adam2434 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Got a pair of RB-81 II for the workout room. I like to check out the internals of new speakers, and thought I’d post a couple pics and observations, as well a couple questions. It’s nice to see that they have a cross-brace. No electrolytic capacitors in this view of the crossover. Is it possible that some components, including electrolytics, are mounted on the other side of the board? The front baffle is around 7/8” thick. The woofer and tweeter magnets are pretty robust. For comparison, the tweeter magnet is about the same size as the 5” midrange magnet from an Infinity SS-2005 that I have apart. The woofer magnet is about twice as big as the Infinity’s 8” woofer magnet. Overall, I think the RB-81 II has pretty darn good build/parts quality, except for the plastic binding post nuts. I’ve seen a couple horn-damping mods on Reference Series horns. When I had a RB-81 II open yesterday, I wondered about whether a heavy layer of silicone-based adhesive or RTV would dampen the horn and have a positive impact on sound quality. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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