Dayton RS100-8 box size help!

Wool felt?

Jeez, that one is a surprise… done a week before i almost died, guess that could be why it has disappeard from my brain :^)

The metric can be rounded off, it was obviously a quicky.

Have you built it? How does it sound?

dave
Hey Dave, just finished building my enclosures. I haven't filled them yet and they sound like there is a veil over them. Lacking presence maybe... you know? Will that change with the introduction of the filling? Could it be something else that you think I could change considering the boxes are already made? I know I can only expect so much from a $40-50 speaker. Overall they are powerful for their size and take up a room! I appreciate your time!
 
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Hello Dave,

I came into possession of a pair of Dayton RS100-8 and, after reading these interesting messages from a few years ago, I would build the bass-reflex box design you suggested and posted here.

The only thing that leaves me in doubt is the volume of the cabinet. I tried to calculate this volume with several software programs and almost all of them indicated a value of about 5 liters, while your project requires only 3. Even on the Dayton Audio web page dedicated to the RS100-8 it is listed

OPTIMUM CABINET SIZE *
Vented Volume 0.17 ft.³
Vented F3 67 Hz
* Enclosure volume/F3 based on BassBox "optimum" calculations

My question is: to have the most powerful low end possible, is it better to use a 3 or 5 liter cabinet?
Thanks.

Red.
 
I tried to calculate this volume with several software programs

They won’t model this design. The modelers don’t take into account the aperiodic nature of the vent. MiniOnken boxes tend to be small.

It is possible, given how PE/Dayton source their products the driver this was designed coud be different than current versions, might even nhave a different OEM.

dave
 
Yes, the one in Post #19 and the dimensions modification for 12mm slot and wood tickness in Post #56.
In any case, since I have complete faith in your abilities, I wanted to ask you if this 3-liter project can highlight the performance of the Dayton Audio RS100-8 speakers, especially in the low end.

Thanks,

Red
 
@Redcircuits I have RS100-8 playing in TABAQ-like enclosure, that is MLTL type. Folded into bookshelf form factor, ~9L of internal volume, tuned... I think to 60Hz. Do not remember exactly as they are on loan in my friends place. 3L probably is not the volume I would start with. I played with Hornresp for exact tuning of the 200-1000Hz range.

They are capable of low end extension, the problem are harsh high mids and very upper range: typical metal cone breakup sounds.
 
Dave, unfortunately ML-TL and Frugel-horn require cabinets that are too big and complex for my purposes.
I would always lean towards building your proposed design in Post#19 and #56 above.
I just wanted to ask if a 5L cabinet could produce better bass than the original 3L.
Thanks again!

Red.
 
Dave, by the way, also evaluating the possibility of building a different type of speaker, I found on https://frugal-phile.com/ this link: http://www.wodendesign.com/downloads/Woden-BabyLabs-241018.pdf.
I particularly appreciated the Falcon, Bloodhound, The Stinger and Skyflash projects for their astonishing simplicity and compactness. Would it be possible to use or adapt one of these four projects to my Dayton Audio RS100-8?
Thanks anyway for your invaluable help!
 
Attached. Sketch is modified from one of Dave's so it's not shown to perfect scale & just there to indicate the configuration & dimensions. Apologies for the brevity, up to eyeballs today.
 

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