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In the Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems
Post Subject: Say What?Posted by Paul S on: 7/12/2009
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Romy, you mention the passive radiator and then you link to a normal 5" poly-cone  driver.  I guess I don't get what you mean.

I can't remember hearing a "passive radiator" speaker that was worth the dynamite to blow it up. Those I have heard made regular BR sound articulate by comparison.  I tried it once for a couple of weeks, using little blobs of museum putty to tune the passive unit.  I just could not get the thing to "sync" with the live parts of the speaker, and it also contributed all sorts of unexpected phase, dynamic, and tonal issues that seemed unpredictable as I varied the mass, so I gave up.

If you want to plug the port, maybe just plug it by degrees, starting with light foam or other fluffy stuff.

I don't see how you can stop the "communication" between the speakers, however.  Or maybe you just want to drop the main sympathetic frequency?

If that's the case, I would think the LF "conversation" might actually be worse, overall.  At least, that's what I've found.

Best regards,
Paul S

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