Hi all,
I acquired a complete set of 813b drivers and the corresponding crossovers, but got the no no from the missus when i showed her a picture of how the enclosures usually look like...and I honestly can't blame her. I used to own 809a's without any dismay but these are another kind of breed entirely.
So I will attempt to make some DIY enclosures that would make us both happy...and I'm challenging the minds and creativity of this respectable forum to provide me with ideas.
My listening space is a living area (I'm from Europe, so in metres...) Width: 5 metres, depth about 15 metres, height 2,85 metres.
I would love to make some diy clones of the definition series speakers by tannoy (those are dual driver too), and I have a couple of corner-horns for 12" fullrange goodmans drivers lying around, so I might try to insert the coax units into these.
Would horn-loading these drivers be a possible way to go, or should I stick to a bass-reflex or closed enclosure type? (soffti-mounting is not an option for me, and I have understood that this was a recommended way to use the original urei cabinets)
I might be able to use a dual enclosure per side type of construction (one driver, one box) without getting thrown out, but a really huge construction (like Altec A7 type enclosures- been there, done that, didn't get the approvement and out they went...)
The ideal enclosures would be max. 50 to 60 centimetres wide, no more than 150 centimeres high but might be 80 cm deep... Kind of like these beauties, but with double 15"...
http://nnacoustics.com/img/products/m_4.jpg
Eagerly awaiting your ideas
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Aah, and lastly, budget would be between 500 and 750 euro.
Vincent