2022 Parts Express [Speaker Design Competition] - Under $300 Category

[DanielT]

Thought that category could get its own thread. Over $300 see:

2022 Parts Express [Speaker Design Competition] - Over $300 Category

Pasted from PE thread: Unlimited: 1 Charlie Laub 2 Julian 3 Jack Under 300: 1 PaulK 2 JohnH 3 MichaelH Addendum: Nick also placed 2nd in under $300 with Minions, and was later corrected due to an error. Michael was then 4th, etc... Dayton: 1 Tom Zarbo 2 JohnH 3 KeithE Over 300: 1 Dan...

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In any case. An example in video. Whatever they sound like, hats off to creative design. But according to the Nick Santorineos the designer, DIY, they sound better than you might think. About 100 hours of work just sewing the trousers. Just one such thing in context is impressive devotion.

 

[McFly]

Those are awesome! Can you imagine how many kids would want to buy those? And how many replacement drivers you could sell?

Plastic copies on aliexpress in 3... 2....

 

[spacevector]

Those are awesome! Can you imagine how many kids would want to buy those? And how many replacement drivers you could sell?

Plastic copies on aliexpress in 3... 2....

That would be such a cool present for when my boy turns 8 in April!

 

[DanielT]

That would be such a cool present for when my boy turns 8 in April!

8 years you say. A bit OT, but a tip. A father and son project together:

An example, but it's Lego so only the imagination sets the limits. Build whatever type you want.

Edit:
A little bigger speaker box and a pair of these, which cost around $20. Might even sound perfectly fine, or ok. They are modern classics, the tc9:

"Taking in account the high technical performance and very low cost, TC9FD18-08, in my opinion, is just incredible speaker!"

Peerless TC9FD18-08 | HiFiCompass

The THD measurements at voltage level 2.83 Volt were carried out with High Pass Filter "on" (2nd order Butterworth type, 80 Hz cutoff, HPF2-80) The THD measurements at voltage level 4 - 11.2 Volt were carried out with High Pass Filter "on" (2nd order Butterworth type, 150 Hz cutoff, HPF2-150)...

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