of the cabinet just a tad after the drivers are fully broken in (I'll remeasure the specs and adjust). So far I'm very impressed with these drivers. Very easy and relaxed but not muted or lacking detail. Its not the be all and end all of reslution but its IMO as good as my Vifa P17WJ for midrange without any doubt.

[svtcontour]

@svtcontour :) Well its a 3cf cabinet vented cabinet but with the bracing, driver volumes, sound dampening and all that, its probably about 2.6cf internally and its tuned to 35Hz. The cabinet is 3/4" MDF for all sides but the front which is two 5/8" pieces bonded together so its a little thicker.

[NcHalfrican]

I meant "What type of enclosure is it?" Sorry, should have been more concise :P

[theaudiophilestore]

@svtcontour . . . That would be a nice atypical color for your speakers (merlinmusicDOTcom/images/Chmp­VSM1.jpg). I forgot all about your red Usher speakers. lol

[svtcontour]

@theaudiophilestore I was thinking,for my testing I have picked up a behringer calibrated microphone. Its mono but I'm sure the sound quality is good. I should put that through my USB soundcard (decent one) and see how it will record. Might be worth while trying that. The only issue is that I will have to deal with seperate audio and video tracks.

[Sirflatch]

@svtcontour I have some Gloss White Polk Audios, they're nice, but a bit "Poshy" 4 my taste!!! LOL