Designer:

Russell Griffin

Project Category:
Tower Speakers

Project Level:
Intermediate

Project Time:

20+ Hours

Project Cost:

Over $1,000

Project Description:

Small Tower Speakers

Design Goals:
To build a small pair of tower speakers that sound as close to the $8000.00 Boenicke W-8 speakers as possible.

Driver Selection:

Tang Band W5-1138SMF 5-1/4″ Paper Cone Subwoofer Speaker 
Tang Band W3-881SJF 3″ Full Range Speaker
Dayton Audio ND25FA-4 1″ Soft Dome Neodymium Tweeter

Enclosure Design:

30 1/4″ H X 4 3/4″ W 8.1/4 (top) 14 1/4″ ( bottom) Depth. Small Tower w/built in Mid to bottom Bass Port’s

Crossover Design:

 3-way w/ (hot rodded) with bypass capacitors

Tips & Tricks:

 Hot rodding the capacitors for the crossover with Miflex (oil) 0.1uf foil Capacitors. For faster hitting and better sound.
Front and Rear Tweeters
Built in bottom bass port’s do added box strength

Conclusion:
Amazing sounding and looking small tower speakers. These speaker’s sound as good as any speakers I’ve heard in this size after managing a high end Electronics store for 30 years.

About the Designer:
Electronics manager for over 30 years.

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