Bruce, this is still in the cards! I may give up and flat black them as far as i can reach and then Duratex. We'll see!Bruce Weldy wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 1:02 am Side note - I've always rolled Duratex into the mouths of the horns as far as I could get it. You can't really see back in there far enough to not know it's not totally covered. The shadows hide it really well...and as long as there is flat black - it blends right in.
I should be able to figure something out, although I may not want to know! Lets take a stab anyway and hope my wife never sees this!matmonster58 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 8:15 am Great build!
Do you have a total cost breakdown for there pair.
I'd love to do a build but I'm on a tight budget. Dr200s with the budget driver may be just what I need
I can't remember, but I'm pretty sure I bought 15 panels to start and bought one more for braces and such.
1/2 Baltic Birch 16 panels @ 6.22 from Menards 99.52
1/8 BB 24x30 panels 2 @ 13.99 from Woodcraft 27.98
GRV 8" woofer, 2 @ 22.90 from Parts Express 45.80
Piezos 36 @ 2.68 from Parts Express(4 spares) 96.48
Dayton Audio resistors (HP) 2 @ 4.98 from PE 9.96
Dayton Audio resistors (HP) 2 @ 4.98 from PE 9.96
Dayton Audio coil (LP) 2 @ 6.49 from PE 12.98
Dayton Audio coil (HP) 2 @ 5.49 from PE 9.18
Dayton Audio (LP) cap 2 @ 6.81 from PE 12.38
Dayton Audio (HP) cap 2 @ 3.51 from PE 6.38
corner protectors 16.99
dual speakon in jack plate 11.99
mattress pad from Wal-Mart for $12
array wire 24ga 14c/ft from 6.99 roll $1ish
woofer wire 24ga 18c/ft from 17.99 roll $1ish
total 373.60
You could also factor in:
part of a can of Rustoleum black 8.89
part of a can of Duratex 45.99 I had left from my T48 build
I added 2 switches for 7.99 for my bi-amp
Have probably $20-30 in hardware with T-nuts and stainless screws for array etc
Probably sitting on $200/cab roughly.
I still may swap out the woofers and try the Dayton Audio PA200-8, which has the required rising mid range response. So that would add 53.98-22.90=31.08x2=62.16 to my total or 435.76 (those were $45 each when they debut in the fall IIRC).
Now by the time I spend $55 on a woofer I may as well hunt down some proper Eminence! That being said, I have zero complaints about my $25 woofers so far.