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    Latest brainstorm! 2435HPL direct radiator?

    It came to me in a vision last night, just after I knocked over the wine bottle.
    Would it be possible/practical to convert a 2435HPL compression driver to a direct radiator and what would be the benefits/compromises.
    I am already running 435Be's on my 4345 monitors. Thinking of picking up a pair of used 2435 drivers for experimentation. I believe these drivers have .020 between the phase plug and diaphragm. Above 1 kHz crossover point should allow for a bidirectional Xmax of .030 inches safely.
    Mylar haf rolled compliance is fairly durable, again for above 1 kHz use only.
    My goal would be usable output to 7 kHz or perhaps eight. So I may be able to adequately blend in with a 2405/077 slot in my XPL whatever's.
    It must be possible, however it is beyond me right now, to calculate max SPL at any given frequency with available diaphragm area approximately 7 in.˛ at any given frequency knowing Xmax.
    This experiment would require no permanent modifications to the compression driver.
    A homemade Waveguide could be fixed to the aluminum diaphragm ring with the same fasteners used to hold the back cap on.
    Phase plug may even assist in tuning the lower frequencies for better coupling to a tuning chamber.
    Driver would beam at those high frequencies although I do not know how much.
    Please forgive my curiosity.
    Sincerely your shoemaker newzenith.

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    And the purpose would be to have a beryllium dome midrange? Actually, I believe this kind of thing has been done before, with the large format JBL's and the titanium diaphragm (as I remember, in France, by the maker of a studio monitor). I would make one suggestion--stuff something into the compression chamber to absorb the back wave.

    Also, remember while you're horsing around with this, beryllium is very toxic. Personally I prefer mine bolted inside of a back cap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by speakerdave View Post
    And the purpose would be to have a beryllium dome midrange? Actually, I believe this kind of thing has been done before, with the large format JBL's and the titanium diaphragm (as I remember, in France, by the maker of a studio monitor). I would make one suggestion--stuff something into the compression chamber to absorb the back wave.

    Also, remember while you're horsing around with this, beryllium is very toxic. Personally I prefer mine bolted inside of a back cap.

    David
    I was under the impression that beryllium was primarily toxic during the manufacturing process. I have no real intentions on handling the diaphragm directly anyhow. So aside from health risks can you think of any reason why this would be a bad idea?
    I can reason a fiew things that might be quite desirable out of this configuration.
    1. Extended HF response.?
    2. pistonic motion beyond crossover point?
    3. High-efficiency/low distortion.?
    4. Non-break up mode compliance.?
    5. Low cost and investment.
    6. Small enough to fit in many current systems including my XPL experimentals.
    7. Lots of fun.
    Sincerely NZ.

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    I think you are dreaming.

    Please dont be offended but your posts suggest you understand all the issues (which you don't) but want someone else to do all the work.

    You will need to do all your own R & D.

    If you care to do a search on google and understand the engineering of a compression driver it will be come clear that it needs acoustic impediance loading , particularly at resonance and below. You will also need to work out what to do about a rear chamber?

    Hence the Waveguide and all the necessary tailored Eq for a flat on axis response. The Waveguide also assists control of very early reflections, without which the exercide would be a waste of a good driver.

    You are better of buying a the right horn(s) and doing from R & D. If you dont have Clio and all the necessary software tools the odds are it will be crap shoot anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ian Mackenzie;202660[I
    ]"I think you are dreaming."[/i]

    Never said I wasn't, however I believe it to be irrelevant because everything starts as a dream.

    "Please dont be offended"

    The easiest way to avoid being offended is to not be insulted.

    #1 "but your posts suggest you understand all the issues

    #2"(which you don't)"

    #3"but want someone else to do all the work."

    #4 "You will need to do all your own R & D"

    Problem with statements
    #1. I never claimed or Even suggested that I understood all of the issues, if I understood all of the issues I would not post probable questions. I believe that your statement is unfair and unnecessary.

    #2. "(Which you don't)" IMO offensive and redundant, I do not come to Lansing heritage and participate in open forms to be told what I do and do not know, I would rather discover it through open discussion.

    #3. There is no evidence that I desire anyone "to do all of the work" and moreover it is not the behavior I have ever demonstrated here.
    As a matter of fact I contribute in what ways I can, monetarily. I do not give advice, if I believe others can answer the questions more adequately, which is in most cases.
    I have not asked anyone to sacrifice anything of their own, nor do I feel any entitlement to any services that are not freely volunteered.
    All I ask is for an open and fair forum to discuss my ideas, which sometimes are very dream like.

    #4 it is apparent that I will be doing all of my own R&D.


    "If you care to do a search on google"

    This is over the top! I read at least two hours a day about speakers including hundreds if not thousands of posts here on LH.
    It has gotten to the point where I often run over the same posts while doing searches for completely different things realizing that I'm often rereading subject matter, that is saying something considering the size of the library here.

    "and understand the engineering of a compression driver it will be come clear that it needs acoustic impediance loading , particularly at resonance and below. You will also need to work out what to do about a rear chamber?"

    You are asking me my own question?

    I think I made it clear in my first post, which I reread just to make sure, I am aware that the diaphragm needs to be loaded. I have already experienced similar problems with my composite T030 drivers, which I solved.

    "Hence the Waveguide and all the necessary tailored Eq for a flat on axis response."

    I believe you may be over complicating the issues, my reference to a waveguide was an inaccurate statement, I would like a radius transition from the aluminum ring around the diaphragm to the baffle board. However lots of drivers successfully operate without waveguides that have a similar configuration, remember it is already a speaker. My job would be to fool it into thinking it was on a horn.

    "The Waveguide also assists control of very early reflections, without which the exercide would be a"

    "waste of a good driver."

    Please explain to me the waste part, if the driver does not function as I intended to or expected it to then I can, within a few moments, converted it back to a compression driver. no harm done, no money lost. Only some time, which is all we really have any way.


    "You are better of buying a the right horn(s) and doing from R & D. If you dont have Clio and all the necessary software tools the odds are it will be crap shoot anyway."
    This is the part that remains to be seen.

    In conclusion, simply put, humbly and honestly.
    Tell me something I don't already know.
    Sincerely newzenith.

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    Da! No good at working controls.

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    [quote=NewZenith;202677]This is the part that remains to be seen.

    Quote Originally Posted by speakerdave View Post
    1. Hey, you know? It's crazy enough--it just might work!


    2. You're good at asking for advice and not great at taking it.


    1. I shall take that as your sincere endorsement, pioneering spirit.

    2. It sure looks that way, but it is not always true.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NewZenith View Post
    can you think of any reason why this would be a bad idea?
    25 years ago I had the same thought when I listened to my LE85s with the back cap off as I replaced the diaphragm. Without the fog horn on it the 1.75" aluminum dome sounded far more natural. I considered designing a system based on this as a mid then decided it was stupid to use the driver in this fashion. Most of the expense of the driver is in the tight tolerances in the throat and phase plug. Why throw those out to get a dome mid? I decided to buy a high quality domed mid that was purpose built instead. At the time JBL didn't make anything like it, but others did. Today you can get these used JBLs or if you want a SOTA DIY project look into ATC. They make an excellent 3" mid dome.


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    Or... just go ahead and do it. It isn't a smart thing to do, but you may have fun.

    It's somewhat like taking a brand new car and tossing the body so that you can put one of your own design on it. It may work and it may be fun, but it isn't the smartest thing to do and probably won't work as well as going with it as it was originally designed.


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    BTW: It is beryllium dust that is the health issue.

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    Mr. widget

    I have looked long and hard at the ATC dome midrange, very nice and intriguing. However will not work for my desired application.
    I must cross my midbass drivers at 1 K. or above, I would like to cross my dome out at 7K or above to a slot.
    My experimental domes, you have to take my word for now, work extremely well. I have beautiful stock 093ti,s and choose not to use them.
    After doing some major surgery on 2435HPL compression drivers I was enormously impressed with their design and resilience.
    Cost on used compression drivers is low enough, just low enough, to warrent potential experimentation on one unit.
    In my humble opinion, which isn't always that humble.
    I do not believe I can currently buy, at any price, exactly what I'm looking for. the ATC goes into non-pistonic motion above 4.5 kilohertz if I recall correctly. It is primarily designed to be crossed at lower frequencies, which is inapplicable to my current application. Also it's claim to fame.
    I will someday own a pair of ATC supra domes, as soon as I peel out the $1500.
    Think of the potential benefits should the driver be tuned properly for low frequencies and controlled excursion, 2 Tesla gap, ultra low weight motor and diaphragm assembly, crossed high enough and with aggressive crossover slopes I believe it would be capable of usable SPL.
    This is however a guess.
    How would it sound?, in my estimation, should it be tunable and capable of high enough or usable SPL's it would sound awesome.
    Like it does on a good horn, without any horn anomalies.
    Sincerely newzenith.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NewZenith View Post
    the ATC goes into non-pistonic motion above 4.5 kilohertz if I recall correctly.
    Doesn't the 2435 do that below 4KHz?

    Take pictures when you are done... would be interested in seeing them.


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