Those interested in bass directivity control should study these modern designs
Dutch&Dutch 8c - cardioid down to 100Hz, monopole below
Kii Audio Three BXT - cardioid down low
Genelec W371A - dsp based directivity control, options
Dutch&Dutch 8c - cardioid down to 100Hz, monopole below
Kii Audio Three BXT - cardioid down low
Genelec W371A - dsp based directivity control, options
Those are truly amazing speaker systems that I've read about in the past, though I was unaware of the Genelec system. Price tags are well above $10,000 however, and such implementations are probably beyond the potential of 99.9% of diyaudio members to replicate or even begin to approach: I speak for me, anyway. Interesting that they're mostly utilizing cardioid bass. Can anyone who has listened to any of these systems comment on their experience here? (That's if Juha doesn't mind his AINO thread getting cluttered...)
Having said all that, I came across this 300 Hz to 10kHz dual driver dipole cardioid DIY project by a customer of a Danish company that seems mostly not doing business anymore: Ground Sound His system was inspired by the products of a German company, Musikelectronic Geithain. A second midrange driver is fed a delayed, frequency-modified signal to cancel the rear radiation of the front mid. It appears the bass is simple monopole. There is enough detail about his project to whet the appetite but not quite enough (at least for me) to replicate what "ThomasM" has done -- or even appreciate the sonic performance.
There's no commentary about whether ThomasM actually achieved the desired sonic result or wanting further improvements. For curiosity's sake, perhaps someone closer to Denmark could reach out to ThomasM through this company GroundSound to post about his system here.
Not natural, we had to suppress response below 30Hz by 6dB! I guess it comes from pressurization below lowest room mode at 20hz. Obviously the wall between the room and storage works as BMR radiator. To say it more brutally, the wall resonates?
These are funny observations with IB, out of normal loudspeaker behaviour. Paranormal?
These are funny observations with IB, out of normal loudspeaker behaviour. Paranormal?
AINOgradients are 42kg each. Bass box doesn't vibrate. The 12" driver is attached to the very rigid base of the pole. Neo8 and Neo3 have vibrating membranes, so the very weak frame doesn't get vibrational stress. With a gentle touch of a finger I can feel some vibration at the top of pole when playing really loud. An earlier version had double 3" dynamic high-mid drivers and then vibration was more noticable.
At member request, some off-topic posts have been moved to this thread 521 & other open baffle experiments
Ok, that was starting to be a too long sideline...
Yesterday I had a chance to revise dsp settings with indoor measurements. Crossovers now all LR2 acoustic at 150Hz, 800Hz and 3000Hz. Later on I added a 2dB peak at 7000hz.
Yesterday I had a chance to revise dsp settings with indoor measurements. Crossovers now all LR2 acoustic at 150Hz, 800Hz and 3000Hz. Later on I added a 2dB peak at 7000hz.
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I don't know what causes those. But most likely the back wall behind the listener/mic, and all other boundaries floor included. My tilted 12" angle to floor reflection point is roughly 45-50deg, but I have sofas and a table messing with that.
At 45deg a dipole is only 4-6dB down and typical listening spl is around 80-86dB... So tilting helps little, but doesn't eliminate floor or sidewall bounces!
Response at various distance/spot
At 45deg a dipole is only 4-6dB down and typical listening spl is around 80-86dB... So tilting helps little, but doesn't eliminate floor or sidewall bounces!
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Response at various distance/spot
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A quick visualization of the problem: A rearward tilt of about 30 degrees at a usual listening distance of 3 meters gives a first floor reflection at about 50 degrees relative to the driver axis. I think 4 or 6 dBs reduction is at least something, but for me not enough incentive to add tweeters (I'm running a 12" wideband now).
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The keys to this method are strong "wings" cut to conform to the shape of the driver perimeter curve & big T-nuts with bolts to ensure the wings are firmly secured to the driver. And a strong driver frame. Once the wings are in place, there are lots of different ways to mount the driver open baffle at any angle.