3.5" drivers

Gazoo · 20th December 2003, 04:52 AM

I wonder if some one could help me with a design. I have a few 3.5" infinity co-axial speakers(car speakers) that sound great in a car and i want to box them for surround sound speakers, anyone know what values i could plug in for them for design programs or even better the size of cabinets and port size. I want to try squeezing some more mids out of them at say 100 to 150 hz.

Timn8ter · 20th December 2003, 09:39 AM

It's alway tough trying to deal with car speakers because the manufacturers and the dealers rarely tell you what the mech and elec specs are. I would guess that they would go into a much smaller enclosure than you might initially think they would. Is there a way to calculate the volume they might be installed in if they were in a car? I assume it would be a sealed enclosure.

Volenti · 20th December 2003, 11:31 AM

They'd have a highish Q for sure, .4-.5, sealed is easy I'd go for about 5L each, vented you could start with around 10L each and play with the vent length untill you get the sound you want.

Gazoo · 20th December 2003, 12:24 PM

by "play with the vent length " do you mean the port diameter and length? I am using cardboard to make test boxes does anyone know if doing so will give me a sound which is close to what a wood box would sound like?

20th December 2003, 04:52 AM	#1
Gazoo diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bedrock	3.5" drivers I wonder if some one could help me with a design. I have a few 3.5" infinity co-axial speakers(car speakers) that sound great in a car and i want to box them for surround sound speakers, anyone know what values i could plug in for them for design programs or even better the size of cabinets and port size. I want to try squeezing some more mids out of them at say 100 to 150 hz.

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20th December 2003, 09:39 AM	#2
Timn8ter diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	It's alway tough trying to deal with car speakers because the manufacturers and the dealers rarely tell you what the mech and elec specs are. I would guess that they would go into a much smaller enclosure than you might initially think they would. Is there a way to calculate the volume they might be installed in if they were in a car? I assume it would be a sealed enclosure.

20th December 2003, 11:31 AM	#3
Volenti diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia	They'd have a highish Q for sure, .4-.5, sealed is easy I'd go for about 5L each, vented you could start with around 10L each and play with the vent length untill you get the sound you want.

20th December 2003, 12:24 PM	#4
Gazoo diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bedrock	by "play with the vent length " do you mean the port diameter and length? I am using cardboard to make test boxes does anyone know if doing so will give me a sound which is close to what a wood box would sound like?

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