Testing speakers

[daniel_leavitt2000]

I want to experiment with some speakers and enclosure designs before committing to putting them into a model and wiring them up. Do you guys use some sort of test rig to see how speakers perform? What does it look like?

[graffen]

I use a test bed from ESU. Their decoder tester.
I modified it by adding a spring loaded terminal connector to the speaker cables. That way I can easily test different speakers and enclosures.
The ESU tester is a really nice thing to have, as I can test all decoder functions before installing it.