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    Fluance ES1 Tower Loudspeaker Review

    Well, my first loudspeaker didn't sound too good either:) It was given to me as a Xmas present several years ago. It sits around as something someone who knows what they are doing with a guitar can play with. I haven't dedicated enough time to become good enough at guitar to warrant something...
  2. J

    Build a DIY Speaker for a fraction of the cost of Commercial Designs?

    I've heard the art USB dual pre works in soundeasy and is decent for the money. I have no direct experience so I can't recommend it but it might be worth researching for < $100 interface. Anyone use it?
  3. J

    Build a DIY Speaker for a fraction of the cost of Commercial Designs?

    You do not need anything fancy to run speaker design suites. Integrated graphics works fine. Windows XP and Windows 7 are fine as far as SoundEasy is concerned. To get an idea of equipment used to test loudspeakers, see the Audioholics measurement standard: Loudspeaker Measurements...
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    Build a DIY Speaker for a fraction of the cost of Commercial Designs?

    Unless something has changed recently, you are limited to Windows for loudspeaker design. Almost everything done in the loudspeaker design packages can be done in Matlab if you really want to use a Mac and have all the time in the world:). I use a Mac primarily but a PC for speaker design. I...
  5. J

    Build a DIY Speaker for a fraction of the cost of Commercial Designs?

    My reference loudspeakers, the Linkwitz Orions, are fully active but use an analog signal processor (ASP). I'm modest enough to admit that none of my passive or DSP DIY speaker designs have urged me to move the Orion's from my main listening room.
  6. J

    Build a DIY Speaker for a fraction of the cost of Commercial Designs?

    Loudspeaker design cookbook and D'Appolito's Testing Loudspeakers are good printed resources. Get involved with the DIY community, I've learned more from peers than anywhere; I still have much to learn too. When you feel ready, get a speaker design suite like SoundEasy and start playing around...
  7. J

    Build a DIY Speaker for a fraction of the cost of Commercial Designs?

    Signal processing is much more involved then a digital volume control and bit depth definitely plays a role in the results. Theoretical differences versus what the listener practically hears is a topic of long standing debate. Check out: Second-Order Digital Filters Done Right Using digital...
  8. J

    Build a DIY Speaker for a fraction of the cost of Commercial Designs?

    Using DSP based active crossovers help tremendously with design. I didn't mention it, but I try my proposed crossover frequencies/slopes out on a MiniDSP 2x8 before building the crossover to make sure it will sound good when I'm done. Active DSP based crossovers like the DCX2496 and MiniDSP...
  9. J

    Build a DIY Speaker for a fraction of the cost of Commercial Designs?

    DIY from the ground up is not easy, especially for someone new to the art. To some though, the fun is in the challenge. If getting great sound at a low cost is the primary goal, kits are likely the best option. Only word of caution is cabinet construction is difficult. If the kit only...
  10. J

    Build a DIY Speaker for a fraction of the cost of Commercial Designs?

    The wires are run out of the port during crossover prototyping only. This makes life simpler because the crossover can be designed outside of the cabinet allowing quick access to make changes. Once the design checks out, the crossover is glued inside the cabinet and the leads from the...
  11. J

    Boston Acoustics A360 Tower Speaker Review

    Indeed, the graph was generated using Dayton's Omnimic software. Measurements were taken at 2 meters every 7.5 degrees from on axis using a measurement package called SoundEasy. Check out http://www.audioholics.com/education/loudspeaker-basics/loudspeaker-measurement-standard for details on...
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