aogrady
Well-known member
Hi!
Following on from discussion on Ellie the earlybay's build thread here:
http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=47019&p=417191#p417191" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Talk was made of Electro Dynamis Exciters, to use as speakers mounted hiden away, using plastic, card, etc as the speaker medium, as suggested by Bigbear and Sam, a few links were mentioned, so i collated a little info, and maybe folk can post up there findings on this thread?
This is what Ellie bay is using:
He said in his thread:
They turn whatever they are attached to into a speaker, it's a bit strange and a don't fully understand it. I watched a few videos on you tube and they look quite good, for £28 each il give them a try in the hope that I don't have to cut my door cards etc up. In the videos they seem to work very well when attached to box like items, when you consider what the westy interior is made up of these should work well. Il update further once they're fitted.
Well I wired in my stereo yesterday haven't fitted the exciter things yet as I've not got enough cable, however, being the big kid that I am I had to wire one up to see what they were like. They are extremely quiet until you attach them to something and then they sound great, I just rested one on the glovebox and it sounded great, then an empty box which sounded even better! It's yet to be seen what they perform like inside the door cards but il wire them in over the weekend and make my mind up from there, il keep you updated.
Hi Al, it was me that suggested them to Big Bear as I have the smaller ones in my van.
I suggested getting the bigger ones as I felt that whilst providing a great tone with good EQ adjustment I needed a little more power in a camper.
What you need to consider is what you fix them to as that become the equivalent of the speaker cone.
My plan is to get 2 of the larger ones like Big Bare and fit them to new door cards or 1 in the cab plywood roof panel and the other I'm undecided. I am then thinking of mounting the smaller to shorter ( so stiffer) ply boards to make them more of a tweeter although this may just make the quite ( all trial and error)
In principle they are simply the driver from a normal speaker so the more air you move (bigger board that they are attached to) the more bass will be produced ( within its limits) add a sealed box area like a door or glove box or purpose built box and hey presto you have a bass bin of sorts.
It's all trial and error but I think you can a great sound and without cutting large holes and I hope for less cash.
My brother in law sells electronic item and has seen a van kitted out with these by a professional and he said it was really good.
Hope this helps if you guys find new stuff out about them and usability then make sure post up on here so we all know.
Good luck big beat looking forward to your report on these.
Sam
I found a clip on Youtube which gives you a idea of the application:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyJxxvIBCIw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Which leads me on to this thread below.
http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=41193&p=416105&hilit=+foamex#p416105" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I'm wondering, this may work really well with the foam as it's lightweight, now maybe all you would need is a sub somewhere for the bass lows, i reckon a ceiling for the treble and mids would be awesome.....
Have a look into this people, post up your finding here!
Cheers!
Alistair
Following on from discussion on Ellie the earlybay's build thread here:
http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=47019&p=417191#p417191" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Talk was made of Electro Dynamis Exciters, to use as speakers mounted hiden away, using plastic, card, etc as the speaker medium, as suggested by Bigbear and Sam, a few links were mentioned, so i collated a little info, and maybe folk can post up there findings on this thread?
This is what Ellie bay is using:
He said in his thread:
They turn whatever they are attached to into a speaker, it's a bit strange and a don't fully understand it. I watched a few videos on you tube and they look quite good, for £28 each il give them a try in the hope that I don't have to cut my door cards etc up. In the videos they seem to work very well when attached to box like items, when you consider what the westy interior is made up of these should work well. Il update further once they're fitted.
Well I wired in my stereo yesterday haven't fitted the exciter things yet as I've not got enough cable, however, being the big kid that I am I had to wire one up to see what they were like. They are extremely quiet until you attach them to something and then they sound great, I just rested one on the glovebox and it sounded great, then an empty box which sounded even better! It's yet to be seen what they perform like inside the door cards but il wire them in over the weekend and make my mind up from there, il keep you updated.
Hi Al, it was me that suggested them to Big Bear as I have the smaller ones in my van.
I suggested getting the bigger ones as I felt that whilst providing a great tone with good EQ adjustment I needed a little more power in a camper.
What you need to consider is what you fix them to as that become the equivalent of the speaker cone.
My plan is to get 2 of the larger ones like Big Bare and fit them to new door cards or 1 in the cab plywood roof panel and the other I'm undecided. I am then thinking of mounting the smaller to shorter ( so stiffer) ply boards to make them more of a tweeter although this may just make the quite ( all trial and error)
In principle they are simply the driver from a normal speaker so the more air you move (bigger board that they are attached to) the more bass will be produced ( within its limits) add a sealed box area like a door or glove box or purpose built box and hey presto you have a bass bin of sorts.
It's all trial and error but I think you can a great sound and without cutting large holes and I hope for less cash.
My brother in law sells electronic item and has seen a van kitted out with these by a professional and he said it was really good.
Hope this helps if you guys find new stuff out about them and usability then make sure post up on here so we all know.
Good luck big beat looking forward to your report on these.
Sam
I found a clip on Youtube which gives you a idea of the application:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyJxxvIBCIw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Which leads me on to this thread below.
http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=41193&p=416105&hilit=+foamex#p416105" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I'm wondering, this may work really well with the foam as it's lightweight, now maybe all you would need is a sub somewhere for the bass lows, i reckon a ceiling for the treble and mids would be awesome.....
Have a look into this people, post up your finding here!
Cheers!
Alistair
