Another unmentioned advantage is the unusually wide sweet spot created when these waveguide speakers are severely toed in, because of the proximity effect.
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what kind of snakeoil is this.
??? ***wave guide**???
Trying to reinvent the wheel, Speakers all started back in late 1920's, FULL RANGE.
xovers are nothing but distortion.
Tweeters are not made to go below,,, or lets say tweeters perform BEST 5k hz . Below 5k, you are asking for distortion/breakups.
Opera w soloists, chorus, orchestra all going off at once, Tweeters below 5khz sound like crapola
To Buy or to DIY, here is my question
If I buy the speakers that appear closest to what I desire
they are $11k new and $8k used.
If I buy the raw speakers and build it
the speakers alone are $2.2k.
That is a 3 way system.
Still must add costs of XOs and cabs.
Assume the total custom build cost would be about $3k.
The $8k speakers used are Proac D40Rs.
The raw components would be from ScanSpeak and SB acoustics
and include 10" woofer, 4.5" Mid and a planar ribbon tweeter.
MadiSound provides XO advice.
Comments???
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chorus, Not to get off subject, but if you’re going to have your tools out anyway, a simpler DIY project with much higher return on investment vs. store bought is building your own acoustic panels since the room dimensions and how it’s acoustically treated will have the biggest influence on how your speakers end up sounding. GIK Acoustics carries Knauf’s ECOSE material, much better to work with than fiberglass, and some Guilford of Maine acoustic fabric gives you top quality components. For frames, use premium pine one-by (3/4” actual thickness) trim the appropriate width and assembled with glue and pocket screws. Get fancy and add some gussets in the corners to help position and hold the material and you’re good to go for absorption treatment.
lemonhaze, Very impressive cabinet build - no plain wooden boxes there! Enjoy your Tannoy project.
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@sandthemall Thank you for the compliment, nobody has called me “ kid “ lately, brings back memories custom building crossovers with a FFT running on a Comadore PET in 1982… ah to be young again…. wishing you the best in music Jim |
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