[geeks] Built my first speaker enclosure

Bill Bradford mrbill at mrbill.net
Sun May 2 14:51:40 CDT 2010


On Sun, May 02, 2010 at 10:43:35AM -0400, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> A) a 6.5" subwoofer? To me that strains the definition of subwoofer,
> maybe even woofer - it reminds me more of the all-purpose drivers
> Bose pot in his 901-style speakers.

It puts out more than enough bass for my purposes.  8-)

> C) I think your enclosure needs to be "ported" the sealed cube will
> restrict the free flowing movement of the woofer. As the cone
> travels out it needs to draw in air, and push air out when the cone
> moves in. A sealed box will force the cone to 'expand' or 'compress'
> the volume of air inside the cabinet.

Yep, I'm going to do that next.

Bill

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Bill Bradford 
Houston, Texas



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