building speaker cabinets

d e a d b o y · Post by **d e a d b o y** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:05 pm

i just bought a 15" speaker cone for dirt off some guy, (my mate pre-bagsed an 18" one) anyone had any experience building cabs? any tips on maximum bass efficiency? I have no idea what i'm doing but i'd love to do it well.

i978 · Post by **i978** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:19 pm

I'm in the middle of building a cab for a 12" sub. If you want to do it right it takes a bit of research. If you have the technical specs, life is a hell of a lot easier for you - measuring them is a real pain. Check this site for basic info http://www.diysubwoofers.org/

Also check this software that calculates the size of the box for you http://www.ajdesigner.com/speaker/index.php - I found it quite helpful.

I haven't tried these guys out yet, but they sell all manner of speaker building stuff - useful for getting stuffing material and flanged ports (if you need them)http://www.wilmslow-audio.co.uk/

Edit - there is a trade off between speaker efficiency and frequency response -there is no right or wrong way as far as this is concerned - depends on what you want.

dvnt · Post by **dvnt** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:25 pm

i978 wrote:I'm in the middle of building a cab for a 12" sub. If you want to do it right it takes a bit of research. If you have the technical specs, life is a hell of a lot easier for you - measuring them is a real pain. Check this site for basic info http://www.diysubwoofers.org/

Also check this software that calculates the size of the box for you http://www.ajdesigner.com/speaker/index.php - I found it quite helpful.

I haven't tried these guys out yet, but they sell all manner of speaker building stuff - useful for getting stuffing material and flanged ports (if you need them)http://www.wilmslow-audio.co.uk/

Edit - there is a trade off between speaker efficiency and frequency response -there is no right or wrong way as far as this is concerned - depends on what you want.

superb. my mate and I are planning to save some cash and build our own soundsystem. Well cases and that.

d e a d b o y · Post by **d e a d b o y** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:57 pm

i978 wrote:I'm in the middle of building a cab for a 12" sub. If you want to do it right it takes a bit of research. If you have the technical specs, life is a hell of a lot easier for you - measuring them is a real pain. Check this site for basic info http://www.diysubwoofers.org/

Also check this software that calculates the size of the box for you http://www.ajdesigner.com/speaker/index.php - I found it quite helpful.

I haven't tried these guys out yet, but they sell all manner of speaker building stuff - useful for getting stuffing material and flanged ports (if you need them)http://www.wilmslow-audio.co.uk/

Edit - there is a trade off between speaker efficiency and frequency response -there is no right or wrong way as far as this is concerned - depends on what you want.

nice one, really aprecciate this, maybe when we're all done some pics up on here?

bedward · Post by **bedward** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:25 pm

some general speaker info here, maybe of use.
stuff about cabinets at bottom of page.
not exactly comprehensive but includes some valuable maths.
page on crossovers is worth a look, also.

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