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2Pi Speakers [message #92281] Wed, 09 September 2020 08:58 Go to next message
gnanamu is currently offline  gnanamu
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Hi Wayne,

I am looking forward to build Pi Bookshelf or Tower. Actually I liked 4 Pi, but I do not have much experience on Speaker building on my own, so I will stick to 2 Pi speaker now it looks simple overall, maybe someday I will try to build 4Pi. I have sourced the driver parts for 2Pi here in India.

Can you please share Plans for both bookshelf and tower.?

Thank you,
Gnana
Re: 2Pi Speakers [message #92298 is a reply to message #92281] Wed, 09 September 2020 14:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Re: 2Pi Speakers [message #92554 is a reply to message #92298] Tue, 03 November 2020 12:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
gnanamu is currently offline  gnanamu
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I decided to build 2pi bookshelf, towers seem to be huge. Completed the build this weekend. It sounds awesome, I Love the speakers.

Thank you so much for the Plan. I have added some of the pictures here.

Gnana


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Re: 2Pi Speakers [message #92556 is a reply to message #92554] Tue, 03 November 2020 17:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Those look very nice. Very nice indeed!
Re: 2Pi Speakers [message #92581 is a reply to message #92281] Sat, 07 November 2020 18:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
tom-m is currently offline  tom-m
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Yes, a very nice build. Thanks for posting pics!

tom
Re: 2Pi Speakers [message #92584 is a reply to message #92581] Sun, 08 November 2020 10:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
gnanamu is currently offline  gnanamu
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Thank you Wayne, Thank you Tom-m.
Here a few more pics.


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Re: 2Pi Speakers [message #92679 is a reply to message #92281] Sat, 28 November 2020 05:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
gnanamu is currently offline  gnanamu
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Wayne, I am planning to build 1Pi for surrounds, apart from size any difference in crossover and port size?
Also, I want to build a Center speaker like MTM style below the screen because of the space constraints. thinking about using a 2 Alpha-6C (4 ohms) with DX25 tweeter. would the same crossover suffice?


Thank you,
Gnana
Re: 2Pi Speakers [message #92680 is a reply to message #92679] Sat, 28 November 2020 09:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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The one Pi and two Pi use the same crossover and tweeter, but the midwoofer, box and port are different.

As for a center channel, I wouldn't suggest a horizontal arrangement because the lobes and nulls spread out horizontally, making the whole listening area be covered with them.

You might consider using a coaxial speaker.
Re: 2Pi Speakers [message #92730 is a reply to message #92680] Thu, 03 December 2020 09:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
gnanamu is currently offline  gnanamu
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Thank you, Wayne

I was looking into a few Coaxial drivers from Celestion FTX0820 and others. https://celestion.com/product/147/ftx0820/
frequency response is not smoothest, lots of dip and bumps. Does this mean the response of the speaker builds may also have the same problem?

What about BETA-8CX with ASD:1001, will it possibly match the 2PIs?

Now I read a little about lobes problems of the horizontal alignment of double woofers for the center channel. Just curious, if we move the woofers close to each other and move the tweeter up will it improve the lobe and null problem?

BTW, please share 1Pi plan.

Thank you
Gnana
Re: 2Pi Speakers [message #92731 is a reply to message #92730] Thu, 03 December 2020 10:01 Go to previous message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Putting the drivers closer together moves the nulls out further. But the size of the radiators prevents them from being close enough to move the nulls very far. So there is no way to make a horizontal array without having troublesome nulls.

The Beta-8CX might be a relatively close acoustic match. But the one Pi definitely would be, so I've sent plans.
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