"Tired2way" speaker building.

Starre · 2012-09-22 7:23 pm

Maybe a 5mm alu panel fastened with damping glue would do the trick. But not so easy to implement. Some very dense wood panel is easier to get hold of I guess.

Starre · 2012-09-23 9:06 pm

I am pondering using ceramic tiles with damping glue. But before that I must test with a bit of MDF if it can be a good choice. The tile is stiff and approx 6mm thick. Damping glue of approx 1mm. This way it is rather thin and does not alter the box dimensions very much. Also the surface does not need any work.

Salas · 2012-09-23 9:33 pm

Making a super duper pair of cabs applying all you've learned and dream of just from scratch would be another upcoming winter pass-time idea though. Then you transplant the organs to the new body (very Frankenstein LOL) and you decide. If you had jumped category to the special cabs success stories club then you may buy more drivers and best crossover parts, duplicate, and sell the normal but reinforced and beautiful white cabs speakers to a very happy adopter who lacks the time and/or skill.

Starre · 2012-09-23 9:44 pm

Decisions decisions....If I understand you Salas you think it would be best to make a new cabinet. But I do not like it remembering that router hard work getting it right lol. I rather try to improve what I got. Do you think it is useless and even destroying what I have you mean?

Salas · 2012-09-23 9:51 pm

Useless no, but I am afraid of when the gradual volume eating will rear its ugly face.

Starre · 2012-09-23 9:54 pm

Ah ok, well that is no problem since I was thinking of using it on the outside of the cabinet, you believed I wanted it on the inside, right?

Salas · 2012-09-23 10:07 pm

Yes inside I thought, outside no problem for volume, but will it not look weird since its a beautiful speaker now?

Starre · 2012-09-23 10:33 pm

It might look weird

, I was thinking something like this picture, just a free hand sketch. Side-back-side. White tile trying to match color, and I think it is possible to paint the tile if necessary.

Salas · 2012-09-23 11:42 pm

Just don't end up with a tiled hospital bathroom look since its whitish already.

Zvu · 2012-09-24 8:18 am

Try with wood on sides of the speaker. Something like Sonus Faber.

Stained wood with rounded edges would look nice and the cabinets would benefit from it. The only better thing than two materials glued together with their whole surface for speaker wall is sandwich box filled with sand.

Starre · 2012-09-24 8:57 am

I will use only one big tile per side Salas so I do not think it will look like a bathroom lol.
Using whole wood like Sonus Faber would work but too much work for me. I think I will start with a test panel and see if I like it.

Zvu · 2012-09-24 9:09 am

I would take the speakers and wiring out of the box and of to the carpenter.

I don't think that i would be able to do it nicely by myself also.

Starre · 2012-09-24 9:30 am

Zvuchniak, I also need something on the back of the speakers so it would involve wood there too. I will report my findings after testing the ceramic tile on MDF.

Starre · 2012-09-24 2:08 pm

It would be quite cool with speakers covered in ceramic tiles, but I have never seen it before. Perhaps something to try one day

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Starre · 2012-09-24 8:33 pm

Test panel glued, a bit harder than expected to get an even layer of glue, have to work fast. Need to dry at least 24 hours

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Glue is based on synthetic rubber.

Starre · 2012-09-26 8:07 am

It might work, seems more stable. But I listened some last night and all of the back panel is making noise more or less so I should cover it up entirely. The side panels are good so it needs nothing. It also did not look good with tiles on the sides so I skip that.

Salas · 2012-09-26 7:01 pm

If it will do work for the back panel quieting it will be something, and outta sight non the less.

Starre · 2012-09-26 9:15 pm

Yes Salas, that is my plan. But after trying out the ceramic tiles (clay really) it is obvious it is not good enough. So now I will do it the Swedish way

, go "all in" and go for Swedish granite. That is really heavy stuff! My plan is to get hold of floor tiles of granite and get it cut to fit. They can be found in 30x30cm so it needs some cutting. 2 of these at the back going from top down to terminals and then leave the little part below without stone to save some cost. What do you think of it, Salas?

Salas · 2012-09-26 11:06 pm

Seismic grade reinforcement plan sounds cool.

Salas · 2012-09-26 11:08 pm

P.S. See the balance on stands not to go back tipping with some light touch.

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