From Inwalls to Bookshelves. Sort of. (DIY)

[annunaki]

Check out my B&W Signature 7SE inwalls that I build enclosures for. They sound great by the way. Thanks to Mike Sheehan at B&W tech support for his enclosure size recommendation. The bracing is all my own design. Let me know what you think.

Finished:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/annunaki_6/000_0101.jpg

After exterior finish:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/annunaki_6/000_0099.jpg

After bondo:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/annunaki_6/000_0097.jpg

Speakers themselves:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/annunaki_6/000_0096.jpg

Pictures showing bracing:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/annunaki_6/cabinetpic2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/annunaki_6/Cabinetpic1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/annunaki_6/Sig7pic3.jpg

 

[JohnA]

I like

I was thinking about doing the same thing....The only thing I would suggest would be to flush mount the bafflenext time, that would give it a nice flush face. But it is vey nice. Now it is time to paint those brick walls

 

[annunaki]

I was thinking about doing the same thing....The only thing I would suggest would be to flush mount the bafflenext time, that would give it a nice flush face. But it is vey nice. Now it is time to paint those brick walls

That is just the walls of the install bay at the store I manage. I did not want to put in too much effort into making them look nice. I also thought that flushing them could possibly interfere with dispersion. I am more into performance than looks. Thanks for your comments.

 

[JohnA]

I see...How do they sound? Better then being in the wall?

 

[annunaki]

They sound quite good. Very neutral. VERY smooth lowend rolloff. I have them bi-amped right now. That made a difference vs. regular. They are a good reference monitor. I think the bass response is slightly overdamped though. I am going to play aound with the box volume a little to see if I can correct that. Other than that I am very happy with them. I will also compare them to DM602 S3's soon as I will be upgrading my HT setup. PSB to B&W.

 

[annunaki]

The more I have listened to these over that past week or so the more impressed I have become. They sound very nice. Quite dynamic too.

 

[WmAx]

For away-from-walls placement, you need to compensate for baffle diffraction loss effect using a 6db/octave shelf filter, approximately -3dB attenuation potential, center frequency based on the baffle width.

http://sound.westhost.com/bafflestep.htm

-Chris

Check out my B&W Signature 7SE inwalls that I build enclosures for. They sound great by the way. Thanks to Mike Sheehan at B&W tech support for his enclosure size recommendation. The bracing is all my own design. Let me know what you think.

Finished:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/annunaki_6/000_0101.jpg

After exterior finish:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/annunaki_6/000_0099.jpg

After bondo:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/annunaki_6/000_0097.jpg

Speakers themselves:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/annunaki_6/000_0096.jpg

Pictures showing bracing:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/annunaki_6/cabinetpic2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/annunaki_6/Cabinetpic1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/annunaki_6/Sig7pic3.jpg