DIY Speaker Project PAD

You still around brookhart?

I'm using this woofer in a design for a friend of mine. I just need to do final assembly on it so that he can have and review it. The design uses the RST28F. It's made to be placed on a shelf or against a wall.

Most years there's a DIY event in Kentucky and one in Sioux City Iowa.  Though I don't know of any in Missouri or if those are close enough for you.

https://www.facebook.com/Iowadiy/

I've asked a cabinet maker to see what he says, but Marks advice sounds good for where you are at.

I'm with 'Wolf'!  Welcome!

Bill is spot on Mark.   As Bill implied there are many very well received kits out there, starting at just over $100, sans box on this site.  And a pre-designed kit is a great way to start the learning process while being confident you'll end up with great sound.   If, as is the case for some, you a...

Very well documented and great work Mike!!

Awesome, thank you Meniscus.  Being good enough for Vance and Jeff, it's certainly good enough for me!

Wow.  They suggest a 160L box for vented use but according to the EBP (41) this is definitely for sealed box use.  And the 'compact' sealed box is 80L! Then again, even at 80W input (vented) you aren't even coming close to XMax above 16hz.  It takes 250W (and about 108db) to reach Xmax and with thei...

Yes, unique and very handsome looking.

How's this one coming Jason?  Sure is an ambitious design!  It should be awesome when it's all complete!  

Some years ago (yes, this has been in development for that long) Paul K designed a proper MLTL for this system. Thank you Paul. I'll add those plans here soon, for those that wish to have a much simpler cabinet design. Baffle width and height are the same in that design and I would also suggest keep...

Mr. Olson created a simple, effective network for the original, using very smooth drivers. The Network in the ArielZ is, of necessity, a bit more complicated. In their passband both drivers in the Z are very smooth, but being Metal both drivers suffer metal cone breakup. Fortunately this is easily t...

This image shows the effects of swapping resistors in the network, from 1 ohm to 1.4 ohms. The effects are visible from 2k and up. It also shows the predicted reverse phase notch for the flatter (1 ohm) version. Using the softer sounding 1.4 ohm resistor results in a slightly shallower predicted not...

The original Ariel had a bit of a sag in the measurements, possibly to keep the sound from getting aggressive. I've opted for a slight downward tilt to the overall response to achieve similar goals. Stop the sound from being bright or aggressive. To my ears I've achieved this goal. A slight change i...

There are plans for the Ariel cabinets out there, though some changes would be necessary to accommodate the new drivers. The flange on the ZA14's is slightly smaller than that of the original P13WH. And the RS28A flange is a bit larger than that of the D2905. Other than that, no cabinet changes shou...