You might find that using XSim - which is a free crossover / filter program - is easier, because you can see the change in the response curve visually on the screen. You get to try all the values in the program, and then buy the parts. I like the external filter box - featuring the parts that are usually hidden is great.
Just found your channel thanks to the all mighty algorithm and I love it. I binged watched them all and can't wait for more. Great editing, great content, great personalty and upbeat music. Your designs are fresh and very clean you do good work my friend. Only thing I would say is when it comes to inductors you should always try to keep them as far apart as possible, which you did, but you should also place one vertically and one horizontally. Inductors give off a magnetic field and if they are both laying horizontally then the megetic fields will interfere with each other and will show up as feedback in the audio path. If you place them 90 degrees to each other that loweres the chance of interference.
@@sonnoradesign give me your address I'll package them up and send them to you but you test them out and see what you can do with them. It would be my contribution to the site. As I love everything you're doing.
20:15 Showing the filter made by direct twisted connections. This sounds the best! 😮 Better than soldered, and better than (soldered or unsolcered) iinterconnecting wires between the components. I tried all 4 alternatives and what is pictured here wins (hands down)! Most detail, most naked sound, raw detail from the instruments themselves (revealed by direct comparisons). I build speakers. 😅
I've seen people use the bottom of their garden as an anechoic chamber substitute. If you are away from buildings and dont have street noise this should work!? Dense foliage also helps absorb sound.
So strange , when I wrote down your original specs I accidently reversed the resistors thus making it correct , as you made a mistake so did I. A glitch in the matrix .
I have rebuilt crossovers with high end parts, experimented with caps… You need to give Bypass caps a try. I have used Myflex KPCU 0.1uf copper caps and worked great. But I even tried some Dayton Audio bypass caps and they worked fine too
I bought these speakers about a year ago and have been running them in anopen baffle design. You definitely need to add a subwoofer or put them in a ported Enclosure.
Awesome work! So much more than just a boring 'how to' tutorial and much more than just a sleek build log video. In fact this might be the best video I've seen on how to build and test a crossover (... I mean filter) and working with a single full range driver makes it much more approachable and takes a lot of intimidation factor out of it. Another good idea for a video would be to calculate the response from the baffle and then test and measure in the real world before you do the build and make the filters, unless you did that in part 1 (I'm actually watching this out of order). Also perhaps a video on how to layout and build a crossover / filter from an electrical diagram for those that haven't done so.
Wow love the crossovers need them for my speakers. Hi I need some of your help as I am owning a pair of focal chorus 726 At the normal volumes , sounds good but not great . If I turn the volume up they sounds like a s--t . I am using them with maranta pm8005 . If you can help me to do some modification in the original crossovers or something to make the mid bit heavier and softer
Hello Kay! Thanks for watching! I’d need the speakers to measure them and work on the crossovers. I don’t have an upgrade for the crossovers right now. You can try diy audio forum and look for focal crossover upgrades. There are some from GR Research for other models. Stay tuned.
another project idea could be to build a cabinet similar to KEF LS50 using the same Mark Audio driver (or similar). Building that front baffle would be a challenge, do you accept? this msg will self destruct in 1 month ;)
The dayton Omnimic V2 has an option to remove room resonance basically the software can remove peaks and dips caused by rooms simulating anechoic chamber. I have measured some drivers and it matched the manufacturer measurement's perfectly. Also the Omnimic V2 is easy to set up and use. So how do you like the Mark audio drivers ?
Thanks for the input. I should give it a try for sure. The Mark audios sound really nice, they need some time to break in and it gets better and better. I love it. Clear and defined audio.
Sorry for the delay. Mid Frequency - 33 uF + 1.5 mH + 7 R High Frequency - 2.7 uF + 0.10 mH + 15 R All in parallel Let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching!
@@sonnoradesign Now that`s what i call service,thanks for all you are doing and especially that you provide fixes and give details for any parts needed.Kind regards.
Registers or Resistors. Thinks change in 10 years away from Electronics Industry. Art Bolanos Houston, Texas. I still love your channel. Keep going Bernado
I wonder if you could build a full range driver speaker that doesn’t have peaks in the highs, if anything shoot for peaks in the lows... Then use MiniDSP instead of building a crossover.
I am very interested in your video, but I know little English, for me subtitles are essential, so I can translate it into my language, if it is up to you to activate the subtitles I would greatly appreciate it.
@@sonnoradesign I am using the same driver.. u would have revisit xover.. with new measurements.. also play around with the port tuning. Mine have about 90hrs.
@@abhidadhia5091 right! I’m gonna play with it a little bit more. I’ve been using it without the filters, in my living room, and it sounds much better then before.
This guy is immensely likeable. He portrays himself as a clown but in reality has an in-depth knowledge of Hifi builds and components that many of us can only dream of. I need to know; is that accent real?
