The Technical Archive – Drivers/Enclosures

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Drivers-

Specifications and Plots
Transient Response and Stored Energy
How To Interpret Frequency Response Data
How to Interpret Distortion Plots
A Comparison of Various Measurement Methods
T/S Parameters… What Are They Good For?
What To Look For in a Klippel Measurement

8ohm drivers
The Real Deal with 8 Ohm Drivers

Enclosures
Understanding Qtc, Excursion and Power Applied
How to Properly Build a Ported Enclosure?
Sealed vs. Ported and SQ… Myth or Fact
Higher Fs Recommended for IB?
Sealed vs. IB Questions

http://www.danmarx.org/audioinnovation/theories.html
http://www.carstereo.com/help/Articles.cfm
http://www.mobileaudio.com/rac-faq/rac-faq_4.html
http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/enclosure/RFTECH_enclosure_v2002.pdf
http://audiogearreviews.com/tech/theory/enclosure_design/enclosure_design.asp

http://www.diysubwoofers.org/
http://www.mobileinformationlabs.com/HowTo-1WooferBox-infinite-baffel_1.htm
http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/education/enclosureDesign.cfm
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Engineering_Acoustics/Bass_Reflex_Enclosure_Design

http://audiogearreviews.com/tech/theory/enclosure_design/infinite_baffle.asp
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/boxes1.asp

http://diyaudioprojects.com/Technical/Aperiodic/
http://audiogearreviews.com/tech/theory/enclosure_design/aperiodic_membrane.asp

Subwoofer Wiring Diagrams
http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp
http://www.crutchfield.com/ISEO-rgbtcspd/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html

My enclosure design tutorial, still under construction.
DIY subwoofer page…
speaker damping, and the pro’s and cons to sealed vs ported
Box calculator

Box calculator by CCS

http://www.xtant.com/html/techSupport/enclosures.cfm

How a speaker works

Submit/View Submitted T/S Parameters (better off measuring it with a Woofer Tester)
http://www.thielesmall.com/database.asp