Tower Speaker Idea Questions

noflers

noflers

Junior Audioholic
Okay, I've worked up the courage to start looking into DIY solutions. I DIY the hell out of just about everything else I have, so I'm not sure why I didn't think about it sooner.

With that being said, I want to look in to building my own speakers, tower speakers that is. I am thinking about using the same components from Dayton that are used in the AA's and the BR-1 kit. Only difference is, I would be adding a a mid and possibly another identical 6.5” woofer(Something like, TMWW). This is where my first two questions lie, I know a crossover would need to be designed to work around the the added speakers, but I'm more interested in knowing what I could expect as far as performance with a set up like this.

Would the AA's match up with these? I would think that since there are more speakers there will be more power needed, therefore reducing the amount of power to each speaker.

Scenario: the above mentioned, hypothetical tower speakers in the front, the AA's in the back and center, and of course the sub woofer in the mix.

I am a great wood worker and can build the enclosures easily. The rest is what's new...
Is this even a remotely good idea? If so, please inform me.
 
fuzz092888

fuzz092888

Audioholic Warlord
Building a speaker from the ground up takes a lot of know how and prior knowledge. Based on what you've said so far I'd recommend you build a kit first before attempting to build from the ground up. That being said, if you're hell bent on building a brand new, never been done before speaker, going to the last link and asking at PE techtalk would probably be one of the best places to go. However, my recommendation would be a kit. You'll get to wood work and you'll get a tried and true design that was designed from the ground up.

http://meniscusaudio.com/kits-c-133.html

https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/speaker-kits/

http://www.diysoundgroup.com/

http://techtalk.parts-express.com/
 
Swerd

Swerd

Audioholic Warlord
+1 for everything fuzz said. Designing a good sounding speaker is the hard part. Designing a good sounding 3-way speaker is the hardest of all.

If you can build the cabinets easily, the world is your oyster as there are many very good DIY designs available as kits or recipes. The AA (the Philharmonic Audio Affordable Accuracy) speakers are good sounding inexpensive speakers that make for a good low-cost small system, or make good sounding rear channel speakers for a system where you build better quality front speakers. Crossovers designed by the same person, Dennis Murphy, would allow them to blend well. I suggest the ER18 MTM tower speakers and the ER15 Center. The parts are sold as kits on Meniscus Audio.
 
noflers

noflers

Junior Audioholic
Those are fine, depending on what your goals for this project are.
Just trying to get together a budget 5.1 setup, maybe even 5.2 in the future. I don't want to buy everything at once, not because I can't afford to, but mostly because I find it hard to bring myself to make large purchases.

I thought I would start with the AA's in front, then move them to the back when I get a set of towers, but I'm thinking I might get a center before I get the new towers. I'm really just entertaining myself on a Sunday with money spending fantasies.
 

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