Dear Troels,
Many years ago I got CSM Kit #4 from you (you still have my living
room's picture on your website, I'm the one who asked about center
tweeter placement).
At that time I told you I was planning to build a new enclosure by the
end of the year, well... in my defense... I never said which year. Lot's
of things got in the way but I finally made them, you can see them in
the pictures attached.
I only have one picture of the construction since I built it at my dad's
house and never take the camera with me.
Main enclosure is made of 16 layers of 24mm birch play (like the model
in wich they are inspired from), all cut by hand with a jigsaw and a
router.
Front panel is also 24mm birch ply covered in Synthetic leather (so,
don't worry animal lovers, wich I also am).
The first 2/3 of the stands are hollow adding 7 liters of volume to the
18 of the speaker making 25 liters from a stand mount speaker tuned to
35Hz. The Speaker is firmly attached to the stand with 5 screws and it
can be dismounted for transport.
Last 1/3 is filled with sand and is attached to a 30mm plate of black
granite.
Total weight is 40Kg per speaker (16 Kg speaker, 24 Kg stand).
Only change to the crossover was the replacement of the 4 caps in the
tweeter section.
The extra volume makes a good difference, they go much deeper now. Next
thing is to rebuild my amp, the pre-amp section needs work...
Thanks for everything.
Best regards, Adelino, Portugal
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