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DIY Nearfield Monitors

Two questions on this topic, please.

First, can anyone recommend an OEM supplier for single, "time aligned" and/or crossoverless cone drivers?

As mentioned in other threads, I am increasingly listening to music at my desk, in the nearfield, at lower volumes. Could this type of driver work well in that setting?

Second, I have never built or commissioned speakers of my own design, but I am wondering if there are any DIY or off the shelf cabinets available similar to the WATT type monitors, with a more interesting shape than the usual boxes?

Thanks for any ideas or suggestions.
cwlondon
timlub
1,649 posts
 
Depending on design... if
Driver spacing and any driver staggering
Or mounting type, I.e. flush mount
Etc, the answer would be yes...
If not, you could hear some differences
In time alignment or cabinet
Diffraction
timlub
1,649 posts
 
Also, you would need to make sure
That if the wooferis ported you
Would need to alter the porting
For the current box
face
516 posts
 
If you change the driver's placement on the baffle(distance from each other AND edges), you are changing the sound.

IMO, pick up a pair of KEF Q100's and put the drivers in a new enclosure to your liking. There is no accounting for baffle diffraction in the crossover. Although the frequency response may change, due to the waveguide loaded tweeter and it's crossover design, it may not be as significant as other designs.
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