| Folded Horn Bracing [message #21469] |
Mon, 10 April 2006 07:45  |
gfederys
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Registered: May 2009
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Hi All, I'm finishing/refinishing Loather Fidelio's. The cabinets sound very sound doing the "knock on wood test", all but the mouth of the horn. It seems to reverberate. I was thinking about putting in a horizontal brace, let's say 1 X 2, with the leading edge rounded or beveled to avoid standing waves and help dispersion. My thought was to avoid adding needless extra weight to the already heavy cabinet by doubling up the sides. The material used was HDF. Will I be helping or hindering the sound of the cabinets by bracing the mouth of the horn in this way? The drivers are Loather DX3's. I would appreciate thoughts, comments, and suggestions. Thanx everyone.
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| Re: Folded Horn Bracing [message #21474 is a reply to message #21469] |
Tue, 11 April 2006 15:53  |
akhilesh
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Registered: May 2009
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The bracing will work, based on my readings. Another thing that will work based on my experience is if you put some filler around the mouth of the horn (anything that adheres and has wood spackle-play dough consistency will do). You can then sand it down and paint it the color of the box. This should allay any fear you have of hindrance to sound waves. -akhilesh
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Is the stuff pretty acoustically dead? Do one of the do-it-yourself chains carry something like this? Any brand names better then the other. Someone else suggested sand.
