That would be my experience too. Loud without distortion doesn't sound very loud when not put in relation to something else. I've often experienced this. You're listen to something and it sound ok loud but not overly loud until you try to speak to someone and realize you have to scream directly into that persons' ear.
Looks awesome, WesleyK!
I'm planning on making a front panel for the electronics compartment very similar to yours. What are the dimensions? 90x276 mm-ish?
Oh, that's quite easy. It's the exact same way I did it too. You simply put the chemical metal on the back of the drivers on one side and apply the glue on one side. Then you just glue one side, facing down, and put the other side in without glue. Apply pressure and wait for the glue to set while removing any excess glue that runs down. Now you connect up wires. Do the final test that everything works as it should, and apply chemical metal and glue to the other side and glue that side in also facing down. The reason the side being glued should be facing down is that you avoid the glue runs inside the cabinet and down the sides so it's much easier to remove excess glue.
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This is very timely as I'm ready to glue up a Aura NS6 mini.
I'm visualizing this as the drivers being glued are magnet up, cone down. Does this not present more risk that the glue flows onto the cone? On the first side I see that this would allow you to clean up any excess via the speaker hole if you have not glued in the other side drivers (or have an extra baffle due to a hole cutting incident - like I did).
That's more or less how I was planning to glue the woofers, indeed.
I also removed the sticker from the back side to improve bonding and put a small piece of tape over the vent hole, to prevent chemical metal of entering the vent hole.
I'm about to start construction of a mini (NS6 version), should have done it ages ago really.
Is this what I should be using for stuffing the chambers?
Knauf EkoRoll Loft Insulation, 100mm Thickness, 5012061862249
Is this what I should be using for stuffing the chambers?
Knauf EkoRoll Loft Insulation, 100mm Thickness, 5012061862249
Thanks a lot! Could you please elaborate a bit on what ESR is, and what how it affects the performance?
Equivalent series resistance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the "power bank" capacitor it hardly matters though. It's the primary decoupling capacitor close to the chip for which it matter what ESR and resultant ESL it has. For the one near the power input the capacitance is the most important stat. 1000-2200uF is plenty.
Alright, thanks a lot!
So the function is more for the capacitor to act like a power reserve for when the bass kicks in really hard or what?
Good Afternoon Folks, I am a total newb when it comes to electronics being the various components of sound engineering that I see being discussed here. That said. I've been reading enough success stories that I think, I'm ready to bite the bullet here, and take the plunge into building my first boominator.
That said, I've only got 1 question left before I make the plunge. Question: Is it fair for me to assume that the Boominator-Mini build would be the best starting point for a newbie like me? (i.e. price point, ease of build, availability of components, etc....)
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
That said, I've only got 1 question left before I make the plunge. Question: Is it fair for me to assume that the Boominator-Mini build would be the best starting point for a newbie like me? (i.e. price point, ease of build, availability of components, etc....)
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
Switching signal cable
About to finish my original boominator but im in need of some help.
I've got a bluetooth receiver that i wanna have connected to the amp6 but if i plug in my phone i want it to disconnect and have the phone connected instead.
What's the solution to this?
Links to products would be great!
About to finish my original boominator but im in need of some help.
I've got a bluetooth receiver that i wanna have connected to the amp6 but if i plug in my phone i want it to disconnect and have the phone connected instead.
What's the solution to this?
Links to products would be great!
Hi Saturnus, i'm building the NS525 255 mini boominator (when Dayton ND16FA 6 are back in stock). In the thread over at speakerplans.com, you mentioned the length could be reduced by 40mm, but the holes would have to be adjusted . What exactly do you mean by adjusting? Making them smaller and keeping the same layout, or changing layout and keeping the volume of the holes the same?
PCFreak,
Glad Valborg!
I had the same question not long ago.
If you get a jack socket with a switch built in you can wire it so by inserting your jack the socket switches from bluetooth to aux.
Chassiekontakt 6,3 mm stereo > Kontakt | Kjell.com
Or a nicer one:
NRJ6HF-1-AU - Neutrik
Note these are 1/4 inch jacks which I prefer for their ruggedness but mini jack ones are available.
(Kjell part number 37-154) (note this has 5 poles instead of 6 for the ones above but apparently this will also work)
To help understand how it works go to the Neutrik link above and click on the circuit PDF on the right of the page.
Cheers
Glad Valborg!
I had the same question not long ago.
If you get a jack socket with a switch built in you can wire it so by inserting your jack the socket switches from bluetooth to aux.
Chassiekontakt 6,3 mm stereo > Kontakt | Kjell.com
Or a nicer one:
NRJ6HF-1-AU - Neutrik
Note these are 1/4 inch jacks which I prefer for their ruggedness but mini jack ones are available.
(Kjell part number 37-154) (note this has 5 poles instead of 6 for the ones above but apparently this will also work)
To help understand how it works go to the Neutrik link above and click on the circuit PDF on the right of the page.
Cheers
DeeJayOn3,
The mini is going to be a very fun and rewarding build.
A few notes though.
Compared to a generic boombox the mini is tricky in regards to finishing as its kind of built from the inside out. (Depending on the desired exterior finish)
On my last boombox I could build the box, sand, paint, etc. before installing the components. That said the mini will be worth the effort!
The Micro is an alternative- basically the Mini cut in half lengthways.
Its worth noting that it seems the tweeters are not available till late may? (See post from WesleyK).
Cheers
The mini is going to be a very fun and rewarding build.
A few notes though.
Compared to a generic boombox the mini is tricky in regards to finishing as its kind of built from the inside out. (Depending on the desired exterior finish)
On my last boombox I could build the box, sand, paint, etc. before installing the components. That said the mini will be worth the effort!
The Micro is an alternative- basically the Mini cut in half lengthways.
Its worth noting that it seems the tweeters are not available till late may? (See post from WesleyK).
Cheers