Approaching to TQWT

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Hello everyone

I followed these posts but it did really gave me an answer to my question :
Can we usefully make a TQWT enclosure for 12" or 15" bass-medium speaker ? I guess .. yes but I only saw speakers up to 8".
I was thinking about this excellent SUPRAVOX 285 GMF French speaker which is often shown in a Jensen/Onken style enclosure but other loads might be .. less .. WAF if you see what I mean.
I tried a 120 liter volume with a tuning BR at 40Hz but I was not totally convinced. My designing softwares gave differents results.
I was thinking about the TQWT, which has an advantage to forgive many defect on the speaker and smooth the response curve.
You may see the page : 285 GMF SUPRAVOX

Could someone help me design such an TQWT enclosure ?
Many thanks for your help
bye
:)
 
Greets!

Yes, you can load any size driver with a TQWT, just some will perform better overall due to the driver's specs.

Assuming its published specs are reasonably accurate, the 285 has excellent specs for TQWT [and preferably [ML-TQWT] loading as long as it's not driven with too high an output impedance [raises its effective Qts spec too much], it will just be quite large or downright huge [based on today's sizing criteria] if the Qts goes up much.

I don't have any software loaded, so others will have to help with any designing.

GM
 
Hello GM
I found a online calculation website : mh-audio Tapered Quarter Wave Tube
where I did simulate my enclosure. Well, I was thinking about TQWT because of a WAF problemo at home .. and .. the width is OK but the depth will send me direct in the gardenshed (with my HiFi equipement and no mains)
Though I have to go back to a "simple" vented box. My target is between 117 liter or 120 liter. I might be able to tune the 2 x 12cm cylinder vents correctly
I'll see.
Thanks for your reply
FG
 
Greets!

You're welcome!

This calculator is based on some VERY general assumptions and typically requires a lot of stuffing, to the point where you might as well have built a simple vented alignment in most cases or a similar size [or larger] sealed one for the rest.

FWIW, the pioneers had a nice rule-of-thumb for sizing a cab that accounts for best overall power handling that based on the 285's PUBLISHED specs is ~104.16 L [net] tuned to Fs [though if not driven with a high output impedance, a lower/higher tuning may sound better overall], so need to add in the driver, vent, any bracing volumes; and of course a bigger cab is often better overall if for no other reason than it has more tuning flexibility.

GM
 
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