Hidding speakers in a TV cabinet.

[benjmt]

Hi guys,

I am researching building a TV cabinet.
I want to hide my front speakers (mid-size) inside the TV cabinet, behind the doors of the TV cabinet.

I have seen it before using a privacy screen from a security door. The screen replaced the windows of the TV cabinet.
The material I use needs to be "child" proof, but also not block the sound of the speakers.

Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Ben.

 

[sholling]

I don't really have a great suggestion but there are at least two things to be aware of besides blocking the sound. The first is the bass port. Most speakers have a port extend the bass response. Sometimes the port is on the front sometimes it's to the rear, and a few are sealed and don't have a bass port. When choosing a speaker you'll need front ported or sealed speaker for your application. The second is that bookshelf speakers are designed to have the face of the speaker some distance, usually 2-3' from the back wall and are tuned for that distance. Those more knowledgeable than I am on the subject can get into greater depth.

 

[didymus21]

I don't really have a great suggestion but there are at least two things to be aware of besides blocking the sound. The first is the bass port. Most speakers have a port extend the bass response. Sometimes the port is on the front sometimes it's to the rear, and a few are sealed and don't have a bass port. When choosing a speaker you'll need front ported or sealed speaker for your application. The second is that bookshelf speakers are designed to have the face of the speaker some distance, usually 2-3' from the back wall and are . Those more knowledgeable than I am on the subject can get into greater depth.

I'll keep this in mind when I do mine.

 

[jcl]

Generally speaking this is discouraged because, in addition to what sholling has already mentioned, it obviously limits your placement options. However, A speaker in a cabinet will still sound better than a speaker out in the room with holes poked through the drivers.

Wall mounting might be a better option to consider?

Another thought, when my daughter was young I used a Boston Acoustics speaker set that used metal grills. These were very effective at keeping little fingers away from the drivers. This was a while ago and the model is long discontinued, but I'm sure there are other speakers like it available today.

 

[slipperybidness]

If you are going to enclose in a cabinet, then you may need to consider "in-wall speakers". Most normal speakers are not meant to be enclosed like that. Also, look into the acoustically transparent cloths.

I am no expert on this, but you may wanna read up on that.