Eek!
I thought the adhesive would be an interesting side conversation to bracing. Didn’t mean to stir the pot.
For the record, I value these discussions. It is easy to learn a lot from bringing different people and their views together. I've seen a lot of conversation that is focused exclusively on the wrong details, and I know I've been guilty of it too.
As always, my gratitude for participating; sharing! Thank you,
Since it was brought up, I am planning for multiple passive (most likely) subs. Depending on how my designs come together, I have 6 drivers to work with and am expecting to use 3 finished Subs in my main room, be they single or dual driver.
Amps are problematic in that they are sold out: two models of Crowns (XLS2502, XTI4002), even Behringers, etc. I’m also talking to a person about using Hypex modules to build Amps for me. On the other end of that conversation is Speaker Power, however their Amps are priced somewhat prohibitively to me. Not saying I can’t afford them in the long game, but that’s aside the point.
I am set up for dado and rabbet construction. I have a very good router and table. I already have a collection of bar and pipe clamps, and will be using a Brad Nailer to help stabilize the joints while whichever adhesive sets.
I will be using a double thickness baffle.
If screws become necessary, I have a countersink bit similar to what was linked above.
While material costs are still high, I am looking at MDF to build a 4cu.ft sealed and a 10cu.ft vented cabinet. Mainly, I want to test the performance between the two and see how they behave in my room. I’m hoping with a little more time, Baltic Birch will come down some more in cost… and perhaps Amps will be available again by then.
My pace is slow and deliberate. I tend to be like that when I am learning something new. Probably instilled in me by my Dad, an engineer (EE, working for defense contractor straight out of school during the late ‘60s).
I did pretty good in jr high wood shop, but that was a long time ago. More recently, I dusted off some very rudimentary drafting and architectural skills and built our own greenhouse. I’ve also done some basic items like raised garden beds, work bench, utility table, workroom tables, as well a few specialty projects requiring a little more finesse. I know how to and can frame a wall and have built and installed two false walls for a project I was recently doing for an acquaintance (one of which can be taken down with almost no sign of it having been there in the first place; a request he made (I used Liquid Nails Heavy Duty for the sill plate on concrete because it was suggested in a few places that a good whack with a Sledge Hammer could knock it free whereas the Poly Adhesives require much more effort and would likely require prying to dislodge through destruction of the wood. He did not want to drill and use concrete screws... (I digress
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These Sub cabinets will be my first foray into “fine” cabinet making.
Finishing will be another thread altogether.
Back to regularly scheduled programming.
*note: I say "passive, most likely..." I am not going to install a plate amp at all. I have not seen any affordable Plate Amps that will do what I require. I have considered when I build the finished cabinets to include a compartment where I could Rack Mount an amp unit directly in the cabinet. This would only be the case if I were to be able to acquire the Hypex Modules I am considering as a dark horse option. The Amp chassis would be designed so that the "face" is the business end of the Amp with all connection points and switches, thus allowing for easy connection from whatever DSP solution I use to manage the drivers, and the cabinet itself would still have Neutrik SpeakONs to plug into.
As the conversation with the Amp Guy unfolds, I will share if there is anything worthwhile.
