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Originally Posted by Bass&Trouble It boggles my mind why someone as eduacted and resourceful as you would go through all that labour, but that does not take away from the fact that it looks splendid indeed. |
B&T, don't know what to say. its my hobby and i love it. plus like ss said, im gonna soon do it professionally. so i need to have practical experience. this is what i have learned from my elders.
when i joined my factory, i started with the machines. i operated every machine till i knew how to adjust them and get the best out of them. till you don't do it yourself, you can't learn anything. practical knowledge is as important as education. whats the use of education when can't put it to use? :-) i hope you understand now.
also, whats so bad about building an enclosure? isn't it a part of audio? i will say it again. i love ICE and i love to
do it myself. :-)
Thanks for the appreciation.
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Originally Posted by hydrashok Good going clip! The enclosure does look very well finished. Great job! |
thanks hydra. btw how far is your city from pondicherry? i visit pondy quite often and when i come next time, i would love to visit all you guys. im dying to audition your setup. it gives me goose bumps just watching your install pics and i watch them every now and the. :-) its beautiful.
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Originally Posted by ScarySkulls I understand that my dear. It holds very true for a hobbyist/DIYer.
But when you have to do it to earn a living, knowing the practicals as good as the theory part is well worth it.
It tells with perfect accuracy, how much material to use. How to exactly use. How much time it will take. I feel these lessons cant be learnt unless you have dirtied your hands well enough.
What if your assistants are doing some other work and you need to build an enclosure for a customer in hurry? Only with lots of prior practice can you do that with best accuracy in shortest possible time.
Learnt this from my biking days. Before I can work my customer/friend's bikes, I need to know basics myself first. |
egjactlyyyy. lol
LBM, here are the details.
i started with a board of Green Stamp Nuwud MDF. its .75" thick. i used combination of nails and self tapping screws with fevicol. used saw dust and fevicol to seal the edges.
the cost of the boar was around 1200 rs. the port was for around 800rs. the carpet i got was quite thick. it was quite difficult to handle but in the end, it looks better than the standard carpet used by the local installers.
the enclosure volume is around 60l. rightnow, im using the full length of the port. port dia is 80mm iirc.
there is no kind of damping used currently inside the enclosure. im thinking of using polyfill. what do you say? does it make a difference?
now the sq. yes there is a difference. the lower end is much louder but the sealed enclosure had a little more definition. the sealed enclosure was like more in control. its was smoother. i would go sealed when i get a more powerful amplifier. like you said, sometimes, spl takes over. i would not say its bad. it still is very good. the integration with the front stage has suffered though. IMO even a 5% difference in integration is a big difference. i know this is not the way to differentiate but didn't know how to explain.
cheers
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