New cabinets for my 10As

mavz
mavz Posts: 1
edited December 2007 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
Picked up a pair of 10As at the local Goodwill for the rediculous price of $35/pair. The cabinets are in very poor condition but the drivers/crossover seem to be OK. As a perpetual audio experimenter I plan on rebuilding the cabinets and was thinking of an MTM layout with the passive woofer fired sideways. I would maintain the same internal volume, but make the front of the cabinet just wide enough to support the mid/woofers. Looking for suggestions/thoughts on the concept and or layout of the drivers.
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited December 2007
    Suggestion, re-build the 10's as they were intended, dont change the cabinet.
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited December 2007
    I concur. That will totally change the voicing of the speaker. But, it might be a fun project to see what happens especially if you're making them out of MDF or something first to see what they sound like. I would try it in inexpensive form before I went all out on something fancy that doesn't cut the mustard. Who knows...it might work ok.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited December 2007
    How bad are the cabs? Why don't you just try to restore them?
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited December 2007
    I'm curious about the MTM design as well, with a back firing passive. Of course I'd keep the original cabinets. Just use puddy and flexible veneer. I did that some 20+ years ago using flexible Oak veneer. Turned out pretty good. Definitely better looking than the vinyl rosewood.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited December 2007
    If you want the MTM design, just make a new pair of speakers. It's a good project. But keep the Monitors; they are classic speakers that can be brought back to life.
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