The May GM will be revealing the Camel II speakers, fully designed, built and configured by our Audio Action/DIY group, convened by MAC speaker expert Ron. We will hear how the speakers came together, from concept to selection of drivers and testing of the completed units. The music selection will be presented by group members and includes a number of tracks that they used to evaluate the drivers and "fine tune" the whole driver / cabinet / crossover combination.

Ron tells me all the drivers are from the SB Acoustics "Satori" range: Bass Mid 9.5 inch WO24P-4 Papyrus 6.5 inch MW16TX-4 Textreme Tweeter TW29TXN-B Textreme

Both bass and upper enclosures were a constrained layer damping construction using 12 mm ply and 12 mm MDF in combination. PVA glue was used for the bass enclosure and a sound absorbing flooring glue for the mid/ tweeter enclosure. The bass enclosure is a bass reflex design approx 60 litres the mid tweeter approx 20 litres.

For the meeting, the speakers will be paired with an Aurora Audio Signature 2 Class A 70W amplifier, capable of full Class A operation and stable to less than 1 ohm.

These speakers are a culmination of 16 months of hard work by many people within the club and will be a highlight of our year. Anybody who has even the slightest interest in the design and construction of speakers will find the Camel II presentation an entertaining and informative night.

And Finally...

This has been my final year as MAC Program Coordinator and as such will not be nominating for the 2025 / 26 year. I encourage anyone who would like to give the Program Coordinator role a go to nominate. It requires some time commitment, especially on the night of the GM but is very rewarding with the wealth of knowledge and talent not only in the Australian audio industry but within the Melbourne Audio Club itself! If you are considering nominating, please feel free to contact me at your leisure and I will answer any questions you have. Please see the overview of the position in the issue of the MAN. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful committee members I have worked with over the 4 years, including our former presidents Ian and Laurie, and our current president Damian.

Dave Polanske
Programme Coordinator