Hopefully, this question isn't redundant. I know @ra7 posted a thread back in 2013 making his own DIY with the Q100 coax and @maty has tweaked the crossover in his Q100 bookshelf speakers. But, I think my desire might be in between these two.
I acquired a pair of Q100 complete speakers I want to use for Atmos elevation, mounted on the ceiling surface (not in-ceiling). However, the cabinet is deeper than I want for downward/angled firing. I would like to build my own cabinet with an angled baffle of about 30 degrees, and a lower profile (10" or less outside depth). If this works well, I would build a second pair for rear tops, and possibly a third pair of flat baffle for middle tops.
Can I expect to get similar sound qualities reinstalling the same coax, port tube, and crossover into a custom-built cabinet with different dimensions, as long as the internal volume is the same as the original?
Or should I just get a DIYSG Volt 6 angled baffle kit and call it good?
Thank you,
Geordon
I acquired a pair of Q100 complete speakers I want to use for Atmos elevation, mounted on the ceiling surface (not in-ceiling). However, the cabinet is deeper than I want for downward/angled firing. I would like to build my own cabinet with an angled baffle of about 30 degrees, and a lower profile (10" or less outside depth). If this works well, I would build a second pair for rear tops, and possibly a third pair of flat baffle for middle tops.
Can I expect to get similar sound qualities reinstalling the same coax, port tube, and crossover into a custom-built cabinet with different dimensions, as long as the internal volume is the same as the original?
Or should I just get a DIYSG Volt 6 angled baffle kit and call it good?
Thank you,
Geordon
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Can I expect to get similar sound qualities reinstalling the same coax, port tube, and crossover into a custom-built cabinet with different dimensions, as long as the internal volume is the same as the original?
With a simple BR build this, box shape isn't part of port size calculations.
I suspect, on the same speaker stands, they would be comparable. Even ignoring common box dimensional ratio's and the baffle differences would have little impact. They would still work about the same.
Putting them up there could be very different. I'm not sure how your doing it. Maybe we will be looking at the ceiling in terms of baffle step, or maybe it's going to be a big wave guide. Or one big ocean of ripples, deposition plaster dust in your cold beverage.
I think your expectations are reasonable enough.
I suspect, on the same speaker stands, they would be comparable. Even ignoring common box dimensional ratio's and the baffle differences would have little impact. They would still work about the same.
Putting them up there could be very different. I'm not sure how your doing it. Maybe we will be looking at the ceiling in terms of baffle step, or maybe it's going to be a big wave guide. Or one big ocean of ripples, deposition plaster dust in your cold beverage.
I think your expectations are reasonable enough.
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