Wither Geddes Loudspeakers?

[planet10]

If paying more for the box than you do for the drivers is your idea of value then we have different interests in mind. [/B]

I guess it is a matter of value -- i think that building MDF boxes is a waste of time... it is not a suitable material for loudspeakers.

dave

 

[gedlee]

I guess it is a matter of value -- i think that building MDF boxes is a waste of time... it is not a suitable material for loudspeakers.

dave

I beg to differ, MDF is almost ideal. Its dense and well damped, its easy to work with, takes a finish well and is low in cost. Composite plastics can be better in performance, but high in cost, but next to those MDF is my preference. "Natural" woods are too resonant.

 

[planet10]

MDF is almost ideal. Its dense and well damped, its easy to work with, takes a finish well and is low in cost.

That is certainly the myth that has been perpetraited on us all... the only real attribute is low cost (the preceding 2 points can be lumped in there too)

dave


(the off-topic conversation which started after this post id her http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=121614 )

 

[Colin]

>My idea was that if I made a really great loudspeaker at a very attractive price that I could end run the marketing.


Hi Earl - Catching up before this thread spins off too .... The above is pretty much what Ted Jordan tried in the 70s. He had a better speaker which has done okay but it didn't take over the world. I'm afraid marketing has it all these days.

Bruce Edgar also seems to be doing okay on a similar non-marketing route.

 

[pooge]

Shipping is also supposedly gets a cheaper rate for "kits" over a finalized product. I have NO idea why this would be so, but look into this. Bruce Edgar told me this one time after he investigated the options.

 

[pooge]

Perhaps the lower rate is due to the lower volume/weight ratio. I think it was Yellow Freight that offered this rate. Not sure, though. Also, not sure this was the only company that offered a lower rate. Ask Bruce.

 

[augerpro]

Just wondering if there is update on the arrival of waveguides to the US?

 

[gedlee]

Problems with shipping out of Thailand.

Because of this I have pretty much given up on the Thailand idea. BUT, I think that I have a better idea. If my new idea works then I will be able to make better waveguides even cheaper. So stay tuned.

What size are you most interested in?

 

[augerpro]

Well, I have a project using a B&C 8NDL51 floating around which I'd like to mate to a 10" waveguide at 1.5khz @ LR4.

 

[gedlee]

Well, I have a project using a B&C 8NDL51 floating around which I'd like to mate to a 10" waveguide at 1.5khz @ LR4.

The first waveguides that I will make will be 10". Donb't know the costs until I get a better handle on the effort.