https://nbaudio.com.au/blogs/guides/no-bullsh-t-beginner-guide-to-speaker-building-volume-1-quick-guide 2026-10-03T03:15:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0795/7115/7265/articles/No_Bullsht_Beginner_Guide_to_Speaker_Building.jpg?v=1712627451 No Bullsh*t Beginner Guide to Speaker Building - Volume 1: Quick Guide https://nbaudio.com.au/blogs/guides/why-you-can-t-just-swap-out-drivers-in-a-multi-way-loudspeaker 2026-10-03T03:15:37-04:00 weekly https://nbaudio.com.au/blogs/projects/build-guide-sealed-18sw500 2024-09-11T02:43:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0795/7115/7265/articles/Sealed_18SW500_62802c6c-409b-49d9-9be2-df9fb6cc85d6.png?v=1723985918 Build Guide - Sealed 18SW500 https://nbaudio.com.au/blogs/projects/customer-project-mechano-23 2024-11-13T04:27:45-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0795/7115/7265/articles/Mechano_23.png?v=1731490065 Customer Project - Mechano 23 https://nbaudio.com.au/blogs/news/a-recap-of-2025-and-exciting-updates-going-into-2026 2025-12-13T22:06:27-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0795/7115/7265/articles/Copy_of_CURRENT_LEAD_TIME.png?v=1765681587 A recap of 2025 and exciting updates going into 2026! https://nbaudio.com.au/blogs/guides/first-speaker-build-kit-or-own-design 2026-10-03T06:59:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0795/7115/7265/articles/NBA_guide_first-speaker-build-kit-or-own-design.jpg?v=1791022717 Your first speaker build: kit or your own design? Drawing: two build paths as flow charts, a kit going straight from parts to build to listening, and your own design looping through choose drivers, model the box, build, measure and design the crossover. https://nbaudio.com.au/blogs/guides/how-to-read-driver-specs-thiele-small 2026-10-03T06:59:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0795/7115/7265/articles/NBA_guide_how-to-read-driver-specs-thiele-small.jpg?v=1791022719 How to read driver specs: Thiele-Small parameters in plain English Drawing: a 6.5-inch driver in section beside its impedance curve, with the resonance peak marked at Fs 28 Hz and the DC resistance Re at 3.4 ohms. https://nbaudio.com.au/blogs/guides/sealed-vs-ported-vs-passive-radiator 2026-10-03T06:19:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0795/7115/7265/articles/NBA_guide_sealed-vs-ported-vs-passive-radiator.jpg?v=1791022720 Sealed vs ported vs passive radiator: which box? Drawing: sealed, ported and passive-radiator speaker cabinets in section, each with a small frequency-response sketch showing how the bass rolls off. https://nbaudio.com.au/blogs/guides/passive-crossovers-explained 2026-10-03T06:59:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0795/7115/7265/articles/NBA_guide_passive-crossovers-explained.jpg?v=1791022722 Passive crossovers explained Drawing: a 2-way passive crossover schematic, with a capacitor, inductor and L-pad resistors feeding the tweeter and an inductor and capacitor feeding the woofer. https://nbaudio.com.au/blogs/guides/measuring-speakers-on-a-budget-rew 2026-10-03T06:59:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0795/7115/7265/articles/NBA_guide_measuring-speakers-on-a-budget-rew.jpg?v=1791022724 Measuring speakers on a budget: REW, a mic and an interface Drawing: a measurement microphone on a stand about a metre from a speaker, beside an impulse response with a gate window set before the first reflection. https://nbaudio.com.au/blogs/guides/building-a-speaker-cabinet 2026-10-03T07:06:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0795/7115/7265/articles/NBA_guide_building-a-speaker-cabinet.jpg?v=1791022725 Building the cabinet: MDF vs ply, bracing, damping, ports and sealing Drawing: an exploded speaker cabinet showing the panels, a window brace and the baffle's driver and port cut-outs with a gasket ring. https://nbaudio.com.au/blogs/guides/upgrading-repairing-commercial-speakers 2026-10-03T06:19:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0795/7115/7265/articles/NBA_guide_upgrading-repairing-commercial-speakers.jpg?v=1791022727 Upgrading or repairing commercial speakers: driver swaps, recapping and refoaming Drawing: a speaker driver in section with its surround, cone, dust cap, spider, voice coil and magnet labelled, highlighting the surround and voice coil. https://nbaudio.com.au/blogs/guides/diy-subwoofer-build-vs-buy 2026-10-03T06:19:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0795/7115/7265/articles/NBA_guide_diy-subwoofer-build-vs-buy.jpg?v=1791022728 DIY subwoofer: build or buy? Drawing: an 18-inch subwoofer in a sealed box with a double baffle, wired to a DSP amplifier, with the bass response before and after EQ. https://nbaudio.com.au/blogs/guides/speaker-wiring-and-impedance 2026-10-03T06:59:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0795/7115/7265/articles/NBA_guide_speaker-wiring-and-impedance.jpg?v=1791022730 Speaker wiring and impedance, explained Drawing: two 8-ohm speakers wired to an amplifier in series for 16 ohms and in parallel for 4 ohms.