Adam Wiersma

Physics
Audio Project Notes
Designing, Building, and Testing Your Own Speaker System

– Types of Enclosures
– enclosed
– ported – the ports acts as a resonator
– Speaker Box Construction
– no internal dimension can be 3 times bigger than the others
– high frequency speakers on top
– felt or foam should be glued to the speaker board around the drivers to reduce diffraction
– particle wood or plywood
– airtight and rattle free
– dampening material used on interior walls
– Closed Box Speaker System
– air resonance frequency, the speaker's compliance, and resonance magnification effect the
volume
– Ported Box Speaker Systems
– tune the bass by size of the port