Hey everyone,
I've recently sold my diy speakers to a friend of mine in need of some quality sound. The speakers were a set of fr125 based mtm's with some cheap hivi tweeters in 14 liter sealed enclosures.
Bob at CSS was kind enough to help me with the crossover, as I'm no expert, and the finished results sounded quite good!
Now that I'm speaker-less, I'm in the market for my next build. I'd like to keep the budget to $200 or less for parts (I know, small budget) but end up with a better set of speakers then the fr125 mtm's I had once before.
I was looking at the Zaph za5.2 kits from Madisound but with tax and shipping it will push me closer to $300, which is a bit more than I wish to spend.
I've also been looking at the Alpair 7.3 drivers. I was intrigued by the fr125's run full range but the upper octaves left something to be desired. I hear this is not an Issue with the Alpair 7.
The overnight sensations from parts express also interests me, but for some reason, I feel they will be a step backwards from my prior speakers.
I'd like to build a set of speakers that play reasonably loud (my previous fr125 mtm's were plenty loud) and have a great mid and upper range. The speakers will by crossed to a trio12 vented sub so deep bass is not overly important, but welcomed.
Does anyone have any suggestions for a kit, or design that would ring in at under $200 Canadian and match or surpass a basic set of fr125 mtm's?
Cabinets are a non-issue as my father is a cabinet maker and very interested in this speaker hobby of mine!
Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
I've recently sold my diy speakers to a friend of mine in need of some quality sound. The speakers were a set of fr125 based mtm's with some cheap hivi tweeters in 14 liter sealed enclosures.
Bob at CSS was kind enough to help me with the crossover, as I'm no expert, and the finished results sounded quite good!
Now that I'm speaker-less, I'm in the market for my next build. I'd like to keep the budget to $200 or less for parts (I know, small budget) but end up with a better set of speakers then the fr125 mtm's I had once before.
I was looking at the Zaph za5.2 kits from Madisound but with tax and shipping it will push me closer to $300, which is a bit more than I wish to spend.
I've also been looking at the Alpair 7.3 drivers. I was intrigued by the fr125's run full range but the upper octaves left something to be desired. I hear this is not an Issue with the Alpair 7.
The overnight sensations from parts express also interests me, but for some reason, I feel they will be a step backwards from my prior speakers.
I'd like to build a set of speakers that play reasonably loud (my previous fr125 mtm's were plenty loud) and have a great mid and upper range. The speakers will by crossed to a trio12 vented sub so deep bass is not overly important, but welcomed.
Does anyone have any suggestions for a kit, or design that would ring in at under $200 Canadian and match or surpass a basic set of fr125 mtm's?
Cabinets are a non-issue as my father is a cabinet maker and very interested in this speaker hobby of mine!
Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
Thanks!