Open baffle speakers
Open baffle speakers design is the simplest , to get bass response similar to other design , like ported, the baffle size must be huge to avoid low frequency degradations . Tipical size the baffle width 10-20" got weak bass performance. I am wondering how open baffle speakers design became so popular ?
No not quite, though it appears to be a "double roll" rather than a simple foam. It would appear that your selected surround is "applied" to the cone whereas the JBLs are a "part" of the cone and of different material. Of course the JBLs also have bigger voice coils, more tesla, higher BL, etc., but I don't think they are suited to open baffle mounts. Another qualifier when I put these together was that there would be no foams to rot and replace, again at the expense of deeper bass. |
@toddalin That’s very interesting because a lot of classic jazz guitar amplifiers also use Alnico speakers. They’re some of the finest tones to be had from a jazz guitar amp, of course powered by tube amplification. |
I have friends with Lii speakers. They think they sound great... meanwhile all I hear is "HONK". The primary factor for them cutting a piece of plywood and mounting a big Chinesium driver was... as usual: |
What tangramca said… I have a problematic asymmetrical room, and try as I might, I couldn’t get sufficiently satisfying bass without then overloading the room at high volume. I now use Spatial Audio M3 Turbo S speakers, and the problem is gone. Truth be told, I do like a little more bass than they provide, so a pair of Hsu ULS-15 subs complete the picture. The sub settings are different; the closed side of the room gets less gain and the Q is set to minimum. If I had a perfect room or something close to it, I’d probably revert to box speakers, but for now, the Spatials do exactly what I need them to do. I believe it’s a case of ‘horses for courses’ with open baffles.
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