Infinity IL30 Rebuild

[craigk]

those look like nice cabs. I would save up some money and use some nicer drivers. when you get ready to build the xover let me know and I will help you out with xover parts at a very discounted price.

[scottsehlin]

One of the Peerless (Tymphany) SDS woofers would work well too, like this one.

(http://www.parts-express.com/peerles...aker--264-1146)

For a tweeter, I would be thinking about something like this if it fits your opening http://www.parts-express.com/dayton-...4-ohm--275-051 - unfortunately it is out of stock at the moment. The waveguide faceplate will help reduce the effects of surface mounting the tweeter and the recessed baffle relative to the rest of the cabinet. One of the Peerless H26 tweeters would also work - and those are in stock.

[bullittstang]

Are you wanting to design your own XO with speakers you pick out? Or are you just looking for a good designed kit to put in the cabinets?
If the first option - Chris R. has already posted and is great at assisting with XO design on the forum. As are others too, once you decide on the speakers.
If the latter - I would look at the Amiga or Tango kits PE offers, both would work well in your cabinet and should fit the cutouts (or only require a small amount of modification to fit). Only real change would be to adjust the port tubes to fit your cabinet, i.e. longer due the increased diameter.

Good luck, those are certainly some nice cabinets. I would re-purpose them too.

[Chris Roemer]

That woofer models OK in there, w/a 7" long port. Almost any tweeter (that can cross near 2k) should be fine. Easiest would be to find a dia. that drops into the existing hole. If only PE had their "Tweeter Selection Guide" up and running!

[jwjarch]

Hello All, Not even done building my Heliums and I'm starting another project. Looking for some guidance on a rebuild. I just sold the drivers out of some Infinity IL30 towers. I like the look of the cabinets and I want to use these as my garage speakers. Obviously I want to upgrade components from what Infinity did from the factory. Any recommendations for a 2-way TW combo that would make good use of these cabinets or an existing design that would fit in them? I'm comfortable soldering up a new XO and modifying the cabinets if needed to accommodate the new components. If anyone thinks this is a futile project, let me know. If you think they're worth salvaging the cabinet specs are as follows: - cabinets are 5/8" particle board with 1" thick MDF baffles - exterior dimensions are 36"H x 8-1/2"W x 10"D - as best I can measure the internal volume , minus bracing, works out to 1.07 cf or 30.3 liters - the existing woofer was a 6-1/2". I don't have the exact cutout dia's on hand right now. - the existing port i.d. Is 2-5/8" and is about at the middle of the rear of the cabinet. I'm open to changing port location and size if needed. - my budget is about $200 for drivers and XO components. - photos of cabs attached Im thinking about some Dayton DS175-8 as a starting point but don't know what tweeters to pair or what the XO needs to be. This is where I need everyone's help. Thanks in advance!