Linkwitz Lab Loundpeaker baffle

Hi ptss, the ideal inert box is not to have one, lol!, I hate the sound of over dampened box speaker's, they sound thin!

The proof is in the listening...

Once you’ve heard either the Orions or LX521s you’ll understand... and your search will end!

Does a dipole driver need the same inert baffle as a box design loudspeaker?  I don't know, but apparently one of the truly great loudspeaker designers doesn't think so.  Why doubt a master?

Linkwitz used to design microwave antennas for HP.  He looks at loudspeakers as if they were sound wave broadcasting antennas.  Chances are he knows what he's talking about.

Danny Richie, open baffle loudspeaker and woofer/subwoofer designer at GR Research, is a strong advocate of baffles built to have their resonant frequency outside the passband of the driver(s) mounted on them. He routinely uses two layers of 3/4" MDF on his baffles. Ric Schultz of EVS, who builds OB/Dipole subs and speakers using GR Research woofers and their related Rythmik Direct Servo Control Plate Amp, builds his OB baffles with three layers of MDF----2-1/4" thick!