Hi
Looking for some advise in designing a custom speaker for my home theater system. Hopefully I will not make this too long, but I want to share as many details as I can so I get the right help. Thanks!
Current Set-up
LR speakers: Cambridge Soundworks MC 100
Center: Cambridge Soundworks Center Channel II
Surround: Cambridge Soundworks MC 50
Sub: Cambridge Soundworks Base Cube 8S
Receiver: Sony STR- DE675
This set up works well and sounds good for my needs.
Recently upgraded from a Sony 32" CRT to a 32" Samsung LCD. Picture is good, audio ok with some eq adjustments. My wife purchased a smaller cabinet for the tv and equipment that is more appropriate for our small home.
Anyhow, what I would like to do is build an LCR speaker that can be placed on the new stand. I would try to match the box to look like it is part of, or at least blends on with the new stand. The box also need to be able to carry the weight of the tv on top of it.
When I first set up the new tv, I put it directly onto the new cabinet. Adjusted the eq as needed and it sounded ok. Over the weekend I reconfigured my setup and added my LCR speakers. The tv is now placed on the center speaker. Since the Samsung speakers are down firing, the sound has changed quite a bit now that I raised the tv.
So to my question. I'm thinking I could build a new speaker cabinet that would hold my LCR drivers in one box, or at least what looks like one box. Paint it to match the to cabinet and it should blend it well. I'm also thinking of building one box that has roughly the area of a shelf/ tv cabinet top, so then I can get the ok audio back from the Samsung tv.
Exterior dimensions of the box, Max 26" Wide x 9" Deep x 4"high.
A couple of thoughts for drivers, etc would be to gut my CSW speakers and retro fit them into the new box, or just buy new drivers, etc. Would pref option one for cost reasons.
As I'm reading about speaker design it looks more complicated than I thought. Ports/ no ports. Interior area volume, etc. I don't want to make this too complicated, but I do want it to sound good. Thanks for your help.
Tom
Looking for some advise in designing a custom speaker for my home theater system. Hopefully I will not make this too long, but I want to share as many details as I can so I get the right help. Thanks!
Current Set-up
LR speakers: Cambridge Soundworks MC 100
Center: Cambridge Soundworks Center Channel II
Surround: Cambridge Soundworks MC 50
Sub: Cambridge Soundworks Base Cube 8S
Receiver: Sony STR- DE675
This set up works well and sounds good for my needs.
Recently upgraded from a Sony 32" CRT to a 32" Samsung LCD. Picture is good, audio ok with some eq adjustments. My wife purchased a smaller cabinet for the tv and equipment that is more appropriate for our small home.
Anyhow, what I would like to do is build an LCR speaker that can be placed on the new stand. I would try to match the box to look like it is part of, or at least blends on with the new stand. The box also need to be able to carry the weight of the tv on top of it.
When I first set up the new tv, I put it directly onto the new cabinet. Adjusted the eq as needed and it sounded ok. Over the weekend I reconfigured my setup and added my LCR speakers. The tv is now placed on the center speaker. Since the Samsung speakers are down firing, the sound has changed quite a bit now that I raised the tv.
So to my question. I'm thinking I could build a new speaker cabinet that would hold my LCR drivers in one box, or at least what looks like one box. Paint it to match the to cabinet and it should blend it well. I'm also thinking of building one box that has roughly the area of a shelf/ tv cabinet top, so then I can get the ok audio back from the Samsung tv.
Exterior dimensions of the box, Max 26" Wide x 9" Deep x 4"high.
A couple of thoughts for drivers, etc would be to gut my CSW speakers and retro fit them into the new box, or just buy new drivers, etc. Would pref option one for cost reasons.
As I'm reading about speaker design it looks more complicated than I thought. Ports/ no ports. Interior area volume, etc. I don't want to make this too complicated, but I do want it to sound good. Thanks for your help.
Tom