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  • bullitt731
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    • Aug 2005
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    HTM2 Free Space Question

    I am in the process of designing a new AV cabinet for my system. The basic design incorporates a wooden base cabinet 18" high and 24" deep with an elevated acrylic platform sitting approx. 12 inches above the base cabinet supported by 2" diameter aluminum rods. The TV will set on top of the acrylic shelf and my HTM2 will sit under the acrylic shelf on top of the wooden cabinet. Does anyone have any idea how much room I should allow for the HTM2 in order to have it work properly? The acrylic shelf will not have any sides or back which should help with reflection issues. The speaker itself is 11" top to bottom so I was thinking I should allow at least 12". I am just not sure how much free space is needed for the tweeter.

    Thanks, Ed
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    • bullitt731
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      • Aug 2005
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      Looks like this may be a question for the B & W technical staff to answer.
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        • xk8boy
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          • Jul 2005
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          Hi bullitt731, thats nice looking cabinet design you have there, but, the height of the HTM2 is 13 inches high, so you may want to allow a bit more room between from your wood cabinet and the acrylic shelf. In fact quit a bit more room/height. Here are my thoughts why.

          1. You're going to want to put the HTM2D on some sort of support stand, so to isolate it from the cabinet

          2. The tweeter is designed to be exposed, so you want to leave a good few inches, about 6, from above. My HTMD2 is freestanding and my screen drops to 6 inches above, measuring from the top of the tweeter.

          just my 2pence.
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