Saturday, August 10, 2013

Two speakers test

Well, two speakers sound much better than one.
After playing with miniDSP settings I found the most sweet crossover point at about 1800Hz 24db/oct Linquitz-Riley.
Acoustics in my room is far from ideal so it affects my experience. I wish I had more lows but for some reason I hear them much better in the other room. Polarity change doesn't help.
Also I've decided to go with 3-way, I feel 1800 Hz is not the best crossover point for both tweeter and 8" woofer.

Now it is the time to think about new amplifiers. Mine don't drive 4 ohm (XT25 are 4 ohm) and I don't want to put resistors in series with my tweeters. Some people say that is a bad idea and I would agree...

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Welcome Home!

My family is about to get back from their trip.
I want to impress them.
Some el-wire, tape, and a poster board turned into this cool thing

UPD: They were really impressed! I rock!

Thursday, August 1, 2013

The First Speaker Is Ready For Testing

Here is my first four feet baby box:

It sounds good. Way better than a crappy Pioneer speaker or a couple of Chinese Acoustic Art I have. But one speaker is not enough for a good listening test.
I think I need to build a Wallin's Jig to measure my room and drivers.