Designer:
Riyaaz Shamsoodien

Project Category:
Tower Speakers

Project Level:
Advanced

Project Time:
20+ Hours

Project Cost:
Over $1,000

Project Description:
3-way Towers with Dayton Audio drivers and Radiators

Design Goals:
• Audiophile grade / high end audio. As I already have x2 Dayton 12″ subwoofers ported and tuned for 25Hz, I want my towers to support tight and responsive bass.
• Of course, an Aesthetically appealing woody design

Driver Selection:
• X1 Dayton Audio PT2C-8 Planar Tweeter
• X2 Dayton Audio RS125P-4 5″ Reference Paper Woofer 4 Ohm
• X1 Dayton Audio DS215-8 8″ Designer Series Woofer Speaker
• X2 Dayton Audio DS175-PR 6-1/2″ Designer Series Passive Radiator

Enclosure Design:
• African Black Wood CNC’d to size
• 16mm MDF double layered throughout
• Woofer / Radiator volume tuned to about 32Hz @ 25 litre net volume

Enclosure Assembly:
• Nail, glued and clamped
• Sanded to smooth finish
• Rust’oleum 2X clear coat on African Black Wood (5 coats)
• Duram Wood Sealer + Duram Durabak PU Liner Paint on MDF

Crossover Design:
• PF-3FH Speaker Divider 3 Crossover 280W Crossover Point: 550Hz, 4.8KHz

Tips & Tricks:
always oversize your natural woods by 2mm around the perimeter and sand off the excess to smooth flush finish.
Use Parts express drawings to accurately design your cut outs.

Conclusion:
Hours and hours of work but I am really happy with results

About the Designer:
3-way Towers with Dayton Audio drivers and Radiators

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