DIY Speaker Project PAD

Hey Matt, I finished the second round of Blues! They sound really good. And I definitely improved my craftsmanship this time around. I used veneers to finish them (it was my first time using veneers but overall I am happy with how they turned out.) Now I am finally gonna build that subwoofer to go w...

Hey Matt, I am starting another set of Blues bookshelves (this time a gift for my younger brother) Thanks for all of your help last summer! They still sound great! I will let you know if I have any questions. I am planning on doing everything the same except I am doing 45 degree joints instead of bu...

Cool, If I got a receiver with a subwoofer out would I be golden as far as the networking goes? Maybe I will just invest in one of those and give my brother my current receiver. I might rather do that than try to figure out how to network with my receiver.

Cool thanks for the help, another option is my parents are going to give me some money to make a speaker kit for my little brother so maybe I could let him have my current receiver (the one you recommended) and then use some of the money to help buy myself a receiver with a subwoofer output. (It loo...

Cool, so that would mean I would plug the subwoofer into the receiver and then the speakers into the subwoofer? I'll call up meniscus and talk to them about what might be a good kit for me to build.

Cool, I mainly listen to Rock and hip-hop so I think a sub would definitely be a good addition. The receiver doesn't have an input for a sub but I was reading that you don't necessarily need one. Would adding a sub mean I need to alter the crossovers my finished speakers?

They sound really good! And I can definitely tell that the woofers are breaking in.

Here they are! I need to touch up the paint around the speakers but they sound great!! The one mistake I made was not cutting the "ears" for the tweeters large enough so I had to do some improvising to make them fit, But I am really happy with how they turned out. Any suggestions for a goo...

Also do either of you have any recommendations for textbooks that get into the more technical side of speaker design? I would like to learn more about what goes into designing the crossovers and cabinets so maybe someday I could do some of my own custom speakers. I am currently taking courses with t...

Thanks so much for all of the help!

Hopefully I will be able to listen to them Friday night! I'll post a picture of the finished product and tell you how they sound!

Also finally (hopefully one of the last questions I will ask) I'm sure I am just missing something obvious but how do I tell which node is positive and which is negative on the speaker drivers?

Also would it be a good idea to reinforce the front baffle joints with screws in the corners? It looks like the finished product picture you sent me has some screws.

I think I am going to go with using the primer and spray paint method. I have a friend who is pretty good with painting wood so she is going to help me (plus then I should be able to have them up and running this weekend). I am thinking of doing the front baffles maroon and the rest black. And sound...

Here they are!

I was thinking I would fully finish them. I don't have too much going on this week so hopefully I will be listening to them by this weekend. I have one quick question about the joints and the crossovers. I did butt joints which I read arent always very strong. Should I use screws to re-enforce them ...