Re: You don't need new enclosures to try

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Posted by Klipschead on May 26, 2000 at 07:06:10

In Reply to: You don't need new enclosures to try posted by Edp on May 25, 2000 at 16:47:14:

>>Bottom line is this will not be optimal since the driver is set up for reflex, but just in case it was a borderline reflex/sealed driver, you may find some success. You may find that the unit will sound thin and more bright than before.<<

This statement says alot about my level of ignorance. I never knew the driver was optimized for a certain box design. I was hoping to utilize the same driver because its so darn quick. I thought if I acoustically suspended it - the driver would be under better control. However - it turns out that I might be wrong to assume that this is even what would happen.

Last night I was even thinking that a acoustic suspension design might even be more prone to resonances because the air is somewhat 'trapped' in the box - and the increase and decrease in internal pressure would 'rap' against the cabinet - as where in a bass reflex design the air escapes - which might minimize cabinet induced artifacts.

At any rate - your suggestion that plugging the port would probably increase 'boominess' seems to bear out my suspicions about this - or does it? What causes the increase in 'boominess' or 'chestiness' in the vocals? The increase of cabinet induced artifacts? Or the effect the 'plugging' of the hole has on the driver?

The circumferance of the port on the RB5 is huge. While thinking about these things last night I put on a aggressive CD and put some juice to them. I was surprised to find that the cabinets were not vibrating as much as I thought they should be. The most vibration was actually felt at the binding posts where the speaker cables attach (I had actually discovered this fact a couple of weeks ago when moving my cable arounds my rack).

Since what you suggest would not be optimal - I will probably just leave them alone. I'm a bit of a perfectionist - and it would seem the best thing to do is learn a thing or two and start from scratch.

Thanks for your valuable input Edp
Dean,

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Topic - I want to have my own cabinets built... - Klipschead 13:46:01 05/25/00 (17)

Re: I want to have my own cabinets built... - ccd 09:30:57 05/26/00 (1)

LOL! thanks for the warning ccd...<nt> - Klipschead 10:06:19 05/26/00 (0)

You don't need new enclosures to try - Edp 16:47:14 05/25/00 (2)

you will notice two identical paragraphs in my post to you... - Klipschead 07:09:22 05/26/00 (0)

Re: You don't need new enclosures to try - Klipschead 07:06:10 05/26/00 (0)

Give me an email... - Shawn Harvey 14:58:11 05/25/00 (1)

here it comes...<nt> - Klipschead 08:18:10 05/26/00 (0)

Re: I want to have my own cabinets built... - ccd 14:52:46 05/25/00 (9)

acoustic suspension??and stuff - Riphagen 05:09:44 05/26/00 (8)

Re: acoustic suspension??and stuff - Mark (S-D) 12:16:54 05/27/00 (0)

Re: acoustic suspension??and stuff - Philipp 10:18:30 05/26/00 (1)

zalytron and resonance - Riphagen 05:42:27 05/29/00 (0)

Re: acoustic suspension??and stuff - Philipp 10:18:26 05/26/00 (0)

Re: acoustic suspension??and stuff - ccd 09:27:41 05/26/00 (0)

agreed...I'll buy the book...any suggestions on where? <nt> - Klipschead 07:10:53 05/26/00 (2)

Check out.... - Shawn Harvey 11:56:47 05/26/00 (1)

Re: Check out too.... - fred g 17:18:16 05/30/00 (0)

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