Another Aura NS3 PC Speaker

Timn8ter · 6th February 2005, 08:51 PM

Thanks to John Krutke for doing the response graphs that led me to this very nice little driver.

Details on my website.
http://www.timn8er.com

thomas997 · 7th February 2005, 04:45 AM

Even though you call them "test boxes" it looks nice enough to me..

How do they sound compared to the 871, looks like they have more bass?

planet10 · 7th February 2005, 06:55 AM

keep 'em comimg Tim

I like the diamond orientation of the driver -- did you borrow that idea from Scott (i'm sure it was used before that -- i'm sure i used it before that --but pictures of Scott's stick in my brain)

dave

Timn8ter · 7th February 2005, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Even though you call them "test boxes" it looks nice enough to me..

How do they sound compared to the 871, looks like they have more bass?

Thanks. Yes they do have more bass, a lot more. 5mm Xmax! Very smooth and easy to listen to. My initial reaction was that they don't have the same top end as the 871 but it's not missing much. I've thought about a super tweeter but for most listening they're fine.

Quote:

I like the diamond orientation of the driver -- did you borrow that idea from Scott (i'm sure it was used before that -- i'm sure i used it before that --but pictures of Scott's stick in my brain)

Thanks Dave. It was a combination of things. When I discovered the terminals are at one of the points of the frame I remembered seeing Scott's diamond mounting so it seemed the right thing to do.

bwbass · 7th February 2005, 03:40 PM

Aha! So you're a southpaw!

Kidding aside, nice job! Is the diamond mounting to reduce diffraction effects, or just for looks? I assume you didn't bother recessing the frame...

morbo · 7th February 2005, 03:45 PM

Very nice! Love the orientation, and I normally hate those frames. Did you put in any BSC?

Timn8ter · 7th February 2005, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bwbass
Aha! So you're a southpaw!

Kidding aside, nice job! Is the diamond mounting to reduce diffraction effects, or just for looks? I assume you didn't bother recessing the frame...

Thanks. Just for looks. No recess for the flat pin frame. It might be nice to put some type of diffraction ring around it though.

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Originally posted by morbo
Very nice! Love the orientation, and I normally hate those frames. Did you put in any BSC?

Thank you. Nope, no BSC. I tuned the cab to have a slight rise toward the low end so it's very full sounding. It's nice to get away with a mechanical solution when possible.

Timn8ter · 7th February 2005, 05:57 PM

Oh yeah, one more thing about the mounting position. That's the way the mounting is shown in the Aura spec sheet too.

planet10 · 7th February 2005, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Timn8ter
It's nice to get away with a mechanical solution when possible.

Acoustic solutions...

when you say mechanical i imagine gears & levers

dave

Timn8ter · 7th February 2005, 07:40 PM

I knew that.

6th February 2005, 08:51 PM	#1
Timn8ter diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	Another Aura NS3 PC Speaker Thanks to John Krutke for doing the response graphs that led me to this very nice little driver. Details on my website. http://www.timn8er.com

7th February 2005, 06:55 AM	#3
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7th February 2005, 04:45 AM	#2
thomas997 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver	Even though you call them "test boxes" it looks nice enough to me.. How do they sound compared to the 871, looks like they have more bass?

7th February 2005, 03:40 PM	#5
bwbass diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004	Aha! So you're a southpaw! Kidding aside, nice job! Is the diamond mounting to reduce diffraction effects, or just for looks? I assume you didn't bother recessing the frame...

7th February 2005, 03:45 PM	#6
morbo diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Guelph, Ontario	Very nice! Love the orientation, and I normally hate those frames. Did you put in any BSC?

7th February 2005, 05:57 PM	#8
Timn8ter diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	Oh yeah, one more thing about the mounting position. That's the way the mounting is shown in the Aura spec sheet too.

7th February 2005, 07:40 PM	#10
Timn8ter diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	I knew that.