interesting designs?

[bubbabox]

Anyone ever drawn up any really kool designs visually? I got bored the other day and tried to draw up some interesting designs that could be done with minimal resources and tools. Kind of designed after the modern wilson style.

If anyone has anything they want to share; please feel free!

[aptquark]

The invasion has begun!

Yea, they look cool...though the time alighnment would be cuckoo on those I think.

[bubbabox]

Originally Posted by aptquark

The invasion has begun!

Yea, they look cool...though the time alighnment would be cuckoo on those I think.

LOL the angles are pretty wacky! But they are satisfying to look at...

Cheers!

[sreten]

Hi,

Form should follow function without artifice IMO. The difficultly
is getting the visual interest with the F and F. Very possible to
do if you understand acoustic principles, if you don't you get
something that looks like it might work , but doesn't that well.

Not a problem in itself, until fabrication costs are factored in.

rgds, sreten.

[bubbabox]

Yea the idea behind this sketch was a 2.5 bookshelf speaker that could be sat on top of a 15" powered sub. All made of mdf, probably 1.5 inch thick baffles and 1.2" everywhere else ( at least for the 2 lower enclosures). I was just imagining something massive that would fill my living room and look kool doing it :P

[aptquark]

Originally Posted by bubbabox

LOL the angles are pretty wacky! But they are satisfying to look at...

Cheers!

heh...jeez, If I threw away theory...I would create the most beautiful audio abomination ever to grace the pages of DIYA history.

Like designing a cab that looks like the "Alien" head...with the tweets popping out like the TEETH!

[bubbabox]

Originally Posted by aptquark

heh...jeez, If I threw away theory...I would create the most beautiful audio abomination ever to grace the pages of DIYA history.

Like designing a cab that looks like the "Alien" head...with the tweets popping out like the TEETH!

I would as well... HAHAHAHA!!! giant "grey" alien heads, made form paper mache !

[sreten]

Originally Posted by bubbabox

Yea the idea behind this sketch was a 2.5 bookshelf speaker that could be sat on top of a 15" powered sub. All made of mdf, probably 1.5 inch thick baffles and 1.2" everywhere else ( at least for the 2 lower enclosures). I was just imagining something massive that would fill my living room and look kool doing it :P

Hi,

Well it would certainly be massive, I don't know about elegant, and the
compound reverse curves look very difficult to do simply with simple tools.

If your really serious about building a speaker you should really start with
an outline of the units and x/o frequencies and slopes you intend to use.
e.g. why 0.5 way in the midrange ? And then design a cabinet with an
ambition level commensurate with the quality of the chosen design.

rgds, sreten.

[gedlee]

Originally Posted by bubbabox

Anyone ever drawn up any really kool designs visually? I got bored the other day and tried to draw up some interesting designs that could be done with minimal resources and tools. Kind of designed after the modern wilson style.

If anyone has anything they want to share; please feel free!

I am all for astehtic beuty in a loudspeaker, but unfortunately reality always seems to set in.

First your designs may or may not lend themselves to the best acoustics, I would guess that they wouldn't, so there is a change.

Second, having a lot of experince at building the boxes, what you have designed would cost a fortune to make.

Getting visual aesthetics in a state-of-the-art acoustic design is very difficult and at the very least very very expensive. Been there done that. Giving up on the acoustics to retain the visual appeal is what everyone does so that martket is saturated. Retaining the acoustics and giving up on the visual appeal is not very common, but seems to me the more sensable approach since in reality nobody is willing to pay to "have it all."

[aptquark]

Originally Posted by gedlee

I am all for astehtic beuty in a loudspeaker, but unfortunately reality always seems to set in.

First your designs may or may not lend themselves to the best acoustics, I would guess that they wouldn't, so there is a change.

Second, having a lot of experince at building the boxes, what you have designed would cost a fortune to make.

Getting visual aesthetics in a state-of-the-art acoustic design is very difficult and at the very least very very expensive. Been there done that. Giving up on the acoustics to retain the visual appeal is what everyone does so that martket is saturated. Retaining the acoustics and giving up on the visual appeal is not very common, but seems to me the more sensable approach since in reality nobody is willing to pay to "have it all."

I agree COMPLETELY!

Earl...how many times do I have to agree with your comments...to get that sweet freebee? You know...the top-o-the-line one???

I could dedicate it to a good cause...like a church. But then I'd have to move into the church.

Forget it...bad idea.