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Small speakers for AMP2

Peter Ganzhorn

March 03, 2019 16:15

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Hi,

I'd like to build a HiFiBerry AMP2 inside a old 50ies style radio.
What kind of speakers would you guys recommend? This is the first time I am trying to do a HiFiBerry project (I have some experience with RPis, I've build gaming consoles using RetroPie and a home automation before) ,but I have no idea what makes a speaker suitable to use for this or not. Also I have no idea where to buy one.
I'd like to get good quality for a reasonable price, e.g. nothing cheap and crappy, but also not something that is absolutely high-end and extremely expensive.

In the various threads here I haven't found any info on small speakers for DIY projects like this.
I want to put two speakers inside it and get stereo sound.

Is there anything else you would pay attention to for a project like this?

Thanks & best regards,
Peter

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  HiFiBerry team March 04, 2019 13:03

  We can't recommend a specific speaker for this. A speaker has to match the enclosure it is build into. If you're new to speaker design, I would not recommend a project like this, but use a well-tested speaker design. There are lots of DIY speaker kits on the market that give you information about the dimensions of the enclosure to be used.
  If you still want to go on with your project, have a look for a full-range driver.

  Best regards,
  Daniel

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  Peter Ganzhorn March 04, 2019 18:35

  Hi Daniel,

  thanks for the answer.
  I don't want to design the speaker myself, but am actually looking for a complete speaker I can buy with information about a recommended or matching enclosure just as you suggest to achieve a good result.
  Can you point me at a webshop or website where I can get some more information about different speaker types? Any tips for keywords for a Google search?
  I just have no clue where to start to read and learn before I actually start my project.

  Best regards,
  Peter

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  HiFiBerry team March 05, 2019 19:33

  Hi,

  my personal choice for DIY speaker kits in Germany and Europe is 

  www.lautsprechershop.de

  They offer a lot of different kits for all budgets. But there are also lots of other shops. Maybe some of our readers here can recommend others.

  Best regards,
  Daniel

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  Peter Ganzhorn April 09, 2019 20:40

  Hi,

  after a lot of reading I went ahead and built two speakers using Visaton HX10 chassis.
  I based my speakers on the drawings of this kit: www.lautsprecher-berlin-shop.de/epages/62721881.mobile/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/62721881/Products/ie-hx10-box
  In order to fit it inside my radio, I changed the dimensions a bit but kept the volume of 8 liters.
  I'm very happy with it, the sound is great!

  Actually I have one more totally unrelated question left: Do you have any experience with VU meters? I'd like to add a pair of cheap VU meters just for the visual effect, I don't care about accuracy really.
  I found some cheap ones with driver boards based on the TA7318P chip, can something like this be used with the AMP2? Can I connect these in parallel to the speakers?
  Would be really great if you had some experience and could share some information about it.
  Thanks!

  Best regards,
  Peter