Box Shape
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Bronze Member Username: MgbcsLincoln, Nebraska Post Number: 93 Registered: Dec-06 | For a sealed box, if it is neccesary to build the sub box a shape other than a rectangle, will the sound be affected in any way? Or is volume volume, no matter what? |
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Gold Member Username: Mr_keboAlbertville, Al USA Post Number: 1164 Registered: Nov-04 | volume is volume. Correct me if im wrong |
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New member Username: Theclem54Queensland Australia Post Number: 3 Registered: Jul-06 | Not sure about subs as such... but a general rule I read once with regards to speaker building is to keep to the golden ratio... which I can't recall off the top of my head... |
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Silver Member Username: ShortysetniesRock Vegas, NC US Post Number: 919 Registered: Mar-06 | rob knows /\ |
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Bronze Member Username: Nickb4247Post Number: 45 Registered: Dec-06 | A box that is a perfect cube will have bad internal corner loading which will lead to cancellation. Other then that it doesnt matter to much. I, myself, don't know the golden ratio. |
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Gold Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 2363 Registered: Jan-06 | A perfect shape would either be a cylinder or a sphere. More corners in a box the worse it is, corners trap standing waves, causing coloration. Polo. |
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Bronze Member Username: Nickb4247Post Number: 53 Registered: Dec-06 | The sphere is the perfect shape. No standing waves. Also, no box flexing due to the shape. |
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Silver Member Username: JonespPost Number: 140 Registered: Sep-05 | only way to use a sphere you would have to build and base to drill the woofer into and then into the sphere. because subs mount perfectly flat so the base would have to be flat at the top and rounded and the end to fit the sphere. the you have to put a base on the enclosure so it wont roll around. i would like to see some one attempt this. my best bet would be to make it of fiberglass you could easily get the volume and deminsions with a casting of some sort and basically fill it in. two have make a Whole |
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Bronze Member Username: Nickb4247Post Number: 54 Registered: Dec-06 | http://www.boingboing.net/2005/07/19/death_star_subwoofer.html Interesting but a sphere |
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Gold Member Username: Tdeaton1021Near Tampa, Florida USA Post Number: 3526 Registered: Sep-04 | since we all know ben isnt going to go make a circular box (lol), use the golden ratio, it can be found on teamtoxicbass.com under tutorials i believe. |
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Gold Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 2364 Registered: Jan-06 | Not a sphere either but much better than a cube. the finished version will use a flared slot with curves rather than turns and the port will be made out of fiberglass/resin.. Polo..   |
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Silver Member Username: MgbcsLincoln, Nebraska Post Number: 102 Registered: Dec-06 | Awesome...thanks guys |
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