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audio amateur
11-08-2009, 06:06 AM
This is one thing I want to get into as of this christmas break, so I'm thinking of putting this on my x-mas wish list. Currently I have two 4" drivers that I'd like to build an enclosure for and run full range with no x-over so it'd be good if the book covers a wide range of speaker designs. I'll probably start another thread with more specifics about the project nearer the time.
Any suggestions of decent books?

kexodusc
11-08-2009, 06:35 AM
Vance Dickason - Loudspeaker Design Cookbook
Ray Alden - Speaker Building 201...
David Weems - Designing/Building Speaker Systems.

I would start with the Alden and Weems books...if you can get through that, Dickason book is your next step. The Cookbook is the bible for DIY-ing...but it gets technical and some noobs have a hard time following it...the others take more time to explain the basics.

http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?srchExt=CAT&srchCat=72

Feanor
11-08-2009, 12:33 PM
Vance Dickason - Loudspeaker Design Cookbook
Ray Alden - Speaker Building 201...
David Weems - Designing/Building Speaker Systems.

I would start with the Alden and Weems books...if you can get through that, Dickason book is your next step. The Cookbook is the bible for DIY-ing...but it gets technical and some noobs have a hard time following it...the others take more time to explain the basics.

http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?srchExt=CAT&srchCat=72
Yep, they're the classics. Start with them.

You might want some design software too. Athough they have some limitations, HT Audio's Bass Box Pro 6 and X-Over Pro 3 (http://www.ht-audio.com/pages/Products.html) are elegant, easy to use programs.

audio amateur
11-12-2009, 09:11 AM
Thanks a lot guys