Making The Crossovers For My Speakers PLUS Sound Test

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  • @JohnHeisz
    @JohnHeisz  5 лет назад +35

    Much more detail in the build article:
    ibuildit.ca/projects/how-to-make-a-speaker-crossover/
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    • @bumstudios8817
      @bumstudios8817 5 лет назад +1

      Very nice!

    • @MRrwmac
      @MRrwmac 5 лет назад +1

      John Heisz - I Build It Dam John, Those sound great even on an iPhone w/ Bluetooth speakers! I’m sure they are amazing in person! Thanks.

    • @chrishoesing5455
      @chrishoesing5455 5 лет назад +1

      That is a fun thing to read on and do. I have spent way to much time on the parts express speaker builder forum in years past. Well done sir, I always enjoy your videos.

    • @mikeleahy5283
      @mikeleahy5283 5 лет назад +2

      So you are a woodworker that dabbles in speaker building awesome work wish I had some of the equipment you have

  • @JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT
    @JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT 5 лет назад +74

    Interesting project! From my past experience building speaker cabinets and crossover coils, I suggest:
    1. Make the coil core from 2 opposing wood wedges - it'll make removal much easier.
    2. Never place 2 coils in a crossover in the same plane - they must be at right angles to reduce cross-talk.

    • @headbutt9170
      @headbutt9170 4 года назад +2

      i did not know that

    • @eugenepohjola258
      @eugenepohjola258 4 года назад +12

      Howdy. I'm with you. And more:
      3. Always use a wire gauge of 1,5 mm diameter or even heavier for the coils. Thin wires reduce the damping capability of the amplifier.
      4. The cap.s should be 3 or more smaller ones in parallel. This reduces the cap. lead impedance.
      Regards.

    • @artv4nd3l4y
      @artv4nd3l4y 3 года назад +6

      Known as mutual inductance.

    • @JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT
      @JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT 3 года назад +4

      @@artv4nd3l4y Yep. Also cross-talk.

  • @michaelpeterson4348
    @michaelpeterson4348 4 года назад +1

    You make a very good video sir ! Very clean clear English,,, no stupid music in the background.. thank you !

  • @pedalman4595
    @pedalman4595 5 лет назад +1

    John you are amazing, not only as a wood worker but an all around person with great diversified abilities, not to mention good old fashioned common sense. Your commentary is HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!! Please do not give this up!!!!!!!!

  • @Stewart_Bell
    @Stewart_Bell 9 месяцев назад

    Clever, capable man. Great sounding spraker in beautifully constructed and finished artisan cabinet. The coming together of 2 disciplines.

  • @bernardosilva7306
    @bernardosilva7306 4 года назад +36

    Nice job, but simple “upgrade” suggestion: you should always be sure both coils are not in the same plane to avoid electromagnetic interference...

    • @esolo4751
      @esolo4751 4 года назад +9

      Have one mounted like he has it and the other should be mounted vertical. Right?

    • @bernardosilva7306
      @bernardosilva7306 4 года назад +3

      Ed Solomon Yes, exactly :)

    • @Fluterra
      @Fluterra 2 года назад +2

      @@esolo4751 and further apart, probably another 1-2”

    • @elneno427
      @elneno427 2 года назад +1

      @@esolo4751 si por ejemplo ponerle una madera entre medio dentro de la caja y recubrir con algun papel aislante por dentro y luego la espuma es algo que se me ocurre y tambien mejor comprar un ceossover hi fi de mas alta calidad de los que traen resistencias capacitores bobinas y transistores de cerámica y bobinas de alta calidad de baja inductancia estan a 40 usd en amazo.

    • @urownjones
      @urownjones 17 дней назад

      ​@elneno427 What'd the point of watching a DIY crossover build video if you're suggesting that we should buy an off the shelf "one sound fits all" boxed crossover off of Amazon??? Bruh... come on man drink some coffee.

  • @Harry-v5n
    @Harry-v5n 10 месяцев назад

    I appreciate the work this guy does. He can't help it (nor can I...) but his explanations just put me to sleep. When I wake up, I rewind the video and I fall asleep again. And it's all information I want to digest! Oh well. I'm sure it's just me. Live long and prosper!

  • @DesignBuildExecute
    @DesignBuildExecute 5 лет назад +4

    John, I have hand wound hundreds of toroids/inductors for home built radios (mostly amateur radio). I typically heat my soldering iron up as high as it goes and use a blob of solder to burn off the enamel and tin the wire all at the same time. Works for me.

    • @JohnHeisz
      @JohnHeisz  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks Jason, I'll have to give that a try next time. :)

    • @johnbravo7542
      @johnbravo7542 5 лет назад

      yeah, me too,will do next time.

  • @amarin053
    @amarin053 Год назад

    Nice and neat DIY two way-crossover network. I also would love to see more of this with three to four way connections.

  • @josephadams5993
    @josephadams5993 5 лет назад +2

    Nice job, John. Years of enjoyment will follow.

  • @lisandroschachinger8397
    @lisandroschachinger8397 2 года назад

    Great video! Taught me a lot! A plus was that I wanted to hear what classical music sound like in one of those. Thanks!

  • @RM-fu8yb
    @RM-fu8yb 4 года назад

    Impressive sound right out of the box with no break in. Subscribed.

  • @TomMarsh1010
    @TomMarsh1010 5 лет назад

    The video is good, the article is excellent. I would have assumed a ferrite core improved induction, but the distortion makes sense. Inspirational. Thank you.

  • @BaconSniffer578
    @BaconSniffer578 5 лет назад +2

    John those look fantastic. Impressive

  • @Bayu63
    @Bayu63 4 года назад

    I really impressed with your skills, original approach and creativity. There is something to learn. Thanks for sharing

  • @gregmislick1117
    @gregmislick1117 5 лет назад +4

    Given that my cell phone has never sounded so good, hooked up to a good system and in a proper room (not your workshop for a laundry list if reasons we wont go into in this comment) that speaker sounds amazing !!
    You've made me want to go down the audiophile rabbit hole again !

    • @scottxfactoraudio8799
      @scottxfactoraudio8799 4 года назад

      A hole for rabbits? Why rabbits? And could it be a, "Tube"- for the rabbits? And why use rabbit in it's "plural" form? Just exactly how many rabbits? All of them at once or just slowly, "One at a time"? Will the rabbit's be, "Injured", in any way?
      Should I feed them first or wait?
      What if I "accidently", fed them first. But now three of them are just too fat to fit in the, hole/tube/particle accelerator, plasma inductance, rail aperture?
      What then? I need more information.
      You "audiophile", types are just a little too odd for me!

  • @BitHead1000
    @BitHead1000 5 лет назад +134

    I hear that first song every time my wife comes home from work.

    • @maxmanca1968
      @maxmanca1968 5 лет назад +1

      ahahahahahahah

    • @doncorleon9
      @doncorleon9 5 лет назад

      @@spambot7110 plot twist, he married her because he didn't ...

    • @scottygdaman
      @scottygdaman 5 лет назад

      You married Captain Nemo? Lol hear that

    • @bingoberra18
      @bingoberra18 4 года назад +1

      @@spambot7110 Maybe he liked her when they got married? :P

    • @TheMessenger212
      @TheMessenger212 3 года назад

      Do u know how to build crossovers???

  • @ulyssesaguilar4751
    @ulyssesaguilar4751 4 года назад

    Great video you can tell you actually know what you are doing. Speakers look and sound great. Thanks for the great tips.

  • @williambidel9258
    @williambidel9258 5 лет назад

    John, I don't know about others, but when you got to the point of the music playing, on my Bose Quiet Comfort 135 headphones, which I use to listen to YT videos, it was quite impressive. I can only imagine the sound that you were hearing.

  • @pgmurray76
    @pgmurray76 5 лет назад +1

    Most excellent! You don't need me to tell you how good a job you did! Lexan or plexi is best because 1) It looks good, and 2) it is non-conductive and will not absorb moisture. I made two or three large networks almost EXACTLY like this in 1997 for car audio installs. I still have a 20 pound box full of Axon, Solen, and SCR PP and PS 600V capacitors, Solen Litz wound and standard wound 12ga and 14ga inductors, and numerous non-inductive wirewound 0.5% axial resistors with 16ga tinned OF copper leads. Love your projects!

  • @hookedonwood5830
    @hookedonwood5830 5 лет назад +2

    Great build! Once I was building my speakers way back in time I got the advice to orientate the inductors 90 degree to each other to avoid the magnetic fields to interact too much. Probably nit picking but did not take any extra time or cost so why not.

  • @helacaster
    @helacaster 5 лет назад

    Excellent video John

  • @sabiondocolors325
    @sabiondocolors325 3 года назад

    Such a nice and clean job congratulations. Thank you for the vídeo and share It . My English Is not good ,but you speak such relaxed that I understood everthing you said thank you from México.!!

  • @juanmauricioperez2036
    @juanmauricioperez2036 3 года назад

    INCREDIBLE AND AMAZING YOUR WAY TO WORK ALLWAYS CHECKING EVERY DETAIL....CHEERS FROM MÉXICO

  • @markrowland5393
    @markrowland5393 5 лет назад +2

    Great video, thanks John. Thanks for replying to my concern about heat build up. I didn't realize that the components run cold, or at least cool. Good to know, thanks.

  • @jamesmurphy713
    @jamesmurphy713 22 дня назад

    They sound good through my cell phone nice job.

  • @robyroby1112
    @robyroby1112 4 года назад

    Nice job, meticulously clean and tidy.

  • @arthurdanielles4784
    @arthurdanielles4784 4 года назад

    Great vid. 👍 As always illustrates how during this Covid 19 stay at home what do I do scenario can be beneficial in so many ways to taking time out and with family as well, to build some amazing (OR renovate ) gear. Sound is very relative and I've built all my own home systems including an awesome 7 channel surround system for peanuts using stored in the loft over the years, parts and pieces. I always remember back in the 70s having a Phillips cassette deck and adding an extension speaker mod (No additional amplifier) to it and the sound improvement / output was astonishing, which led me over the years to experiment with changing the sound et to suit my own preferences. Adding tone circuits is easier than most think which can drastically improve sound output 👀👍

  • @pjdambra
    @pjdambra 5 лет назад

    Awesome Job John they Sound Great!!

  • @ranjdall
    @ranjdall 5 лет назад +12

    Such a cool project, always wanted to build my own speakers.

  • @sundaru1
    @sundaru1 5 лет назад

    Nice works brother, you are so patient , by spooling the coil your self......

  • @NickP333
    @NickP333 5 лет назад +7

    Wow, John! You can tell those speakers sound f’n killer, even after YT has compressed the hell outta the original audio signal. Normally, you can get a vague gist of what spkrs sound like after YT has basically destroyed the quality of sound, but it’s quite obvious you’ve built yourself an amazing pair of spkrs. Even listening to them through a shitty pair of computer spkrs I hook up to my iPad, they sound great!
    Well done, dude! Very well done...

  • @kencohagen4967
    @kencohagen4967 5 лет назад

    I used R20 on the first speaker I built. Actually, I didn't have any woodworking tools, so I got some used boxes. Anyway, they were originally very boomy, but when I added the R20 the bass tight end up nicely and got punchier. So it works well in the cheap!

  • @AlexanderDyer
    @AlexanderDyer 5 лет назад +5

    Nice build, I think your voice overs are really good too.

  • @Djadya
    @Djadya 5 лет назад +3

    It's beautiful.Only to exclude mutual influence, it is necessary to turn one of coils on 90 degrees

  • @shaharyarsheikh6878
    @shaharyarsheikh6878 4 года назад

    Cool project. Well narrated

  • @debrhodes7021
    @debrhodes7021 5 лет назад +1

    Loved the video, John...especially the creative editing you incorporated. As far as I can tell from my crappy phone, the speakers sound as great as they look!

  • @eCitizen1
    @eCitizen1 5 лет назад +2

    Those seemed to have great audio quality. Thanks for the great build.

  • @derrick_builds
    @derrick_builds 4 года назад

    Great looking speakers. Good work.

  • @spamboli
    @spamboli 5 лет назад +1

    oh man, you should release a sound file of what you were saying when trying to remove the coil from the jig. i bet it'll keep my ears warm through out the cold, cold winter :)

  • @akquicksilver
    @akquicksilver 5 лет назад

    You are a multi talented guy John. Nice job!!

  • @rjtumble
    @rjtumble 5 лет назад +3

    The insulation was a neat trick, not something I would have thought of. Thanks for this series, inspiring me to give this a try. I needed a project to practice my soldering on anyway.

    • @jrkorman
      @jrkorman 5 лет назад +1

      Very old "trick" - Remember seeing it in magazines at least as far back as the '60s.

    • @johnsoma6485
      @johnsoma6485 5 лет назад

      I have always like those open cell foam "bed toppers". You can get them cheap at most big box department stores, and if left loosely folded so they are not crushed, they work extremely well.

  • @mattschoular8844
    @mattschoular8844 5 лет назад

    They look and sound good from here. Thanks John..

  • @michaelmcnally4868
    @michaelmcnally4868 4 года назад

    In reading about crossovers I too was impressed with what I read about 2nd order Linkwitz Riley, but eventually found multiple sources to say that while 2nd orders look good on paper, more components means more external affect on the audio signal and that the 1st order is usually the best and series is preferred over parallel. Pretty much every audiophile I spoke to about crossovers said that in today's world, digital crossover is the way to go. Digital crossover means no passive components in the audio stream, so I take this to reinforce the idea that the less passive components you use, the better.
    Also the cap on the tweeter in a passive crossover needs to be bypassed to allow the higher frequencies to pass more easily. Use a 0.01uF cap, and the cornell dubilier 940c 3000vdc is said to be excellent for this purpose.

  • @vladg5216
    @vladg5216 5 лет назад +1

    Really appreciate this video and the diffuser video as well. Would love to see you continue doing more audio builds every now and then. An isolation platform would be cool to see. Or a fancy turntable plinth. Keep up the great work!

  • @vasiliyivanishvili9025
    @vasiliyivanishvili9025 5 лет назад

    Very nice! Now speaker complete and sound is impressive! Thank you for video!

  • @scottsimpey2965
    @scottsimpey2965 5 лет назад

    Those look awesome. Great work

  • @jeucedahn
    @jeucedahn 5 лет назад +2

    Those are a nice looking speakers! Thanks for sharing John

  • @JamesBiggar
    @JamesBiggar 5 лет назад +6

    Cool project!

    • @JohnHeisz
      @JohnHeisz  5 лет назад +1

      My winding is just a bit less neat than yours :)

  • @evananderson8452
    @evananderson8452 5 лет назад

    Very Good Job and it looks great

  • @amdenis
    @amdenis Год назад

    Very nicely done video and great work. I love audio and woodworking too. I’ve done DoD/DoE and related contracting, as well as commercial consulting for decades- from Hz to THz as some say. Anyway, whether breadboarding or doing design-deployment, don’t mix metals or EVER use stainless or plate in any critical signal paths. Don’t bind with it, don’t bridge with it, don’t run with it. There are not insignificant effects to you signal within the audible frequency range and it only gets worse beyond. Solder, or use another copper-to-copper binding method. You are not using low-end components, so don’t use low-end methods.

  • @the_sharp_carpenter
    @the_sharp_carpenter 5 лет назад +1

    Sounds good to me, especially considering the chain from computer to amp to speakers to air to mic to recording software etc....great build series

  • @agusbintangg
    @agusbintangg Год назад

    i love that you sound test the speaker with a classical music

  • @ForwardEngineering
    @ForwardEngineering 5 лет назад

    With the ring connectors I like to take the plastic portion off. Tin the speaker wire like you did. Insert the wire into the ring connector and somewhat crip it then solder the wire to the ring connector as well, leaving you with a very reliable connection (You can heat shrink it after).

  • @rdnt1splndr
    @rdnt1splndr 5 лет назад +1

    I love the speaker build. I just finished building your table saw fence from the plans I purchased. It's the best fence I've ever had!! Thanks and keep it up!

  • @wolfewolf8571
    @wolfewolf8571 5 лет назад

    Well done John. thank you for your great videos

  • @slugore
    @slugore 5 лет назад

    Great video. Thanks John. I appreciate you judicial use of hot glue and the humour associated with it. Also, I have the same receiver. Plus, I assume that you were doing “The Dance of Joy” at the end.

  • @JoshuaBarrettYT
    @JoshuaBarrettYT 3 года назад

    EXTREMELY helpful. Thanks!

  • @goater707
    @goater707 5 лет назад

    you are the man John.

  • @davidzoller9617
    @davidzoller9617 2 года назад

    Great channel for diy sprakers

  • @deputy630
    @deputy630 5 лет назад

    This guy has the best videos

  • @JohnLee-mq4hk
    @JohnLee-mq4hk 3 года назад

    Doesn't sound too bad for small 2 way speakers, good job.

  • @FredMcIntyre
    @FredMcIntyre 5 лет назад

    Well done John, impressive sound! 👍🏻🔊🎶👂👊🏻

  • @DYLANTRIES
    @DYLANTRIES 5 лет назад

    Nice work john!!

  • @nexus01gr
    @nexus01gr 5 лет назад +1

    *"Getting better with practice, just when the project is all done"* is now a phrase ready to adorn the wall of my workshop alongside with, _"I said I'll do it. You don't have to remind me every six months", "Appart from sawdust, I also make some things"_ and _"If hitting it with a hammer is not effective, use a bigger hammer."_

  • @kidderbug7140
    @kidderbug7140 5 лет назад

    Hello John viewer 29,907 Here...... Sounds good [ROCK ON MY FRIEND]

  • @Kris-82
    @Kris-82 5 лет назад +2

    John, coils axes should be perpendicular to each other to avoid interferencing magnetic fields

  • @takeiteasy1237
    @takeiteasy1237 4 года назад

    Excellent - Excellent speaker site, well done John - and no one cares about the hot glue in the box - sound is the importance here.... Great JOB!!!!

  • @donbeagle5288
    @donbeagle5288 5 лет назад

    Looks and sounds great!

  • @sapelesteve
    @sapelesteve 5 лет назад

    Those speakers look great John but I have no idea what you did in this video. However, looks like first class electronic work going on & the speaker(s) sound terrific!

  • @donjaun540
    @donjaun540 Год назад

    Very nice and educational video.

  • @teja9676
    @teja9676 4 года назад

    Excellent videos bro

  • @KipdoesStuff
    @KipdoesStuff 5 лет назад

    As always, your work is inspiring. I have to toot my own horn a little. I made my very first successful solder the other day. I can weld with the big boys but I can't solder to save my life, lol.

  • @attpureownpk
    @attpureownpk 5 лет назад

    sounds much better than the Instagram post on my cell phone. using Bose companion series 2 2.0 speakers on my desktop.

    • @JohnHeisz
      @JohnHeisz  5 лет назад

      IG does some nasty stuff with audio, including "normalizing" the volume much louder than the original.

  • @vincentpereira8416
    @vincentpereira8416 Год назад

    Sounds very nice

  • @jamescorvett
    @jamescorvett 5 лет назад

    these turned out very nice! i like the custom crossover too!

  • @UltimateBNA
    @UltimateBNA 2 года назад

    so clean 😍

  • @CJWarlock
    @CJWarlock 5 лет назад

    Nicely done! Classy, wooden look of the speaker box. And the POV waltz dance simulation at the end, haha, cool! :D

  • @matthewdefer8215
    @matthewdefer8215 5 лет назад

    I’m telling you this is so awesome! I am constantly thinking about home and car audio builds and love the craftsmanship that went into these homemade crossovers ! Awesome video!

  • @louishayworth9023
    @louishayworth9023 5 лет назад

    Sounds real good.

  • @Creator_Nater
    @Creator_Nater 5 лет назад

    Beautiful work!

  • @tdkrei
    @tdkrei 5 лет назад

    Pretty impressive Jon.

  • @danaolson2871
    @danaolson2871 5 лет назад

    Fun project. There is very good free speaker design software available now. If you are thinking of doing a project like this and want to go beyond building one of the great kits available at places like Parts Express or Madisound. A program called boxsim available on the Visaton website lets you simulate the response for different box sizes, tuning, crossover changes. boxsim has library of drivers to chose from, or you can load parameters of other drivers manually in to a project. Another program Xsim also works well, but doesn't have a library of drivers, but you can load files from manufacturer web sites or measure yourself.

  • @scottlowell493
    @scottlowell493 5 лет назад

    I did a madisound kit build with very similar vifa drivers back in 2000. It was pretty good, especially for a few bucks

  • @Mikeeey01NZL
    @Mikeeey01NZL 5 лет назад

    Hi John, nice work.

  • @ronniepirtlejr2606
    @ronniepirtlejr2606 5 лет назад +1

    Good job!
    RadioShack used to have a book you could buy. It was all about the art of speaker building ported and unported.

    • @flowshine74
      @flowshine74 2 года назад

      Oh the beloved ♥ RadioShack!! honestly, who here doesn't miss the hell outta that beautiful store? I didn't appreciate it nearly enough as I should have when it was around, but then again how was anyone to know that its existence was fleeting. Wish someone would reopen RadioShack and Toys-R-Us!!

  • @louisphoenix8941
    @louisphoenix8941 5 лет назад

    Impressive sound. I may try your crossover for some speakers I have in my shop. Some separation of highs and lows would improve them. Good job Sir.

  • @petercunningham3469
    @petercunningham3469 3 месяца назад

    Cool stuff 😊

  • @djmj64
    @djmj64 4 года назад +1

    Id like to see how they measure.
    And to know how the crossover was conceived ?
    How did you find the right cross over point?
    How did you come up with the component values to be used?
    How much baffle step compensation?
    How does tweeter and woofer match in SPL? i noticed no dampening resistors.
    If baffle step compensated? most often tweeter will be 3 - 4 db. higher then most woofers.
    If no baffle step compensation, bass level will be very little and the tonal balance very bright.
    have you considered getting a U-Mik 1 measurement mic. (quite cheap) and install REW on your computer (its free) so you can measure what really happens? and a LCR meter, all these things are a relative small investment that will give huge improvements in sound for DIY build.

  • @paulselka7410
    @paulselka7410 Год назад

    Nice and clean

  • @johnmayer8906
    @johnmayer8906 4 года назад

    Sounds killer.

  • @bigguix
    @bigguix 5 лет назад

    I laughed because your old yamaha receiver is the exact one i still use today ! :) gj !

  • @scottygdaman
    @scottygdaman 5 лет назад

    Have you tried second hands hobby helping device? Small weighted stand articulated arms with clips used to hold small pieces . Very handy
    Looking at your specs seems like you'll be missing a bit of mid range was wondering if on another build if you'd consider a dual range driver and tweeter or maybe a horn speaker as compliment?
    Everyone is going with two way speakers .

  • @leedsutd3413
    @leedsutd3413 5 лет назад

    Music to my ears. Great pair they look better than my B&W speakers

  • @shade115
    @shade115 5 лет назад

    This put a smile on my face :)

  • @prashantk3269
    @prashantk3269 3 года назад

    Nice work , clean and tidy looking crossover.
    Please share the details of capacitors used and connection diagram.
    Regards

  • @Aardrijk1
    @Aardrijk1 5 лет назад

    Very nice video! Thank you.

  • @jonathans1970
    @jonathans1970 4 года назад

    Great job!

  • @MrTrollHunter
    @MrTrollHunter 5 лет назад

    very nice build

  • @Peggyt-jp6mt
    @Peggyt-jp6mt 5 лет назад

    Would love to see you and Focus Master doing a Viennese Waltz around the shop.