BUNCH of questions from a newbie

tbright · 17th September 2004, 06:18 PM

1.Every time I go to the high end audio store here in town they ask me what type of music I listen to.
Shouldn't a good set of speakers be able to handle ALL types of music well?

2. Plexiglass/Acrylic in home audio speakers? Ever been done before? Pics?

3. Where can I get info on what all those speakers spec's mean? Fmax and Q and all that jibber.

4. Whats a good ratio of air and sound batten inside a speaker?

5. Air volume-Some speaker specs call out a reccomended volume...is this cumaltive? (i.e one speaker calls for 4 liters of air volume..if you use two speakers---do you use 4 or 8 liters?)

Hornlover · 17th September 2004, 08:04 PM

Yes. An accurate loudspeaker should be able to handle any type of music. But I guess if someone only listened to background music it would not make sense to buy huge floorstanders.
Plexiglas is difficult to machine, for one (drilling holes is a pain), and its bound to cost more than wood.
You can get some info here. Download the Designing Bass Reflex Loudspeakers.

http://www.highefficiencyloudspeaker...Downloads.html

The amount of damping material inside depends on the design. A properly sized reflex enclosure, for instance, only needs one layer to damp standing/reflected waves. A small sealed box may be completely filled to increase the apparent size of the box.

Yes, if you use two drivers, the displacement needs to double as well.

17th September 2004, 06:18 PM	#1
tbright diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Ass Arizona	BUNCH of questions from a newbie 1.Every time I go to the high end audio store here in town they ask me what type of music I listen to. Shouldn't a good set of speakers be able to handle ALL types of music well? 2. Plexiglass/Acrylic in home audio speakers? Ever been done before? Pics? 3. Where can I get info on what all those speakers spec's mean? Fmax and Q and all that jibber. 4. Whats a good ratio of air and sound batten inside a speaker? 5. Air volume-Some speaker specs call out a reccomended volume...is this cumaltive? (i.e one speaker calls for 4 liters of air volume..if you use two speakers---do you use 4 or 8 liters?)

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17th September 2004, 08:04 PM	#2
Hornlover diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Central California	Yes. An accurate loudspeaker should be able to handle any type of music. But I guess if someone only listened to background music it would not make sense to buy huge floorstanders. Plexiglas is difficult to machine, for one (drilling holes is a pain), and its bound to cost more than wood. You can get some info here. Download the Designing Bass Reflex Loudspeakers. http://www.highefficiencyloudspeaker...Downloads.html The amount of damping material inside depends on the design. A properly sized reflex enclosure, for instance, only needs one layer to damp standing/reflected waves. A small sealed box may be completely filled to increase the apparent size of the box. Yes, if you use two drivers, the displacement needs to double as well.

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