Kapellmeister loudspeakers

[Bull]

Came across this project a long while ago in the back of my 'an introduction to loudspeakers and enclosure design' book.
Looks interesting - a folded pipe loudspeaker design at a low cost.

Looks like you can make an efficient bassy loudspeaker while still using low cost parts.

Drive units to use are: MQ045, 6 1/2" ,45w,resonance 38hz,added whizzer cone,freq response 56hz-20khz,SPL 94db 1w@1m,570 g magnet weight.

Or Altai 8553DU full range elliptical with whizzer[the original speaker recommened].

Also found a website about this project.

http://www.btinternet.com/~jrbham/ka...ter/index.html

[Nuuk]

This is something like the speaker equivalent of the Gainclone where the cost and simplicity tempt you to build it just to see if it really does deliver.

I have read of a couple of examples that have been built and the opinions were that this was a good speaker for the money, although certainly not the ultimate.

For anybody on a really tight budget, this would be a very good design. You can find scrap chipboard in most builders' skips these days so for the cost of the drivers and some fibreglass insulation, you'll be able to try them without much risk.