Thanks Sven .... mounting of the baffle would be similar, though there should be no hole drilling like you had in the Calliope's. Since this style baffle would also sit on the front of the ribs rather than in a pocket as it were, it should also be easier to line up. Your also looking at reducing diffraction issues as well .... not sure if that will be audible or not?
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Just to let folks know, early tests on an actually 3D sculpted baffle looks rather promising. This has been on my list of things to figure out and was prompted by on going work into center channel designs by Jon.
Here are some pictures from the test run. This is essentially the same size baffle as what's on the Calliope MT.
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I similarly previewed an Apple XDR display in my personal computing environment using the same technique before making that commitment...
Either that, or he actually has overcome some vexing programming and fixturing issue to actually fabricate the baffle displayed in this point...DFAL
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Bamboo version looks superb. I would keep that with some transparent finish for sure and would like the look of it for sure.
Steve,out of curiosity - how long did it take for one of such bamboo panels on the CNC. You get such a good finish out of machine, so it should mean very small step size and thus quite a long machining time ?- Bottom
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Bamboo version looks superb. I would keep that with some transparent finish for sure and would like the look of it for sure.
Steve,out of curiosity - how long did it take for one of such bamboo panels on the CNC. You get such a good finish out of machine, so it should mean very small step size and thus quite a long machining time ?
Time wise for this is ~75 minutes actual machine run time. I have a few tweaks I need to do that might shave a few minutes off. Of course you have time involved in tool changes and all that as well. The biggest chunk of that time goes to creating the curve which is an even split between the roughing and finishing passes at ~30 minutes each. Step over on the finishing pass is 0.040".
Now this is for a 20" tall baffle ..... an Ardent size, which is on the way, will be considerably longer.
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As Dr. Jeno Tihanji, the inventor of Siemens SIPMOS would say (and did say about many things), slow work takes time...
But, imagine trying to get the same result manually...
There are many reasons that YG Acoustics and Magico speakers are as pricey as they are; this is one of them.the AudioWorx
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Thanks guys. Yeah that bamboo gives a ton of options for staining or not. Would be an interesting trick to get just the center strip without bleed over into the surrounding area though.- Bottom
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as Willy the Shake said in one of his plays, "There's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip"
And wow, does November 2019 ever seem like a long time ago...
But I like the way this is evolving.the AudioWorx
Natalie P
M8ta
Modula Neo DCC
Modula MT XE
Modula Xtreme
Isiris
Wavecor Ardent
SMJ
Minerva Monitor
Calliope
Ardent D
In Development...
Isiris Mk II updates- in final test stage!
Obi-Wan
Saint-Saëns Symphonique/AKA SMJ-40
Modula PWB
Calliope CC Supreme
Natalie P Ultra
Natalie P Supreme
Janus BP1 Sub
Resistance is not futile, it is Volts divided by Amperes...
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