I've got the following speaker that I use with a communications receiver. The receiver receives from 6-9kHz and has the typical AM audio response.
I'd like to go open baffle as I like how an open baffle speaker looks. Should I keep the woofer like it is or rotate it on its side to make the baffle smaller in height?
I've got a 2' X 2' piece of 3/4" thick wood left over from the other open baffle project that I will use to make the baffle and bottom piece. I also have a couple right angle brackets left over from the same project.
I'd like to go open baffle as I like how an open baffle speaker looks. Should I keep the woofer like it is or rotate it on its side to make the baffle smaller in height?
I've got a 2' X 2' piece of 3/4" thick wood left over from the other open baffle project that I will use to make the baffle and bottom piece. I also have a couple right angle brackets left over from the same project.
Elliptical speakers are mounted with the long axis vertical in order to provide wide dispersion of the sound in the horizontal plane.
This acoustic fact should take precedence over a smaller baffle height.
This acoustic fact should take precedence over a smaller baffle height.
Oh ok I didn't know that.
I went with vertical as it looked better.
Here's the crossover and a couple pictures.
I went with vertical as it looked better.
Here's the crossover and a couple pictures.
The only issue is some of the L brackets aren't exactly 90 degrees. The first one of these I mounted was maybe 89 or 88 degrees and I wondered what was wrong when I tried to secure the other one so I took it and bent it slightly to match the one already installed. The benefit is the baffle is slightly tilted back which helps with the stability.
Here's the completed speaker.
I didn't have a PC board to use for the crossover so I used some double sided tape.
Now if I continue building open baffle speakers I'm gonna need to get a better way to cut a circle and a better way to cut a straight line.
Being this is my third speaker build with the satin dark walnut paint, I've gotten to where I quite like the color. It looks more like a dark wood stain versus the satin black I usually like to use.
Here's the completed speaker.
I didn't have a PC board to use for the crossover so I used some double sided tape.
Now if I continue building open baffle speakers I'm gonna need to get a better way to cut a circle and a better way to cut a straight line.
Being this is my third speaker build with the satin dark walnut paint, I've gotten to where I quite like the color. It looks more like a dark wood stain versus the satin black I usually like to use.
Looks suitably vintage as they treated wood with thinned tar to bug proof it.