Love or hate speaker cabinets I made for Tannoy MG 15's

[Denzil]

It is literally long natural wool. (washed and clean obviously )

There's a place here that specialises in it: https://www.woollyshepherd.co.uk/aco...dspeaker-kits/

Although I'm sure you can obtain it locally and probably cheaper.

Yes, that's sheep wool, excellent for speaker damping. I'm sure I could obtain some local sheep wool here. However I would be reluctant to use sheep wool here because in tropical conditions, wool tends to be eaten by some mite if not constantly attended to which is not possible inside a speaker cabinet.

Denzil

[Denzil]

That's why I'm not keen on the idea of an aperiodic shelf in between the driver and ports. I know it's not the same as directly blocking a port but there's something about it that doesn't sit right with me. The way I see it, it's slowing down air movement through the cabinet, and then through the port.

Yes, I agree Matt. I'll take the felt off the shelf and check what it sounds like with just the ports as soon as I can.

Regards,

Denzil

[Macca]

Yes, that's sheep wool, excellent for speaker damping. I'm sure I could obtain some local sheep wool here. However I would be reluctant to use sheep wool here because in tropical conditions, wool tends to be eaten by some mite if not constantly attended to which is not possible inside a speaker cabinet.

Denzil

yes, I can see how you'd get a whole ecosystem developing inside the cabinets within a short space of time. Not ideal.

[walpurgis]

wool tends to be eaten by some mite if not constantly attended to which is not possible inside a speaker cabinet.

Denzil

Ah. I can see that would be a problem.

[Sherwood]

Ah. I can see that would be a problem.

A friend of mine in Gaborone, Botswana had a problem with geckos in a pair of ported speakers. He solved the problem by getting some cats but not before the offending creatures had left a sizeable guano deposit.

[Denzil]

yes, I can see how you'd get a whole ecosystem developing inside the cabinets within a short space of time. Not ideal.

[Denzil]

A friend of mine in Gaborone, Botswana had a problem with geckos in a pair of ported speakers. He solved the problem by getting some cats but not before the offending creatures had left a sizeable guano deposit.

Hahaha. That's small game. A couple of years ago I had a leopard in the forest just behind my compound wall

[Pharos]

BAF wadding.

[fatmarley]

Yes, I agree Matt. I'll take the felt off the shelf and check what it sounds like with just the ports as soon as I can.

Regards,

Denzil

It'll be interesting to hear what happens. There's a chance that it will sound worse without the felt, but it's worth a try. I would also try it in combination with the loose baffle, and I'd definitely loosely fill the lower section to reduce standing waves.

[Denzil]

BAF wadding.

Is polyester based ?