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Silithiums build

rjj45rjj45
in DIY

Well, since EVERY DIY design has to have a Greek name, and these were based on the (excellent) Lithiums, I'll call them the "Silithiums".
In the early days of the pandemic, I was "telephone dating" a woman in the next state, and thought it would be a nice gesture to present her with a pair of desktop speakers. Based the design on what I had on hand, some ND105 mid basses and ND25FA tweeters.
All surface mount, a little roundover on the baffle.
The design came together really fast, but we still parted ways before I could meet her in person, so they have been my computer desktop speakers for the last 5 years.
External dimensions are 9"H x 8"D x 5.25"W using 1/2 inch baltic birch plywood, for an internal volume of around 4 Liters.

In 4 liters, a bit of an EBS alignment, F3 is 58Hz, but F6 is about 43Hz, and bass is satisfactory on my desk close to the wall.

Crossover:

Frequency Response:

Mug shots:

But Chahly - Stahkist don't want speakers that look good, Stahkist wants speakers that sound good!
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Comments

  • D1PP1ND1PP1N

    Looks good and only 7 parts! Tweeters out backordered aswell. I was surprised how many values of caps, resistors and coils are backordered through PE.

  • rjj45rjj45

    @D1PP1N said:
    Looks good and only 7 parts! Tweeters out backordered aswell. I was surprised how many values of caps, resistors and coils are backordered through PE.

    Yep most of PE stuff is China.

    But Chahly - Stahkist don't want speakers that look good, Stahkist wants speakers that sound good!
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