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Choosing new drivers/crossover in a speaker build

This may not be the place for this thread, but I will take a chance. I am building a new set of speakers. Usually, I go with a full range driver and cabinet to match. This time around, I actually was paid in a pair of Scan Speak 8" drivers for my cabinet work. They cost $450 ea. or about that. I put them in a back loaded horn cabinet and couldn't be more impressed so far. Of course, these drivers are designed to work in multiway speaker design, and so I will be doing my best to find a good tweeter and crossover. I did see at Madisound, a 2 way crossover for about $600/pr. and so that likely will be the way I go for the crossover, or possibly build my own. Now, the usual tweeter used with this driver is also a Scan Speak, with a beryllium cone. At about $500 ea. I can't cut it. I will continue a search for a tweeter that can be crossed over at about 2khz.  

 Any ideas/experience with this?

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russ69
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Do you have to tools to measure your loudspeaker?

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Unfortunately, I do not. That is a very good question. It is likely that I will have to trust the design of the crossover that I choose, not to mention the tweeter. Looks like this may be over my head. I am a builder of speaker cabinets and 'proven' electronic kits. In the past, I have been fooled more than once.

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1)

Unfortunately, I do not. That is a very good question. It is likely that I will have to trust the design of the crossover that I choose,...

2)

Looks like this may be over my head. I am a builder of speaker cabinets and 'proven' electronic kits. In the past, I have been fooled more than once.

If you have been fooled more than once (2), it seems like the tools (1) could start percolating up in importance...

Would it be easier to go with an active XO design? and then the crossover slopes and delays can be done without solder and electronics… or is that not as good?

 

If it is those wu18 SS drivers, then they are pretty renowned.
What are the dimensions of the horn loaded cabinets?
Do you know how low they go in terms of frequency in that arraingment?

 

A mic and IO device and REW would be a relatively cheap.
A D.A.T.S. could also be useful in the tool kit.

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