[tacoman98]

Hello. I found this forum while researching speaker building. Looks like a great place to spend time. My musical tastes range greatly but favor prog rock. I love dynamic and emotional music and want equipment that represents the same.

[Blackmore]

There are a lot of us that love that filet taste, too. So many good choices for emotion and dynamics. Welcome aboard and good luck on your hunt.

[ACHiPo]

Welcome!  Check out the "Cheap and Cheerful" section--lot's of innovative and inexpensive approaches to be explored.

[Phil A]

Welcome to AC.  We all have that to a degree.

[Joe Nelson]

I go on that Taco budget everytime I return from the audio dealer.

Welcome.

[FullRangeMan]

Welcome Tacoman
I also like progrock and ambient music, mainly krautrock.

[JoshK]

You mention three things that might lead me to make a suggestion.  First, you said you love prog rock; me too, love prog rock and metal which are what I listen to most of the time.  That means dynamics are a necessity for real enjoyment, 6 1/2" two way speakers can be eliminated from the list IMO.   Second, you mention speaker building.  Third and likely related to the second you mention budget.

Have you taken a look at the SEOS speaker kits on http://www.diysoundgroup.com/?   There is a ton of info on AVSforum about them and I personally had a bit to do with the waveguide design.    They are inspired by some of the most innovative speaker designs to come out in the last two decades, namely Gedlee's line (Summa, Abbey, etc), Wayne's Pi Speaker kits, Duke's Audiokinesis speakers.   They have the box checked in dynamics and they do constant directivity (controlled dispersion) very well making them good in typical rooms which is oft overlooked.

[FullRangeMan]

Thanks for the link Josk, they are interesting kits.
Per change you know what effect the horn do to
the dome tweeter?

[JoshK]

Most use a compression driver not a dome tweeter.  There might be a design in there with domes, but I am not familiar with those.

[tacoman98]

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome.

[tacoman98]

Have you taken a look at the SEOS speaker kits on http://www.diysoundgroup.com/?   There is a ton of info on AVSforum about them and I personally had a bit to do with the waveguide design.    They are inspired by some of the most innovative speaker designs to come out in the last two decades, namely Gedlee's line (Summa, Abbey, etc), Wayne's Pi Speaker kits, Duke's Audiokinesis speakers.   They have the box checked in dynamics and they do constant directivity (controlled dispersion) very well making them good in typical rooms which is oft overlooked.

Thanks Josh, yes I've spent a little time at diy. I'll look a little closer and might have some questions for you.

[tacoman98]

Welcome!  Check out the "Cheap and Cheerful" section--lot's of innovative and inexpensive approaches to be explored.

My first stop . Thanks

[simoon]

Another prog fan over here!

If you are interested in high quality amps, check out ClassdDaudio.com.

They have several amp modules and complete kits. The end result will yield an amp for a few hundred $ that will rival amps many times the price.

There's a great thread about them here http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=76400.0

Since you enjoy speaker building, have you been to Meniscus Audio?

 http://meniscusaudio.com/kits-c-133.html

They sell quite a few world class kits (minus cabinets) that can be built for fractions of what commercial products would cost. Most of their kits are designed by world class designers (Dennis Murphy, Paul Kittenger, Curt Campbell) and the final product will perform as well as some big name audiophile speakers.

Dennis Murphy's ER18 Ribbon kit, for example, is like a slightly downgraded Salk Supercharged Song Towers (without Jim Salk's amazing cabinetry of course), which Dennis designed the crossover.

Welcome aboard!

[rajacat]

You mention three things that might lead me to make a suggestion.  First, you said you love prog rock; me too, love prog rock and metal which are what I listen to most of the time.  That means dynamics are a necessity for real enjoyment, 6 1/2" two way speakers can be eliminated from the list IMO.   Second, you mention speaker building.  Third and likely related to the second you mention budget.

Have you taken a look at the SEOS speaker kits on http://www.diysoundgroup.com/?   There is a ton of info on AVSforum about them and I personally had a bit to do with the waveguide design.    They are inspired by some of the most innovative speaker designs to come out in the last two decades, namely Gedlee's line (Summa, Abbey, etc), Wayne's Pi Speaker kits, Duke's Audiokinesis speakers.   They have the box checked in dynamics and they do constant directivity (controlled dispersion) very well making them good in typical rooms which is oft overlooked.

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I recommend these too.  I haven't actually built one of the kits but I have diy'ed a pair of speakers using the SEOS18 waveguide, Denovo BA750 compression driver, Acoustic Elegance TD15m woofer and I can attest to the hair raising dynamics and excellent sound quality.