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Ian Westwood wrote:

Drey Chennells wrote:The bash amps are great but not airtight. A subchamber behind it is needed or substantial sealing behind each leaky connector/control etc..

Hi Drey,

Yeah, I was concerned about leaks and this was a bit of a gamble. But I'm pleased with the results. I would have thought a sub chamber would reduce the volume of the rear chamber too much, affecting the performance.. You'd have to allow for it during the build. I was originally going to put it in the external void between panels 8 and 10, but I hadn't allowed for the speaker wire during the build. It would have been ugly.

They are obviously 'supposed' to be air tight. I wish I had taken some close up pictures of the back of the Bash. They look to have spent a lot of time preventing leaks... and this one thankfully does not leak. It even came with pre-stuck speaker gasket with holes cut for the mounting screws.

I just checked the Parts Express reviews... couldn't find a single mention of an actual leak. How long ago did you try? Perhaps it was an earlier version or perhaps just a bad one??

If this one had leaked I would have tried drizzling some epoxy on the parts that leaked or even returned it.

I'll keep an eye on it for the first month or so and report back here if it gives me any problems.

Cheers,

Ian.

If you're airtight then all is well! We've used and sold dozens of the 300 and 500 and they do epoxy and hotglue the leaky bits. However I've found the factory sealing isn't 100% reliable so just sending a word to the wise to check all the connectors etc while under pressure

Wow...great build! Thanks for paving the way for me - I started mine yesterday and your photos have already answered a few questions for me. Would you do the pocket screws again, or would you stick with a brad nailer? Any other advice for me?

dougc wrote:Wow...great build! Thanks for paving the way for me - I started mine yesterday and your photos have already answered a few questions for me. Would you do the pocket screws again, or would you stick with a brad nailer? Any other advice for me?

Thanks! Receiving comments like this really adds the icing to the cake for me.

You are going to love the sound of this thing. Now that I have it set up, integrated and all the wrinkles sorted I'm totally stoked! We have even started re-watching recently viewed movies just for the sound track. It is also excellent for music. Especially if like me you are into the deeper stuff.

Personally, I have never used a brad nailer.... but as my builds progress I can see where they would be better. So for the moment, I can't really comment on that. I have one on my shopping list though for sure.

But I do like the pocket screws. Especially for a build like this. They allow you to place the panels just so and even wriggle by 1/16 inch once you figure out how they work. I used them in pairs at first but that was total over kill. Just the 1 is fine where ever you see fit.

The best advice I can give, and I have just figured this out, is to relax into the build, enjoy it, do a little and often and don't do try to do too much before the PL dries enough for the next stage.

Oh, and be super anal about making sure you get good squeeze out on every joint. If anything looks remotely dry, deal with it right there and then.

Take lots of pictures and post your journey here