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Woofer dust cap effect question
I've refoamed a pair of EV woofers that have a vented pole piece. The
original dust cap was made of a non-porous paper. I removed most of it to be able to shim the 2 inch diameter voice coil. I have some very porous screen type dust caps I can use to replace the originals but hesitate to use them for fear of reducing the bass a bit due the loss of air moving area of the total cone assembly. The dust cap is 3 inches in Dia. so it's not a trivial amount of total cone area that would become porous if I use the screen type. Has anyone ever compared the effect of using a porous dust cap with a non-porous one? |
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Woofer dust cap effect question
"CARL RICHARD" wrote in message ... I've refoamed a pair of EV woofers that have a vented pole piece. The original dust cap was made of a non-porous paper. I removed most of it to be able to shim the 2 inch diameter voice coil. I have some very porous screen type dust caps I can use to replace the originals but hesitate to use them for fear of reducing the bass a bit due the loss of air moving area of the total cone assembly. The dust cap is 3 inches in Dia. so it's not a trivial amount of total cone area that would become porous if I use the screen type. Has anyone ever compared the effect of using a porous dust cap with a non-porous one? The main problem is that it changes the compliance of the woofer. If the speaker is a bass reflex design, this will cause severe irregularities in response. If the speaker is a sealed box design, it will cause moderate irregularities. |
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