NICE! The inherent flaws of plywood, the dark spots and holes is used as a design feature. Cunning! But there will be a lot of waste from the machining...
Reminds me on a DIY kit for a horn, a bunch of MDF sheets to stack and glue together. Dont remember the name.
Reminds me on a DIY kit for a horn, a bunch of MDF sheets to stack and glue together. Dont remember the name.
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A number of companies have used this technique, but this is the first time I've seen one with a diffuser interior. The closest I've seen to this are a few models from PBN.
Classic Innerchoic Series – PBN Audio
Classic Innerchoic Series – PBN Audio
I hate to ask but is this new to you guys?
Personally when I made my one and only, I covered up all those laminations as they looked horrid.
Not if you have plans for the leftovers. Recut and painted, a fish wall worked well.
Not when done properly my friend.
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I did my 'kinda' diffuser wall under the assumption it was going to be of value. Grasshopper has learned since then.
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I seem to remember this was a commercial design, but I could be wrong.
I seem to remember this was a commercial design, but I could be wrong.
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Mother said I should only mention the good things when talking with strangers.
Okay, here we go:
Baffle very nice.
Okay, here we go:
Baffle very nice.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Magico did it early on.
It probably was of value, but more for distributing panel resonances than anything acoustical🙂.
"He explained that he knows what real instruments are supposed to sound like, and is not happy until his speakers sound like the real thing."
This kind of condescending statement makes me wonder if he did the crossover by ear.
This kind of condescending statement makes me wonder if he did the crossover by ear.
Loudspeakers will never precisely mimic the sound of acoustic instruments, which by and large is probably a good thing given the proliferation of different polar responses said instruments have, none of which you'd likely play where most speakers have to be sited. 😉
Be that as it may -the very worst way of using plywood, as far as the original link goes, and structural strength / rigidity & stability are concerned. Popular, but not a great idea. Horribly wasteful of material too.
Be that as it may -the very worst way of using plywood, as far as the original link goes, and structural strength / rigidity & stability are concerned. Popular, but not a great idea. Horribly wasteful of material too.
Scottmoose
https://www.soundstagehifi.com/images/stories/equipment6/202102_mayfly_internal.jpg
It probably averages about 3 to 4 inches in thickness everywhere but the baffle, with rods running vertically, so I'm not quite sure what you mean by strength and stability. Could you please clarify?
https://www.soundstagehifi.com/images/stories/equipment6/202102_mayfly_internal.jpg
It probably averages about 3 to 4 inches in thickness everywhere but the baffle, with rods running vertically, so I'm not quite sure what you mean by strength and stability. Could you please clarify?
I guess you never saw my cabinets?
The original plan was to enclose them in fiberglass cloth + epoxy. But after seeing the beauty of the wood, I wanted to keep the wood exposed, but taint it in a darker color:
But... wood being wood, and having steel rods inside, the inevitable happened...
So after a long period of contemplation, I decided to cut it into smaller sections:
Covered it in fiberglass mat and epoxy:
And they have been happy ever since:
I don't regret doing any of it though. it all worked out perfectly. 🙂
But next time I wouldn't build one large (huge) stack in one piece.
The original plan was to enclose them in fiberglass cloth + epoxy. But after seeing the beauty of the wood, I wanted to keep the wood exposed, but taint it in a darker color:
But... wood being wood, and having steel rods inside, the inevitable happened...
So after a long period of contemplation, I decided to cut it into smaller sections:
Covered it in fiberglass mat and epoxy:
And they have been happy ever since:
I don't regret doing any of it though. it all worked out perfectly. 🙂
But next time I wouldn't build one large (huge) stack in one piece.
Beautiful! Those wouldn't be out of place in Bill gates house! Are those Scan-Speak or Tymphany drivers? Every driver has it's own enclosure that doubles as a brace?
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Personally, I found the expression 'old-school, all-natural wood construction' interesting. Plywood, while a fine product, is hardly 'all natural' and it also doesn't look 'old school' to me. Ah, love promotional hyperbole.
@Remlab, Tymphany, Vifa, Peerless 😉.
The construction is like this:
Link: The making of: The Two Towers (a 25 driver Full Range line array)
The construction is like this:
Link: The making of: The Two Towers (a 25 driver Full Range line array)
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Got it. Most beautiful line source speakers I've ever seen. I knew the drivers had to be either the 10f's or the Tymphany/Peerless/Vifa🙂 equivalent.
I miss the clear poly cones like the ones in the mentioned speaker. Wondering if that will come back in style.