microTower Revisited

[cogitech]

I don't own a router. I though about something similar, but with inset magnets. Never got past the thinking stage. Moved on to other distractions.

The plastic covers will do the trick for the foreseeable.

[planet10]

Originally Posted by cogitech

Save the plastic protective covers...

They are not very good plastic covers, i would be careful with them and i expect use will cause them to die.

dave

[planet10]

Originally Posted by Bigun

I’d suggest using a router to create a small rebate / ditch in a square shape, set back from the edges and fashion a grill cloth to sit on top with the cloth fixed to a square frame that simply drops into the routed slot.

I have a box full of metal mesh circular grills, we have use dthem for SDX7, SF W14 & A10. Anyone wants some i’d hate to toss them in the metal recysle.

Here on the W14 on the sides of Tysen V2 (now veneered [and for sale])



dave

[cogitech]

A nice offer, Dave. The dust and whatnot will go right through them, no?

I plan to be very gentle with the plastic covers, for now.

[planet10]

Dust blows off, finger pokes or an errant drinking glass do not.

dave

[cogitech]

Worse than dust is cooking fumes. Our kitchen is right next to our living room.

The top EL70s eventually collected enough to become slightly tacky, which the dust loved to adhere to. Blowing was insufficient. Physical contact was required. This bugged me. The metal grilles would not do the trick for this issue.

I suppose the real solution is metal grilles on the top drivers, plus a cloth grille/frame for the top and sides (like the cloth covers in the sample photos in the microTower PDF).

[planet10]

The box from those photos is downstairs :^)

Cooking fumes are a problem. With the paper EL70 they will penetrate the cone, the metal cones can (very) carefully be wiped does with 9% isopropanol. Much better to not have to do it at all.

dave

[von Ah]

Here’s what I’ve done for 10 years:
Magnet attached grilles for MA drivers, good or bad idea

I considered the steel plus fabric idea back then, but never made it happen.

[cogitech]

I like that solution, von AH.

Upon seeing closer photos of your microTowers, it looks like the driver holes/rebates are perfectly sized for your drivers. I suspect there might not be enough room there to easily slide the plastic covers on. Although it is basically irrelevant because you have a protective solution already.

[cogitech]

I'm thinking about this more and I think you metal mesh guys are right. Lots of good points made in that old thread.

Dave, are the "A10" grilles for Alpair 10? Would there be a way to utilize them with P7 without it looking ugly?