Episode 20 is your subwoofer tech talk on steroids, with every aspect of subwoofer design touched on in detail. Cody Hiebert from Harbottle Audio accepts that he is a nerdy, geeky Audiophile who loves the scientific aspects of engineering and sound reproduction. He also has an unwavering and uncompromising attitude to quality combined with a focus on innovation and performance. This is evident in the fact that Harbottle Audio manufacturers all but 4 components for all the models in the range. Everything else including cones and drivers is manufactured under strict 500 point quality control standards in Harbottle Audio’s own facilities.
For audiophiles and home theater enthusiasts alike, the future of subwoofers is here. Don’t let the simplicity fool you. Harbottle Audio is not just a box making bass. This episode reveals revolutionary materials, groundbreaking design techniques, carbon fibre enclosures, and a true understanding of what is required to make the greatest subwoofers.
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WORDS OF WISDOM FROM THIS EPISODE
“I applied physics to every single audiophile term that I use.”
“My first concern on really large diameter drivers is the non linearity of air. When you get to a certain point the air itself becomes nonlinear.”
“I involved carbon fibre and birch ply… MDF is more elastic and flexes more however there is too much rate of change for MDF to deal with it. The speaker driver is creating energy, the braces’ job is to control the energy, it’s the enclosures job to fight back against that energy. The panels will vibrate a little but but the bulk of the work in killing the energy and keeping the energy inside the enclosure is done by the bracing.”
“what happens in the low end of that subwoofer affects the top end of the subwoofer, which affects the crossover of the subwoofer to the main speaker, which affects the load on that main speaker.”
THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY STEREONET
People mentioned on this episode –
Cody Hiebert Harbottle Audio
Andrew Hutchison Dellichord Loudspeakers
Brands mentioned on this episode –
Harbottle Audio
Dellichord
Velodyne
Rel
Focal
Macintosh
Businesses mentioned on this episode –
Harbottle Audio
Dellichord
Stereonet
HeyNow HiFi
Waxx Lyrical Club
Funk Audio
Models mentioned on this episode –
Harbottle Audio Cassini
Revel Salon 2
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CREDITS –
Host, audio production – Andrew Hutchison
Guest management, regular co-hosting – Brad Serhan