As I have posted before, I had bought WLM Diva Monitors eventually.
After a few failed attempts at constructing a shorter and wider Shahinian Starter-like speakers. Attempts at cooperation with a few cabinet makers proved to be too difficult. Myself I am no carpenter, and the "diamond" shape in wood is too difficult for an amateur hobbyist.
All in all the conclusion is that all You need is a coaxial monitor. And a fitting stand. No need designing anything new or special.
Neither designing anything really new was ever the point of this thread.
The original title of it was "Loudspeakers and room as a system" and this was discussed.
After a few failed attempts at constructing a shorter and wider Shahinian Starter-like speakers. Attempts at cooperation with a few cabinet makers proved to be too difficult. Myself I am no carpenter, and the "diamond" shape in wood is too difficult for an amateur hobbyist.
All in all the conclusion is that all You need is a coaxial monitor. And a fitting stand. No need designing anything new or special.
Neither designing anything really new was ever the point of this thread.
The original title of it was "Loudspeakers and room as a system" and this was discussed.
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any coaxial monitor, especially if it's closed or front vented, can be put on its back on the floor et voilà - there You have a floor coupled up-firing speaker
Or You can put it on a fancy stand eg.
it's an LP storage box
or any of bigger Atmos effect speakers but coaxial monitors are surely better - Tannoy, KEF or any other, like my Divas for example
Well, I know that. Only I didn't put the speakers on the floor as they gave too much bass. I put them on a commode, and that commode is "floor-coupled."
Yes, sometimes there is too much bass. Bass level and quality in-room depends on many factors.
Too much bass can be easily compensated.
I wonder how you achieve that on the floor? And, without opening the back of the speakers?
If you want the diament shape, meaning the look of the volume, you add strips at the corners inside, you get 8 sided cross section (~ like the WLM Duo). If you want the look of the Shahinian Starter, make the square tall box and cut it at an angle, starting from one corner to the opposite corner.
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I've always been fascinated by this thread, so I'm glad to see it's still active. I have a single driver speaker that I'd like to try putting on it's back. It's a big box, very heavy so I may have to wait until I can get some help over the Christmas break, but I'm determined to try this out. It's a single box for mono so I will be trying out this method in mono.
Further thought: Actually, I have some smaller full range speakers (A10.3) but they are BR, vented on the back - maybe I can try those myself sometime soon. They're easy to handle.
Further thought: Actually, I have some smaller full range speakers (A10.3) but they are BR, vented on the back - maybe I can try those myself sometime soon. They're easy to handle.
At this moment in time I'm trying this: https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi-way/366727-trade-offs-loudspeaker-design-29.html#post6511202