Speaker Workshop Project


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The Speaker Project

Equipment
	Setup
Subwoofer
	Testing
	Prototyping
	Building
The Main Speakers
	Prototyping
	Crossover
	Construction

The Main Speakers - Start to Finish

The Monitors - Overview
Selecting Drivers
Test Drivers
Designing the enclosure
Build a prototype
Design a crossover
Listen to the prototype
Build templates
Build enclosures
Finish the enclosures
Final Test
Parts List

Speaker Workshop Project - Monitor A

In order to improve readability, this section (the monitor speakers) is self-contained.

The Steps to Building Speakers

Building speakers is both a science and an art, when you use Speaker Workshop. The following pages walk through the steps I went through to design and build the monitor speakers.

Decide on drivers	I ended up selecting two Vifa PL18WO-09 woofers and the Vifa XT25TG-30 tweeter per speaker.
Test drivers	The woofers are tested for F_S, Q_TS, and V_AS, the tweeters are tested for resonance.
Design an enclosure	I used a ported design with two woofers and one tweeter. The woofers are in series.
Build a prototype	The prototype was a stand mounted system with two woofers and a (new) tweeter.
Test the prototype	The final testing produced exact frequency response and impedance charts for both drivers to enable crossover testing.
Design a crossover	The crossover at this stage went far enough to allow acceptance tests for the enclosure and drivers.
Listen to the prototype	A serious amount of time was spent listening, to ensure the measurements agreed with ears.
Build templates	Templates (jigs) were built to help with building the enclosures.
Build the enclosures	The enclosures were built using 3/4" MDF for the sides and 1 1/8" MDF for the front.
Finish the enclosures	The enclosures were veneered and drivers were inserted.
Final Test	Test the final product
Parts List	A parts list of the project.