Known infinite baffle drivers
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karlo
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hawthorne and atlas make new drivers . i have Jensen and University inf baffle .
i'd speculate Altec and EV had some in the '50s .
i suppose any driver w/ a Qts over .7 or so..might work in inf. baffle .
also, lots of car/in wall speakers are inf baffle- designed to use the trunk/wall as the enclosure.... how they sound is another story.
i'd speculate Altec and EV had some in the '50s .
i suppose any driver w/ a Qts over .7 or so..might work in inf. baffle .
also, lots of car/in wall speakers are inf baffle- designed to use the trunk/wall as the enclosure.... how they sound is another story.
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mhardy6647
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Vintage EV drivers were always recommended for infinite baffle if such was reasonably available (they recommended, e.g., mounting speakers in closet doors!).
See the page headed "Enclosure Types" in EV Tech Note 10A http://archives.telex.com/archives/EV/Builders Plans/Bulletin10A.pdf
or, see, e.g., http://archives.telex.com/archives/EV/Speakers/EDS/12TRX & 12TRXB EDS.pdf
Trunk mount speakers for cars were effectively IB designs.
It's also probably worth mentioning that drivers with really high Qts (say 1.0 and above) are often well worth a try on a reasonable-sized open baffle. The EV "Wolverine" LS-8 and LS-12 twincones are classic examples, as is the WE/Altec 755 family and the Radio Shack 40-1271, 40-1272, and 40-1297 twincones. Any extended-range drivers or woofers designed for 1950s/1960s open-backed hifi consoles are also designed for OB use (sort of by definition).
See the page headed "Enclosure Types" in EV Tech Note 10A http://archives.telex.com/archives/EV/Builders Plans/Bulletin10A.pdf
or, see, e.g., http://archives.telex.com/archives/EV/Speakers/EDS/12TRX & 12TRXB EDS.pdf
Trunk mount speakers for cars were effectively IB designs.
It's also probably worth mentioning that drivers with really high Qts (say 1.0 and above) are often well worth a try on a reasonable-sized open baffle. The EV "Wolverine" LS-8 and LS-12 twincones are classic examples, as is the WE/Altec 755 family and the Radio Shack 40-1271, 40-1272, and 40-1297 twincones. Any extended-range drivers or woofers designed for 1950s/1960s open-backed hifi consoles are also designed for OB use (sort of by definition).
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