MCLA Project Details 3. MCLA Project Details The Transducers The Dayton Audio ND90 3.5 inch speaker is available from Parts Express here: Per the Parts Express web site pricing for the ND90 is as follows: 1-10 units: $19.70 each 10-49 units: $16.90 each 50+ units: $12.90 each (this is nearly 35% off the single unit price) The MCLA system employs 24 speakers per corner line array enclosure. If you are considering building a pair of MCLAs I recommend buying at least 50 speakers to allow you the freedom to reject one or two for quality reasons and/or to have a replacement driver to set aside. Total Cost for 50 ND90 speakers: $645.00 At $645 for the drivers alone this may not be a low cost speaker system, but when you consider the high level of performance that this system delivers, the value is quite large.

The Enclosure My initial prototype enclosures (Prototype #1) were built out of 1/2' (actually 15/32') plywood. I am a minimally skilled woodworker so my prototypes are a bit rough, but they are fully functional. I ended up covering the entire face of the line enclosures in black grill cloth. I have seen some of the fine looking enclosures that DIY speaker builders create so I am looking forward to seeing better implementations of the MCLA than my Prototype #1. Please send pictures of your finished systems and I will post them here. Figure 3-1 shows an overview of the plans for Prototype #2.

The detailed plans are available in.pdf form below. Figure 3-1: The Enclosure Drawings The recommended enclosure at this time is Prototype #2. The plans are provided in a.pdf file for easy reference and easy printing. Enclosure Revision Revision Date Download Prototype #2 16Dec09 Wiring Configuration With 24 drivers of 8 Ohms each it is necessary to employ a series/parallel wiring arrangement in order to achieve a net load impedance near 8 Ohms. The simplest ways to wire the drivers are either six parallel groups of four in series or four parallel groups of six in series. I chose the first case in order to achieve an impedance that falls between 8 and 4 Ohms (5.33 Ohms). Figure 3-2 shows the wiring diagram.

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The other arrangement with four groups of six drivers in series would yield a net impedance of 12 Ohms which I decided was just too high. Figure 3-2: The MCLA Wiring Diagram for 24 Drivers Here is a link to the wiring diagram as a.pdf file: The Equalizer Eventually I may design a custom analog EQ to voice the MCLA. For now however, I am using an off-the-shelf digital 1/3rd octave equalizer. I strongly recommend that you use this same EQ in order to directly implement my EQ settings for the MCLA. The equalizer I am using is the Behringer Ultra-Curve Pro DEQ2496 shown in Figure 3-3 below. This unit is available from Parts Express for $2 Free Download Xforce Keygen Autocad 2012 32 Bit. 99.99.

The thing I especially like about this unit is the accurate correspondence between the boost/cut settings and the amount of boost/cut actually achieved. There is minimal interaction between bands and being digitally implemented the EQ is perfectly repeatable. It would not be possible to convey my settings to other users and get precisely repeatable results with anything besides a digitally implemented EQ. If you want to precisely reproduce the MCLA voicing you will need to use this equalizer.

I will tell you exactly how to set it so that should not be a concern. Figure 3-3: The Behringer Ultra-Curve Pro DEQ2496 Programmable EQ Here are links to the EQ's page at Parts Express and the product brochure. The Ultra Curve Pro at Parts Express:. Product Brochure for the Ultra-Curve Pro DEQ2496: The Equalizer Settings Here are the equalizer settings I have arrived at for the MCLA systems in my music studio room. Shown in figure 3-4 below are the average settings for the two channels. Figure 3-4: Equalizer settings for the MCLA, Page 3 Average Settings I use separate EQ settings for my Left and Right channels. By swapping the two enclosures and measuring each way I determined that the two prototype enclosures are very consistent but that there is a small difference between the two positions.