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The Revelations are a TMWW, using the Seas 27TBFC/G, Silver Flute 5.25" and a pair of Silver Flute 8" per side. Ported, about 92L per side.
The crossover is 2nd order acoustic everywhere. Simple on the woofers, simple on the tweeter, and a mountain of parts on the mid.
They're named not because they're the most detailed and revealing speakers ever, though a lot of woodworking knowledge has indeed been revealed. It's more of a biblical reference, a nod to plans loooong in the works and to methods that will never be employed again. Not by me, anyway.
Things I have learned:
1. Sketchup is an INVALUABLE imagineering tool. My finished design was within 1/8" of the original plans.
2. I shall not route another driver recess without a rabbet set. Multiple nibbling passes with a Jasper makes for sketchy results and doesn't solve the "how do I trim my veneer" question.
3. Veneering rocks. Trying to do contact cement in your wife's sun room does not. From now on, I will be planning my designs out so that they're designed & cut in the fall, assembled indoors in the winter and measured & tested in the spring. I'll be saving the finishing work for warm weather.
4. I'm not allowed to use Bondo. The universe simply won't let me.
5. Spray gun. I need one.
6. Don't fear bandpass gain.
In fact, I have to give a big shout-out to Wolf, who managed to use that bandpass gain to salvage the use of the 8-ohm SF 5.25". I had thought it was going to not be sensitive enough and that I'd have to try another driver, but he managed to come up with an XO with enough overlap that it all worked.
A second big THANK YOU to all the guys who talked me through a number of potential finishing mishaps, including, but not limited to:
bobbarkto
Passing Interest
dian1511
Lou C
Dave Pellegrene
Much appreciated, gentlemen. I know a mountain more than I did two months ago. Anyway, here are my results. Thanks for looking.
The crossover is 2nd order acoustic everywhere. Simple on the woofers, simple on the tweeter, and a mountain of parts on the mid.
They're named not because they're the most detailed and revealing speakers ever, though a lot of woodworking knowledge has indeed been revealed. It's more of a biblical reference, a nod to plans loooong in the works and to methods that will never be employed again. Not by me, anyway.
Things I have learned:
1. Sketchup is an INVALUABLE imagineering tool. My finished design was within 1/8" of the original plans.
2. I shall not route another driver recess without a rabbet set. Multiple nibbling passes with a Jasper makes for sketchy results and doesn't solve the "how do I trim my veneer" question.
3. Veneering rocks. Trying to do contact cement in your wife's sun room does not. From now on, I will be planning my designs out so that they're designed & cut in the fall, assembled indoors in the winter and measured & tested in the spring. I'll be saving the finishing work for warm weather.
4. I'm not allowed to use Bondo. The universe simply won't let me.
5. Spray gun. I need one.
6. Don't fear bandpass gain.
In fact, I have to give a big shout-out to Wolf, who managed to use that bandpass gain to salvage the use of the 8-ohm SF 5.25". I had thought it was going to not be sensitive enough and that I'd have to try another driver, but he managed to come up with an XO with enough overlap that it all worked.
A second big THANK YOU to all the guys who talked me through a number of potential finishing mishaps, including, but not limited to:
bobbarkto
Passing Interest
dian1511
Lou C
Dave Pellegrene
Much appreciated, gentlemen. I know a mountain more than I did two months ago. Anyway, here are my results. Thanks for looking.
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