AHall Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 I’d be interested in building new Cornwall boxes that are full height and width, but reducing the depth to around 10.5”. So basically 5” less depth than factory. Looks like I’ll be reducing the volume around 33%. Is this something I should model to come up with a port length or blindly hack off the extra depth? I do not require them to dig deep in my application. I’d be leaning toward using a 15c woofer. For those of you that are wondering why. These are my side surround channels. They are inset into the walls 3.5” already. I’m interested in having them protrude less into the room freeing up walking space. Also getting the horn/woofer that much further from my ear. I am limited by my 16’ room width. Also I’d like to have a new motorboard I can mount my k510s flush in. And move the woofer higher to be closer to the HF horn. This could be advantageous in setting up phase alignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus89 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Why not try a Chorus I? If I'm not mistaken, sans riser they should be about same height but less depth Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus89 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Actually never mind. Looks like it's not as thin as I thought Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHall Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, Maximus89 said: Why not try a Chorus I? If I'm not mistaken, sans riser they should be about same height but less depth Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Im kinda stuck with the height and width at this point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No.4 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 hour ago, AHall said: Im kinda stuck with the height and width at this point. Looks fine to me. 😎All jokes aside, is there available volume inside that opening, outside of where the speaker is occupying ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff. Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Interesting idea. Something like a Boston Acoustics A200...? I wonder how the Kappa 15C would perform in a sealed cabinet/acoustic suspension/infinite baffle? The short Xmax would suit it. Punchy for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHall Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 3 hours ago, No.4 said: Looks fine to me. 😎All jokes aside, is there available volume inside that opening, outside of where the speaker is occupying ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glens Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Score the veneer with a sraightedge, cut the cabinet just proud of that, fasten new cleats inside, maybe hog out the shelf with a jigsaw if necessary, and screw the back back on. Why are you asking here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHall Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 8 hours ago, glens said: Score the veneer with a sraightedge, cut the cabinet just proud of that, fasten new cleats inside, maybe hog out the shelf with a jigsaw if necessary, and screw the back back on. Why are you asking here? because making such a modification would be redesigning the entire speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornukopia Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Looking at your pictures, I wonder if you can compromise on the position of the Cornwall so that a few inches sit out front and a few inches extend out the backside of the wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 You could move the tweeter and squawker to a different box and make up some of the lost volume that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Wait, how far back do the squawker magnets go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornukopia Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 The K-510 horn and a K-69A driver are 8 inches deep from the back of the horn flange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHall Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: Wait, how far back do the squawker magnets go? K510 with a radian 950 is a little under 9” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glens Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 hour ago, AHall said: because making such a modification would be redesigning the entire speaker. But you're already halfway there! No way you could ever sell those as Cornwalls now, and I'm guessing you have no intent to ever sell them anyway. I don't see how you'd mess up anything much above 100 Hz no matter what you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Run the cabinet through the table saw 1" more in depth than the deepest component, remove the port and seal it up. Run a flange of 3/4" plywood ( depth determined by panel thickness) to install the back panel, let glue dry and drill a small hole through existing mounting bolt holes into new flange and reinstall the old back panel. You will lose some lower bass response but it will get you to where you want to go, if you run a subwoofer there will be minimal if no losses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 It has to be modelled and is unlikely to work unless you are willing to accept a sealed box with a high f3 and a 6 dB/oct roll-off below that. PE has woofer modelling software. BassBox is fairly easy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glens Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 3 hours ago, jason str said: if you run a subwoofer there will be minimal if no losses. These are side/rear channels and he's got that huge (to put it mildly) horn subwoofer between his Jubes. Everything else you said is pretty much what I said, except I wouldn't use a table saw (better results clamping a straightedge for my trusty Super Sawcat), and I wouldn't use plywood for the cleats to screw the back onto. I'd go with a solid wood member instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 18 minutes ago, glens said: These are side/rear channels and he's got that huge (to put it mildly) horn subwoofer between his Jubes. Everything else you said is pretty much what I said, except I wouldn't use a table saw (better results clamping a straightedge for my trusty Super Sawcat), and I wouldn't use plywood for the cleats to screw the back onto. I'd go with a solid wood member instead. Solid wood tends to crack with the grain but people are free to use what they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glens Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Depends on the wood and grain orientation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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