Which speaker i should go for
TLDR: You should probably stick with pre-made speakers.
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This will be pedantic
These look like speaker drivers. They're just one part if you're building your speaker.
In most cases you should NOT build your own speakers if you're not willing to spend 100+ hours simulating/designing cross over networks and doing design/simulation for the cabinets that would be holding these drivers. Ideally you'd have a background in electrical engineering and/or physics as well
If you're in it for the thrill of doing design work or building something then it's OK.
As far as which one to get, more information would need to be known:
1. What are the response characteristics of the drivers. F3 alone isn't enough
2. What are the response characteristics of the tweeter you plan on using
3. What are the characteristics of the cabinetry you'll be using
4. How do they interact
As an aside, I'm not a proper physicist or electrical engineer so I wouldn't be able to give a great answer.
I gave up on the idea of DIY speakers when I realized that for 10x less effort I could buy, used, a better speaker than I could build, at a lower price AND that when you build your own speakers, it becomes almost impossible to resell them.
I will caveat that subwoofers are usually a bit easier to design than a multi-driver bookshelf or tower speaker, especially if you are using a kit. I'm much less negative about DIY subwoofers and pre-cut flatpack MDF given that a huge part of their cost comes from shipping size.
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As an FYI, I expect, based on past posts, that you'll go full steam ahead and then in a few weeks you'll have the following questions:
1. Why are the high frequencies too loud in my speaker? <- no/poor crossover
2. Why does my speaker sound distorted? <- no/poor crossover
3. Why do my two speaker drivers sound weird (some sounds are extra loud, some are soft) <- answer, a combination of poor driver choices + crossover designs and potentially cabinetry
4. Why does my speaker sound bad if I'm very slightly off angle <- bad crossover/driver positioning
As mentioned earlier, you should avoid building your own speakers if you aren't willing to put in the time and research.
If you MUST build your own speaker, start with a kit that someone else designed and selected parts for.
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