My buddy David at work was considering buying some Monitor Audio floor standers and later building the rest of the 5.1 setup. I said he should maybe forgo the Audio Monitors and build the Mudula MTM's in a tower format as his room is rather small. I offered to build his cabs as his was stuck in the middle of house renos and the look he was after has a large single veneer rap which could prove difficult for a first time build.
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I've never done a side front side rap on a tower and this would give me a chance to try out hardboard over mdf to get a flat clean look.
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We choose to keep the same tuning and seal off the bottom and port out the back as the Jon's MTM monitor.
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I really like rapping the MDF with hard board as it provides very small joints so the veneer doesn't telegraph and the corners are less susceptible to dings during and after the build. The hard board after sanding is very nice for applying the veneer with the iron on method.
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David is an electrical tech guy so he took care of the xovers.
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Top section with foam.
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It started getting cold up here, although probably the warmest Dec, Jan I ever remember so I decided to try out a water based sanding sealer and the new varethane Nano with aluminum oxide.
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With the sanding sealer and 5 coats of the Nano with wet and dry sands between and a final rubbing compound I think they turn out nice.
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I'm going to have to talk to David cause these are his shots and this last one looks like he scratch my nice cabs. :rofl:
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My son has a prototyping business but he is a little busy finishing up his Engineering degree so when he gets some time I get him to laser cut some steel to finish up some out riggers for the speaks. I'll wait for spring to make him some grills to match those Monitor Audios.
My second build of Jon's wonderful designs and these are so nice too. They are clean and I suspect a little nicer then the Audio's. David who is a country music kind of guy loves them. For me My MTXE's are still a notch up especially in the mids in my room, but I tend to like MT's over MTM's. Again thanks Jon. ;x(
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I've never done a side front side rap on a tower and this would give me a chance to try out hardboard over mdf to get a flat clean look.
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We choose to keep the same tuning and seal off the bottom and port out the back as the Jon's MTM monitor.
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I really like rapping the MDF with hard board as it provides very small joints so the veneer doesn't telegraph and the corners are less susceptible to dings during and after the build. The hard board after sanding is very nice for applying the veneer with the iron on method.
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David is an electrical tech guy so he took care of the xovers.
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Top section with foam.
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It started getting cold up here, although probably the warmest Dec, Jan I ever remember so I decided to try out a water based sanding sealer and the new varethane Nano with aluminum oxide.
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With the sanding sealer and 5 coats of the Nano with wet and dry sands between and a final rubbing compound I think they turn out nice.
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I'm going to have to talk to David cause these are his shots and this last one looks like he scratch my nice cabs. :rofl:
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My son has a prototyping business but he is a little busy finishing up his Engineering degree so when he gets some time I get him to laser cut some steel to finish up some out riggers for the speaks. I'll wait for spring to make him some grills to match those Monitor Audios.
My second build of Jon's wonderful designs and these are so nice too. They are clean and I suspect a little nicer then the Audio's. David who is a country music kind of guy loves them. For me My MTXE's are still a notch up especially in the mids in my room, but I tend to like MT's over MTM's. Again thanks Jon. ;x(
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