TangBand 3" and 4" driver box-ideas?

mikje · 24th July 2009, 07:10 PM

My inexperience is frustrating...
I picked up a couple of different pairs of TangBands and am looking for some ideas on what to do with them. One pair is W4-657SH 4", and the other is W3-879S 3". Using speaker workshop and winISD, the vent is supposed to be over a meter long in a box that's roughly 3" x 4" x 2.5".
Any suggestions on making a speaker box for these drivers that's more reasonable in size? Maybe combining the 3" and the 4" in a box?

W4-657SH: Power Handling: 30 watts RMS/60 watts max *VCdia: 1" *Znom: 8 ohms *Re: 6.0 ohms *Frequency range: 65-16,000 Hz *Fs: 65 Hz *SPL: 88 dB 1W/1m *Vas: .22 cu. ft. *Qms: 3.32 *Qes: .43 *Qts: .38 *Xmax: 3 mm *Dimensions: A: 4-15/16", B: 3-3/4", C: 2-7/8"

W3-879S: Voice coil diameter: 3/4" * Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms * Re: 6.6 ohms * Frequency range: 105-20,000 Hz * Fs: 105 Hz * SPL: 86 dB 1W/1m * Vas: .06 cu.ft. * Qms: 7.22 * Qes: .65 * Qts: .59 * Xmax .5 mm * Dimensions: Overall Diameter: 3-5/8", Cutout Diameter: 3", Mounting Depth: 2", Magnet Diameter: 2-5/8"

I've thought about a BIB, but I'm hoping for something smaller.
Thanks,
Mike

Pano · 24th July 2009, 07:37 PM

Isn't the W3-879 basically the same as the W3-871? If so, there is a lot of info and projects in the Full-Range section.
(I never cared for the W3-781 as a full range).

The W4-657SH should have its fans, too.

Godzilla · 24th July 2009, 08:56 PM

http://www.zillaaudio.com/tb-1320-bamboo.htm

I like the box above for my 4" TB drivers.

With the 3" TB drivers i've had good success simply using sealed boxes of reasonable size.

I cut up the wood to build a BIB for the 4" driver but never built it.

Godzilla

PeteMcK · 27th July 2009, 05:39 AM

re:'the vent is supposed to be over a meter long ' - !!! - reduce the diameter & try again...

ltmon · 27th July 2009, 06:29 AM

I used the TangBand W4-1052SD in a TABAQ design: TABAQ TL for Tang Band

There's a few other threads if you search, and it seems most 3 or 4 inch TB drivers seems to work well in that enclosure.

I'm very happy with the result, and very easy to build and they are small and narrow -- which was necessary for my particular application.

superlian · 6th February 2011, 01:28 PM

This is my TABAQ with TB-W3-1878:
http://www.tb-speaker.com/detail/1230_04/w3-1878.htm

It sounds fantastic. The bass in driver is unbelievable.

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24th July 2009, 07:10 PM	#1
mikje Soakin' up the Sound! diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bismarck, ND	TangBand 3" and 4" driver box-ideas? My inexperience is frustrating... I picked up a couple of different pairs of TangBands and am looking for some ideas on what to do with them. One pair is W4-657SH 4", and the other is W3-879S 3". Using speaker workshop and winISD, the vent is supposed to be over a meter long in a box that's roughly 3" x 4" x 2.5". Any suggestions on making a speaker box for these drivers that's more reasonable in size? Maybe combining the 3" and the 4" in a box? W4-657SH: Power Handling: 30 watts RMS/60 watts max VCdia: 1" Znom: 8 ohms Re: 6.0 ohms Frequency range: 65-16,000 Hz Fs: 65 Hz SPL: 88 dB 1W/1m Vas: .22 cu. ft. Qms: 3.32 Qes: .43 Qts: .38 Xmax: 3 mm Dimensions: A: 4-15/16", B: 3-3/4", C: 2-7/8" W3-879S: Voice coil diameter: 3/4" * Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms * Re: 6.6 ohms * Frequency range: 105-20,000 Hz * Fs: 105 Hz * SPL: 86 dB 1W/1m * Vas: .06 cu.ft. * Qms: 7.22 * Qes: .65 * Qts: .59 * Xmax .5 mm * Dimensions: Overall Diameter: 3-5/8", Cutout Diameter: 3", Mounting Depth: 2", Magnet Diameter: 2-5/8" I've thought about a BIB, but I'm hoping for something smaller. Thanks, Mike __________________ Marantz PM8003 amp, HRT Music Streamer II DAC, Squeezebox Touch, DIY Krystals

24th July 2009, 07:37 PM	#2
Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 4	Isn't the W3-879 basically the same as the W3-871? If so, there is a lot of info and projects in the Full-Range section. (I never cared for the W3-781 as a full range). The W4-657SH should have its fans, too. __________________ Take the Speaker Voltage Test!

24th July 2009, 08:56 PM	#3
Godzilla diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New York	http://www.zillaaudio.com/tb-1320-bamboo.htm I like the box above for my 4" TB drivers. With the 3" TB drivers i've had good success simply using sealed boxes of reasonable size. I cut up the wood to build a BIB for the 4" driver but never built it. Godzilla __________________ www.zillaaudio.com/bib/bib.asp www.ZillaAudio.com

27th July 2009, 05:39 AM	#4
PeteMcK diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sydney	re:'the vent is supposed to be over a meter long ' - !!! - reduce the diameter & try again... __________________ ‘today… there lives alongside the twentieth century the tenth or thirteenth. A hundred million people use electricity and still believe in the magic power of signs and exorcisms” Trotsky

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27th July 2009, 06:29 AM	#5
ltmon diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2008	I used the TangBand W4-1052SD in a TABAQ design: TABAQ TL for Tang Band There's a few other threads if you search, and it seems most 3 or 4 inch TB drivers seems to work well in that enclosure. I'm very happy with the result, and very easy to build and they are small and narrow -- which was necessary for my particular application.

6th February 2011, 01:28 PM	#6
superlian diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2010	This is my TABAQ with TB-W3-1878: http://www.tb-speaker.com/detail/1230_04/w3-1878.htm It sounds fantastic. The bass in driver is unbelievable. Uploaded with ImageShack.us

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