So, I have a pair of the Sony GTK XB5 working well, it sits under my desk currently and I've noticed, listening to music from it while being under my desk isn't as good as having a clear path to reach my ears. This is obviously expected.
Now my plan is to tear it apart and make use of the current drivers and DSP and split the single unit into two. I've already tested and there are 2 Tweets and 2 Woofers. Doing a stereo test with the speakers away from each other, I can confirm the tweeters and woofers have their own channels. Hence I would like to split it into two separate units and keep it on my desk.
I’ve seen a lot of posts asking where to start with building custom speakers, and a lot of the time the answer is to use kits as building speakers with off the shelves drivers requires tuning and a lot of 'maths & science'. Is this tuning required even on a preprogrammed DSP as mine while changing the housing for the drivers? I’m looking to creating a two new speaker boxes for these drivers and suspect it will change the way it sound. Are there any auto adjusting programmes while factoring in I can’t modify the factory DSP.
Apologies if I’ve misused technical terms or got it completely wrong. I am new to this space and if I go forward with it, it’ll be my first. :)
Fabricating enclosures that look nice on your desk is its own art that will take time to perfect. Yes, you COULD husk some stuff like your Sonys for components, but IMO you're best off mixing and matching drivers from Parts Express. Rarely do low end consumer electronics perform well outside of their cost engineered intended use. Keep the Bluetooth speakers as they are, for their intended use.