Magna *** Laude Build

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

i dont get it, what did you forget? Those boxes looked perfect minus the top missing.... I am lost. You said you left them, but then said you found better use for them so obviously you moved them. Cant you just put a top on them and cut the circles and you will be good to go?

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

i dont get it, what did you forget? Those boxes looked perfect minus the top missing.... I am lost. You said you left them, but then said you found better use for them so obviously you moved them. Cant you just put a top on them and cut the circles and you will be good to go?

The smaller boxes go inside the large enclosure. They are for the midrange drivers.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

The smaller boxes go inside the large enclosure. They are for the midrange drivers.

Correct.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

do the mides need their own enclosure? or is it just to seal off the bass from them?

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Since the midrange driver I selected is a standard open-back woofer, it needs its own sub-enclosure. From an ease-of-construction standpoint, I decided that a 7" internal square running from the front to the rear of the cabinet would be very simple and provide ample driver room. This yields about a .35 cu. ft. sealed enclosure for the midrange, which is sufficient to keep the resonance peak low in frequency and magnitude.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

My secret Plan 8" concrete tube.

In Place

Why the **** i decided to fiberglass it in there i have no idea but i did. It looks like shit thank god you cant see it. First time fooling around with this stuff. Most likely my last as well.

Finished with sanding on this guy:

I might work on them more tonight but who knows.

 

[Atimm693 10+ year member]

Looks good.

Worst comes to worst you can just stick something in there to take up space.

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

subscribed, looks good.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Since the midrange driver I selected is a standard open-back woofer, it needs its own sub-enclosure. From an ease-of-construction standpoint, I decided that a 7" internal square running from the front to the rear of the cabinet would be very simple and provide ample driver room. This yields about a .35 cu. ft. sealed enclosure for the midrange, which is sufficient to keep the resonance peak low in frequency and magnitude.

Exactly. You don't want that guy bottoming out //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Lots and lots of sanding to do...

SO MUCH BONDOOOOOO

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

After Bondoing the hell out of the speakers I sanded them like there was not tomorrow...

Anyways Sanded:

I then decided I didn't really want a huge roundover so I just used a 3/8ths roundover on the front and back. The design doesn't call for this but I did so I did it.

The speakers were then ready for primer. I happen to have a spray booth so I used a shellac based primer and sprayed it out of my hvlp gun.

First One:

Another View:

Both of them together. What a great Pair:

And then carpet on the table to keep from scratches:

Im gonna bust out some 220 grit shortly and sand these mother****ers and then they are ready for the final coat. Still deciding on a color..

 

[96civ 10+ year member]

Nice save with the 8" circles. It's looking good man, keep up the good work. Have you finished the x-overs yet?

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

I suggest you cover the back of the tweeters with some wood or something to keep the bass from venting thru the tweeters and damaging them. Some tweets are sealed and this isn't a problem, others are open to the back and the bass can push right on the diaphram to vent out the front.

I will always vote for baisc black. Piano black if you want fancy.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

I suggest you cover the back of the tweeters with some wood or something to keep the bass from venting thru the tweeters and damaging them. Some tweets are sealed and this isn't a problem, others are open to the back and the bass can push right on the diaphram to vent out the front.
I will always vote for baisc black. Piano black if you want fancy.

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[Brian_smith06 10+ year member]

very nice. I like //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif