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this is/was my first build and have posted of some lack of bass in a pre cabinet. Well I KNOW NOW there is bass. And plenty of it.
So I thought it was just "easy peasy" to finish the cabinets in a nice colour and get these babies singing for real. But boy, was I wrong. Had the cabinets finished up and sanded silky smooth and applied the paint, flat white. That was a big NO NO. When the paint started to dry it reacted to the primer and turned to crap. Sanded and tried again. Same result.
After having spent a week and a half with reaction between paint I came to the conclusion, these Speedsters do not want to be painted.
I have now sanded down the cabinets completely and am going for a high-gloss bare MDF. It way sound stupid, but the look so far looks way better than just plain white. A bit like DIY 2.0 and very unique (will post pics soon). It's very time consuming...
If I hadn't heard the almost finished speaker I wouldn't even bother, but now I know what all the fuzz is about. They sound superb. And that is without any padding/filling at all. Can't wait to get these finished.
The crossovers are all ready just waiting to get to their beloved home.
My timeline it to get them singing before Christmas.
this is/was my first build and have posted of some lack of bass in a pre cabinet. Well I KNOW NOW there is bass. And plenty of it.
So I thought it was just "easy peasy" to finish the cabinets in a nice colour and get these babies singing for real. But boy, was I wrong. Had the cabinets finished up and sanded silky smooth and applied the paint, flat white. That was a big NO NO. When the paint started to dry it reacted to the primer and turned to crap. Sanded and tried again. Same result.
After having spent a week and a half with reaction between paint I came to the conclusion, these Speedsters do not want to be painted.
I have now sanded down the cabinets completely and am going for a high-gloss bare MDF. It way sound stupid, but the look so far looks way better than just plain white. A bit like DIY 2.0 and very unique (will post pics soon). It's very time consuming...
If I hadn't heard the almost finished speaker I wouldn't even bother, but now I know what all the fuzz is about. They sound superb. And that is without any padding/filling at all. Can't wait to get these finished.
The crossovers are all ready just waiting to get to their beloved home.
My timeline it to get them singing before Christmas.
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