Open Baffle Dipole Home Audio Setup - Introduction / Acoustic Elegance, Hybrid Audio, Zapco

/ pssounduk
/ pssound_uk

[@svtcontour]

I went open baffle in 2013 - and no turning back. Now i'm on my version 2.0 of my design which is an WMTMW with 2x15", 2x10" and compression driver/waveguide. Its running on a 7wpc tube right now and all is passively crossed over.

[@enzofiero2924]

Thanks for going into detail and explaining the component chain and wiring setup. Helps clarify what's going on.

[@ze_german2921]

Amazing Clarity at the end and the Drum Bass sounds like the actual drummer sitting in front of you.

[@proffessasvids]

that dsp is the nuts man!!! lovely shape to the speakers pete! xx

[@pssound9749]

proffessasvids thanks Henry! 😎🙃

[@גדאור-ג7ע]

very nice work ...and you got the tweeters right .when you get the dipole tweeter you will finf out this setup is better....i did.....but i realy wonder do the distence from the wall makes such a difference? bc i found 1.5 ft from the wall was not so different from 3 ft .and also why are the mid and the woofer and the tweeter are not closer///isnt it problematic with the acoustic center?and another thing if i was you i would use a diffuser on the back not absorver////bc in my opinion you do want the reflected sound from the back wall just scaterd.please tell me i would love to learn from your expiriance.thx

[@travis4619]

Interesting - that your using the Zapco with these open baffles. I'm building a pair of open baffles and never through of using a Zapco -- have been intending to use a mini DSP or a nelson pass crossover

[@Matesosh]

When you teased me with the 3d model of these speakers, they seemed to be smaller than 3 feet tall. Boy I was wrong! :) Well done, I'm sure they sound great, I hope I'll have a chance to listen to this setup one day!

[@pssound9749]

Matesosh 🤘🔊🔊🔊💪

[@cesargutierrez4999]

Very unusual system but sounds great Good job sir!!!

[@gerardoguerrero5268]

Greetings from Mexico! , we are still waiting for the EQ video 7.4. Great job thanks for your highly specialized videos.

[@pssound9749]

gerardo guerrero google translator please. 🙏

[@gerardoguerrero5268]

Take care!

[@pssound9749]

gerardo guerrero Speaker selection is over with 7.3, but the Sound Quality In Car series is about to continue with part 8. 👌

[@agonydaddy]

♥️ the open Baffle sound Great job @PsSound

[@Rwecosher]

Found this video looking for something on open baffle in cars. I have two situations where enclosures aren't an option due to space. One is a sub within the spare wheel, the wheel not the well, and the other is some 6.5" in the back of the camper facing the bench seat. I don't think either location can accommodate a large enough enclosure to produce the bass output needed from each so i'm considering open baffle.

[@666hobart]

I love the Lambda driver I knew Nick the designer of that driver, smart guy.

[@pssound9749]

666hobart sorry, which are you referring to?

[@lfernandez9194]

It sounds very nice maestro 👨‍🏫

[@pssound9749]

LFernandez919 does anything ever sound bad? 🤣

[@lfernandez9194]

Pssound 🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂😂😂

[@richardshort1424]

TOP !!!

[@Zephnote]

What version of Emerald City was playing near the end? Never heard it before. Thanks. I would love to tune audio as well as you do!

[@Chris_Wolfgram]

.... when you use a trophy rack to break up the sound waves :) I'd sure love to hear this system in person.

[@mpugne]

Wish I had the space in my listening room for open baffle, but oh well maybe my next house.

[@thunderpooch]

If you can get 3 feet around them, they'll image better than any box. You won't have as many nulls and peaks in the bass response. And an open baffle mid range doesn't really matter. You can box that if you so choose.

[@juststuff5216]

Why not ditch the tweeters, go for Hybrid wide bands to do the top end? Great set up BTW!

[@pssound9749]

TransmissionLineDesigns because that top-end is never gonna be as good with a wideband and now i may open a can of worms with this, but heyhoo, let’s do it! I’ve had enough widebands in my life, still use them in different scenarios, many car projects, BUT this is not one of those!

[@juststuff5216]

@@pssound9749 The tweeterless system - Scott opened that can a long time ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2GoaGqOqdaGm7c Scott stands firmly behind his products, and his wide-banders are more than capable ... our hearing isn't. At the end of the day none of us hear via graphs or sophisticated measuring equipment. We actually hear via our ears! It's not really a debate as a point of fact. Unfortunately too many people listen to a system with their eyes, and seem to be heavily influenced by brand names and other prejudices. We can say that we're not influenced by such superfluous parameters, but I think they intervene all too often. I should add that I also run a pair of full range Mark Audio's in my home system. I like to keep things simple. Would have been cool to have an all HAT set up, Clarus 15 doing the low stuff, Clarus or Legatia doing the rest of the work. *Mind you, the AE's aren't to be sniffed at.* With all that said, *you seem to be one of very few, that produces quality installations.* I'll be honest, if I ever needed some work done, I'd be knocking on your door. Too many charlatans out there willing to take people's money for little to nothing in return .... of which I've experienced a couple of times. You obviously buck the trend and I love the quality of work you do. All the best Lovin' your stuff

[@advancedvehiclealarms6130]

At first I thought the video was about that Covid19 haircut! Great work Pete!

[@pssound9749]

AdvancedVehicleAlarms haha rough times indeed! 😃😂

[@jimmyjankipersadsing3319]

Pretty awesome Peter, what are the green holes for?

[@pssound9749]

Jimmy Jankipersadsing those are not holes, just a design for the 3D printed logo. 😀

[@jbg6961]

It's an open air bas reflex port 👍

[@xzing7]

Liked and Subscribed

[@Grim_987]

wonderful mate!

[@streetrider1958]

Great look

[@mannine99]

at the end i was pretty much maxed out. thats enough for normal listening. whats your crossover points?

[@pssound9749]

м it’s constantly changing as this is a test project, plus the new tweeters have just arrived. I’ll show measurements in the next videos! 😉

[@mannine99]

@@pssound9749 I had OB setup for year, i like it very much. i dont have 1-2meters from wall they need so im now building active cardioid setup

[@knutroald5332]

I assume that you dont use spotify as a streamingsource when you do critical listening, but that bo stief song peaked my interest into your musictaste. Do you have any public playlist on spotify wich are good listening material? Im always on the lookout for new hifi music to enjoy

[@pssound9749]

Knut Roald i only use Tidal Hifi as a streaming service. Spotify’s offer is great, beautiful selection and recommendations, but the quality doesn’t cut it for me unfortunately.😪

[@rafalbroncel5792]

Have you tried ScanSpeak or SB Satori tweeters?

[@pssound9749]

Yes, they have great options, but not for dipole install, unless you get 2 sets and have a pair facing backwards too.

[@_H_2023]

Each one of those trophies behind the speakers if made of metal will have a designated pitch that will resonate too and that in turn will introduce harmonics and buzzes if you play your music loud enough. You seriously need to find somewhere else to put them. If you don't believe me think of a glass harp ( not sure, look it up ) by starting the vibration it will just ring out .

[@pssound9749]

Thanks for the tip, but nothing rings or resonates here. At least they work a but like diffusers.

[@jctejeda]

that is so beautiful 👍🏽

[@umtbozkr2358]

Very nice job Peter. One thing stuck one my mind. Is the Helix processor you use in the Honda better then the Zapco in the home audio setup? You normally use as amplifiers mostly Zapco instead off Helix. What’s the reason actually?

[@pssound9749]

Umıt Bozkır i have the same Zapco DSP in the car too! 😉😃 I’m not saying Helix alternatives are not great, but Zapco is better value in my eyes, plus after the latest experience with the full Brax setup, i feel even better with my Zapco choice.

[@umtbozkr2358]

Pssound ok, I missed that one..... I still thought you run the DSP pro

[@wayneaustin7]

LOVE these mate! I really want to make my own open baffle speakers. Is the baffle shape functional or just aesthetic? Or a bit of both?

[@pssound9749]

It’s both. 👌

[@jamband4230]

I know you can get lows but can you get powerful lows is my question. Do you need a sub with it

[@pssound9749]

Yes, you do. Without extra subs you can’t really enjoy concert levels and feel it too. Also, when you watch movies, explosions and proper rumble needs subs. Check out the follow up videos of this project, then you’ll see how i dealt with it! 🔊🔊

[@K-Effect]

Excellent

[@burninglettergs]

Looking and sounding good Peter. That Bo Stief track always reminds me of the first time I heard the Honda 😍 New haircut?

[@pssound9749]

MightyG haha yeah Corona style by missus! 😃😂

[@gamecockspalmetto]

You know this sounds proper even with a Zapco processor. BTW I love the gear, your work, Ob’s, and Zapco!

[@AADmrstangerbanger]

have the same setup in my car killer stuff.

[@markbushinski1198]

Nice setup. What track is that with the bass guitar?

[@pssound9749]

Mark Bushinski that has no name, just a technical track.

[@gerardoguerrero5268]

Whats your opinión of the Dragonfly Cobalt Dac? I use it between my iphone 8 and my audison bit ten (car aplication) in order to omit the use of iphone’s poor cuality dac.

[@pssound9749]

gerardo guerrero anything is better than the phone DAC! 😃 If you can keep the signal digital from phone to DSP, then that’s even better

[@gerardoguerrero5268]

Pssound thanks for the advice :)

[@thephoenixgoldkid381]

nice one peter..

[@Glanthor88]

that lockdown haircut Pete :D

[@seraphin_creates]

system mate

[@dlfrestoration]

Nice

[@RAMON20IES]

Pure genius running a car audio DSP for home audio. 🤯🤯.

[@pssound9749]

Brian i don’t think i’m the first! 😃

[@levrone0075]

@@pssound9749 very interesting to see! ive always been fascinated with the bridge between car and home audio.. and pro audio i guess! I guess the zapco is the preamp and dac. how would this sound compared to a chord DAC such as the new qutest? Ive only done preliminary tests but pound for pound, ive found a good car amp dsp running from 12 battery bank is cleaner than the equivalent priced hifi. Perhaps the lack of AC noise has something to do with it? oh shit.. what can of worms have i opened up!!??

[@pssound9749]

levrone007 i have a feeling that you’ll hardly be able to find anyone who can give you any feedback on home- & caraudio DSP comparison. One thing is sure: car audio DSPs are very capable as they are designed for very fine accuracy when it comes to tuning as you sit in a nearfield environment in the car less than a meter away from the speakers, so even a fraction of a ms on TA or a single Hz on Xover & EQ settings count more as such.

[@levrone0075]

@@pssound9749 I think its important that comparisons are made pound for pound. My series 3 genesis powered with a battery bank is significantly better than an equivalent price Hifi amp. Perhaps the dc power has something to do with it. Considering the zapco is a player, preamp, DSP and active crossover all in one is insane!! Would love to put the Chord Qutest DAC up against the zapco. Yes in a car the zapco will be king.. a 2 channel passive wont stand a chance without TA but in a room i think it would be a nice experiment!

[@JOEYNIX2]

Ez qva jó 😅👌👌👌👏

[@MrTripletone]

I see u read the articles I sent u ....?

[@pssound9749]

john paice not yet! 😂

[@acros1456]

😍

[@wric01]

zapco 2.4k , minidsp for the rest of us.

[@bc527c]

I like the look of your speakers. Unfortunately, in my experience that shape is going to make really bad resonances in the baffle and the points of the shapes will act like horrible speakers. Perhaps physics works differently in your home than mine, for your sake I hope so...

[@eyeshowyou]

It sounds great🎉

[@Jeremydmeyer76]

With 2 watts will the trophies rattle off the shelves? 😆

[@pssound9749]

Jeremy Meyer haha thanks God nothing rattles, shelves were built well! 😃

[@janinapalmer8368]

The concept is quite good 👍 I like it ! But those 15" drivers cannot produce very powerful bass ! They can produce it but they are very inefficient being open baffle

[@pssound9749]

Efficiency vs accuracy and natural tonality. You can’t have it all, but if you check the follow up videos, you’ll see that there’s a pair 15”s as subs added to it, which make the system complete.

[@thunderpooch]

Why is Seinfeld playing, do the review ;)

[@RYTHMICRIOT]

Impressive. Who needs to spend 20k on home speakers?

[@pssound9749]

RYTHMIC RIOT these ones wouldn’t be really cheap either, at least £5k, but yeah certainly not 20k or in the 5digits!

[@dropzonemedia7811]

Pfft, play some real music 🎼

[@johnanderson8096]

AMEN!!!

[@tessdeona3416]

Are you kidding me with this open baffle nonsense?

[@pssound9749]

Is there any problem?

[@tessdeona3416]

@@pssound9749 Just because you didn't bother to add a baffle doesn't mean you're a genius, it means you're lazy.