Designer:
Andy
Project Category:
Tower Speakers
Project Level:
Beginner
Project Time:
8-20 Hours
Project Cost:
$100 – $500
Project Description:
40″ tall 12″ diameter PVC 3-way tower speaker.
Design Goals:
My goals with this unique design was to achieve an open baffle type openness while at the same time having some decent bass.
Driver Selection:
Dayton audio AMT mini 8 #275-095
Eminence alpha 4-8 #290-4012
GRS 12pf-8 #292-412
Enclosure Design:
12″ diameter 40″ tall PVC pipe.
Also a 4″ diameter piece of PVC that and goes all the through 12″ pvc and exits the back giving an open dipole sound
Crossover Design:
Dayton audio 3 way crossover #260-156
Tips & Tricks:
My one tip would be to not follow in anyone else’s footsteps,come up with a unique design and don’t stop until it works.
Conclusion:
Designing and building this unique set of speakers has been more fun than I could have imagined,and achieving my goals of having an open sound while still having bass makes it even better.
About the Designer:
Life long music lover with a passion for trying different things and figuring out ways to make them work.
Project Parts List:
|
Part # |
Description |
Qty |
|
275-095 |
Dayton Audio AMT Mini-8 Air Motion Transformer Tweeter 8 Ohm |
2 |
|
290-4012 |
Eminence Alpha 4-8 4″ Full-Range Pair 8 Ohm |
2 |
|
292-412 |
GRS 12PF-8 12″ Paper Cone Foam Surround Woofer |
2 |
|
260-156 |
Dayton Audio XO3W-700/5.6K 3-Way Speaker Crossover 700/5,600 Hz |
2 |
|
091-1245 |
Dayton Audio BPA-38G HD Binding Post Pair Gold |
2 |
|
N/A |
40″ tall 12″ diameter PVC pipe |
2 |
|
N/A |
13″long 4″ diameter PVC pipe |
2 |