Is this a bad enclosure shape?

[jaste]

Hi!

I´m building this but I will be using the XT25 instead of DX25:

Mini J Two-Way Bookshelf Speakers | Parts Express Project Gallery

I will soon have access to a cnc router and sketched a enclosure with the same volume as the one linked to but with a more exotic shape. I cant say that I´m worried but I wanted to hear you guys out, is this a bad enclosure shape and will it affect the sound in a bad way so much that it will be audible?

And if you have any suggestions to what you would do if you had a cnc access feel free to pitch in!

 

[picowallspeaker]

Can't see the pictures, but as long as you keep the internal volume the same, the C-t-C distance and the vent positioned that way...

 

[jaste]

Fixed it! The ctc will stay the same and port also, though the port is not put in the pictures

 

[Galu]

The irregular enclosure shape should help reduce internal resonances, so I would give it the thumbs up!

 

[planet10]

What galu says.

But the enclosure could suffer from being translam construction.

Best to use (decent) conventional build using the materials in the orientation they work best and then adding separate shapes inside to create the pertabations. Do note that to have significant results the pertebations need to be a significant portion of the corresponding box dimension.

dave

dave

 

[AllenB]

Yes, these wiggles are smaller than the damping material should be, so the higher frequencies it will affect weren't going to be a problem anyway.

Also agree on the translam. This is the weakest plane of the MDF.

 

[SpeakerBob]

Would the 'wiggles' be of more benefit on the sides where the wavelength between them is smaller ?

Rob.

 

[Brett]

Yes, these wiggles are smaller than the damping material should be, so the higher frequencies it will affect weren't going to be a problem anyway.

Yep. I think it's ugly aesthetically, and will be of very minor benefit acoustically. Proper bracing and well placed damping will be of more use.