Interesting - a much taller Pensil 10.3... a lot of folks who wanted a higher driver position (closer to ear height) - now they get it.
Not influenced by that. The driver height is a function of cabinet length. And the cabinet length is a function of driver requirements and the target alignment. But yes, it does mean that people do have a greater driver height as a side-benefit, which is nice.
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Right Scott - I was alluding to the side benefit; I took it as a given that the box satisfied your performance oriented goals first. 🙂
Thanks mucho for those new Pensil plans.
Was wondering if a bookshelf design was on the table for the 10.3's?
Was wondering if a bookshelf design was on the table for the 10.3's?
Scottmoose does your pensil for the 10p have the built in bsc as with the other pensils? If so that sure makes that little paper dimple driver all the more beguiling.
well, IINM, the BSC is actually engineered into Mark's drivers - which might simplify an enclosure designer's job? 😀
or not? 😉
Actually from the 10p graph no I don't think the driver has any BSC built in, unlike the 10.3 metal which does. Maybe Mark can chime in on that if I'm mistaken.
you could be right - it wouldn't be the first time I read the wrong graph, or otherwise put my foot in my mouth (interestingly enough the only thing I'm that flexible enough these days to do)
Yes, there's some help built into most of the pensils; the alignment is intended to provide a pro-audio style broadband gain.
I wondered if you clever blokes have advice on vent vs port with a pensil design. It seems to my lay understanding, that if the port (without tube) has the same surface area as the vent, performance will be essentially unaltered.
So a port hole with a diameter a little over 5cm would provide the same function?
I ask because I would like an easy option to having the entire front face one piece. And a hole is a simpler task to keep looking tight.
Thanks to all on these threads for the constant supply of information and inspiration.
Special thanks to Mark and Scott - hope my question didn't put any noses out of joint 🙂
So a port hole with a diameter a little over 5cm would provide the same function?
I ask because I would like an easy option to having the entire front face one piece. And a hole is a simpler task to keep looking tight.
Thanks to all on these threads for the constant supply of information and inspiration.
Special thanks to Mark and Scott - hope my question didn't put any noses out of joint 🙂
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so that'd be approx 10cm diameter, area approx 78.5cm^2
and while my wife is trying to keep me off the wasted carbs, I always like to consider a nice pie, or New York cheesecake 🙄
we'll leave it to Scott to advise if the high aspect ratio slot port/terminus is an integral factor in the Pensil architecture
Providing the vent CSA is held per that of the stock box, and it's positioned as close to the bottom as physically possible, you should be fine with a circular. The aspect ratio of the vents in the pensil alignments (well, the ones published at any rate) is not sufficient to cause a significant functional change in performance; it isn't until we get to more extreme variations that it would start to become more critical.
