Face-Swap! Tweeters will get transplant...

[Jon Richard]

Re: Face-Swap! Tweeters will get transplant...

Stinky- I may have to take you up on that! I think that would be slick.

A ring having a recess on the side facing the frame from the I.D to about the middle of the mounting holes that is a few thousanths shollower than the thickness of the surround would sit perfectly flat while transfering all the clamping force to the frame and provide an airtight seal.

I just keep thinking if Mr. Brown is willing to ablige how well this would work both functionally and aestetically. It would really set these drivers off clear coated with a sandblasted texture and black oxide button head allen cap screws, or maybe acorn nuts to match the phase plug.

Sorry if I'm bugging, speaker porn works up the uninitiated as well. I'll go back to lurk mode and await pics.

[Wolf]

Re: Face-Swap! Tweeters will get transplant...

Stinky's done some work for me before, so I'm sure he can get it done right.

I'll post pics of the naked-MDF build after MWAF, so you will see the issues at hand.

Not bugging at all!
Wolf

[Wolf]

Alright- How I did it....

Jig:


Post-cut:


Cutout:


Rear of baffle after first cut:


Finished baffle:


Final xover sim:


Final xover schematic:


Xover layout- ignore 5.6uF Solen cap. Some values are changed, but positions are the same:


Later,
Wolf

[Paul Carmody]

Re: Alright- How I did it....

Jig:


Post-cut:

Great work! Score another one for Wolf in the "Why didn't I think of that" category.

[Jon Richard]

Re: Face-Swap! Tweeters will get transplant...

One of the issues I'm having on how to decide what design to choose for my first DIY project is how to get the right toe in and not have rectangular skewed speakers looking out of place in my living room. This is a great culmination of form and function.

If and when you get to the point of wanting to address the mounting issues with the Airborne driver I'd like to follow along or even help if I can. I am certain that these are going to be absolutely stunning upon completion.

[Wolf]

Re: Face-Swap! Tweeters will get transplant...

They currently look like this:



I have yet to fiddle with the tuning, as maybe it's higher than modeled, and I want to verify it. After that, I'll likely paint them and call them done after the badges are applied.

Thanks you for the compliments, Jon! It's a minimal toe-in design, as it still requires a bit.

Paul- If only you knew how long it took me to think of it!!! ;) I wasn't even sure it would work, so I got lucky!! :D Thanks!

Later,
Wolf