Building my own cabinets.
Michael8it
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I am looking at a nice winter project of building new cabinets for my RTA 12B's.
The original sales literature touts that the cabinets are constructed with a "laminate shear damping technique". Ok, in English, is the just 80's MDF these are made out of, and if I did go ahead and build my own new cabinets, could I use MDF or would some other material be better for them?
I can get 2 4x8 sheets of MDF for $62, and a 4 x 8 sheet of Cherry Veneer for $62, cloth for grills is $25, misc shop supplies and finish is $25, so I am looking at $175 for cherry cabinets.
These speakers were originally RTA 12's but I have accumulated the crossovers and drivers to convert them to12B's.
I can reassemble them as original RTA 12's and sell 'em - someone gets a nice pair of speakers and I get brand new cabinets.........
The original sales literature touts that the cabinets are constructed with a "laminate shear damping technique". Ok, in English, is the just 80's MDF these are made out of, and if I did go ahead and build my own new cabinets, could I use MDF or would some other material be better for them?
I can get 2 4x8 sheets of MDF for $62, and a 4 x 8 sheet of Cherry Veneer for $62, cloth for grills is $25, misc shop supplies and finish is $25, so I am looking at $175 for cherry cabinets.
These speakers were originally RTA 12's but I have accumulated the crossovers and drivers to convert them to12B's.
I can reassemble them as original RTA 12's and sell 'em - someone gets a nice pair of speakers and I get brand new cabinets.........
Carver C-1, M-500 MKII, Yamaha HTR-5835, Polk RTA 12BM's (M-for mod'd).
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Michael8it wrote: »These speakers were originally RTA 12's but I have accumulated the crossovers and drivers to convert them to12B's.
I can reassemble them as original RTA 12's and sell 'em - someone gets a nice pair of speakers and I get brand new cabinets.........
I'm not sure I understand the reassembling, selling, and keeping of the cabinets. Further explanation, please. :redface:
Also, see my response to your almost identical thread here:
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?124808-Building-new-cabinets-for-RTA-12B-s&p=1659068&viewfull=1#post1659068
And BTW: WELCOME TO CLUB POLK!!!
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