Hallo,
are there some established diy designs or kits out there for 2- or 3-way active speakers?
My long term plan involves building some really good speakers (at some point in the future, I do not have time & the money at the moment), but I only find "conventional" designs with passive crossovers. I am looking for well documented kits (from people who know what they are doing with the speakers, unlike me) with good drivers and cabinet buildings.
As I see it, all good 2- or 3-way diy designs with expensive drivers always use crossover parts that easily exceed the price of the drivers, making the hole package even more expensive.
Also, for good results, shortcomings in the frequency response are often addressed with correction networks in the crossover, what makes just swapping the passive crossover with an active one not possible.
So, assuming there are benefits from an active solution (without opening a discussion about this here):
Are there any documented and approved designs, that only need an active crossover? With active crossover, I mean a simple allen-key, or similiar arrangements, no DSP based solutions.
For example: Here is a box with two drivers, it sounds good without correction networks and needs an active filter at this frequency with this steepness...
I know there a some manufacturers like Wilmslow-Audio that can build and design something to your needs, but this is somehow "closed source". The diy world is full of openly discussed designs for nearly everything, but for active speakers, I don´t seem to find something... Maybe it is more easy than I think.
Any hints appreciated,
Thanks
Flo
are there some established diy designs or kits out there for 2- or 3-way active speakers?
My long term plan involves building some really good speakers (at some point in the future, I do not have time & the money at the moment), but I only find "conventional" designs with passive crossovers. I am looking for well documented kits (from people who know what they are doing with the speakers, unlike me) with good drivers and cabinet buildings.
As I see it, all good 2- or 3-way diy designs with expensive drivers always use crossover parts that easily exceed the price of the drivers, making the hole package even more expensive.
Also, for good results, shortcomings in the frequency response are often addressed with correction networks in the crossover, what makes just swapping the passive crossover with an active one not possible.
So, assuming there are benefits from an active solution (without opening a discussion about this here):
Are there any documented and approved designs, that only need an active crossover? With active crossover, I mean a simple allen-key, or similiar arrangements, no DSP based solutions.
For example: Here is a box with two drivers, it sounds good without correction networks and needs an active filter at this frequency with this steepness...
I know there a some manufacturers like Wilmslow-Audio that can build and design something to your needs, but this is somehow "closed source". The diy world is full of openly discussed designs for nearly everything, but for active speakers, I don´t seem to find something... Maybe it is more easy than I think.
Any hints appreciated,
Thanks
Flo