Guides
Plain-English how-tos for building, measuring and fixing speakers. The trade-offs are left in, including the times DIY isn't worth it.
Guides
Building the cabinet: the order of work, from panels to drivers (Beginner Guide, Part 5)
A good cabinet is mostly a matter of doing things in an order you can check. Here's the sequence from labelled panels to fitted drivers, and the checks between each...
Building the cabinet: the order of work, from panels to drivers (Beginner Guide, Part 5)
A good cabinet is mostly a matter of doing things in an order you can check. Here's the sequence from labelled panels to fitted drivers, and the checks between each...
Planning the enclosure: check the box on paper before you cut (Beginner Guide, Part 4)
Choosing sealed or ported is the easy bit. This is the paper stage after it: turning a cabinet drawing into numbers you can check before a saw touches the board.
Planning the enclosure: check the box on paper before you cut (Beginner Guide, Part 4)
Choosing sealed or ported is the easy bit. This is the paper stage after it: turning a cabinet drawing into numbers you can check before a saw touches the board.
Choosing speaker drivers: from parts list to a checked order (Beginner Guide, Part 3)
For a first build, choosing drivers is mostly checking them. Here's how to turn a design's parts list into an exact order, check the parts fit on paper, and read...
Choosing speaker drivers: from parts list to a checked order (Beginner Guide, Part 3)
For a first build, choosing drivers is mostly checking them. Here's how to turn a design's parts list into an exact order, check the parts fit on paper, and read...
Planning your speaker build: the checks before you order anything (Beginner Guide, Part 2)
Before you buy a woofer or cut a panel, put the project on one page and check it. Here's the sequence, with one imaginary desk pair followed from the first...
Planning your speaker build: the checks before you order anything (Beginner Guide, Part 2)
Before you buy a woofer or cut a panel, put the project on one page and check it. Here's the sequence, with one imaginary desk pair followed from the first...
Speaker wiring and impedance, explained
Ohms, series, parallel, dual voice coils and how thick your speaker cable really needs to be. The maths is simple once you see it laid out, and it'll keep your...
Speaker wiring and impedance, explained
Ohms, series, parallel, dual voice coils and how thick your speaker cable really needs to be. The maths is simple once you see it laid out, and it'll keep your...
DIY subwoofer: build or buy?
Subwoofers are the easiest place to start DIY and where the savings are biggest. They're also where good commercial subs earn their price with clever DSP and tiny boxes. Here's...
DIY subwoofer: build or buy?
Subwoofers are the easiest place to start DIY and where the savings are biggest. They're also where good commercial subs earn their price with clever DSP and tiny boxes. Here's...