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Message started by Hellion on 10/15/06 at 08:18:54

Title: I don't feel so bad now...
Post by Hellion on 10/15/06 at 08:18:54

What is up with this?? http://gourmetsaint.com.au/Subwoofer/

Well not to bash anyone, but what can you hear at 20 Hz? harmonics? I USED to think that audible sound at 20 hz was a good thing, but after playing with infra bass I know you should definately not be able to hear anything under about 32 or 32 Hz. Want proof? hold your ear next to an OB and run a frequency generator through it.

Anyway, I don't think this one is built right and I can see several things that look wrong, but cool idea with burying the cables in the MDF. Should I post my knockoff? I'm sure that many of you would get a good kick out of it.

Title: Re: I don't feel so bad now...
Post by Rap on 10/15/06 at 14:37:30

I like the fact that he´s asking for donations for baseing his drawings on Steves WO32 ::) ??? The man is a saint :)

Title: Re: I don't feel so bad now...
Post by gexter on 10/16/06 at 00:11:11

He even has it up on a PDF. Saint is not the word I was thinking of....
Sorry I stopped by to see this, maybe he should keep it to himself

nuff said

Title: Re: I don't feel so bad now...
Post by J_Rock on 10/16/06 at 06:12:09

I think this should be brought to Steve's attention- granted Steve may or may not want to do anything- but that is clearly the WO32. Maybe stretched or skewed a bit- but thats still copyright.

Title: Re: I don't feel so bad now...
Post by Hellion on 10/16/06 at 07:14:23

I was thinking about posting my WO32 plans on here. I haven't seen the real plans, I won't be asking for any donations, and I have made trivial modifications to the design. I tried to isolate the speakerbaffle from the horn, doubled a portion of the second section of the horn, and modeled it for a high xmax driver because that is what I would want to use.

I don't claim that I know more, want to dispute the quality of the deisgn, or feel that my design is in any superior. I just wanted to do be able to use a high xmax driver. I think that I came quite close, but have never heard a real WO32. So I have nothing to compare it to.

My idea uses 1/4 inch of 12.5" inner diameter Sonotube, has a longer and expanded horn. (to accomodate a larger VAS speaker like a 12) Looks sort of like end correction on the end of the horn.

If Steve wanted to use my simple modifications I would be really flattered. I have probably done it wrong anyway. I don't know nearly as much about this type of enclosure as I'd like to.

I would actually love to work with him on a design that would do what I want and be a little more forgiving of what driver you put in it. Though he would probably discard my design as soon as he saw it, I think that with his know how he could make it work.

Well, maybe I will get the guts up and write him an email.