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Message started by Dana on 08/13/19 at 16:53:33

Title: Crystal 10 driver in a ZOB?
Post by Dana on 08/13/19 at 16:53:33

I realize that it's a 10 inch driver instead of a 8 inch but could the ZOB be modified and tuned to provide the bottom octave and depth of the the 15 inch with no loss to the open baffle clarity?

If the sound is baffle shape related could the ZOB front be altered to to resemble a cello shape (stacked Betsy baffles)?

I'm sure I'm not the first to think about this but I'm fascinated about the finding and would love to hear other's thoughts regarding.

Title: Re: Crystal 10 driver in a ZOB?
Post by Steve Deckert on 08/14/19 at 04:28:55

First of all the stacked betsy shape would probably be really nice giving the ZOB more midrange weight and more powerful projection.

Before I would put a similarly low Q driver into a ZOB design, I would rather hear it with a higher Q driver. Having to increase the size of the ZOB in any way starts to bring in lots of competing designs, like the Big Betsy which would just smash it into the dirt with a similar amount of real-estate. Putting a Betsy driver in a ZOB or similarly higher Q driver would have more bass and the ZOB cabinet size would not have to change.

On the same wavelength, scaling a ZOB way up to accommodate the higher Qts F15 driver would likely edge out the Big Betsy Baffle by extending the bass another decade at least and the texture of that cavity properly stuffed is really a positive enhancement to the midrange, not just low bass.

Steve

Title: Re: Crystal 10 driver in a ZOB?
Post by Bottlehead on 08/14/19 at 08:43:46

I had been wondering the same thing, Dana. It seems to me that taking the box off the back of the ZOB, and attaching it to one of the big open baffles would give you the best of both worlds by filling in the low end. It would be a beast, though, as I'm guessing that the box would have to be scaled up to match the baffle. It would take a forklift to move it around. (But the sound would be worth it)!