#open baffle

Pure Audio Project Trio 15 open baffle / TANG BAND & Eminence.

After a long highly enjoyable listening session with my simple small open baffle speakers, I’ve been pondering why they sound so listenable. I’m not baffled. I used drivers noted for their exceptional performance. I kept the setup simple – nothing to obstruct.Small drivers on wooden baffles deliver special sonic characteristics, such as a 3D soundstage and detailed midrange reproduction. A…

The article linked below covers an experimental one-mic recording session that was conducted to address the problem of authenticity in recording reproduction. Considerable complication and cost were invested in the recording and reproduction. I note Siegfried Linkwitz’s concern for tonal and spatial distortions that distract from the musical event. I also note Tom Martin’s six major problems…

The sound image from the DynaVox full-range drivers is rich and smooth, but lacks deep bass weight, so I planned a DIY project to make a simple passive subwoofer to move more air, that could be driven by the Fosi M0-3 mono amplifier, to provide reinforcement. I anticipated that it would not be costly to refurbish an old cabinet by removing old driver(s) and fitting a new Response woofer…

I just couldn’t do it. The baffle board was on the bench ready for measuring and marking out before cutting. It’s dense and dark. It would look great waxed with the Lii Audio F-15 full-range drivers mounted. It’s not that I’m lazy or unable to do the work of mounting these drivers. I’d happily invest the time and effort, being fully focused on sound quality and my music listening…

Putting speaker drivers in enclosures is practically neat. The driver(s), wiring, and crossovers are conveniently concealed, and the enclosure can be made attractive, as a piece of domestic furniture. “Loudspeaker” has become synonymous with “cabinet”. Much of the design and construction challenges are then created in fixing the filtering, resonance, and damping problems of drivers in closed and…