I have done a bit of looking into this, my apologies if it is a repeated topic.
Background:
I am looking to augment the in-set speakers for wall mounted 42" TV with articulated arm. I am planing to add "elephant ears" to the set, sandwiching a wooden "frame" between the TV and the arm (replacing the plastic spacer stand-offs).
The TV is constantly repositioned from the couch to the kitchen and back. The elephant ears are to have the spears follow the direction of the set. Thus the elephant ears will house small speaker enclosures. The speakers will primarily be used for improved sound from TV programs, but also, for audio only, though blue-tooth connection to hand held devices.
I am not an audiophile per-se, thus I probably will not notice if something is no technically correct (eg. distance between left and right channel, height off the floor, etc.) but I do like doing things as correctly as possible. I am willing to make concessions to favour physical size.
I am thinking one or more small drivers per channel. Modestly powered by the common Tripath based amps, found on Parts-Express, et al.
What I am looking for some help identifying an off-the-shelf enclosure design, or design resource that might favour my application. An enclosure that is fairly narrow, fairly shallow, that is about the vertical height of a 42" 16:9 television. I would prefer not to include a sub-woofer, but won't rule that out completely.
(I had looked at open-baffle designs as well, but it seems that the baffle needs to have a great deal of area to perform well, making the elephant ears a bit ridiculous).
Thanks in advance for any help.
Background:
I am looking to augment the in-set speakers for wall mounted 42" TV with articulated arm. I am planing to add "elephant ears" to the set, sandwiching a wooden "frame" between the TV and the arm (replacing the plastic spacer stand-offs).
The TV is constantly repositioned from the couch to the kitchen and back. The elephant ears are to have the spears follow the direction of the set. Thus the elephant ears will house small speaker enclosures. The speakers will primarily be used for improved sound from TV programs, but also, for audio only, though blue-tooth connection to hand held devices.
I am not an audiophile per-se, thus I probably will not notice if something is no technically correct (eg. distance between left and right channel, height off the floor, etc.) but I do like doing things as correctly as possible. I am willing to make concessions to favour physical size.
I am thinking one or more small drivers per channel. Modestly powered by the common Tripath based amps, found on Parts-Express, et al.
What I am looking for some help identifying an off-the-shelf enclosure design, or design resource that might favour my application. An enclosure that is fairly narrow, fairly shallow, that is about the vertical height of a 42" 16:9 television. I would prefer not to include a sub-woofer, but won't rule that out completely.
(I had looked at open-baffle designs as well, but it seems that the baffle needs to have a great deal of area to perform well, making the elephant ears a bit ridiculous).
Thanks in advance for any help.
A pair of the JBL CBTs would work nicely:
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I am sure they would... Not sure if I want to know the price though...
That is sort of exactly the trend that I am looking, but in more of a DIY vein. Fewer, slightly larger than 2" drivers would also be fine.
Thanks for your help!
That is sort of exactly the trend that I am looking, but in more of a DIY vein. Fewer, slightly larger than 2" drivers would also be fine.
Thanks for your help!
the Overnight Sensation MTM look promising as a reference-point.
They appear to be wee bit deep. I will have to investigate, if they can be made a hair taller and little shallower, without messing up the design.
https://sites.google.com/site/undefinition/overnightsensationmtm
They appear to be wee bit deep. I will have to investigate, if they can be made a hair taller and little shallower, without messing up the design.
https://sites.google.com/site/undefinition/overnightsensationmtm
Yes that will pose no problems. Baffle width will probably have to remain the same. A simulation will tell. Box volume can also be changed a bit, but decreasing the volume will make the bass worse: more mid bass, less deep bass.
Also a truncated pyramid with large base ( and low depth/h )
The double vents would stay on the (inclined ) side
The double vents would stay on the (inclined ) side
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