Hello! My name is Mike Ruiz Serra, I am a furniture designer based in NYC. Over the past few years I've been mastering the craft of plaster based composites for custom furnishings. I've developed an appreciation for vintage Elipson loudspeakers, as they were using similar materials and production processes.
Last year I built this set of speakers (images below) as a sort of homage to the Elipson AS 30's. I wanted to capture the aesthetic qualities and feel of the vintage Elipson's while using more modern components. For these I used Seas Prestige FA22RCZ full range drivers and designed the cabinets and ports based on the recommendations from Madisound. I use these everyday and they sound great, but I'm interested in producing more of these speakers for select clients and friends. But because I'm not formally trained in speaker design, I'm looking for some guidance.
I really love the Seas drivers, but I'm thinking about switching to Supravox speakers. Specifically the 215 Bi-Cone Signature model. I'm thinking about switching to Supravox because I heard these were the speakers that Elipson used to use, so maybe they're better optimized for this unconventional cabinet design? Sadly I'm unable to get a hold of anyone from Supravox and I was wondering if anyone has any experience with these speakers. I'm mainly trying to figure out: What is the recommended cabinet volume and port size/depth? Is dampening necessary on the inside? I'm also trying to figure out the ideal wall thickness for my material, not sure if this matters.
I'm also considering just sticking with the Seas drivers, as there seems to be more support for these.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this, thanks!
Last year I built this set of speakers (images below) as a sort of homage to the Elipson AS 30's. I wanted to capture the aesthetic qualities and feel of the vintage Elipson's while using more modern components. For these I used Seas Prestige FA22RCZ full range drivers and designed the cabinets and ports based on the recommendations from Madisound. I use these everyday and they sound great, but I'm interested in producing more of these speakers for select clients and friends. But because I'm not formally trained in speaker design, I'm looking for some guidance.
I really love the Seas drivers, but I'm thinking about switching to Supravox speakers. Specifically the 215 Bi-Cone Signature model. I'm thinking about switching to Supravox because I heard these were the speakers that Elipson used to use, so maybe they're better optimized for this unconventional cabinet design? Sadly I'm unable to get a hold of anyone from Supravox and I was wondering if anyone has any experience with these speakers. I'm mainly trying to figure out: What is the recommended cabinet volume and port size/depth? Is dampening necessary on the inside? I'm also trying to figure out the ideal wall thickness for my material, not sure if this matters.
I'm also considering just sticking with the Seas drivers, as there seems to be more support for these.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this, thanks!
