I'm considering building a diy center channel, probably a 2 way to start. I want it to be rather small in appearance, fitting below my TV which is wall mounted.
I'm not ready to start the design, but was wondering if I can get away with a strange cabinet shape to increase the volume by "tucking" part of the center behind the TV. So the visible portion would be about 20Wx5Hx5 1/2"D, but behind the TV a section would extend up any number of inches but be only 3" deep, sort of an L cross-section as viewed from the side.
Is this really dumb? Can you use non-rectangular cabinet shapes to increase volume?
I'm not ready to start the design, but was wondering if I can get away with a strange cabinet shape to increase the volume by "tucking" part of the center behind the TV. So the visible portion would be about 20Wx5Hx5 1/2"D, but behind the TV a section would extend up any number of inches but be only 3" deep, sort of an L cross-section as viewed from the side.
Is this really dumb? Can you use non-rectangular cabinet shapes to increase volume?
Cool, thanks. Thinking for a first go probably just TM.
The rest of the speaker system is two NHT C 3's in the front, two old Cambridge MC200's I've had for more almost 20 years, and an SVS SB-2000. After adding the sub and better mains, I'm just looking to build something to pull out the dialog a bit.
The rest of the speaker system is two NHT C 3's in the front, two old Cambridge MC200's I've had for more almost 20 years, and an SVS SB-2000. After adding the sub and better mains, I'm just looking to build something to pull out the dialog a bit.
I like loudspeaker forms that deviate from the norm.
The KEF R105 is my best example, using three different shapes in two enclosures and no rectangular shape.
The JR149 makes the statement by being a cylinder.
The KEF R107 is rectangular (once you put the hood on) but differs in that there are no woofers for the listener to see.
As dave wrote, don't do a horizontal MTM, it's done widely and but is wrong. Having the tweeter on top of the woofer defeats the aim for a low profile but probably you can tweak the shape so that the tweeter doesn't block the TV screen. Remember the tweeter doesn't need an enclosure for loading so it could even be mounted partially above the cabinet.
Implementing a taller section behind the TV set, gave me the idea you could even fold or unfold a transmission line behind the TV and nobody would see that to complain about size. That is if TL is your thing.
The KEF R105 is my best example, using three different shapes in two enclosures and no rectangular shape.
The JR149 makes the statement by being a cylinder.
The KEF R107 is rectangular (once you put the hood on) but differs in that there are no woofers for the listener to see.
As dave wrote, don't do a horizontal MTM, it's done widely and but is wrong. Having the tweeter on top of the woofer defeats the aim for a low profile but probably you can tweak the shape so that the tweeter doesn't block the TV screen. Remember the tweeter doesn't need an enclosure for loading so it could even be mounted partially above the cabinet.
Implementing a taller section behind the TV set, gave me the idea you could even fold or unfold a transmission line behind the TV and nobody would see that to complain about size. That is if TL is your thing.
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