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Great work, good to hear that you are happy with them!
BTW: Is there anyone that have heard both the Statements and the Ardents?
To very different constructions, both when it comes to design, crossover and price-point - but it would be interesting to have heard the impression between the two different designs.
Anyone?-TEK
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Congrats!!! They look fantastic! I am very, very jealous.
One question for you - how did you get the midrange drivers in the baffle without notching a hole for the connector block??Comment
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If you notice on one of my midrange baffle holes have a notch, I cut it so much that if I cut anymore, I wouldn't be able to utilize the screw mount that in on the side of the connector. I decided to cut the connector block instead. I shaved it down with a dremel. I removed the allen screws and shaved it down almost all the way to the +- terminals. Horrible design if you ask me.Comment
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Hmmm.... Guys, I've never had to do that. Did you either round over the inner baffle on the mid or cut it to 45 degrees to eliminate the tunneling effect? That should allow enough room for the connector block without additional cutting.
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Hey Jim, yup! There is no way to get the driver into the baffle without notching... Sadly, I cut off too much on the center channel and will not be able to use that screw hole on one of the midrange drivers. ugh. I will use another piece of stripping and hope the air leak is minimal.Last edited by jwanck11; 13 February 2016, 12:23 Saturday.Comment
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Interesting. I use a 3/4" roundover bit to smooth the transition to the mid tunnels and to eliminate "tunneling" and I've not ran into that issue. The round over opens the back of the baffle up enough for it to fit without any real issue.
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Jim,
I did a 45 degree cut and it would clear if the terminal block is located in the area that is cut. For whatever reason, perhaps a recent design change, it's located right where the screw mount hole. If you put a screw through that hole, it will hit the block... it's crazy... whoever made that change obviously haven't done much thinking.Comment
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Are you also planning on doing the center channel silvia?? The build is pretty straight forward. I am aiming to be testing mine by tonight/tomorrow.Comment
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Even though I made a mistake, I had a great DIY weekend. Let me explain. Saturday, I go out and cash in the gift card I got for Father's Day (I know, I know) for what it was always meant to pay for, a Ryobi table saw. Then later that day I picked up a basic Skil plunge router as well and started building... -
Kudos to Paul on the excellent design; I originally built these for a pretty large room, but elected to go with the MTM version instead, so the TM ONS's are my new surround sound speakers, and DAMN do they sound great! The jump in sound quality over my previous rear surround speakers is enormous. ... -
Or at least compared to my last attempt it's improved. I was about to order a working one and read some comments and some of the issues were things I had trouble with already, so why pay $$ and still have issues? Maybe this will be helpful to someone, so far I think it will take care of my circle... -
Hi all...
I posted this over at PE as well, wanting to get a broad opinion from the woodworkers out there. Router safety is very important, and I want to learn the right procedures and habits... Some interesting info and comments came up there. I also found a link to a standards paper... -
Well I finally made my first cuts today after a long process of reading all the info I could find on here, plus saving up the cash to buy a router, bits, and a circle jig. I have never used a router before but through careful measurement I managed to achieve a perfect fit with the baffle and top plug,...
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