Jordan JX92S/Aurum Cantus G2si Mini-monitors

I'm still working on the diytube st35 but am waiting for a custom top-plate from Front Panel Express. Once I get all the parts I will post more details about the build.

In the mean time, I have finally assembled all the parts to build Jim Griffin's Jordan JX92S/Aurum Cantus G2si mini monitors. In short, Jim's design won the 2001 Atlanta DIY competition using only the Jordan driver. In 2004, Jim won again! This time, he augmented his design with the Aurum Cantus ribbon tweeter.

While the design pak for this speaker includes the dimensions required for building the speaker cabinet, I discovered that the Parts Express .25 ft³ cabinets were roughly the same dimensions. Most importantly, the front baffle is exactly the same size as specified in the design.

Almost all the parts to build these monitors are available from a single source - Parts Express. However, if you are in the USA you must buy the Jordan drivers from Mark Audio.

• 1 - Dayton TW-0.25CH .25 ft³ 2-Way Cabinet Pair ($111.88)
• 2 - Dayton BPA-38G HD Binding Post Pair Gold ($13.82)
  
• 2 - Jantzen 1.5mH 15 AWG Air Core Inductor ($35.04)
• 2 - Jantzen 0.30mH 20 AWG Air Core Inductor ($6.48)
• 2 - Solen 6.8uF 400V Polypropylene Capacitor ($8.74)
• 2 - Solen 5.1uF 400V Polypropylene Capacitor ($7.62)
• 2 - Solen 15uF 400V Polypropylene Capacitor ($15.02)
• 2 - Dayton DNR-8.0 8 Ohm 10W Non-Inductive Resistor ($2.50)
• 2 - Dayton DNR-1.0 1 Ohm 10W Non-Inductive Resistor ($2.50)
• 2 - Dayton DNR-3.0 3 Ohm 10W Non-Inductive Resistor ($2.50)
• 2 - Aurum Cantus G2Si Ribbon Tweeter ($184.90)
• 1 - Pair Jordan JX92S Drivers ($400 shipped to the USA)
  

So, for a total of $791.00 (+$21 shipping) you can build a pair of these monitors too. I did not include stuffing or materials for assembling the crossover so count on a little bit extra cost. Also, I went with Solen capacitors. Using higher quality exotic capacitors will increase the cost (significantly depending upon what you choose). However, I have not been able to find exotic capcitors in the values specified above.