As many of you may know, I have just finished building some Statement Monitors and a 2RCC. I love the speakers and certainly have no complaints. However, after seeing the aesthetics of the 2RCC I am finding myself wanting to build something with more drivers for my mains. I would build the regular Statements but I just don't have a place to locate them. I do have a couple placement options for the sealed Statements though. I saw the cabinet drawings on Curts website and saw one build thread on them and I like the driver combination and layout. My biggest concern though is whether they would be a big enough step up from my ported Monitors or not to make it worth it. In particular, how would the low end compare to the Monitors? The sealed Statements use two woofers that are larger than the single woofer in the Monitor, but they are sealed versus ported, so how does that all hash out? I also wonder how the sealed Statement would sound relative to the full sized Statement, which obviously has plenty of positive feedback. Anyone have any hands on experience or general input comparing the sealed Statements to either of those? Also, do the sealed statements use the same crossover as the regular full size Statements?
I would love it if there was a ported Statement with the same approximate dimensions and driver combo as the sealed Statement. Any chance the dimensions of the regular Statements could be changed to make it the same height as the sealed Statement but a bit deeper to increase volume needed for the port (I know the width would have to remain constant)? I am guessing that the biggest issue in this regard would be the tunnels. I read that 22" seems to be the max length for the tunnels, is that right? If I could design a cabinet with volume equal to that of the Statements in a shorter, stouter package that did not exceed 22" deep would that still work?
I've still got a few minor things to finish up and tweak on my Monitors and the 2RCC but I think I have been bitten by the bug and can't wait to get started on a new build. I learned so much on the last build that I can see my next project being just that much better.
Thanks,
Matt
I would love it if there was a ported Statement with the same approximate dimensions and driver combo as the sealed Statement. Any chance the dimensions of the regular Statements could be changed to make it the same height as the sealed Statement but a bit deeper to increase volume needed for the port (I know the width would have to remain constant)? I am guessing that the biggest issue in this regard would be the tunnels. I read that 22" seems to be the max length for the tunnels, is that right? If I could design a cabinet with volume equal to that of the Statements in a shorter, stouter package that did not exceed 22" deep would that still work?
I've still got a few minor things to finish up and tweak on my Monitors and the 2RCC but I think I have been bitten by the bug and can't wait to get started on a new build. I learned so much on the last build that I can see my next project being just that much better.
Thanks,
Matt
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