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I'm searching for a small monitor design (.25 cuf) that can image great and give a good off axis response. And it would be nice if it wasn't brutally revealing as I plan to listen to them in my home office all day. This would be my very first build so I dont have any experience modifying crossovers or selecting drivers to achieve this. Maybe this is asking too much!
From the speakers that I have been able to audition in the under $1000 dollar category, I really like the Totem brand. I would like to get a pair of Totem Mites which sell for about $750 but it would be nice if I could save money and DIY.
One issue I have about DIY is not liking the speaker since I cant hear it first. I have found Totems to out perform much more expensive speakers in every aspect in this price range (imaging and detail), even if they can run a bit bright. So why not just buy the Totems is I like them so much? Well I am a DIY person and would really like to give it a try, and I understand the cost/performance ratio can be good. But I have found price isnt a good indicator. I like the $600 B&W's over the $1200 QUAD'S for example. I guess what im saying is I would like to try speaker building knowing im not going to build a pair of the exact sound I want with someone else's design, but im on a budget and am going to be stuck with whatever I build, and there arnt a lot of mini monitor designs to choose from out there it seams.
So far I am looking at the Microbe with the Vifa XT. But ive only read that the Vifa provides good imaging. Any suggestions on a design?
Edit: I have a 40 watt NAD amp, and I notice most of the small bookshelf designs are really low sensitivity. Not sure if this would be an issue, or if I could boost an 83db speaker by using better inductors or something?
From the speakers that I have been able to audition in the under $1000 dollar category, I really like the Totem brand. I would like to get a pair of Totem Mites which sell for about $750 but it would be nice if I could save money and DIY.
One issue I have about DIY is not liking the speaker since I cant hear it first. I have found Totems to out perform much more expensive speakers in every aspect in this price range (imaging and detail), even if they can run a bit bright. So why not just buy the Totems is I like them so much? Well I am a DIY person and would really like to give it a try, and I understand the cost/performance ratio can be good. But I have found price isnt a good indicator. I like the $600 B&W's over the $1200 QUAD'S for example. I guess what im saying is I would like to try speaker building knowing im not going to build a pair of the exact sound I want with someone else's design, but im on a budget and am going to be stuck with whatever I build, and there arnt a lot of mini monitor designs to choose from out there it seams.
So far I am looking at the Microbe with the Vifa XT. But ive only read that the Vifa provides good imaging. Any suggestions on a design?
Edit: I have a 40 watt NAD amp, and I notice most of the small bookshelf designs are really low sensitivity. Not sure if this would be an issue, or if I could boost an 83db speaker by using better inductors or something?
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