DD   Floorstanding as in K+T 6/2015

Technical data
  • impedance: 4 Ohm
  • sensivity (2,83V/1m): 93 dB
  • size (HxWxD): 956 x 536 x 250 mm
  • frequency range (-8dB): 50 - 28000 Hz
  • crossover frequency(s): 400, 3000 Hz
  • speaker type: closed box

DD (standing for dynamic duo) is a 3 way floorstanding loudspeaker with closed bassrange system that employs two woofers Visaton W250 S, 8 Ohm. On top is a satellit cabinet with tweeter Visaton G 25 FFL and mid-woofer Visaton W 170S.

DD has been developed by Holger Barske and Thomas Schmidt.

The crossover consists of a 3rd order high-pass filter (18 dB per octave slope) for the tweeter, a bandpass filter (12 dB high - and 12 dB lowpass) for the mid-woofer. The two woofers are connected to a 2nd order low-pass filter.

Between 80 Hz and 20000 Hz, the frequency response of this loudspeaker is linear on axis, with a loudness sounding. The decay spectrum is nearly perfect except a resonance at 1200 Hz. At low volume, i.e. 85 dB at 1 m, the nonlinear distortions are lower than 1% above 200 Hz and below 2% at 95 dB at 1 m .

Our kit consists of

  • Tweeter Visaton G 25 FFL, 8 Ohm
  • mid-woofer Visaton W170 S, 4 Ohm.
  • 2x woofer Visaton W250 S, 8 Ohm
  • 3x Damping fleece MT Bondum 800 (30 x 50 x 2 cm)
  • PE sealing tape, 5x2 mm, 7.5 m
  • 5x Damping Sonofil 100 x 35 cm for 20 litres
  • 3x Binding Post PK31, gold plated (one pair, red and black)
  • 5m Speaker cable 2x2.5 mm2, transparent
  • Visaton Countersunk screws 3.5x25, 24 pcs
  • Plan for DIY kit

the crossover components (right),
to be mounted on a small wooden board.
  • Audaphon MKP CAP Superior 1.0 μF / 400 Vdc
  • Audaphon MKP CAP Superior 1.5 μF / 400 Vdc
  • Audaphon MKP CAP Superior 6.8 μF / 400 Vdc
  • Audaphon MKT CAP 15 μF / 160 Vdc
  • Audaphon MKT CAP 33 μF / 160 Vdc
  • Audaphon MKT CAP 68 μF / 160 Vdc
  • electrolytic capacitor, unetched, 33uF / 70 Vdc
  • electrolytic capacitor, unetched, 47uF / 70 Vdc
  • Mundorf air core coil L140, 3.0 mH/0.55 Ohm
  • 0.7 mm air core coil, 0.18 mH/0.36 Ohm
  • 0.7 mm air core coil, 0.39 mH/0.49 Ohm
  • Mundorf H core coil H50, 5.6 mH/1.11 0hm
  • Metal-oxide resistor, 10W 2.2 Ohm (red-red-gold)
  • Metal-oxide resistor, 10W 3.9 Ohm (orange-white-gold)
  • Metal-oxide resistor, 10W 5.6 Ohm (green-blue-gold)
  • Metal-oxide resistor, 10W 8.2 Ohm (grey-red-gold)

Kit without cabinet, price per speaker   EUR 576,00 excl. VAT: € 484.03 / $ 566.32

Kit with high-end crossover

The high-end kit comes with ClarityCap PX capacitors for the tweeter. The important inductances are baked varnish air core coil for minimizing microphonic effects. - The current flow through the coil creates a magnetic field which sets the reel of wire in motion. This motion induces a voltage in the coil which adds itself to the signal. The stiffer the reel of wire is, the less the signal will be altered.

Kit without cabinet, price per speaker   - not available

universal PCB

If you prefer to mount the crossover components on a 240 x 165 mm universal PCB instead on wood:
Universal PCB RA240, order no.. str-RA240, price per unit:   EUR 8,60 excl. VAT: € 7.23 / $ 8.46
We recommend one plate for one kit (for a pair of speakers you need 2 plates)


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