*Under Construction*

1/30/2012

After a few months of listening, tweaking and evaluating the original Apaches design I began to notice many things I didn't care for. The bass was very bloated which I'm sure had to do with the room they were in. Something about the lower mid bass was prevalent and they had a sweet spot about the size of a dime. The mid bass issue was likely due to bandpass gain around 200-300 Hz and as the drivers broke in more and more it became much ...

Design Goals
For this project, I needed a speaker with a certain size footprint and height. I wanted to get the most out of a small package that would perform more respectably than the larger bookshelf speakers were replacing. Ideally, my ultimate goal was to build a small driver bookshelf system that would play to 45 Hz without sacrificing dynamic capability.

Driver Selection
I’ve always been a fan of getting a lot from a little, and the Tang Band under-hung drivers ...

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