Abstract:
Speaker design and construction is an interesting field that combines knowledge of acoustics, electronics, and carpentry with the ever-subjective target of making things sound good. Despite the wide range of speakers available from numerous companies, with some care and consideration the hobbyist builder can still create products of similar or better quality for the a similar price. I will start with a discussion of the main components of the modern near-field loudspeaker, giving a background in the scientific principles at work, and move to the most commonly seen configurations of those components. After discussing the background and theory, I will then move on to a step-by-step walkthrough of the process that I used to turn those theories into a usable product.
