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Displacement by Horn and Driver? [message #44823] Fri, 25 June 2004 14:00 Go to next message
GarMan is currently offline  GarMan
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Hi Wayne,

Wondering if you've done any rough calculations in terms of how much volume is displaced by the midrange horn and Alpha10 driver.

For example, if I insert the horn and driver into a 6 cubic ft box, how much volume would I be left with?

BTW, I noticed that you specify 5.5 ft^3 for the 8PI. Is there a reason why you increased the volume by a square foot over the 2PI Towers?

thanks,
Gar.

Re: Displacement by Horn and Driver? [message #44824 is a reply to message #44823] Fri, 25 June 2004 14:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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There's a handy little program called "volume.exe" in the PiAlign distibution file that calculates volumes of various primitive shapes. You can approximate an object using a construction of solid primitive shapes. For example, a loudspeaker cone might be approximated using a cone for the basket and a cylinder for the magnet.

Re: Displacement by Horn and Driver? [message #44825 is a reply to message #44824] Fri, 25 June 2004 17:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
GarMan is currently offline  GarMan
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Wayne, does the 5.5 ft^3 you specified for the 8PI include or exclude the volume displaced by the horn and driver?

Re: Displacement by Horn and Driver? [message #44827 is a reply to message #44825] Sat, 26 June 2004 00:39 Go to previous message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Hi Gar,

The volume displaced by the midhorn and driver is subtracted from inner volume. I used the CSG technique I described earlier for calculating offsets.

Wayne

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