On the bench
Fs, Vas, and Qts before the box is cut.
Sealed or ported, the crossover, REW, and amp headroom. Notes for the bench. Not a parts counter.
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How to check speaker polarity
Crossover inductors: air core vs iron core
What gauge speaker wire for DIY speakers?
Crossover capacitors: film vs electrolytic
MDF vs plywood for speaker boxes
Passive radiator vs port: which to build
What a Zobel network does for a woofer
How to choose a crossover frequency
How to wire speakers in series and parallel
How to calculate speaker port length
How to pad down a tweeter with an L-pad
Active or passive crossover: which to build
How to calculate net speaker box volume
Baffle step explained for DIY builders
First-order vs second-order crossovers
How to measure Thiele-Small parameters
Speaker impedance curves, explained
Matching amp power to DIY speakers
Sealed vs ported — when to choose which
DSP for DIY speakers — where to start
How to read a driver datasheet (Fs/Vas/Qts)
REW basics for DIY speaker builders
Crossover layout mistakes to avoid
Enclosure mistakes that kill DIY speakers
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Weekend speaker builds worth bench time
Class-D amp modules that don’t fight layout
The first crossover that actually measures
What to check before you order drivers
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