Hi guys. I have wanted to mess around with full range drivers for quite some time. My problem is the only wood working tools i own are a couple of chainsaws.
Was over at a friends house a couple weeks ago and he was playing with Tang Band 1808s mounted on an open baffle. No bass but the vocals were impressive to say the least.
So..Got to thinking about making some L shaped legs from 1 1/2 inch square tubing. Clamp some angle iron to the tubing as rests for the baffle, then using duct tape and pieces from a cardboard box to experiment till I got the sound right. The angle pieces could be moved vertically so the height of the driver could be adjusted.
Question..Would the steel resonate at some frequency and garbage up the sound?? I could fill the tubing with sand and weld some caps so I didn't have sand leaking all over the living room if need be. Would that be a better way to go, or forget about the metal stands altogether?? Am much better at working with metal than wood.
Anyway, your thoughts on such an arrangement?? Thanks for any input guys. Regards, J.D.
Was over at a friends house a couple weeks ago and he was playing with Tang Band 1808s mounted on an open baffle. No bass but the vocals were impressive to say the least.
So..Got to thinking about making some L shaped legs from 1 1/2 inch square tubing. Clamp some angle iron to the tubing as rests for the baffle, then using duct tape and pieces from a cardboard box to experiment till I got the sound right. The angle pieces could be moved vertically so the height of the driver could be adjusted.
Question..Would the steel resonate at some frequency and garbage up the sound?? I could fill the tubing with sand and weld some caps so I didn't have sand leaking all over the living room if need be. Would that be a better way to go, or forget about the metal stands altogether?? Am much better at working with metal than wood.
Anyway, your thoughts on such an arrangement?? Thanks for any input guys. Regards, J.D.
The TB 1808/1772 are wonderful drivers, especially for vocals. But they are not just hook them up on a baffle and play. They need at least a couple of notches to perform at their best.
If you like minimal baffle, then check out transfi' journey into OB.
There are more articles and I know he also had a TB 1808 or 1772 to play with. Might be what he has now, I think.
Trans-Fi Audio - OB Speakers
If you like minimal baffle, then check out transfi' journey into OB.
There are more articles and I know he also had a TB 1808 or 1772 to play with. Might be what he has now, I think.
Trans-Fi Audio - OB Speakers
Not exactly the same, but I have build some framing for OBs using aluminum u-channel. If you get 1x1 and 1/8th wall the U will have a close tolerance or interference fit with any 3/4 (1-by?) hardwood. It makes for a nice stiff and straight edge to the panel.
Perceval....Thanks for the link. Very good read. Pretty sure that's what my friend was working on, the filters. John is the speaker guy but my buddy Jack was there also. He's an amp designer and the electronics guy. Whatever they were doing worked very well. Like i said before, not much bass but the vocals were somewhere between impressive and down right astonishing. I heard a pair of fostex drivers, 8 inch but no idea what model, in their factory recommended horn enclosure. Was not impressed. Closer to screams than vocal.
Charlie....Never thought of that. Think I have some 1" square 1/8 wall in the metal pantry. Could clamp it down on the mill and cut off one side. Worth a try, thanks.
My woodworking skills and tools are nearly non existent, hence the interest in open backed speakers. Pretty sure I could cut a piece of plywood in half and finish to size with a grinder. Anything above that skill level is highly questionable.
Thanks again for the input. Gotta go out to the shed and check my metal stash. Probably zap something together in a couple hours. Sure the SO would appreciate me out of her hair for a while. lol. Thanks again. Regards, J.D.
Charlie....Never thought of that. Think I have some 1" square 1/8 wall in the metal pantry. Could clamp it down on the mill and cut off one side. Worth a try, thanks.
My woodworking skills and tools are nearly non existent, hence the interest in open backed speakers. Pretty sure I could cut a piece of plywood in half and finish to size with a grinder. Anything above that skill level is highly questionable.
Thanks again for the input. Gotta go out to the shed and check my metal stash. Probably zap something together in a couple hours. Sure the SO would appreciate me out of her hair for a while. lol. Thanks again. Regards, J.D.