hi,

i am looking to build my own speakers - Im currently leaning towards “Dinas” as I want monitor speakers with a boomy bass, but I am a little daunted by the crossover build.

before I buy the plans etc. is it possible just to buy an out the box ready to go crossover

https://www.parts-express.com/Dayton-Audio-XO3W-375-3K-3-Way-Crossover-375-3-000-Hz-260-150?quantity=1

something like this? what is the cons of using a preassembled xover

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sorry If this has been covered before but I couldnt find any information on the same.

thanks

  • AbhishMuk@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Fwiw the dinas build has received a fair bit of criticism. I’m not sure which other builds are good on bass but there are lots of builds/kits, especially if you’re in the US.

    • Inflammabull@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      ah wish I read this before I just purchased all the components lol

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      thanks for the advice all, got the plans and ordered the stuff. wish me luck!

      • AbhishMuk@alien.topBEnglish
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        11 months ago

        lol no worries, it’s probably still a decent kit (I’m personally not knowledgeable enough to be in favour or against the dinas). Best of luck, it’s a good learning process either ways!

    • DarrenRoskow@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      It’s a pretty good rule of thumb that if the DIY comes from monetized YT channels, it’s really just an ad sponsored by the components vendors.

      I wouldn’t build any of Toids designs for music listening. Some of his HT stuff is probably just ok, but not worth the $20 for plans plus the usually high components cost relative to performance.

      Heck $20 for simple bass reflex and passive radiator box plans is pretty much a rip off there alone being simple empty boxes of simple rectangular dimensions and a crossover spec sheet. I have way more respect for people selling flatpacks their CNC router made while they were sleeping.

      • AbhishMuk@alien.topBEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Yeah I agree almost completely with you. I don’t know if the designs themselves are bad but there are hundreds of designs out there that are free or at least designed by someone competent (reminds me of Jeff Bagby). YouTube designs rarely make sense.