maseline_98 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I have a pair of RF7s and RC7 that I was thinking of recessing into the wall to save space. Can this be done with little or no poor effects? How much space should the cavity be? Is there anything else I should know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted December 5, 2014 Moderators Share Posted December 5, 2014 Rear ports will effect how they sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maseline_98 Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Well....the wall that they would be installed in, would have an open cavity(it's actually underneath the stairs in our gameroom), but it probably could be ported to the main listening area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Na not a good idea with the 7s. The center would be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maseline_98 Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Damn....that's all I can say....where I want to put the setup is kind of a walking area and I think have the speakers stick out that far is gonig to hinder the room.....major bummer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 re install the rear vent to the front of the cabinet and block off the hole in the back then you will be 100% fine. not really hard to do. I did this with the KLF20 I rebuilt for my daughter so she could place them up against the wall when she was in university and living in small places. Take a look at the link below. This is more complicated than what you need to do just get a hole saw. Best regards Moray James. http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=372783&highlight=klf20&page=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maseline_98 Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 re install the rear vent to the front of the cabinet and block off the hole in the back then you will be 100% fine. not really hard to do. I did this with the KLF20 I rebuilt for my daughter so she could place them up against the wall when she was in university and living in small places. Take a look at the link below. This is more complicated than what you need to do just get a hole saw. Best regards Moray James. http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=372783&highlight=klf20&page=2 I don't think I want go cutting up my cherry speaker enclosures, but thanks for the info. Maybe I will just have to go shopping for some new speakers that are front ported . They won't perform nearly as well as my RFs(for sure), but the space is really not that big. I even considered in-wall speakers, but I'm guessing they will end up sounding like p00p.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Na not a good idea with the 7s. The center would be fine. Why would the center be fine? It's rear ported also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 NO , this always sounds horrible - any rear chamber affects the port in an adverse manner, changing the tuning of the bass reflex, and the cubby hole, imho, ALWAYS adds resonance to the sound, which makes it sound either boomy or boxy, usually both. BAD BAD IDEA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Klipsch THX speakers were designed with this in mind. Tight little shallow boxes with front ports - PERFECT for in-wall installations. They sound much better than any 'in-wall' or boxed in bookshelf/floorstander imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Colter's Rule of Placement - begin with speaker placed away from the wall to it's rear by the sum of the diameter of the ports or passive drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joessportster Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 soundstage will be affected as well, you will lose the depth of field and some of the width Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maseline_98 Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Klipsch THX speakers were designed with this in mind. Tight little shallow boxes with front ports - PERFECT for in-wall installations. They sound much better than any 'in-wall' or boxed in bookshelf/floorstander imho. Probably way out of my price range and definitely a WAF=ZERO....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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