Baffle Width

[berlin07]

Hi all. I am starting box construction on the Modula MT's,Natalie P's, and the
RS CC this weekend and have just a few questions on baffle width. I want to copy dCraig's design https://www.htguide.com/forum/showth...hlight=natalie but am not sure of the affects that the angle cut sides have on baffle width, diffraction, etc.

1. Is the front baffle width calculated from the end of the tapers or from the actual width of the sides?

2. Are there any negative effects with using tapered cut sides as in dCraig's design.

[TacoD]

Tapering or a fillet has a positive effect on baffle diffraction, how larger the radius the better (within reason ofcourse). Normally the dictating width would be the width between the sides (as if no tapering is applied).

When the sharp edge is smoothed (by tapering or filleting the corner). The sound waves propagating near the corner are less affected to this abrupt change. Obviously the high frequencies with corresponding small wave lengths benefit from this.

Check Linkwitz' informative site for the physics behind this.

[berlin07]

That was a great read. Thank You TacoD