hello everyone.
I suppose that besides myself there are many other people in this forum who over time
have set up a laboratory dedicated to audio measurements and the construction of speakers (containers) with the help of software.
it can happen that you are assailed by a considerable amount of curiosity and desire to try a loading
that we have immediately been strongly attracted to and after having built it move on to designing a different one.
there are simulators but the proof of the pudding is obtained only by putting the speakers to work
but every time you do this it becomes expensive to change them every time because their resale is not guaranteed.
so I come to the point, is there a type of speaker (not definitive) to be used only for experiments?.
many or all of you will answer me no because each loading requires a speaker that has suitable characteristics (Thiele-Small).
a speaker that can work for some loadings (BR,TL,HORN) would not be a universal driver but I could settle for that. in this period for example I am working on a hybrid MLTL-karlson. an old field coil could be good?.
bye thanks
I suppose that besides myself there are many other people in this forum who over time
have set up a laboratory dedicated to audio measurements and the construction of speakers (containers) with the help of software.
it can happen that you are assailed by a considerable amount of curiosity and desire to try a loading
that we have immediately been strongly attracted to and after having built it move on to designing a different one.
there are simulators but the proof of the pudding is obtained only by putting the speakers to work
but every time you do this it becomes expensive to change them every time because their resale is not guaranteed.
so I come to the point, is there a type of speaker (not definitive) to be used only for experiments?.
many or all of you will answer me no because each loading requires a speaker that has suitable characteristics (Thiele-Small).
a speaker that can work for some loadings (BR,TL,HORN) would not be a universal driver but I could settle for that. in this period for example I am working on a hybrid MLTL-karlson. an old field coil could be good?.
bye thanks
Wherever I've run into a sealed 12 inch woofer, it seems more than sufficient, esp with an active xo...
Hi,
There are plenty of woofers that are great for testing things with average T&S values that can work for virtually any design. The RS225 is a good example I think of a universally useful woofer for measuring all kinds of things. But really, any driver will likely work well (except a tweeter for obvious reasons) to test concepts for behavior. It doesn't have to be optimal, just has to work and follow expected behavior so you can move forward each step.
You also don't have to build final dimensions for testing things; you can scale it down and use light material and small drivers to test concepts. A small 3" full range driver is pretty fantastic for doing small enclosures out of foam board, cardboard, or other simple materials for proof of concept enclosure design before moving to bigger woofers, bigger enclosures with more labor intensive physical model production.
Very best,
There are plenty of woofers that are great for testing things with average T&S values that can work for virtually any design. The RS225 is a good example I think of a universally useful woofer for measuring all kinds of things. But really, any driver will likely work well (except a tweeter for obvious reasons) to test concepts for behavior. It doesn't have to be optimal, just has to work and follow expected behavior so you can move forward each step.
You also don't have to build final dimensions for testing things; you can scale it down and use light material and small drivers to test concepts. A small 3" full range driver is pretty fantastic for doing small enclosures out of foam board, cardboard, or other simple materials for proof of concept enclosure design before moving to bigger woofers, bigger enclosures with more labor intensive physical model production.
Very best,
