What is a loudspeaker?
A loudspeaker converts electrical energy into acoustic energy.
Electrostatic Loudspeakers
Articles
Bass Horns
Introduction
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Other Info
Subwoofers
Designing a diy sub
Subwoofer Reviews
Other Info
Related DIYAudio Wiki Pages
Crossovers
Baffle-step Physics
Books
- Advanced speaker design for the hobbiest and enthusiest Author unknown
- The Loudspeaker Design Cookbook Vance Dickason
- Designing, Building and Testing Your Own Speaker System David B. Weems
- [Member recommendations]
Links
* DIY Websites
[A collection of free loudspeaker enclosure design plan for DIY projects]
[A lot of DIY projects - Altec Lansing A5, Audio Note Ongaku, Pass Labs Aleph 5, etc.]
[About QUAD ESL63 Electrostatic Loudspeaker] - DIY Diagnose, Service, Repair with free schematic and CD.
[Andy Graddon] giant compilation of links
[AudioDIYCentral.com]
[Diy Site in Korea]
[Diy Subwoofers]
[Frugal-Horns] Frugel-Horn, Spawn, Ron Horns, Daleks, Metronome plans & information
[The Single Driver website]
[The Transmission Line Speakers website]
[DIY Vifa MTM speaker]
See also
[this thread] on Diyaudio
* Theory / Design information
[Prof. Marshall Leach's papers], including handy how-to's for closed and vented box design
[Art Ludwig's page] with some proper loudspeaker physics!
* Manufacturers
[Adire Audio] - drivers (particularly big bass units)
[Ascendant Audio] - drivers (particularly big bass units)
[Audio Nirvana] - inexpensive full-range drivers
[Aurum Cantus] - well known ribbon tweeter
[Beyma Professional] - PA drivers
[Danish Sound Technology] - Vifa, Peerless, Logic, Scan-Speak
[EJ Jordan designs] - conventional and full range driver units
[Eminence] - major US maker of PA / instrument speakers
[JBL Professional] - PA loudspeakers and drivers
[Lowther] - full-range driver units
[Manger] - fine full-range drivers
[Mark Audio] - Wide and Fullrange drive units
[Morel] - drive units
[Orca Designs] - Focal drivers, Raven ribbon tweeters
[PAudio] - Coaxial drive units in 8, 10, 12, 15, and 18 inch sizes
[PHL Audio] - PA drivers
[PHY-HP] - wide and full-range drivers
[Tymphany] - (new owners of Danish Sound Technology)
[Visaton] - speakers and kits
[Volt speakers]
* Suppliers
[Audesine] - loudspeaker and crossover design services
[Acoustic Visions] - drivers, systems, accessories, installation (US)
[Allan-Gordon] - PA speakers & drivers (UK)
[CommonSense Audio] - Lowther, Fostex, PAudio, and Audio Nirvana Speakers (US)
[Creative Sound Solutions] - kits, components (Canada)
[Darcher Audio] - Drivers incl. CSS, HiVi
? & more (Aus)
[DIY Cable] - Drivers, Kits, Electronics, Hypex Amplifier Parts
[ELTIM] - Specialised in original MOREL drivers and kits (EU)
[Foam Order.com] - Relatively inexpensive damping foam (US)
[Madisound] - drivers, kits (US)
[Parts Express] - drivers, kits, supplies, components (US)
[planet10-hifi] - EnABLed
? FR drivers, & other parts (Canada)
[Solen] - drivers, crossover components (Canada)
[Speaker City] - drivers, kits, components, systems, hardware and more (US)
[Wilmslow Audio] - Kits / drivers (UK)
[CPC] electronic components supplier, has a good range of medium cost drive units (uk)
[1] - custom foam speaker grilles (US)
* Free Simulation and testing software
[unibox] - excel based box simulation (closed, vented, passive radiator and bandpass)
[winisdpro] - box simulation program (includes active filters and their impact on response, excursion, group delay, etc)
Highly recommended
[Crossover simulator] - crossover simulation software
[FRD Consortium] - FRD consortium page with many usefull programs
[speaker workshop] - speaker workshop - free speaker measurement program but not the easiest program to use (get the
[manual] you will need it!)
[speaker workshop manual] - will make speakerworkshop experience much better
[Orcad simulation] - How to simulate speaker / crossover using the Free Orcad demo
Projects and Kits
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