Hello all. I'm in the process of making a pair of spherical speakers with size and price as the first priorities.
The enclosure are these tiny balls that picked from a thrift store for 1 euro:
Their diameters are around 10cm. My idea is to cut out a small section and mount a full range driver there, eventually having a speaker that looks like an eye-ball
With that in mind, I have couple questions and I appreciate your feedback:
If it matters, I don't really care about high SPL or laud bass. Instead I prefer to have something flat-ish and a clean response (I have no illusion that such an enclosure and cheap drivers will get me nowhere in terms of sound fidelity. But between the SPL/Laud and flat I prefer the latter...)
Thanks a lot for any feedback.
P.
The enclosure are these tiny balls that picked from a thrift store for 1 euro:
Their diameters are around 10cm. My idea is to cut out a small section and mount a full range driver there, eventually having a speaker that looks like an eye-ball
With that in mind, I have couple questions and I appreciate your feedback:
- What driver do you suggest? I think it should not be anything larger than a 2~2.5 inches. Ideally, I like it to have a rounded edge (unlike e.g., TC7FD00-04 that has a squared frame). But I'm willing to compromise here for better sound quality.
- Speaking of sound, I don't thank it makes sense to have a port, or am I wrong? I'm not experience at all and I just have a gut feeling to fill the enclosure with sound dampening material. Any suggestions about the enclosure?
If it matters, I don't really care about high SPL or laud bass. Instead I prefer to have something flat-ish and a clean response (I have no illusion that such an enclosure and cheap drivers will get me nowhere in terms of sound fidelity. But between the SPL/Laud and flat I prefer the latter...)
Thanks a lot for any feedback.
P.
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what volume do you think those enclosures will provide?
if it is around 0.01cuft each you could try a viston BF37, but be warned it is a bit low on the sensitivity and is actually a 1.5 inch full range. You can also get them a digikey and places like that for a decent price.
Other option could be a Dayton Audio ND65, they actually measure 2 inches and seem to operate quite nicely in around 0.04cuft
if you could get to the back, you could rear mount it and hide the frame.
if it is around 0.01cuft each you could try a viston BF37, but be warned it is a bit low on the sensitivity and is actually a 1.5 inch full range. You can also get them a digikey and places like that for a decent price.
Other option could be a Dayton Audio ND65, they actually measure 2 inches and seem to operate quite nicely in around 0.04cuft
if you could get to the back, you could rear mount it and hide the frame.
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Thanks a lot for the response 3rutu5.
Based on this choice, which variant to you think is better? 4 or 8 ohm?
Considering the size and the shape of the enclosure, do you think I need consider baffle step compensation?
It is indeed 0.01 cuft. Being in Germany, Visaton is actually quite affordable for me (compared to ND64: 10 euros vs 30).
Based on this choice, which variant to you think is better? 4 or 8 ohm?
Considering the size and the shape of the enclosure, do you think I need consider baffle step compensation?