Thank you, everyone, for watching! Hit that THUMBS UP if you want more videos like this one! If you're looking for a project using the PS95 check this one here: bit.ly/MiniTowerKit

I bought this exact speaker for restoring a iPod dock from a company called Vers and they are amazing! I gave a new life to the dock.

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Thanks for watching!

Oh my gosh i love the new intro! Keep up the good work love your channel!🙂

Great intro! I love your lighting effects!

Great video man. Answered every question before I even asked.

Really cool video!! Super useful! Very inspirational for someone considering their own first build :)

Awesome! All your videos are great.

You're killing it lately, Kirby! Keep it up!

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do! Keep watchin

Love the new intros :) I guess the image quality is a bit better, despite the editing, you are killing it and you latest videos were super interesting. I'm thinking of getting one of your speaker kits and make some cool speakers from scratch. I might send you an email in a couple months and ask a few questions :) Also, nice new look! New glasses and haircut? Edit: Ahah, I just when down on your videos list to see what was "different" and I realized you are not with the cap on this one. We get to see your hair. Sorry, just silly comments :D

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes! Shoot me an email and I'd love to design a custom system for you. I'm sure you could come up with some awesome enclosures for them. Haha yeah! I think you're not the only one thrown off by seeing my hair. Thanks again for watching!

Absolutely LOVE the point source drivers.

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

You and me both!

That's funny just bougth this speaker two weeks ago for my own portable bluetooth speaker. Great sound quality for the price!

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

Nice! Glad you agree. Some pretty great drivers here. Thanks for watching!

@peterlyk

3 жыл бұрын

What amp and cabinet did You use?

Very nice vid as always. Your content is amazing :D I would love to see a Bluetooth build that has a rechargeable battery (specifically the components/how to wire it up). Keep it up Kirby.

Thanks for the info bro I’m a fan 👍🏻

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Luis!

Your videos are so good and helpfull🤘🔥

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Felix!

You da man, man! Thank you!

Whoa. Bro did you just become like a filmmaker? That quality boost

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

Haha THANKS! I'm trying to add some of the production elements from my build videos into the rest of my work. It's been fun! Thanks for watching!

Great new Logo!!!

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Stephen!

Great work!

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Nic!

Great video

Nice job bud . great vid. I am venturing into home audio and these seem to fit the bill for my surround sound speakers .

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah! These are great for that application. Thanks for watching!

@boominc0420

6 жыл бұрын

Kirby Meets Audio always watching 😎

Your hair though. I like it. Science! Keep up the good work!

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

FREE THE HAIR! Thanks for watching!

@odincoulombe706

5 жыл бұрын

what are you gay

@LBCAndrew

4 жыл бұрын

@@odincoulombe706 Why? You looking for a date? This isn't the place for that.

I made computer speakers using these and the drivers are phenomenal. 10/10 bang for the buck! Exiting and non-fatiquing sound. Thoughts on the reference series drivers? Mainly the rs100. Thinking of trying them next.

I am going to have a go at this build - you inspired me :) If the enclosure is ported will it give a bit more low end performance, or does this driver work best in this enclosure size when sealed? Does it need lagging/wadding for sound absorption?

Hoping to start my first speaker build soon, do you think a custom enclosure and these PS95 would be a better set up than a C Note speaker set up in a custom enclosure? Not planning to run a sub at the moment so they would just be a 2 channel set up. Love all your videos and appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge!

Kirby, thanks for the video. Thinking about this to replace my TV soundbar. Any plans, kits, or suggestions for a subwoofer? P.S. really like the new intro.

Another great beginner speaker is the Tang Band W3-881 SJF. super easy to work with, and to build around it.

I feel like this is not a diy more like a tutorial because you’ve done almost all the thinking about the electronics great video either way!

Great Videos! Thank you! I just wanted to share with you what I use to attach speakers to cabinets. I use brass threaded bolts into threaded brass wood inserts to secure the drivers to the cabinet. I then torque each brass bolt to exactly 10 inch pounds of pressure with my Wheeler Accurizing torque wrench screwdriver available on Amazon for 39.69. When there is equal fastener holding pressure on the driver, the speaker performs as a true wheel rim on a car.....smooth/better performance/imaging! Music likes brass. Ebony also likes music....oboe-clarinet. I place 3 or 4 Ebony or Macassar Ebony triangles under my speakers to decouple the cabinet from the desk/stand or floor. The base of each Ebony or Macassar Ebony triangle is one and a half inch. Best wishes to you, and again thanks for your ideas!

Excellent looking speaker....

I have to agree, the PS95 is pretty good for the beginner. I've built a pair of Classix II, man they are beastly. I plan to build some smaller speakers with this driver, as a gift

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Thanks for watching!

Great video for a starter, like myself. Question for you or the group...I recently found a 1938 Philco chairside radio at an antique shop. It's basically a coffee table with a built in AM and shortwave radio. Speaker was trashed, and it needs to have a lot of components changed, and I wasn't in the mood to rebuild an AM radio at the moment, so I thought I'd pull everything out and try to make a bluetooth speaker. I recently picked up a Dayton KAB-250v3 2x50 amp with bluetooth built in. Installed it with a couple of drivers I pulled from a salvaged soundbar, just to get it running. Now I'm at a point to picking decent drivers, so here is my question. The driver you talk about is 10 W and the woofer you refer to is 100W. Since I have two 50W channels, do I need to find similar drivers, but with power ratings closer to 50W? I haven't played with speakers since high school, so I've forgotten a lot. Any help would be great. Thanks again for the vids!

Awesome video, I wish they made these more available in Canada.

Awesome 👌

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching David!

What kind of bluetooth amp would you recommend for these drivers? Love your videos btw!

Great Video! I own a pair of Hartley Tower speakers that are about 30 years old. There are two 6.5 inch drivers and a 2inch dome tweeter in each tower. Would these speakers be a good replacement and could you recommend a tweeter to pair them with?

Missing ur speaker building video ..it's so satisfying..👌

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

More coming soon!

@shubhamchumber151

6 жыл бұрын

Kirby Meets Audio awesome

Ive been buying from parts express since the early 90's but I am interested in your opinion on this driver. Do you think the crisp highs come from the copper dust cap?

Excellent

damm the b role of the speaker reminds me of apple ads and you should upload more videos probly 3 to 4 videos per week once again you are the most amazing speaker builder on youtube keep up the good work

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Putting out two videos a week is hard enough. Quality to quantity ratio with just me making the videos is pretty good at two. Thanks for watching!

Thank you.bro can u suggest a woofer and tweeter with watt and ohms for my marantaz 60+60 amp Dayton or any low budget music performance .

Do you think this would be good as a surround speaker build? I currently use orb audio mod 2's with a sub in my home theater, but I'd like to bring a rear channel to the party... And then upgrade the front channels!

Can confirm that these drivers are impressive despite their size! I do not exactly have a ballroom, but my diy line array speakers with 12 of these in each speaker cabinet fill at least my living room which is about 40 square meters with a loud and well-balanced sound. Even if they roll off at 100hz, the bass is still impressive even without me using my sub.

Do these work well in small enclosures? and how is the off-axis response? Im thinking about using these in my car and making a pod in a-pillar for them.

Hi, I was wondering if you could suggest a better more expensive full range driver (say $100 to $250)? Thanks in advance.

Great video! Can you suggest a good alternative to Dayton audio that may be available in the UK please, I cannot seem to find them over here?

Great intro! I like the idea of not using a crossover, but it doesn't make building a presentable enclosure any easier.

Nice design speakers

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Looking forward to seeing that enclosure with the ps95 and subwoof when is that coming out?

I really like your videos. I have never built anything like this. But my parents gave me an old console radio from the 1940’s. I’d love to stuff it with nice speakers and a big sub so it could put out some really deep rich sound. Connect maybe a tablet to it and play my Tidal HiFi account through it. And maybe even get the turntable working as well. The wood needs some restoration too. I just don’t know what direction to go with it all.

Built a pair of concrete PS95 speakers, weighing 7kg/each and teamed them with a Dayton DC-250. However, the 2-1-amp from China was really bad (not working) so I hade to fiddle when doing some initial tests and it sounded really good and could take a lot of punishment as the bass notes were also applied to the PS95. As a speaker for side channels, I think it is perfect. Have used some full range speakers (Hungarian Sonido) lately and are a fan of this kind of speakers.

This little PS95 is hands down my favourite all time driver!!! It is SO good, and for the price... literally unbeatable! I found that a simple Baffle Step Compensation circuit make it come alive and it sounds larger than it is. I have used the PS95 once as a Full Range and once supported by a sub and those two designs are probably my favourites of all the ones I did because they sound KILLER and they are way way WAY cheaper than most of the speakers I designed... I'm working on a 3 way with those as the mids in an MTMWW setup along with some Airborn AMT tweeters to get that resolution and air, and I'm not fixed on the Woofers yet. Should be interesting! Again, it's a treat to watch your videos, Kirby, you are killing it lately!

@Justwantahover

2 жыл бұрын

Try this, Big Ears: With these 3" drivers, put them in oversize boxes (good bookshelf speaker size) and make a shallow bass vent tube for the speaker hole, going about 2" into the box. lol It WON'T work without it! And mount the driver like 1 cm above the speaker hole (with spacers). That is why you need the bass tube on the speaker hole. Make the spacers (slightly bigger) out of thin soft flexi hose. So then you can tweak the acoustic gap between the driver and the box. Mine is less than 1 cm on the bottom spacers and slightly over 1 cm on the top spacers (after tweaking the gap by the sound). You won't believe your ears! My speakers are ran with 10" woofers under in separate boxes. They smoke my B&W 706s! My speakers are better than normal speakers cos they sound like panel speakers and they are better than panel speakers cos mine haven't got 6ft mouths. My Audiolab 6000A amp with them cranks. Best sound and even the clapping sounds crazy real! Cheers Big Ears!

@Justwantahover

2 жыл бұрын

Don't run these babies with tweeters. That's sacrilege! The main reason these drivers sound good is cos they are point source! There are other ways to extend highs. A 1 ohm resistor and a 1 mf cap in parl might do. With most speakers the vowels and consonants of the voice sound come from like 8" apart on normal 2 ways or 3 ways. Common sense tell us it's simply not going to sound as good the sound coming from one point. That's why headphones sound good. But woofers are way less critical cos bass isn't as directional. I run the whole signal through my FR drivers with 100 mf to stop the Doppler and so I can crank it and the woofer for under 100 hz. A 5.6 mh on the woofer seems to work well. And a resistor to tweak woofer level (if needed). Mine is 1 ohm. It's a 4 ohm FR driver and 8 ohm woofer. But I made a "filter" for my FR driver so it's a bit more than 4 ohms and the 100 mf on the 4 ohm driver stops bass going below 4 ohms. Ohms is about the only thing you have go keep in mind for amp safety reasons. Otherwise you can do what you like with speakers.

@Justwantahover

2 жыл бұрын

Cables would make a (tiny) difference. Cos a non soldered crossover sounds "better" than a soldered one! Soldered crossovers seem to sound way more "brittle". But I do solder my crossovers but I have a twisted joint just before the driver (for that "silky"sound). After finding this out I reckon cables would make a difference. Try the twisted joint hypothesis. Also to make FR drivers sound more "silky" use electrolytic caps! You never never know till you try! Speaker building is real audiophile! More fun and WAY cheaper! To get the same difference as these cheap tweaks some audiophiles would pay many thousands. Get an Audiolab 6000A (just do it if you have the dosh). See Andrew Robinson's review of it. As good as green tea! I got one after seeing it and loving it!

Nice build. What just occurred to me is what fun (ok, geek fun) it would be to design a miniature flown line array out of multiple cabinets on a bracket...for say a warehouse/loft kind of living space. I didn't check out the angle dispersion, but I'd suspect that as it gets higher it would get pretty beamy--not ordinarily desirable, but for a stacked multi-angle vertical array, flown, that would be an ideal characteristic. Couple it with a sub on a delay, and it would be hilarious, if nothing else, to see a mini concert array like that. It would probably kick up a pretty ferocious amount of volume (and total waste of money), but geek fun, nevertheless

I've looked at this driver a few times now along with a few others. Too many options made me neglect pulling the trigger on the purchase. I'm off to buy it after I finish this reply. Now I just need to find a mono Bluetooth amp that will operate off 18 volts and I'll be on my way lol. Thanks! Love your videos! Always look forward to them.

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

Great choice! Let me know how you like them. Thanks for watching!

@camdenhassell8657

4 жыл бұрын

Russell Borrego how did this work out

I have some of these in a .1 box ported have you ever used a Notch filter to smooth out a peaks in the speaker

Thats a good looking driver

Hey Kirby I’m thinking of building a centre speaker with 4 of these drivers. I have a Yamaha aventage 1070. Would these handle the power?

Kirby,I've been thinking of a center channel for my computer's 5.1 setup. Could you give me some pointers on two of these drivers in the same cabinet with a Tang Band W3 3" subwoofer (maybe in the same enclosure)? Thanks for another great video!

Have you ever compared this driver to the RS100 from Dayton? I started wanting the PS95 but it's just not a good fit for the enclosure I need to use and the RS100 is a better fit for my application. Also are the highs really detailed enough to get away without a tweeter? Reviews on parts express seem to be 50/50. I'm looking to build a small bookshelf speaker for my daughter's room and listening positions won't be on axis most of the time. Thanks for any insight you can offer.

If you are driving these using that 100w amp you linked to, how careful do you have to be about not blowing the drivers?

Hey kirby your videos are always so nice! Can you also link a speaker that has the same specs but is sold in EU, because parts express doesnt ship to eu or for very high price :(

Never heard a FR driver I liked, always needed a tweeter. That being said I think I need to check these out. The main issue for me with multi way speakers and crossovers is the cost. It is so much higher which is why I always hope to find a good FR driver that actually sounds good throughout the range.

What tweeters would you recommend as a mach ?

Are this better then 3.5 car speakers like kicker,fosgates, pioneer? I want to add speakers to the dash on my Altima and I've heard that this are good

Hi! I am preparing for my first project. I found these as an ideal option for putting in a "needle" style towers. I think it will be perfect for my small apartment without disturbing my neighbours. But i am struggling to choose an amplifier. Can anyone recommend anything with a good sound quality at low volume levels and rich of features (BT, headphone etc) at around (or less) 100 euros in Europe?

So here's a question, as we age our ability to hear high frequencies diminishes. Just doing a random test online, mine fades out above 13khz. Naturally, others in my circle will have better/different hearing. Is that relevant when selecting drivers? e.g. does it matter if I pick a full range that only goes to 16khz? Isn't most music and or vocals in a much lower range anyway?

Considering these types of drivers for a small wifi speaker build for the bedroom and eventually other rooms. Mainly to not have a crossover but also to keep them small. Could you install a high pass filter in line to cut out everything below 100hz in order to keep them a little more clean sounding when turned up a little higher? I know very little about cross overs, but figured with this speaker you can't really use a traditional crossover since there is only one driver.

could its "lack" of low end bass be better if using a T-line?

hey, at here there's no one that sell dayton audio driver, can you recommended the best speaker for $20

Does this driver come also in none paper form if so what are they like too.

Those are phase plug drivers right? If so the great highs make sense, but is the low end not extremely lacking? Phase plug drivers need a rather high crossover point. And using a subwoofer would make the total project cost considerably higher then getting a tweeter plus woofer right?

Hi Kirby I'm looking at building a Voight Pipe box using the specs from a video I recently watched (World's 2nd Best Speakers from Tech Ingredients). I am still tossing which full range driver to use. Could you please give me your opinion on this build and what full range driver you would consider (~$400 pair) Look forward to receiving your recommendations I was initially considering the Mark Audio 12P

So no X overs, means directly wiring power source the drivers. That does reduce my stress over speaker DIY. I will order them and give it a try and use them as computer desk speakers. Not sure I understood how the tone control on the amp controlls the X over points between them I were to add that sub. What are the dimensions of those little towers? Ported? Where?

Using this in my Challenger since the cheapest fronts are 8 ohms looks good speaker ok I’ll intall it in 4 days waiting on wires

Do you need ports for this speaker? If not, why? Thanks

A full range driver is a good place to start for a lot of builders. So is a powered subwoofer. It gives you a chance to start learning to use a computer program to simulate a speaker enclosure design. But once you've built one or a few projects with just one speaker, be sure to push yourself to tackle more complex projects such as a two-way speaker, then a three-way, with passive crossovers. It takes more work but then you can build your knowledge, experience, and suite of test gear (you'll need an OmniMic and a DATS to gather the needed data to design a crossover, but the pair of tools are just under $400).

How does this compare to the Dayton RS100-4

have mark audio the FR is not very great but mids are nice and not very detail , but lovlly with jazz n vocals , how can i improve it i went to the kit page but could not find anything, what dose your kit do ?

Are these speakers usable with just 3W?

Im looking in to upgrading the splekers on my black web gunner pc spekers

Can this be used in a Home Theater array? what do you think?

Thank you !

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU!

Kirby, the Dayton Audio DTA-2.1BT 100W Class D 2.1 Amplifier with Bluetooth and Power Supply is no longer available on the part express website. Can you recommend another?

Can I used them for midrange n Highrange...???

can you use this in a cloased cabin? with a passive radiator

Which midrange speak is best for vocal reproduction quality around the 100 to 200 each . My home project speakers stand around 5 1/2 tall 24 inches deep 18 wide James from Norco

I really like this driver but if you want something a little more serieus, get a pair of Markaudio CHR70's. They again don't really need a crossover but have a much better bass response. In the right enclosure they can go as deep as 40Hz

I making a Bluetooth speaker of mf my own and I am having a hard time finding 2 50 watt full range speakers with good bass but not too expensive

Hey just curious, would you be designing speaker builds with other brands? I like dayton and understand the price/performance ratio, but I keep hearing about peerless speakers and vifa tweeters and would be interested in seeing them or other affordable more premium options with possibly less trade offs or deeper bass. Ps I really like the music choices of your videos and also really like the idea of a full range speaker + woofer design, I would be all over that.

@KirbyMeetsAudio

6 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah man! I will definitely be using other brands drivers in my builds. Peerless and Vifa make great products. Thanks for watching!

I have TPA3110 - XH-A232. What way cheaper drivers can I use to achieve decent experience?

This might sound dumb to you, but how do you connect a subwoofer to an amp to the speakers? Thanks.

Hi, i'm looking for a suitable board amplifier for the same speaker configuration as yours but using DS175 70w woofer 8ohm. I was thinking this one: FX-AUDIO M-DIY-2.1 2x TPA3116D2 Class D Amplifier Module 2.1 2x50W + 100W it can work? thanks in advance

Makes me want to start a project with these, At $24 you can’t go wrong. The 3 inch drivers I had in my car cost $500 😱

I have 2 pairs of CERWIN VEGA CMX 5. small bookshelf speakers. I had them for like 10 years never used them. I finally had a need for them. I was surprised to hear how lousy they sounded. it has 5 inch midrange/ woofer. and decent tweeter. I was wondering if it's possible to make one pair instead the 4 speakers which are identical . NO Bass out them.I opened one speaker. the enclosure is made out of recycled cardboard LOL. and you need a lot of power to get a very little bass. I think the drivers are fine. but the crossover and and the cardboard box they're in make them sound lousy. any suggestions? thanks

what are your thoughts of bluetooth vs airplay? I've read that airplay is superior, but it seems most people are using bluetooth.

70hz is actually very respectable. In a desktop setting particularly, most people would be surprised how low that is. Most commercial desktop speakers will hang in the 120-150hz range.

There is a kasun driver that is similar in price, but this definitely does appeal to the eyes.

What screws do you use to attach speaker

Im just goning to usr them to upgade the my black web gunner speakers allong with the tcp115-4 4"

Hi can i use for H/K AVR 141 each channel 35 output

Try the bamboo Tang Band 4" driver for better sonics. It's quite a bit more expensive but it's worth it. The 3" version is good too and not much more than the Dayton unit.