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10-17-2008, 03:34 PM
| | | | Speaker "grill" question
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Well, I don't know how exactly to word this... but I will use an Ampeg 8x10 for an example.
The Ampeg 8x10 has a grille made out of cloth, (if not you know what I am talking about) and that lets the sound waves travel freely through and on to the listener(s). That is what I am referencing to in my question, that portion of any cabinet (not specifically the Ampeg 8x10).
Well, in my case I need something sturdy, see through, and solid so I'm thinking some form of glass or plexi-glass to cover my cabinet's "grill".
The difference here is I am talking about subwoofers, and not a band-pass box. I am building a sealed box, so would it matter if I had plexi-glass over the face of the sub-woofer? Or would this create an unwanted noise, suppression of noise, reduction of bass output, etc..?
Thank you :]
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10-17-2008, 03:36 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lincolnshire, UK | | | If it's solid it will block the sound waves from travelling, presumably creating a muffled tone. |
10-17-2008, 03:44 PM
| | | | Yeah, but sub-woofers are meant to reproduce the low frequencies that we hear more than feel... so would it really matter?
I don't know what else I would cover them with.
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10-17-2008, 03:53 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lincolnshire, UK | | | You don't cover sub-woofers, normally you have a hole. Or rather you can, but you have that tube whole thing. I'm not an expert.
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10-17-2008, 03:56 PM
| | | | Yeah, well I guess I'll either risk spilling stuff on my subs or do it and waste money if it doesn't work lol.
Thanks for your input, anyone else can still leave their 2 cents :]
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10-17-2008, 04:03 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lincolnshire, UK | | | Well, a solid cover will be rubbish, you need a mesh or something. It reads like you think because something is see through it'll let sound through as easily.
Last edited by TheDarkReaver : 10-17-2008 at 04:05 PM.
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10-17-2008, 04:05 PM
| | | | Ok, do you know where I can find mesh?
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10-17-2008, 04:08 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lincolnshire, UK | | | I don't really know, somewhere that sells stuff for speakers?
edit: that makes me sound really snarky. I do literally not know.
Last edited by TheDarkReaver : 10-17-2008 at 04:26 PM.
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10-17-2008, 04:09 PM
| | | | Yeah, I guess I will look into it when I get back home.
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10-17-2008, 04:22 PM
|  | The older I get, the better I was. | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA | | Check www.partsexpress.com. Thay sell a bunch of speaker building supplies (boxes, speakers, grills, etc.) | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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