In Reply to: Calling all open baffle experts posted by VJR on March 14, 2007 at 21:03:47:
:-)I fly my 8 inchers with with the same diameter felt ring, that accompanied them. Haven't as yet tried anything more compliant, but I did use thin/small rubber o-rings/washers for the mounting. At the driver's metal mounting flange/ears (front speaker face, to baffle), and behind/back of speaker flange (in front of nut/hold down). I may explore something more lossy than the felt, (if and) when I get my recently arrived twelves onto some birch ply.
My helper tweeter is flown with a polymer interface at its mount/bracket, which in turn has same, at its own baffle mount. I do think there is the possibility that semi-decouple (as it were) can do the music justice. But I have not introduced any comparisons/controls as yet to make any claims.
For my money, birch ply flies ever so sweet an' purdy, and thus do highly recommend. But of course .... have not tried 'butcher block' etc. (only mdf and birch/ply). And I use the ply with no bracing/damping of any kind [two angle bracket legs/bottom, and one rear wood tripod leg (top mount rear/small hinge) . Having found my music A.W.O.L., when panel bracing was employed.
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- that lets me out ...... - Elmo 06:15:34 03/15/07 (0)