+1Which speakers are these? Can u post more details about them?
+1Which speakers are these? Can u post more details about them?
I have not built any good VFM or other speaker yet. for amps i could recommend chip amps or chinese class D amps. .@Hiten who could be of immense help on ideas how to execute it for minimal expenses. His builds are incredible vfm.
Drivers I already shared. Class A JLH 1969 and similar TO3 package two transistor variants for full range drivers. (Tube amp will make the project expensive).I have not built any good VFM or other speaker yet. for amps i could recommend chip amps or chinese class D amps. .
Speakers are different. All your diy efforts end in speakers performance. There are some cheap drivers on diyaudiocart. one will have to see drivers and search for any free diy build documented on web. some ND series tweeters are good vfm.
expectations should be kept low for cheap speakers. building box and buying drivers, designing crossovers is expensive. better to get wideband speakers of known parameters and build simple box. for box volumes and designing HFV members or diyaudio members will help. Least expensive I found are ready bookshelfs at doogesound.com. online prices are little more. No affiliation to the seller or anyone. listen and buy at your own risk. There are sound samples of doogesound on youtube. Yout tube is not recommended to judge SQ just to see they are working
regards.
Sorry I didn't read all of the thread. How much Philips HiQ cost ? I thought you had chinese wide band drivers.Drivers I already shared.
I guess around 3k a pair shipped depending on your location.Sorry I didn't read all of the thread. How much Philips HiQ cost ? I thought you had chinese wide band drivers.
regards
Saw this on OLX.. looks like a Chennai based manufacture making speakers from 3K onwards... No experience or affiliation .. please check directly..Thanks for all the inputs.
If anyone has any inputs in the sub 3k category, please share the experiences as well.
In India too?The one brand that pops up in my mind is Dayton audio, moderately priced and we'll documented specs
https://diyaudiocart.com/dayton-audio , I found their prices to be reasonableIn India too?
I have been using one from last 1.5 years and I am very happy with that
I am using Obage HT-303 and it's sound nice and neutral to my ears. I can't compare it to any high end device as I haven't used any. I have Onkyo HTIB and a Sony Midi system. Obage sounds way better than Sony midi system.
Please share your hearing experience.I've just ordered the HT-303 on amazon.
Those drivers look good. Are you still using them?Another much ignored source for dirt cheap but good quality speaker drivers is the friendly neighbourhood car accessory shop. The young crowd these days keep changing/upgrading their ICE systems quite often and I have noticed that the older speakers are discarded or in most cases the accessory shop takes them giving a small discount on the bill. They often sell these off at low prices in the pre-used market. I have enquired and bought some speakers and stuff from these shops in the past. Some of these drivers (especially JBL, Pioneer, etc) are actually quite good and can be picked up for a few 100s. I have found the original 6 inch round frame twin cone full range drivers from Kenwood to be excellent and as good as Philips drivers in the same size bracket (standard fitting in Maruti Esteem, Baleno, etc from the early 2000s). Cabs for these can be easily procured from your friendly neighbourhood electronics street.
And then, there is the lowest cost option if you buy drivers from your friendly neighbourhood electronics street and have them mounted in cabs that can be procured from the same place. These days these low cost drivers are of better quality when compared to the old times and brands like bolton are back.
Here is an example of a 5 inch driver which i bought about a year ago for a TV repair project. Cost me about 150 bucks I think.
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I remember Bolton from my college days. I built a cassette player amplifier from scratch and Bolton was the top end choice for me for speaker 😁. I couldn't afford it back then and went with Sweton to save ₹50 or so for a pair of 8" drivers..
Here is an example of a 5 inch driver which i bought about a year ago for a TV repair project. Cost me about 150 bucks I think.
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My brother restores CRT TVs and we picked this up for one of those restoration projects. The speaker worked splendidly.Those drivers look good. Are you still using them?
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