Long ago, I had a pair of ProAc Studio 3s. Lovely things that I had to sell when I started Real Life and living in a London bedsit. I have long regretted selling them (to a friend, so they were loved - I'm not sure they survived his kids' pokey fingers but they had a good innings).
Anyway - they had removable baffles. I believe the dealer who sold them to me had replaced a blow tweeter. They were also ported.
I'm more interested in sealed. I can see how a template and some choice between TNuts, Well Nuts, and threaded wood insert nuts can allow for removable baffles.
What to use as a gasket material?
I guess something thin and flat and a bit rubbery/spongy glued across the face of the fixed inner surface?
Can anyone recommend something?
I see also that the 40mm M5 rawlpugs will handle 20-30mm thickness, without rebate to allow for the flange. So I guess that would work for 12+18 with a flange rebate and maybe a washer.
Anyone tried that?
Clearly safer for 9mm on the cabinet, fixed, and 18mm removable to allow driver rebates. Is it strong enough?
Anyway - they had removable baffles. I believe the dealer who sold them to me had replaced a blow tweeter. They were also ported.
I'm more interested in sealed. I can see how a template and some choice between TNuts, Well Nuts, and threaded wood insert nuts can allow for removable baffles.
What to use as a gasket material?
I guess something thin and flat and a bit rubbery/spongy glued across the face of the fixed inner surface?
Can anyone recommend something?
I see also that the 40mm M5 rawlpugs will handle 20-30mm thickness, without rebate to allow for the flange. So I guess that would work for 12+18 with a flange rebate and maybe a washer.
Anyone tried that?
Clearly safer for 9mm on the cabinet, fixed, and 18mm removable to allow driver rebates. Is it strong enough?
Struggling to find it less than 1.5mm thick. I guess I would prefer more like 0.5mm of a plastic?
Have to think about it. I guess it matters less if the sides of the cabinet project past the edges of the front (the ProAcs were recessed).
Thanks, anyway.
Speaker seal foam tape looks a likely candidate.
https://cpc.farnell.com/unbranded/mdm-20/speaker-foam-insulation-tape-20m/dp/LS00624?st=speaker%20mounting%20tape
P.S. Its thickness compresses in use.
Re Rawlplugs etc. - there's a discussion currently taking place on this thread:
Wood screws vs wellnuts vs T-nuts
Ooops! Sorry, that's your thread!!!
Wood screws vs wellnuts vs T-nuts
Ooops! Sorry, that's your thread!!!
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I guess I have two? Removable baffle is a secondary thing I'm trying to understand.
It *might* work with the Wilmslow cabs in that other thread.
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