Wessex MLTL with CSS EL70

[zman01]

Dear all,

My weekend project is final - Wessex MLTL - this pretty much jumped my build queue in the past week or so. Lotus^2 will have to wait for now...

http://homepage.mac.com/tlinespeaker...v92-151209.pdf

I am opting for the narrow baffle variation mainly due to room width factor. Besides the tall and slim profile should be nice to the eye . I am planning to do a 45 degree chamfer on the edges of the front baffle to further accentuate the slimness and help the speakers "disappear" better.

I will build this with a removable back so that damping material adjustment is possible later.

I see the plans have are with round ports only... I wonder if slot ports are also possible?

The other thing is that I have searched high and low for a Wessex build thread or review - found none. Is this the first time somebody will do an actual build?

Will keep posting as the build progresses.

-Zia

[jimbro]

You know I'll be watching. What the heck are you doing with all these speakers you're building?

[zman01]

Originally Posted by jimbro

What the heck are you doing with all these speakers you're building?

Good question. Mostly irritating my wife, I guess.... .

After I'm done building, the keepers stay with me. Rest of the cabs I give away or throw away.

[planet10]

Originally Posted by zman01

I see the plans have are with round ports only... I wonder if slot ports are also possible?

Yes. Keep the area & length

dave

[zman01]

Originally Posted by planet10

Yes. Keep the area & length

dave

Thanks Dave - will put GMs formula to use here. BTW, with slot port, can I expect just a bit more finesse on the low end without loosing grunt?

-Zia

[zman01]

Dave,

I see a "Port spacer" for the optional slot port of the EL166MLTL - for 165mm total available port width, the ports are 54mm each, with a 57mm port spacer between them.

For internal baffle part width of 146mm for Wessex, I have taken a port spacer of 50mm, and the 2 slot ports will be 48mm each. The port spacer will run to the back of the port shelf.

Should work? Or spacer should be narrower/wider?

-Zia