$500 HT towers Project?

[djg]

I have a Zaph BAMTM for center, it is like half a Schumakubin, if you use the Seas tweeter in the Sch. It matches up very nicely. The Schumakubin is an 8 ohm load, the BAMTM is a 4 0hm load. Your receiver should drive the schumakubins fine. They will take a lot of watts. Not sure of a 4 ohm load for the center, though.

[rking16]

I live in Louisiana. I think im pretty far from everybody, but it would be great to listen to some DIY builds if anyone lives around here.

[brianbunge]

Pete also has a 3-way version of the Schumakubins (called the Prisstinas) which also has a 3-way center. I'll post pics of my center cabinet in a few days.

[daveh]

Pete also has a 3-way version of the Schumakubins (called the Prisstinas) which also has a 3-way center. I'll post pics of my center cabinet in a few days.

I did my center for the Prisstinas with only two woofers to reduce the size based on where I needed to locate it. Center works well with the mains.

Pre-finished


With Mains


DaveH

[rking16]

I did my center for the Prisstinas with only two woofers to reduce the size based on where I needed to locate it. Center works well with the mains.

Pre-finished


With Mains


DaveH

DaveH do you know where I can find the plans for the box and crossovers you used, or did you make it up yourself?

[daveh]

DaveH do you know where I can find the plans for the box and crossovers you used, or did you make it up yourself?

I based my center x-over on the mains and since I only used two DA-175's in the center the woofer portion was the only portion of the x-over that I changed. This is Pete Schumaker's design and his recommendation for the x-over change.



The cabinet has a 9.5" H x 25.5" W baffle. It is close to 1 cu.ft. the slanted top makes the figure approximate and subtracting the driver volume, bracing and x-over you end up with about .8 cu. ft. That works out pretty good for 2 DA-175's in a sealed enclosure with an F3 around 62Hz. (Unless the new TS params for the DA-175s are different enough that they alter this.) You can make it a regular rectangular box with a depth of 10.5" and get 1 cu. ft. internal if you use 3/4" MDF.

Thanks,
DaveH