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audiolabtower VIP Contributor 500+
Joined: 06 Jan 2009 Posts: 596
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:47 pm Post subject: My fantastic new speaker! |
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After saving up my wrappers today my new speaker arrived:
http://www.pringles.com/current-promotions
Spec 57mm full range! mylar speaker
6 ohm 1watt
200Hz! to 20 kHz!!
built in amp 1 watt power 3 AAA batteries.
My first thought was to change the 3.5mm cable to Kimber or Van der Hul, and the power supply to 10,000uF.
Then my thoughts went to the enclosure. Now the Concerto had a cardboard tube, abeit somewhat thicker than a pringles can.
1 How do I line inside a cylinder with bitumen pads?
2 Maybe cross bracing with plywood on resilisnt rubber pads a la LS50?
3 Damping, perhaps 3 layer, hard foam, rock wool then cotton wool.
4 Finite Element Analysis showed that the enclosure was a cylinder!
5 Linkwitz Pluto uses a cylinder so I'm on to a good thing since it's almost as good as an Orion.
6 Maybe I need Computational Fluid Dynamics on the tube? Cut it in half and join with some large radiator hose for a flexible turbulence reducing middle?
7 Glue ceramic tiles on outside of tube? or encase the whole thing in a solid block of concrete?
8 Concrete base and stand? - umm... not very practical with my mp3 player
9 But the dispersion and lack of diffraction of this design is going to be wonderful
10 Replace the driver with a Falcon B110, add a tweeter in a plywood thin wall rectangular box and drive it with a Krell.... |
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Garethwatkins Junior Contributor 20+
Joined: 18 Nov 2011 Posts: 22 Location: Tring, UK
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:07 am Post subject: |
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You should know by now not to tamper with the original design. The speaker and Pringles can must be treated as a complete system. Goodness knows what could happen. Although a concrete base could stop it falling over I suppose.... |
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speakerguru Über Contributor 1000+

Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 1022 Location: Green Hut, Tovil
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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You do know that Pringles are narcotic, hallucinogenic and highly addictive, don't you...................  |
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Gary Senior Contributor 200+
Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 275 Location: Toronto, Canada
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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:17 am Post subject: |
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As an old, experienced hand at this, I must inform you that it sounds better after you eat the contents. I've been eating the contents for many years.
This is a free tip! No need to thank me!  _________________ Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?" Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night."
-- Charles M. Schulz (as Charlie Brown) |
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audiolabtower VIP Contributor 500+
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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:49 am Post subject: |
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I ate the contents s l o w l y, measuring the system extension and Q every couple of pringles to find the optimum! |
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