Posted on Monday, 14th August 2006 by Jimmy Auw

After spending over 8 months on research, finally I finished my first complete speakers project. I chose Vifa XT25 for tweeter and PL18 for woofer. I think they both are perfectly matched each others. Sadly the XT25 is 4 Ohm only, so I need to spend more money on crossover :(

The crossover was designed from an intensive research. All components are premium audio grade class, like Auricap, Wondercap, Alpha Core inductor, Dale wire wound resistor, WBT silver solder, high quality 18 AWG copper internal cable, and Shark rhodium binding post terminal. If you are a DIYer, I think you should know about the quality (and price) of those brand. As additional, the input also support bi-wire and bi-amping capability.

Red with gloss surface is choosen as finishing color. I will upgrade the box with better materials from specific wood soon (currently, the materials is 25mm MDF).

Overall, I’m quite pleased with her performance. The low is very extend, tight, and full of definition. The mid is very warm with excellent detail (I have no doubt that this speakers have outstanding mid vocal). The high is also warm, soft, and quite extend.

After hours of listening test, the high-end response has not reached my expectation (I expect more or maybe I’m not used with Ring Radiator’s characteristic? I also have some problem with my room’s acoustic, I will try to add some treatment in the near future). I think I need to experiment with her high pass filter. With the help of spectrum analyzer (soon will come), I think I can do the experiment faster and more efficient, especially to tune up the crossover and my room’s acoustic. Will update here soon.


Posted in DIY Audio, Personal | Comments (12)

12 Responses to “My DIY Speakers Project: A Taste of Danish”

  1. Jimmy’s Junkyard » Blog Archive » My DIY Speaker XO Mod Says:
    September 30th, 2007 at 22:50

    [...] remember my old speaker below? If don’t, please check it here. This weekend, I have some spare time. Hmm… a little tweak is no harm, [...]



  2. Robby Says:
    February 23rd, 2008 at 15:03

    Pak Jimmy kl mau beli driver midbassnya dimana yah ?
    soalnya yg saya tau disini adanya cuma yg versi 4 ohm thx



  3. Jimmy Auw Says:
    February 24th, 2008 at 21:59

    Wah dulu sih saya order dari luar Boss… Kalo disini rata2 buat mobil makanya 4 Ohm semua hehehe…



  4. Robby Says:
    February 27th, 2008 at 15:33

    kl order dr luar shipping n tax nya mahal gak sih pak, misalnya hrg di madisound kira2 us $150/pair
    terus sampe disini kira2 berapa yah? soalnya blm pernah sih pesen barang dr luar hehehe thx



  5. Jimmy Auw Says:
    February 27th, 2008 at 18:03

    Waktu itu sih titip sama teman… agak mahal hihihi… tapi mau gimana lagi? Demi dapat 8 Ohm :D



  6. Umar Says:
    May 15th, 2008 at 13:18

    Lam kenal,

    Kalau di Jkt, tempat jual speaker import seperti AUDAX, Vifa, Fostex, SEAS, dll dgn harga bersaing di mana y? (Klw AUDAX yg dijual di toko2 di Indonesia itu buatan mana y, soalnya Font-nya beda dgn AUDAX Prancis?)

    Sy pernah baca di (http://spiral1075.hp.infoseek.co.jp/extra/engh105/eng-helixh105.html), speaker SILVER FLUTE (dari China) bagus (ratio quality over price) untuk project ini. Gmn pendapat bpk?

    Thanks.



  7. Jimmy Auw Says:
    May 15th, 2008 at 21:47

    Basically, you can use any drivers for your own project. As long as you know the T/S parameter and how to calculate the XO.



  8. impromptu Says:
    December 6th, 2008 at 16:03

    Perhaps you can show us the crossover.



  9. Jimmy Auw Says:
    December 6th, 2008 at 23:33

    You can check it here:
    http://jimmyauw.com/2007/09/30/my-diy-speaker-xo-mod/



  10. Jimmy’s Junkyard » Blog Archive » My DIY Speaker (Another) Crossover Tweak Says:
    February 13th, 2009 at 23:28

    [...] you don’t have any idea about my DIY speaker, feel free to visit here and [...]



  11. pulung Says:
    January 16th, 2010 at 14:36

    bro punya katalog speaker audax yang buatan indonesia g?thx bro Jimmy…



  12. Jimmy Auw Says:
    January 18th, 2010 at 21:48

    Maaf Pak tidak punya. Setau saya Audax itu buatan France.
    Thanks.



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