These are coming out great. You are making me want to build a pair for my daughter as well who at 14 has really gotten into music all of a sudden and thankfully she likes rock music (pop punk for now but I’m sure it will lead to other stuff).
It's a good reason to share the project. I'll make all the mistakes and then you can build from my prototype
My daughter is 18 and loves her record player and growing collection of vinyl - some new, some second hand. She just has little satellite speakers and a cheap subwoofer at the moment - these should be a nice improvement.
Whenever I build speaker cabinets I have a set of fabrication steps. This includes cutting gaskets for the drivers so that they seal properly against the baffle.
Damn I feel like a hack. In my imagination I plan to take my time, make templates and have your attention to detail. Then I get in the workshop and hack up stuff just to get it done.
I've found the drivers I salvaged are not going to be good enough, which is a bit disappointing. I spent some time researching suitable drivers for the cabinet size and cut baffle. I was lucky to find some and re-drafted the plan to allow for a different template. The new drivers have been ordered. The only salvaged items will be the ports.
That sucks. I hate it when the cost runs away on projects that start out as a fun use of found parts.
I've found the drivers I salvaged are not going to be good enough, which is a bit disappointing. I spent some time researching suitable drivers for the cabinet size and cut baffle. I was lucky to find some and re-drafted the plan to allow for a different template. The new drivers have been ordered. The only salvaged items will be the ports.
lol! Happens to the best of us. Besides, this was turning out too nice for anything less than bad ass.
Now, rename this thread to making new stuff from new stuff.
Yeah ... the premise for this project has gone out the window
. Still, these are now going to be very nice sounding and looking (all being well). That's not uncommon for me, starting off as one thing and ending as another.
The new drivers which match the ported box volume are:
• Dayton Audio Reference Series RS150-8 6" woofers
• Dayton DC28FT-8 1-1/8" Silk Dome Truncated Tweeter 8 Ohm
These will be run with matched Dayton crossovers with the cross being at 2.5 kHz
I'll post pics of these when I have them in my hands.