I’ve been building subwoofers for years now, and I’ve always used car audio drivers. However, I recently started building speakers using pro-audio drivers, specifically mid-woofers and horn loaded compression drivers. I love how dynamic and clean-sounding these drivers are, so it was only natural that I decided to give pro-audio subwoofers a try…| Lack of Imagination
I previously built Valeria, a compact bookshelf speaker using pro-audio drivers. The dynamics offered by this small speaker are impressive, if I may say so myself. Lately, I’ve been thinking of building speakers with better bass response and improved horizontal and especially vertical directivity. This necessitated using an 8" mid-bass driver, a compression driver that rolls off below 1 kHz, and a horn that can control directivity better than the B&C ME10 I used in Valeria…| Lack of Imagination
I’ve been using a pair of KEF LS50 Metas as my front speakers and my DIY KEF LS50 clone as the center channel speaker in my home theater for a while now. I’ve been generally happy with the smooth sound they produce, but there’s one thing lacking: dynamics. Lately, I’ve been thinking about building high-sensitivity speakers using pro-audio drivers. Horn-loaded compression drivers, which are used to reproduce high frequencies, can get really loud with little distortion…| Lack of Imagination