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In terms of electromagnetic interference between crossover and woofer, the risk is low - there are a few forum threads on this topic such as this one: https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/crossover-placement-of-component.352741/ In terms of physical interference, you want to make sure no...

Better to screw it to the base (if it fits) and put damping on the back panel where it can best absorb rear waves from the woofer.

While you wait for your damping there are a couple of things you may want to check to make sure you don't have a cabinet leak or standing wave issues inside the cabinet: 1) Did you add a gasket to the tweeter? My tweeter was supplied without a gasket so I had to buy some speaker gasket tape for...

Interesting, thanks XMechanik. As a relative newcomer to DIY I have been completely confused by the different arguments around the effectiveness of various damping materials in terms of what materials to use, how much, where and in which types of speakers. DIY Audio has dozens of threads on the...

I would be interested to know if and how anyone has put speaker grilles on the Mechano 23s. Here is my effort which is black hessian (burlap in the USA) circles (3mm ply) attached with magnets to the driver screw heads. I don't detect any change in sound although hessian/burlap seems not to be...

We measured the Mechano 23s with felt only (80% wool, 20% viscose, 9mm thick on rear, sides and top), polyfill only and both felt and polyfill. The felt only solution was best, the polyfill had next to no impact.

Try Osmo Polyx Raw Matte. It has a white pigment that brings out the whiteness of the birch ply and does not yellow over time.

See attached. Board dimensions are 176mm x 115mm x 6mm and is designed to fit through the woofer hole and sit on speaker floor fixed with four corner screws. Component dimensions, holes and spacing are designed to suit crossover parts easily available in Australia and keep costs low, so best to...

Excellent advice, thank you!

Thanks guys, this is much clearer now. I was just looking to break down a streamer into its parts in order to understand where the 'added value' lies in a commercial streamer. That way it's much easier to decide whether to go cheap or expensive, standalone or integrated, DIY or commercial. If...

By 'streaming transport' I mean 'DAC-less' streamers such as the Lumin U2 and Auralic Aries series, not a network streamer. If there is no DAC inside what is left inside to impact sound quality?

Thank you! Last question if I may, given this information what is the purpose and benefit of an (expensive) 'streaming transport' if it has only software and a power supply but no DAC?

Great explanation, thank you. So the difference between say a $100 streamer and a $1000 streamer is due solely to the quality of 'additional components' used?

I understand the convenience of a streamer but still don't understand the hardware in a streamer. Put another way, what hardware does a streaming amp have that a non-streaming amp doesn't have?

For a relative newcomer, can anyone explain what physical form a 'streamer' takes inside a PC, DAC, amp etc - is it a computer chip, a chip combined with something else or none of the above? Are they like DACs with different manufacturers, model numbers and discernible differences in sound...

A quick update from Australia on the men's shed speaker project. We finally got the Mechanix23s assembled last weekend since I had to travel from Sydney to Melbourne to work with a friend who kindly offered to do the crossovers on a pre-printed MDF board. Now built! Measurements also complete...

New member here from Australia. I just wanted to congratulate Xmechanik on his DIY speaker design and to let him know that together with another Australian speaker builder from Melbourne we are planning to introduce the Mechanik23 speaker design to our local Men's Shed group in Sydney. I hope...