I am familiar with Mr. Jeanson's work - he and I have had quite a few emails back-n-forth. He has sent me photos of his speakers, both in the process of building and the finished project. Very nice work! Probably the nicest looking 'Acoustats' I've ever seen!
Yes AcoustatAnswerman, Mike is often in contact with my friend Jocelyn the guy that rebuids the Acoustat's here in Quebec Canada you can see his work here in my photo gallery modified steel frames 1+1s & Spectra 6600s Andre
Flickr: mracoustat's Photostream
Flickr: mracoustat's Photostream
Then it's goodbye to the double stacked models for the ( normal ) 8 footh ceiling and for me i would'nt want to lose those panels up there no sir, i love all full range Acoustat's but all double stacks are my favorites.
QUOTE: Then i'm done, i don't know how many times my wife as heard that phrase.
Then it's one of two things, one you're ceiling is more than 8 foot or two no frame at all right
I wouldn't think that 47 inch height panel gets you much advantage than the 45 inch panel that Acoustat has. I'd try something that can stack with a frame and still be 2 or 3 inches off the 8 foot ceiling.
There is a big advantage of being the closest possible to the ceiling , NO DUST ON TOP.
I think that remains to be seen Andre!LOL
Rub a finger across the top of one of your doors. Though I wouldn't presume you do less dusting than me. I qualify as ultra lazy in that department. I see you have a newer frame that does not have finished wood showing on the side rails but has a sock covering the whole "monolith". Am I seeing that correct in the pics?
Rub a finger across the top of one of your doors. Though I wouldn't presume you do less dusting than me. I qualify as ultra lazy in that department. I see you have a newer frame that does not have finished wood showing on the side rails but has a sock covering the whole "monolith". Am I seeing that correct in the pics?
Yes you're right it's a 2x3 steel frame covered with wood then a black sock and metal plate on top screwed in wood and metal base covered with wood
Acoustat 1+1 under construction | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Acoustat 1+1 under construction | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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All is understood.
The reason I ask is that my roll of .25mil mylar is only 12.5" wide.
Since I don't have a whole lot of it I wish to not waste any of it by building narrower panels as I already have done that.
Subs are not going to be any kind of issue at all as I have plenty.
I will try both dipole and an electronicly assisted ported cabinet using my 8" subs.
Here is my current stack, behind it is another two 10" cabinet facing the corner.
There is a stack on each side of the room.
The top boxs are the only speakers handling the high end and the imaging is quite smeared as excepcted.
But it is extremely loud when cranked up!
The ESL's I have made are not currently hooked up and will only be used as nearfield monitors on my desk and in front of me at the mixer. jer
The reason I ask is that my roll of .25mil mylar is only 12.5" wide.
Since I don't have a whole lot of it I wish to not waste any of it by building narrower panels as I already have done that.
Subs are not going to be any kind of issue at all as I have plenty.
I will try both dipole and an electronicly assisted ported cabinet using my 8" subs.
Here is my current stack, behind it is another two 10" cabinet facing the corner.
There is a stack on each side of the room.
The top boxs are the only speakers handling the high end and the imaging is quite smeared as excepcted.
But it is extremely loud when cranked up!
The ESL's I have made are not currently hooked up and will only be used as nearfield monitors on my desk and in front of me at the mixer. jer
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The width of the Acoustat panel was largely determined by the width of raw material that was used. One sheet of louver material (manufactured as a flourescent light diffuser) yielded two panel halves. Making the panel much wider than 9" would have yielded only one half-panel per sheet. Not a big consideration for DIYers who are making only a few panels, but for large-scale manufacturing, efficient utilization of material is a key factor.
I'm sure there is some practical limitation on how wide a panel can be, given the limits of diaphragm tension, etc. Maybe someone else can comment on their experiences in that regard?
Awesome photos of an awesome speaker frame! Thanks for sharing, and keep up the good work!
Thank's AcoustatAnswerMan, i'm just the owner my friend Jocelyn his the guy behind all the mods panels + frames + interfaces - you can see more pictures just google ( Flickr MrAcoustat Photostream ) for my photo gallery.
I was thinking that if I ever get around to building new panels that I'd try going 47" high because that's the length they come in, requiring less cutting. I have vaulted ceilings so I'm not limited by 8' height. Not sure how performance would be affected by this, though.
Very good, thank you for the info.
The material I use is common and comes in 2' by 4' piece's.
However when I devleoped my construction technique back in 2003 I was able to get the same material in 4' by '8 sheets aswell special ordered from a local plastic shop.
The only problem I have been trying to solve with a wider panel is a slight bowing and unperfect flatness which of course can be remieded with a frame and proper bracing.
I was thinking that maybe it had something to do with diagphram stablity and/or low frequence response.
Again ,thanks. jer
P.S. Yes 47" was chosen because of the reserve 1/2" perimeter to mount the diagprham frame.
If a suitable frame is built then one could make the diagphram high as they wish. jer
The material I use is common and comes in 2' by 4' piece's.
However when I devleoped my construction technique back in 2003 I was able to get the same material in 4' by '8 sheets aswell special ordered from a local plastic shop.
The only problem I have been trying to solve with a wider panel is a slight bowing and unperfect flatness which of course can be remieded with a frame and proper bracing.
I was thinking that maybe it had something to do with diagphram stablity and/or low frequence response.
Again ,thanks. jer
P.S. Yes 47" was chosen because of the reserve 1/2" perimeter to mount the diagprham frame.
If a suitable frame is built then one could make the diagphram high as they wish. jer