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I was kind of lazy with pics and documentation on this one, but thought I'd share what I have.
It's an active 2-way consisting of:
Scan-Speak 18W-853G00:
Satori TW29R-B:
http://www.sbacoustics.com/index.php...atori-tw29r-b/
Cabinet is 1.4 ft3 tuned to 30Hz with a single 2" precision port @ 5.36" long
Cabinets are internally braced and lined with a layer of 80-mil Noico bitumen and a mix of 1" and 1/2" foam. The base of the cabinet is stuffed pretty densely with acoust-a-stuff.
Currently crossing them at 1600Hz with a bit of pad on the tweeter and a bit of BSC. Not much else at the moment and they measure pretty flat.
Going to listen and tweak, but so far I'm impressed. These are the nicest drivers I've worked with and so far it seems worth the extra $$.
They dig pretty deep, but it's all about the detail. I'm immediately hearing new things in my usual reference material.
I only have a couple hours of listening, so I'm really looking forward to listening and tweaking.
The front baffle is 2 layers of .75" baltic birch trimmed with Maple (biscuits and Titebond)
I cut 45's on the edges and used the scrap to brace the joint
The rear cover is recessed into this dado
Maple edging and driver holes:
Baffles are removable. I had some 2" long bolts that sit in these recesses and connect to 1/4x20 threaded inserts mounted on the cabinet bracing.
Ports and speakon connections are also recessed
I used some gel stain from General Finishes. First time using the stuff and I liked it quite a bit.
https://generalfinishes.com/wood-fin...sed-gel-stains
It goes on like mud and you wipe off all of the excess after a couple of minutes to find this underneath
I used Arm-R Seal (also by General Finishes) as a topcoat. I usually spray, but rubbed this on in a bunch (6?8?) of thin coats.
Thanks for looking.
It's an active 2-way consisting of:
Scan-Speak 18W-853G00:
Satori TW29R-B:
http://www.sbacoustics.com/index.php...atori-tw29r-b/
Cabinet is 1.4 ft3 tuned to 30Hz with a single 2" precision port @ 5.36" long
Cabinets are internally braced and lined with a layer of 80-mil Noico bitumen and a mix of 1" and 1/2" foam. The base of the cabinet is stuffed pretty densely with acoust-a-stuff.
Currently crossing them at 1600Hz with a bit of pad on the tweeter and a bit of BSC. Not much else at the moment and they measure pretty flat.
Going to listen and tweak, but so far I'm impressed. These are the nicest drivers I've worked with and so far it seems worth the extra $$.
They dig pretty deep, but it's all about the detail. I'm immediately hearing new things in my usual reference material.
I only have a couple hours of listening, so I'm really looking forward to listening and tweaking.
The front baffle is 2 layers of .75" baltic birch trimmed with Maple (biscuits and Titebond)
I cut 45's on the edges and used the scrap to brace the joint
The rear cover is recessed into this dado
Maple edging and driver holes:
Baffles are removable. I had some 2" long bolts that sit in these recesses and connect to 1/4x20 threaded inserts mounted on the cabinet bracing.
Ports and speakon connections are also recessed
I used some gel stain from General Finishes. First time using the stuff and I liked it quite a bit.
https://generalfinishes.com/wood-fin...sed-gel-stains
It goes on like mud and you wipe off all of the excess after a couple of minutes to find this underneath
I used Arm-R Seal (also by General Finishes) as a topcoat. I usually spray, but rubbed this on in a bunch (6?8?) of thin coats.
Thanks for looking.
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