Cornwall Clones?

[Ballylongford]

Hello All:

I was given a pair of used speaker cabinets by a guy who wanted to get them out of the way.

They have a really nice finish in vgc. I would describe the finish as walnut.

These are cabinets only, no crossovers, drivers, etc. They have a mounting board cut out for a single speaker (presumably there were coaxials in them at one time)

Apparently they were going to somebody in Florida at one time but shipping was a hassle, etc.

Interestingly they are almost exactly the same dimensions as Cornwalls; an inch or so off in any one measurement.

I figure they have a volume of ~ 5.20 cubic feet.

As I have a pair of EV 12TRXB coaxial drivers langusihing in the garate I was thinking of using those drivers.

Interested to know if anyone here has ever had a similair situation: ie a Klipsch-clone cabinet and trying to decide how to populate them?

Any thoughts?

Thanks

[Daddy Dee]

Based on the close cabinet volume, Cornwall elements would be the most likely to work.

One important feature in the Cornwall is the shelf type port. You might still have a pleasing result without it, but I would be no help there.

One possible solution would be to calculate the needed port dimensions and use a tube type port to vent the cab. This could be done allowing for the exact dimensions of your cabs for the proper tuning. Sounds like a fun project.

Hope you can post your results with pics.

[colterphoto1]

No, but when I sent the woofers out in my first pair for reconing (they had survived a house fire- no not mine), I swapped in a pair of EVM15L PA speakers which sounded like they liked that same cabinet and port volume

Michael