Anarchies Crossover Design
Integrating the Drivers Crossover Goals This design is intended to be my best work and the centerpiece of my main listening spot in my home for the foreseeable future. To meet that goal while not spending time and… Read More
Anarchies Construction
Moving to reality Limitations My available tooling is minimal, really minimal. So doing a complete build from scratch requires some careful planning and extra attention to detail to get everything done correctly. I’ve been using this limited arrangement… Read More
Epique Micro Subwoofer
Super compact subwoofer for a truck cab with limited space. Design Goals This build was targeting a commercial truck cab. The full size van cab has an empty space under the passenger seat appropriate for a small subwoofer… Read More
Anarchies – 3 Way Speaker Design Concept
Project Planning Design Requirements For my ideal home speakers destined for my small basement listening spot, there were just a few requirements that I wanted to hit. Woofer Selection Generally, there are tradeoffs for the 3 requirements of… Read More
Tower of Power
Design Goals This system was originally designed and built back in about 1998 when I became serious about gigging as a bass player and wanted a system worthy of the task. The goal at that time was to… Read More
Besta Subwoofer
IKEA furniture hack into a real Home Theatre subwoofer. Design Goals This project was born of necessity to replace a 30 year old DIY cabinet that had been beat up over the years and left in pretty rough… Read More
Shia LaBoom
A Bluetooth and battery powered boom box Design Goals This build was conceived to create a portable speaker that could be transported and used on battery power with good bass performance and output. The size and weight needed… Read More
The JPG – A vintage inspired speaker
I’ve wanted to get this design on paper for a while. My dad did a pair of large 15″ 3 ways when he was young, and I grew up with them as inspiration to get into speaker building… Read More
SuperNova Minimus Speaker Build
SuperNova Minimus, a vintage Realistic Nova 15 re-design. Why build this? The main purpose of this build was to revitalize a pair of Realistic Nova 15 cabinets from the mid 80’s. The cabinets have been in my family… Read More
MicroSat Speakers
Compact 2 way satellite speakers for use with a subwoofer. Design Goals The primary goal for this design is to provide accurate +-3dB response from 20kHz down to 100Hz. The primary purpose was not to be a stand… Read More
Indy 8 – Powered 2.1 system subwoofer
A self-powered 2.1 system contained in a compact 8” subwoofer enclosure. With the addition of a signal source and a pair of small satellites a fully independent full range system can be setup. Design Goals For the subwoofer,… Read More
ISO El-Cheapo
An inexpensive Isobaric loaded subwoofer when the most bass is required for the smallest amount of money in a small enclosure. This was an upgrade for an older cabinet that had used Pyle 10” woofers. The old woofers… Read More
DIY Bass Amp PPA100
A Portable Practice Amplifier for bass guitar, designed to have a far more accurate frequency response than the typical commercial offerings. This design goal makes it suitable for a mono music blaster, a keyboard amplifier, or whatever needs… Read More
Advanced Speaker Design Simulation
Before you start making sawdust in the shop, there are a whole host of tools available to the DIY speaker enthusiast that can help you estimate and design your speaker on your computer. For engineering nerds like myself,… Read More
The Art of Do It Yourself Speaker Design
Even before I was a bass player, I’ve been obsessed with the bottom couple octaves of the audible spectrum. At some point, I decided that subwoofers were expensive and I should design and build my own. With a… Read More
Subwoofer Upgrade Project
Cabinet Design The original cabinet was built about 1990 with one design goal in mind. Large cabinet volume = low frequency extension. With about 4.4 cubic feet of internal volume this box was meant to allow a woofer… Read More