They are clearer and louder than both pairs of my M Audio and Presonus monitors put together using less than half the power.
They sound better every day as the epoxy continues to cure. The theory is correct I just don’t have any others to rest aganst. On the last coat I pressed the panel’s into the back side of a light diffuser to perforate them thinking that perhaps more surface area would make them move more air. Painted them with Gorilla white glue black chalk paint and water mixed in thirds, 2 coats, then three coats of Appliance epoxy that I sprayed then rolled with dry roller. I spent a couple of nights making some out of foamular 500. It’s a fascinating video that walks through the ins and outs of DIYing your own set of speakers, and it’s worth a watch even just to hear about the acoustic properties of materials. goes through experimenting with unusual shape and material combinations in order to produce the best possible speakers.
He shows the process for preparing the styrofoam and ceiling tiles for hanging, including tips for creating a makeshift circular saw for punching out holes and securing cotter pins with epoxy. Rather than retrofitting into drop ceiling metal frames, he instead installs his panels vertically. Squares with rounded edges work the best for translating the resonance.īalsa wood is mainly used for low frequencies and styrofoam for high frequencies, although the ceiling tiles work as well as either material and are significantly cheaper. The shapes can allow the resonances for different speakers to be translated so that they don’t overlap – peaks can be matched with troughs to produce a more even sound.
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He analyzes their frequency based on the material and shape used and demonstrates how a full setup sounds with studio microphones and stereo speakers installed.
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does a deep dive into how to build high-quality and low-cost DML speakers using some interesting materials, such as acoustic ceiling tiles and styrofoam. You can easily spend far too much on special exciter foam or optimized materials for producing the best quality sound. In particular, for DML (distributed mode loudspeaker) speakers, sound is produced through the distribution of vibration modes in the panel. Flat panel speakers are heavily reliant on the material they’re mounted on for the best acoustic quality.