I have been enjoying these for the last few weeks now and I'm very impressed! I used the plans Scottmoose released for a large vented cabinet for the FA22RCZ. I used walnut ply for the sides and Baltic birch for the front and rear baffles (front has walnut veneer). The bracing was not in the plans but was recommended. I did use a 1.5mH inductor in series with a 15 Ohm resistor (as per the Seas application note) to tame the HF but with this small change I find these hard to beat! They are one my favorite builds to date! Thanks to the exceptional cabinet design and Scott for posting it!
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Congratulations, it looks really good. Your box is quite wide, pushing baffle step toward 200 hz I guess. I assume that it produces that midbass "push/thump", which slim modern speakers just cannot match.
My favourite DIY is also a SEAS FA22RCZ, playing on it just now. I have, however, chosen a sealed enclosure, also quite wide (36 cm). I use a MiniDSP to linearize the frequency and boost the bass a bit. It both measures well, and has a nice sound stage.
My favourite DIY is also a SEAS FA22RCZ, playing on it just now. I have, however, chosen a sealed enclosure, also quite wide (36 cm). I use a MiniDSP to linearize the frequency and boost the bass a bit. It both measures well, and has a nice sound stage.
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I find adding supertweeter helps in providing sparkle to the sound. Try a small tweeter maybe a 1/2inch with a 1 or 2 uF capacitor in series. I found it helps a lot.
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I have had some time to play around and actually built a smaller sealed version of the same cabinet... For smaller rooms I prefer the sealed version with its super fast and tight bass, even if it doesnt dig quite as low as its bigger brother... I can get similar results by stuffing the ports in the bigger version when moved to smaller rooms but they do have a much bigger foot print...
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Great work "11-opas". I agree that the sealed-bass is faster, and I like it better. It can, however, be further improved.
I am therefore currently starting to build a bass for my fullrange. It is inspired by the Dutch & Dutch 8C, Allison effect.
- Rear firing 8" sealed, 10 cm from front wall
- Each bass is placed behind each Seas FR
- Delay the front firing Seas FR accordingly
- XO 200 hz LR 48 db
- Using a FIR to linearize the filter, no group-delay or phase rotation
- Separate amplifiers for bass, Hypex class D
- Implemented in the Minidsp 2x4HD
I have already prototyped an impementation, and it measures good. It improves directivity up to 250 hz, and removes the typical front-wall cancellations in the 100-200 hz range.
I am therefore currently starting to build a bass for my fullrange. It is inspired by the Dutch & Dutch 8C, Allison effect.
- Rear firing 8" sealed, 10 cm from front wall
- Each bass is placed behind each Seas FR
- Delay the front firing Seas FR accordingly
- XO 200 hz LR 48 db
- Using a FIR to linearize the filter, no group-delay or phase rotation
- Separate amplifiers for bass, Hypex class D
- Implemented in the Minidsp 2x4HD
I have already prototyped an impementation, and it measures good. It improves directivity up to 250 hz, and removes the typical front-wall cancellations in the 100-200 hz range.
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11opas,
What are the dimensions of the ported box you have there (post #1), especially the port ?
Fern & Roby Raven ported is...………………...
"Overall dimensions (assembled):
The Ravens are 19.25 wide and 30.5" at their tallest off the floor. The base is about 6.25" tall at the front with an 8 degree pitch to angle the speakers into the correct listening position.
Enclosure Dimensions:
19.25" wide x 24.5" tall x 11.5" deep
When the Ravens ship to our clientele, the base is unbolted and packaged separately to protect them in transit.
Weight: 75 pounds each"
The Ravens |
Fern & Roby
What are the dimensions of the ported box you have there (post #1), especially the port ?
Fern & Roby Raven ported is...………………...
"Overall dimensions (assembled):
The Ravens are 19.25 wide and 30.5" at their tallest off the floor. The base is about 6.25" tall at the front with an 8 degree pitch to angle the speakers into the correct listening position.
Enclosure Dimensions:
19.25" wide x 24.5" tall x 11.5" deep
When the Ravens ship to our clientele, the base is unbolted and packaged separately to protect them in transit.
Weight: 75 pounds each"
The Ravens |
Fern & Roby
The design is very similar to the Fern and Roby Raven cabinet. I do enjoy the mid century modern look it has. The Ravens retail for around $11000 USD...😱
Im not sure why its not showing up but the cabinet plans for the speaker are on the first page, second post of Miscellaneous designs- Diy Audio...
Likely your browser, emoty the cache.
Here the plan from Scott’s thread:
And the copy tou reattached a few posts ago:
dave