TECTON Towers
Designer:
Jason Dhun
Project Category:
Tower Speakers
Project Level
Advanced
Project Time:
20 Hours
Project Cost:
$500-$1,000
Project Description:
3.5 Way Full Range Floor Standing Towers
Design Goals:
Floor Standing towers that can reproduce 30Hz to 20Hz. Power requirement of 80 – 100 Watts. Ported enclosure design (ABC and Bass Reflex).
Driver Selection:
Dayton Audio GF180-4 6-1/2″ Glass Fiber Cone Woofer 4 Ohm
Dayton Audio GF180-8 6-1/2″ Glass Fiber Cone Woofer 8 Ohm
Dayton Audio RS52AN-8 2″ Reference Aluminum Dome Midrange
Dayton Audio DC25T-8 1″ Titanium Dome Tweeter
Enclosure Design
Aperiodic bi chamber design and bass reflex single port
Crossover Design:
3.5 Way KASUN Passive Crossover. LPF 380Hz 12dB, LPF 850Hz 12dB, Mid 850Hz – 4600Hz 24dB, HPF 4600Hz 12dB
Tips & Tricks:
The ABC design reinforced the overall bass response and is very articulate without any boominess.
Conclusion:
Listening tests have proved a successful design with superb imaging very detailed and articulate sound, with authoritative low frequency reproduction and very good midrange clarity.
About the Designer:
I am an Electrical Engineer with a passion for Hi Fi and audio design and construction.
Project Parts List:
| Part# | Description | Qty. |
| 295-417 | Dayton Audio GF180-4 6-1/2″ Glass Fiber Cone Woofer 4 Ohm | 2 |
| 295-418 | Dayton Audio GF180-8 6-1/2″ Glass Fiber Cone Woofer 8 Ohm | 4 |
| 285-020 | Dayton Audio RS52AN-8 2″ Reference Aluminum Dome Midrange | 2 |
| 275-045 | Dayton Audio DC25T-8 1″ Titanium Dome Tweeter | 2 |
wow, amazing looking speakers ~ and I’m super impressed w/your deign and woodworking skills! So, i’m assuming that you wired the two 4 ohm speakers in series, but I’m curious about the crossover ; how did you set that up? Is it a 3.5 way, or a 4 way?
Hello friend. Thank you for the compliments. The crossover is 3.5 Way. Two of the woofers are 4 Ohm in series LPF at 850Hz, the other woofer is 4 Ohm and has LPF at 380Hz
Hello friend. Thank you for the compliments. The crossover is 3.5 Way. Two of the woofers are 4 Ohm in series LPF at 850Hz, the other woofer is 4 Ohm and has LPF at 380Hz
What a beautiful design and execution! I have always built 2-way or 2.5way speakers and looking to build a 3-way. Would you be interested in sharing , if you have, the cabinet measurements and crossover design? Beautiful work!
Emmet.
Emmetw@gmail.com
Love this design. Looks so much like my old polk still A9 and can’t find anything like them. Wish I would have kept them. If you would share the design specs and crossovers that would be so awesome. I would love to build these. Like Emmet I’ll add my email. Michaelbarfield82@gmail.com