Making The Crossovers For My Speakers PLUS Sound Test

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John Heisz - I Build It

John Heisz - I Build It

Күн бұрын

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@JohnHeisz
@JohnHeisz 6 жыл бұрын
Much more detail in the build article: ibuildit.ca/projects/how-to-make-a-speaker-crossover/ Building the speaker boxes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ2lpn2egrigmas Ways you can help support this channel: Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=865843&ty=h Project plans for sale: ibuildit.ca/plans/ Become A Member of this channel: kzbin.info/door/jA8vRlL1c7BDixQRJ39-LQjoin More videos on my second woodworking channel: kzbin.info My home reno channel: kzbin.infoHome My "Scrap bin" channel: kzbin.info #ibuildit Website: ibuildit.ca/ Facebook: facebook.com/I-Build-It-258048014240900/ Instagram: instagram.com/i_build_it.ca/
@bumstudios8817
@bumstudios8817 6 жыл бұрын
Very nice!
@MRrwmac
@MRrwmac 6 жыл бұрын
John Heisz - I Build It Dam John, Those sound great even on an iPhone w/ Bluetooth speakers! I’m sure they are amazing in person! Thanks.
@chrishoesing5455
@chrishoesing5455 5 жыл бұрын
That is a fun thing to read on and do. I have spent way to much time on the parts express speaker builder forum in years past. Well done sir, I always enjoy your videos.
@mikeleahy5283
@mikeleahy5283 5 жыл бұрын
So you are a woodworker that dabbles in speaker building awesome work wish I had some of the equipment you have
@Edmund_Mallory_Hardgrove
@Edmund_Mallory_Hardgrove Ай бұрын
I'm not an audiophile. In fact I think I'm a little tone deaf. But I have a question: Why do some speakers have holes in them, and are hollow inside, and this build included filling the hollow with fiberglass? Are those two different types of speakers, or some alternative setup that produces a different sound, or something?
@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT
@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting project! From my past experience building speaker cabinets and crossover coils, I suggest: 1. Make the coil core from 2 opposing wood wedges - it'll make removal much easier. 2. Never place 2 coils in a crossover in the same plane - they must be at right angles to reduce cross-talk.
@headbutt9170
@headbutt9170 4 жыл бұрын
i did not know that
@eugenepohjola258
@eugenepohjola258 4 жыл бұрын
Howdy. I'm with you. And more: 3. Always use a wire gauge of 1,5 mm diameter or even heavier for the coils. Thin wires reduce the damping capability of the amplifier. 4. The cap.s should be 3 or more smaller ones in parallel. This reduces the cap. lead impedance. Regards.
@artv4nd3l4y
@artv4nd3l4y 3 жыл бұрын
Known as mutual inductance.
@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT
@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT 3 жыл бұрын
@@artv4nd3l4y Yep. Also cross-talk.
@michaelpeterson4348
@michaelpeterson4348 4 жыл бұрын
You make a very good video sir ! Very clean clear English,,, no stupid music in the background.. thank you !
@pedalman4595
@pedalman4595 5 жыл бұрын
John you are amazing, not only as a wood worker but an all around person with great diversified abilities, not to mention good old fashioned common sense. Your commentary is HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!! Please do not give this up!!!!!!!!
@Harry-v5n
@Harry-v5n Жыл бұрын
I appreciate the work this guy does. He can't help it (nor can I...) but his explanations just put me to sleep. When I wake up, I rewind the video and I fall asleep again. And it's all information I want to digest! Oh well. I'm sure it's just me. Live long and prosper!
@DesignBuildExecute
@DesignBuildExecute 5 жыл бұрын
John, I have hand wound hundreds of toroids/inductors for home built radios (mostly amateur radio). I typically heat my soldering iron up as high as it goes and use a blob of solder to burn off the enamel and tin the wire all at the same time. Works for me.
@JohnHeisz
@JohnHeisz 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jason, I'll have to give that a try next time. :)
@johnbravo7542
@johnbravo7542 5 жыл бұрын
yeah, me too,will do next time.
@Stewart_Bell
@Stewart_Bell 11 ай бұрын
Clever, capable man. Great sounding spraker in beautifully constructed and finished artisan cabinet. The coming together of 2 disciplines.
@bernardosilva7306
@bernardosilva7306 4 жыл бұрын
Nice job, but simple “upgrade” suggestion: you should always be sure both coils are not in the same plane to avoid electromagnetic interference...
@esolo4751
@esolo4751 4 жыл бұрын
Have one mounted like he has it and the other should be mounted vertical. Right?
@bernardosilva7306
@bernardosilva7306 4 жыл бұрын
Ed Solomon Yes, exactly :)
@Fluterra
@Fluterra 2 жыл бұрын
@@esolo4751 and further apart, probably another 1-2”
@elneno427
@elneno427 2 жыл бұрын
@@esolo4751 si por ejemplo ponerle una madera entre medio dentro de la caja y recubrir con algun papel aislante por dentro y luego la espuma es algo que se me ocurre y tambien mejor comprar un ceossover hi fi de mas alta calidad de los que traen resistencias capacitores bobinas y transistores de cerámica y bobinas de alta calidad de baja inductancia estan a 40 usd en amazo.
@urownjones
@urownjones 2 ай бұрын
​@elneno427 What'd the point of watching a DIY crossover build video if you're suggesting that we should buy an off the shelf "one sound fits all" boxed crossover off of Amazon??? Bruh... come on man drink some coffee.
@gregmislick1117
@gregmislick1117 6 жыл бұрын
Given that my cell phone has never sounded so good, hooked up to a good system and in a proper room (not your workshop for a laundry list if reasons we wont go into in this comment) that speaker sounds amazing !! You've made me want to go down the audiophile rabbit hole again !
@scottxfactoraudio8799
@scottxfactoraudio8799 4 жыл бұрын
A hole for rabbits? Why rabbits? And could it be a, "Tube"- for the rabbits? And why use rabbit in it's "plural" form? Just exactly how many rabbits? All of them at once or just slowly, "One at a time"? Will the rabbit's be, "Injured", in any way? Should I feed them first or wait? What if I "accidently", fed them first. But now three of them are just too fat to fit in the, hole/tube/particle accelerator, plasma inductance, rail aperture? What then? I need more information. You "audiophile", types are just a little too odd for me!
@sabiondocolors325
@sabiondocolors325 4 жыл бұрын
Such a nice and clean job congratulations. Thank you for the vídeo and share It . My English Is not good ,but you speak such relaxed that I understood everthing you said thank you from México.!!
@pgmurray76
@pgmurray76 5 жыл бұрын
Most excellent! You don't need me to tell you how good a job you did! Lexan or plexi is best because 1) It looks good, and 2) it is non-conductive and will not absorb moisture. I made two or three large networks almost EXACTLY like this in 1997 for car audio installs. I still have a 20 pound box full of Axon, Solen, and SCR PP and PS 600V capacitors, Solen Litz wound and standard wound 12ga and 14ga inductors, and numerous non-inductive wirewound 0.5% axial resistors with 16ga tinned OF copper leads. Love your projects!
@JamesBiggar
@JamesBiggar 6 жыл бұрын
Cool project!
@JohnHeisz
@JohnHeisz 6 жыл бұрын
My winding is just a bit less neat than yours :)
@BitHead1000
@BitHead1000 6 жыл бұрын
I hear that first song every time my wife comes home from work.
@maxmanca1968
@maxmanca1968 5 жыл бұрын
ahahahahahahah
@doncorleon9
@doncorleon9 5 жыл бұрын
@@spambot7110 plot twist, he married her because he didn't ...
@scottygdaman
@scottygdaman 5 жыл бұрын
You married Captain Nemo? Lol hear that
@bingoberra18
@bingoberra18 4 жыл бұрын
@@spambot7110 Maybe he liked her when they got married? :P
@TheMessenger212
@TheMessenger212 3 жыл бұрын
Do u know how to build crossovers???
@hookedonwood5830
@hookedonwood5830 6 жыл бұрын
Great build! Once I was building my speakers way back in time I got the advice to orientate the inductors 90 degree to each other to avoid the magnetic fields to interact too much. Probably nit picking but did not take any extra time or cost so why not.
@lisandroschachinger8397
@lisandroschachinger8397 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Taught me a lot! A plus was that I wanted to hear what classical music sound like in one of those. Thanks!
@juanmauricioperez2036
@juanmauricioperez2036 3 жыл бұрын
INCREDIBLE AND AMAZING YOUR WAY TO WORK ALLWAYS CHECKING EVERY DETAIL....CHEERS FROM MÉXICO
@TomMarsh1010
@TomMarsh1010 5 жыл бұрын
The video is good, the article is excellent. I would have assumed a ferrite core improved induction, but the distortion makes sense. Inspirational. Thank you.
@williambidel9258
@williambidel9258 6 жыл бұрын
John, I don't know about others, but when you got to the point of the music playing, on my Bose Quiet Comfort 135 headphones, which I use to listen to YT videos, it was quite impressive. I can only imagine the sound that you were hearing.
@markrowland5393
@markrowland5393 6 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks John. Thanks for replying to my concern about heat build up. I didn't realize that the components run cold, or at least cool. Good to know, thanks.
@jamesmurphy713
@jamesmurphy713 2 ай бұрын
They sound good through my cell phone nice job.
@ulyssesaguilar4751
@ulyssesaguilar4751 4 жыл бұрын
Great video you can tell you actually know what you are doing. Speakers look and sound great. Thanks for the great tips.
@NickP333
@NickP333 5 жыл бұрын
Wow, John! You can tell those speakers sound f’n killer, even after YT has compressed the hell outta the original audio signal. Normally, you can get a vague gist of what spkrs sound like after YT has basically destroyed the quality of sound, but it’s quite obvious you’ve built yourself an amazing pair of spkrs. Even listening to them through a shitty pair of computer spkrs I hook up to my iPad, they sound great! Well done, dude! Very well done...
@AlexanderDyer
@AlexanderDyer 5 жыл бұрын
Nice build, I think your voice overs are really good too.
@Bayu63
@Bayu63 4 жыл бұрын
I really impressed with your skills, original approach and creativity. There is something to learn. Thanks for sharing
@RM-fu8yb
@RM-fu8yb 4 жыл бұрын
Impressive sound right out of the box with no break in. Subscribed.
@josephadams5993
@josephadams5993 6 жыл бұрын
Nice job, John. Years of enjoyment will follow.
@ranjdall
@ranjdall 5 жыл бұрын
Such a cool project, always wanted to build my own speakers.
@helacaster
@helacaster 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent video John
@goater707
@goater707 6 жыл бұрын
you are the man John.
@amarin053
@amarin053 Жыл бұрын
Nice and neat DIY two way-crossover network. I also would love to see more of this with three to four way connections.
@davidzoller9617
@davidzoller9617 2 жыл бұрын
Great channel for diy sprakers
@BaconSniffer578
@BaconSniffer578 6 жыл бұрын
John those look fantastic. Impressive
@JohnHeisz
@JohnHeisz 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@arthurdanielles4784
@arthurdanielles4784 4 жыл бұрын
Great vid. 👍 As always illustrates how during this Covid 19 stay at home what do I do scenario can be beneficial in so many ways to taking time out and with family as well, to build some amazing (OR renovate ) gear. Sound is very relative and I've built all my own home systems including an awesome 7 channel surround system for peanuts using stored in the loft over the years, parts and pieces. I always remember back in the 70s having a Phillips cassette deck and adding an extension speaker mod (No additional amplifier) to it and the sound improvement / output was astonishing, which led me over the years to experiment with changing the sound et to suit my own preferences. Adding tone circuits is easier than most think which can drastically improve sound output 👀👍
@robyroby1112
@robyroby1112 4 жыл бұрын
Nice job, meticulously clean and tidy.
@evananderson8452
@evananderson8452 5 жыл бұрын
Very Good Job and it looks great
@shaharyarsheikh6878
@shaharyarsheikh6878 4 жыл бұрын
Cool project. Well narrated
@JoshuaBarrettYT
@JoshuaBarrettYT 3 жыл бұрын
EXTREMELY helpful. Thanks!
@deputy630
@deputy630 5 жыл бұрын
This guy has the best videos
@Djadya
@Djadya 5 жыл бұрын
It's beautiful.Only to exclude mutual influence, it is necessary to turn one of coils on 90 degrees
@donjaun540
@donjaun540 Жыл бұрын
Very nice and educational video.
@sundaru1
@sundaru1 5 жыл бұрын
Nice works brother, you are so patient , by spooling the coil your self......
@kencohagen4967
@kencohagen4967 5 жыл бұрын
I used R20 on the first speaker I built. Actually, I didn't have any woodworking tools, so I got some used boxes. Anyway, they were originally very boomy, but when I added the R20 the bass tight end up nicely and got punchier. So it works well in the cheap!
@JohnLee-mq4hk
@JohnLee-mq4hk 3 жыл бұрын
Doesn't sound too bad for small 2 way speakers, good job.
@debrhodes7021
@debrhodes7021 6 жыл бұрын
Loved the video, John...especially the creative editing you incorporated. As far as I can tell from my crappy phone, the speakers sound as great as they look!
@derrick_builds
@derrick_builds 4 жыл бұрын
Great looking speakers. Good work.
@teja9676
@teja9676 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent videos bro
@sidneyalves1556
@sidneyalves1556 4 жыл бұрын
congratulations my friend. how many meters of wire and how thick are each. thanks. Brazil
@DIYBuilds
@DIYBuilds 6 жыл бұрын
Bravo
@JohnHeisz
@JohnHeisz 6 жыл бұрын
Grazie :)
@johnmayer8906
@johnmayer8906 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds killer.
@amdenis
@amdenis Жыл бұрын
Very nicely done video and great work. I love audio and woodworking too. I’ve done DoD/DoE and related contracting, as well as commercial consulting for decades- from Hz to THz as some say. Anyway, whether breadboarding or doing design-deployment, don’t mix metals or EVER use stainless or plate in any critical signal paths. Don’t bind with it, don’t bridge with it, don’t run with it. There are not insignificant effects to you signal within the audible frequency range and it only gets worse beyond. Solder, or use another copper-to-copper binding method. You are not using low-end components, so don’t use low-end methods.
@eCitizen1
@eCitizen1 5 жыл бұрын
Those seemed to have great audio quality. Thanks for the great build.
@paulselka7410
@paulselka7410 Жыл бұрын
Nice and clean
@mattschoular8844
@mattschoular8844 6 жыл бұрын
They look and sound good from here. Thanks John..
@vincentpereira8416
@vincentpereira8416 Жыл бұрын
Sounds very nice
@darylcole3303
@darylcole3303 5 жыл бұрын
Great job on the speakers. What is the song you used to test your speaker? Thank You.
@nexus01gr
@nexus01gr 6 жыл бұрын
*"Getting better with practice, just when the project is all done"* is now a phrase ready to adorn the wall of my workshop alongside with, _"I said I'll do it. You don't have to remind me every six months", "Appart from sawdust, I also make some things"_ and _"If hitting it with a hammer is not effective, use a bigger hammer."_
@the_sharp_carpenter
@the_sharp_carpenter 5 жыл бұрын
Sounds good to me, especially considering the chain from computer to amp to speakers to air to mic to recording software etc....great build series
@takeiteasy1237
@takeiteasy1237 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent - Excellent speaker site, well done John - and no one cares about the hot glue in the box - sound is the importance here.... Great JOB!!!!
@prashantk3269
@prashantk3269 3 жыл бұрын
Nice work , clean and tidy looking crossover. Please share the details of capacitors used and connection diagram. Regards
@louishayworth9023
@louishayworth9023 6 жыл бұрын
Sounds real good.
@ForwardEngineering
@ForwardEngineering 5 жыл бұрын
With the ring connectors I like to take the plastic portion off. Tin the speaker wire like you did. Insert the wire into the ring connector and somewhat crip it then solder the wire to the ring connector as well, leaving you with a very reliable connection (You can heat shrink it after).
@dozyproductionss
@dozyproductionss 5 жыл бұрын
Xovers usually have resistors as well. How did you figure without them?
@timburton4437
@timburton4437 5 жыл бұрын
I haven't come across any Xovers with resistors. Why would they be needed?
@dozyproductionss
@dozyproductionss 5 жыл бұрын
@@timburton4437 Guess you haven't come across too many Xovers. They're used to stem the flow of electricity and to balance sound levels. Part of an LR design.
@RosaStringWorks
@RosaStringWorks 5 жыл бұрын
Nice
@djmj64
@djmj64 5 жыл бұрын
Id like to see how they measure. And to know how the crossover was conceived ? How did you find the right cross over point? How did you come up with the component values to be used? How much baffle step compensation? How does tweeter and woofer match in SPL? i noticed no dampening resistors. If baffle step compensated? most often tweeter will be 3 - 4 db. higher then most woofers. If no baffle step compensation, bass level will be very little and the tonal balance very bright. have you considered getting a U-Mik 1 measurement mic. (quite cheap) and install REW on your computer (its free) so you can measure what really happens? and a LCR meter, all these things are a relative small investment that will give huge improvements in sound for DIY build.
@vuxnguyen
@vuxnguyen 4 жыл бұрын
Do capacitors degrade over time if not use? thanks
@UltimateBNA
@UltimateBNA 2 жыл бұрын
so clean 😍
@sapelesteve
@sapelesteve 6 жыл бұрын
Those speakers look great John but I have no idea what you did in this video. However, looks like first class electronic work going on & the speaker(s) sound terrific!
@bigguix
@bigguix 6 жыл бұрын
I laughed because your old yamaha receiver is the exact one i still use today ! :) gj !
@vasiliyivanishvili9025
@vasiliyivanishvili9025 6 жыл бұрын
Very nice! Now speaker complete and sound is impressive! Thank you for video!
@scottlowell493
@scottlowell493 5 жыл бұрын
I did a madisound kit build with very similar vifa drivers back in 2000. It was pretty good, especially for a few bucks
@spamboli
@spamboli 5 жыл бұрын
oh man, you should release a sound file of what you were saying when trying to remove the coil from the jig. i bet it'll keep my ears warm through out the cold, cold winter :)
@electronicasancheztutorial8205
@electronicasancheztutorial8205 4 жыл бұрын
Muy buen trabajo
@markpalmer3071
@markpalmer3071 5 жыл бұрын
Vice grips for crimp connectors... never thought of it but will use them next time!
@agusbintangg
@agusbintangg 2 жыл бұрын
i love that you sound test the speaker with a classical music
@KarlBunker
@KarlBunker 6 жыл бұрын
10:15: You waltz divinely.
@akquicksilver
@akquicksilver 5 жыл бұрын
You are a multi talented guy John. Nice job!!
@nguyenucloi1071
@nguyenucloi1071 4 жыл бұрын
Very good ! Thank you! I I am from Viet Nam
@pjdambra
@pjdambra 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome Job John they Sound Great!!
@Aardrijk1
@Aardrijk1 6 жыл бұрын
Very nice video! Thank you.
@benzmansl65amg
@benzmansl65amg 6 жыл бұрын
Great idea for polyfill!
@michaelmcnally4868
@michaelmcnally4868 4 жыл бұрын
In reading about crossovers I too was impressed with what I read about 2nd order Linkwitz Riley, but eventually found multiple sources to say that while 2nd orders look good on paper, more components means more external affect on the audio signal and that the 1st order is usually the best and series is preferred over parallel. Pretty much every audiophile I spoke to about crossovers said that in today's world, digital crossover is the way to go. Digital crossover means no passive components in the audio stream, so I take this to reinforce the idea that the less passive components you use, the better. Also the cap on the tweeter in a passive crossover needs to be bypassed to allow the higher frequencies to pass more easily. Use a 0.01uF cap, and the cornell dubilier 940c 3000vdc is said to be excellent for this purpose.
@MrTrollHunter
@MrTrollHunter 6 жыл бұрын
very nice build
@jonathans1970
@jonathans1970 4 жыл бұрын
Great job!
@petercunningham3469
@petercunningham3469 5 ай бұрын
Cool stuff 😊
@DYLANTRIES
@DYLANTRIES 5 жыл бұрын
Nice work john!!
@kidderbug7140
@kidderbug7140 5 жыл бұрын
Hello John viewer 29,907 Here...... Sounds good [ROCK ON MY FRIEND]
@donbeagle5288
@donbeagle5288 6 жыл бұрын
Looks and sounds great!
@KipdoesStuff
@KipdoesStuff 5 жыл бұрын
As always, your work is inspiring. I have to toot my own horn a little. I made my very first successful solder the other day. I can weld with the big boys but I can't solder to save my life, lol.
@scottygdaman
@scottygdaman 5 жыл бұрын
Have you tried second hands hobby helping device? Small weighted stand articulated arms with clips used to hold small pieces . Very handy Looking at your specs seems like you'll be missing a bit of mid range was wondering if on another build if you'd consider a dual range driver and tweeter or maybe a horn speaker as compliment? Everyone is going with two way speakers .
@benzmansl65amg
@benzmansl65amg 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks John!
@slugore
@slugore 6 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks John. I appreciate you judicial use of hot glue and the humour associated with it. Also, I have the same receiver. Plus, I assume that you were doing “The Dance of Joy” at the end.
@Yonatan24
@Yonatan24 6 жыл бұрын
Get a mini butane torch! Super useful also for heat-shrinking electronics, much faster than a lighter!
@KipdoesStuff
@KipdoesStuff 5 жыл бұрын
I've burned too many shrink boots, so I use a heat gun now, lol.
@chartfix
@chartfix 4 жыл бұрын
Can u pls advise a nice 4 way crossover either kit or ready??
@louisphoenix8941
@louisphoenix8941 5 жыл бұрын
Impressive sound. I may try your crossover for some speakers I have in my shop. Some separation of highs and lows would improve them. Good job Sir.
@jeucedahn
@jeucedahn 6 жыл бұрын
Those are a nice looking speakers! Thanks for sharing John
@a0r0a7
@a0r0a7 4 жыл бұрын
Well I must say they sound beautiful. Vibrant and full bodied. Get ready for someone to tell me I can't tell via YT😂
@bunnykiller
@bunnykiller 2 жыл бұрын
how did you figure out the values of uF and mH required and whatpromted you to use those values?
@vladg5216
@vladg5216 6 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate this video and the diffuser video as well. Would love to see you continue doing more audio builds every now and then. An isolation platform would be cool to see. Or a fancy turntable plinth. Keep up the great work!
@mazlan3622
@mazlan3622 5 жыл бұрын
Good job
@scottsimpey2965
@scottsimpey2965 6 жыл бұрын
Those look awesome. Great work
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