a pair of TLAHs (rectangular)

[fitzwaddle]

Got the parts ordered before Christmas, and now getting to work on the cabinets - here's a few pictures:









The top is the open end (will be), I plan on covering the top opening with a little grill, round over the sides of the baffle, veneer the sides, and paint the baffle black. I'll probably also add a bit wider base to keep them from being tippy.

[bassmonster]

Super clean build so far! Can't wait to see the paint job.

[Oscillate]

Is there a taper on your TLAH build? ...maybe it's just the angle of the photos?

[fitzwaddle]

Yes, they are tapered, maybe it just isn't apparent due to the length of the cabinets or the photos - the bottom (closed end) is 2" deeper than than the top (open end). I also made the cabinets wider and deeper than the dimensions in the plans.

[88h88]

9 woofers? How come you arrived at that number?

They look pretty slick.

[Sydney]

9 drivers can be wired 3 parallel groups of 3 ( in series ) to maintain the impedance of 1 driver.

[fitzwaddle]

^^^ that

Then as far as # of tweeters, the choice was driven by balancing desired length of the tweeter line, impedence matching, and sensitivity matching. More info in my Q&A thread before I nailed down the parts list:

http://billfitzmaurice.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16761

[ewetho]

It is plainly obvious your woofs are far to far apart too many tweets and won't work.

LOL

Really, beautiful work and let us know how they sound. My $ is on Jaw Dropping!

[Sydney]

^^^ that

The math of reciprocity at work

[fitzwaddle]

It is plainly obvious your woofs are far to far apart too many tweets and won't work.

Heading to Pep Boys for a huge can of bondo....

[Sydney]

You do know that quote was a sarcastic shot disguised as humour.

[netwerks]

use spot putty

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/access ... ier=540155

[Dan30]

I like the all purpose bondo from HD.

Very nice build.

[fitzwaddle]

You do know that quote was a sarcastic shot disguised as humour.

I thought it was humour disguised as a sarcastic shot?

In any case, the only place bondo will go is filling screw holes.

Can't wait for the veneer to show up, so I can get that on the sides, and do the baffle roundover.

I think I need to break down and get a better soldering iron - the one I have is never hot enough - any recommendations?

[ewetho]

Lets get some wire and crossovers going and make some noise!