Speaker design master Curt Campbell has created several dream kits for the audiophile, including the TriTrix. Featuring two 5.25″ Dayton Audio woofers and a single tweeter in MTM format, the final product has an easy, 8Ω load that can be used for audio or home theater systems. The transmission line kit includes precision-cut MDF for making the cabinets, which came together for me with a little wood glue and some clamps (I used five to make it easy on myself). With instructive online manufacturer videos and priced at only $259/pair, these speakers blow the roof off any competitor.
TriTrix MTM Speakers
I’ve made the vented version (as opposed to the TL version shown)…they sound very, very good for a $200 set of speakers. however, there are other designs available that will easily surpass them ….if you’re willing to spend >5X the money.
I love the TriTrix speakers that I built. I also have the Seas Idunn speakers that we reviewed and think they sound fantastic.
Is it possible to use these with a 6Ω receiver? Or will that overpower them?
This is an 8Ω cabinet. Plugging it into your receiver will run your receiver at 8Ω, not 6Ω. Your receiver’s rating of 6Ω is the maximum Ω load it can take, not its constant output. The speaker determines the amount of Ω involved.
No, 6ohm is the MINIMUM impedance his receiver will allow. It is perfectly fine to go higher.
For recievers,or any amplifier, the higher the speaker’s impedance the easier it is to drive. The additional resistance may soak some power, but it stabilizes the amplifier’s load and thus is safer. The danger is more going beneath the amp’s rated impedance. If you go to low it’s possible to create what’s known as a current drain, and melt the electronics. Generally, you want to buy electronics rated at low impedances, because that’s a sign of better power supply regulation, design and construction.
The 6 ohm reveiver will work fine.
I just assembled a pair of TriTrix cabinets, but I replaced the front baffle and cut each to accommodate a Merrill DCA5.5 full range driver. During my cabinet design calculations, I discovered that the Thiel characteristics of the Merrill driver make the TriTrix a lovely match for a transmission line design. A local cabinet maker had some leftover bamboo veneer from a previous project so I ended up with very nice looking speakers that sound AMAZING!
Here is a photo:
http://goo.gl/60Yr2