Speakers in custom cabinets?

[Rossww]

I've been researching speakers for a while now (I have the constraint of getting small speakers, or hiding larger ones becuase of the wife...DAMN her!), I'm alomst done picking my dream system, when I found an interesting advertisement that gave me an idea. Has anyone ever seen the entertainment systems offered by www.diamondcase.com/Evolution/Evolution_Main.HTML ? It gave me an idea to have cabinet like this, that is specifically made to put the speakers in them. Instead of doors, thay use the same mesh as a speaker grill. (I swear, I'm not advoacting their product)

If I do something like this, would I sacrifice a lot of sound quality? Or better yet, would I be better of with bookshelf speakers mounted to wall (room size 22x25x12), or larger towers hidden in a case like this? Thanks in advance.

 

[jaxvon]

Don't know what your budget is, but the RBH CinemaSite is pretty darn sexy, IMHO.

 

[Tom Andry]

RBH CinemaSite is pretty darn sexy

And Clint just got one!

 

[brian32672]

Must be the flash from the camera, damn that screen looks really washed out.
When I take a picture of my screen even with the flash on, it does not wash it out that bad?????

 

[Rossww]

Too rich for me

Don't know what your budget is, but the RBH CinemaSite is pretty darn sexy, IMHO.

I don't think I have that kind of budget. I was planning on around $2,000 fpr speakers.

 

[annunaki]

PSB has a new line of cabinet speakers that may fit your bill. I am not sure of the price. Check them out at http://www.psbspeakers.com

Edit: Never mind, They are $5,000 a pair and $3,500 a pair for the CHS80 and CHS60 respectively.

 

[annunaki]

Placing Speakers in a cabinet can have adverse affects on the sound. It may cause boominess in the speaker's response. Especially if it were a rear ported speaker. If the speaker is recessed too deeply into the cabinet it can also adversely affect the speaker's dispersion characteristics.

One could use a front ported speaker, if the rest of the cabinet were filled with acoustic foam or other damping material.