MEP EP#203: Lizard Brain Information - David Gunness of Fulcrum Acoustic

MEP EP#203: Lizard Brain Information - David Gunness of Fulcrum Acoustic

David Gunness

• Vice President of R&D at Fulcrum Acoustic


• Lead Product Designer


• Photographer


• Copy Writer


• Ambassador to Italy


• Facilities Maintenance


• Director of Calculus


• Technical Writer


• Lead Coffee Maker

Fulcrum Acoustic

• Who are they and what do they do?


• What does it take to get into sound design?
  
  
  
  • Education?
  
  
  • Frequency Theory
  
  
  
  


• Passive Cardioid Technology
  
  
  
  • Technology to eliminate rear low frequency radiation
    
    
    
    • Where is this an issue?
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Active solution
  
  
  • Passive solution
  
  
  • Patent 10,123,111 B2 “Loudspeaker with passive low frequency directional control”
  
  
  
  


• Building a better coaxial speaker
  
  
  
  • What is a coax?
  
  
  • Beamwidth
  
  
  • How is this validated/tested?
  
  
  
  


• Manufacturing enclosures with wood
  
  
  
  • Why wood?
  
  
  • Sourcing materials
  
  
  • General Design
  
  
  • Tolerancing considerations?
  
  
  • Finishing and Covering
    
    
    
    • Sanding
    
    
    • Painting
    
    
    • Spraying materials