Having recently got a pair of Tannoy Gold 15 inch drivers (actually HPDs with the cones replaced with gold style ones) the next step is building a set of cabinets for them.
What i've realised, looking at the various online resources for the original Tannoy cabinet designs is that the traditional ones pre-date the Thiele/Small theory papers, and hence are really designed and tuned by ear, or by outmoded analysis techniques.
So, i'm somewhat torn between building an original design (which would be fun, i'd probably build a pair of Ardens, that sort of size and design) or tweaking the design to something original based on more modern analysis. Of course in an ideal world i'd try both, but i'm not sure the missus would appreciate two sets of 100+ litre cabinets in the front room
So that brings me to what software to use to get some sensible predictions for a given design? Is there a package of choice that people are using for such analysis?
I was wanting to at least get some predictions of the behaviour of the designs I can find online. I'm guessing that some of the later studio tannoy designs might also be worth analysing to see how they behave (in theory).
What i've realised, looking at the various online resources for the original Tannoy cabinet designs is that the traditional ones pre-date the Thiele/Small theory papers, and hence are really designed and tuned by ear, or by outmoded analysis techniques.
So, i'm somewhat torn between building an original design (which would be fun, i'd probably build a pair of Ardens, that sort of size and design) or tweaking the design to something original based on more modern analysis. Of course in an ideal world i'd try both, but i'm not sure the missus would appreciate two sets of 100+ litre cabinets in the front room
So that brings me to what software to use to get some sensible predictions for a given design? Is there a package of choice that people are using for such analysis?
I was wanting to at least get some predictions of the behaviour of the designs I can find online. I'm guessing that some of the later studio tannoy designs might also be worth analysing to see how they behave (in theory).