After spending over 8 months on research, finally I finished my first complete speakers project. I chose Vifa XT25 for tweeter and PL18 for woofer. I think they both are perfectly matched each others. Sadly the XT25 is 4 Ohm only, so I need to spend more money on crossover 🙁
The crossover was designed from an intensive research. All components are premium audio grade class, like Auricap, Wondercap, Alpha Core inductor, Dale wire wound resistor, WBT silver solder, high quality 18 AWG copper internal cable, and Shark rhodium binding post terminal. If you are a DIYer, I think you should know about the quality (and price) of those brand. As additional, the input also support bi-wire and bi-amping capability.
Red with gloss surface is choosen as finishing color. I will upgrade the box with better materials from specific wood soon (currently, the materials is 25mm MDF).
Overall, I’m quite pleased with her performance. The low is very extend, tight, and full of definition. The mid is very warm with excellent detail (I have no doubt that this speakers have outstanding mid vocal). The high is also warm, soft, and quite extend.
After hours of listening test, the high-end response has not reached my expectation (I expect more or maybe I’m not used with Ring Radiator’s characteristic? I also have some problem with my room’s acoustic, I will try to add some treatment in the near future). I think I need to experiment with her high pass filter. With the help of spectrum analyzer (soon will come), I think I can do the experiment faster and more efficient, especially to tune up the crossover and my room’s acoustic. Will update here soon.
Robby
February 23, 2008 15:03Pak Jimmy kl mau beli driver midbassnya dimana yah ?
soalnya yg saya tau disini adanya cuma yg versi 4 ohm thx
Jimmy Auw
February 24, 2008 21:59Wah dulu sih saya order dari luar Boss… Kalo disini rata2 buat mobil makanya 4 Ohm semua hehehe…
Robby
February 27, 2008 15:33kl order dr luar shipping n tax nya mahal gak sih pak, misalnya hrg di madisound kira2 us $150/pair
terus sampe disini kira2 berapa yah? soalnya blm pernah sih pesen barang dr luar hehehe thx
Jimmy Auw
February 27, 2008 18:03Waktu itu sih titip sama teman… agak mahal hihihi… tapi mau gimana lagi? Demi dapat 8 Ohm 😀
Umar
May 15, 2008 13:18Lam kenal,
Kalau di Jkt, tempat jual speaker import seperti AUDAX, Vifa, Fostex, SEAS, dll dgn harga bersaing di mana y? (Klw AUDAX yg dijual di toko2 di Indonesia itu buatan mana y, soalnya Font-nya beda dgn AUDAX Prancis?)
Sy pernah baca di (http://spiral1075.hp.infoseek.co.jp/extra/engh105/eng-helixh105.html), speaker SILVER FLUTE (dari China) bagus (ratio quality over price) untuk project ini. Gmn pendapat bpk?
Thanks.
Jimmy Auw
May 15, 2008 21:47Basically, you can use any drivers for your own project. As long as you know the T/S parameter and how to calculate the XO.
impromptu
December 6, 2008 16:03Perhaps you can show us the crossover.
Jimmy Auw
December 6, 2008 23:33You can check it here:
http://jimmyauw.com/2007/09/30/my-diy-speaker-xo-mod/
pulung
January 16, 2010 14:36bro punya katalog speaker audax yang buatan indonesia g?thx bro Jimmy…
Jimmy Auw
January 18, 2010 21:48Maaf Pak tidak punya. Setau saya Audax itu buatan France.
Thanks.