UPDATE Further extensive experiments with the BBC thin-wall cabinet technique have led to the development of our new loudspeaker, the Jordan Marlow. Full details are available on our Loudspeakers page. Meanwhile, here is the blog which started it all. The BBC LS3/5a monitoring loudspeaker is a true hi-fi classic. …
The Jordan Eikona full-range drive unit is capable of being used in many ways as well as providing the basis for a range of excellent loudspeakers. Some of these were covered last year in our series, Audio Building Blocks. The culmination of the series was a project for a 4-Eikona Linear …
Ted Jordan’s VTL design continues to be immensely popular and with the Eikona 2 it has reached a new level of performance. You can find details of the design on our loudspeaker plans page. The following is a review we have just received from a customer who built a pair …
The Bigger Is Better loudspeaker project began on DIYaudio.com some years ago. The design is based on the quarter-wave tuned pipe, developed in 1934 by loudspeaker pioneer Paul Voigt. Voigt’s design is a tapered tube, tuned to a quarter-wavelength of the lowest frequency to be reproduced. It is a simple, straight …
No, it’s not the title of the latest Richard Curtis rom-com. Passive, active and single refer to the three primary ways of designing hi-fi and studio loudspeakers. Most loudspeakers feature multiple drive units, each of which has a restricted bandwidth. For instance, in a typical two-way design the bass/mid unit …
