First time DIY speakers - mini desktop version? :)

[rohitmusic]

Hello DIY gurus!

Recently I have been interested in wood working and am also needing a small speaker for my laptop. So think a smallish DIY speaker would be good. So can you please help me out?

Can you suggest some decent drivers? What about the crossover? I can manage to build a decent cabinet myself.

I am based in Pune. I have heard Philips drivers are locally available. Any other options? How about Peerless India drivers?

As this is my first DIY speaker build so looking for something in budget range and easily available which could be assembled with a knowledge of a beginner.

I am sure there are many DIY gurus here who have been there done that! So please suggest me. I plan to make a trip to the electronic market sometime this weekend. So early inputs should help

Cheers & Regards!

 

[rohitmusic]

Something like these should do.

What about amplification?

I just want to take this up as a learning project. Any DIY kit should also be fine for me.
Some design involving a cross over would be good learning to help understand the basics.

Hope I get some much needed encouragement to get me started!

 

[iaudio]

You should look at the desktop speakers that doors666 here built. For amplification you can use the topping tp20.

 

[rohitmusic]

Thanks iaudio, I will definitely have look!

 

[rohitmusic]

Checked some threads on forum. Are we talking about this setup of doors666?
http://www.hifivision.com/diy/28670-er18-mtm-small-sub.html#post408628

the speakers I am looking for needs to be very compact basically for laptop which can be moved easily.

 

[rohitmusic]

How are these and these?

 

[iaudio]

Rohit,

You need something like this:
The Madisound Speaker Store

 

[rohitmusic]

Thanks for the info!

 

[spirovious]

Even this-
http://www.parts-express.com/cat/home-audio-woofers-midranges-tweeters/13

 

[navin advani]

A small 1.5 way using a 90mm woofer and fullrange using a 1st order series crossover would be lovely.
WF090WA01_02
FR090WA01_02

http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=485&stc=1&d=1061225812

 

[kaushik]

wonderful to experiment .. but price point wise u cant beat precooked speakers like audioengines

 

[rohitmusic]

Thanks everyone for your kind inputs. I will check it.