The dome midrange thread

@profiguy -- any progress on your cardioid shape back chamber for the D7608?

I don't have a D7608 but would like to see if your design can be adapted to my Yamaha JA0801 BE 2.7" domes. Mating it with a Satori TW29B (beryllium too) in a new build.

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@mikessi The D7608 chamber may work on the Yamaha Be dome but it would have to be scaled in the print setup to fit properly in circumference. The vent opening on the Yamaha is smaller and may react unfavorably with the extra width. I'm running my printer again today to set up for new filament. I started printing the last attempt and lost power as my son accidentally tripped the circuit breaker. By the time power was back on, the nozzle was already too cold to resume printing, but the first few layers looked pretty good with 70 % infill.
 
@profiguy -- any progress on your cardioid shape back chamber for the D7608?

I don't have a D7608 but would like to see if your design can be adapted to my Yamaha JA0801 BE 2.7" domes. Mating it with a Satori TW29B (beryllium too) in a new build.

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Just a system question - why do you choose a "big membrane" (29mm) tweeter to combine with the dome? What is the planned cross over frequency?
 
Just a system question - why do you choose a "big membrane" (29mm) tweeter to combine with the dome? What is the planned cross over frequency?
It's admittedly not for purely technical or functional reasons. I began by trying a 3-way with the Satori dome at quite a low x-over -- 1.2~1.6 khz. I found it did fine, albeit with some increasing distortion there at higher amplitudes, which is important for Mark, the end user. I mentioned the Yamaha BE mid dome which would not exhibit distortion at high volume crossed even lower, and Mark loved the idea of the 2 "matching" BE domes cover the top end -- and the visual. Bragging rights, too.

The cross to the Satori is currently at 4khz, LR4. It sounds great but I haven't yet experimented with different slopes & freq. Yes, it beams starting at a lower frequency than the SB26ADC I suggested, but for the intended high reverb environment with listening position >3 meters, it's likely the better choice anyway.
 
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What is your target plan for crossing them over?
Crossovers will be active using a MiniDSP Flex HTx. Im already tri-amping a pair of Polk LSiM703 so I'm all set up for tri-amping. Crossing the Polks at 500 and 3500, will have to raise the woofer to mid x over freq for the Scan domes I think . Going to use the mids with a Scanspeak 8" alum cone woofer, have various tweeters I can try.