Tracy_L
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My 2 AV15s are on the way!!!!!
Time to get started on the manifold for the IB setup. I have a couple of questions that have come up during my research.
I am planning on venting thru the ceiling (huge attic space) centered between the mains above my RPTV. It will actually be about 1.5 feet in front of the front plane of my front speakers, but it is pretty close to being perfectly positioned, at least before hearing it in action, in a roughly 16 x 17 listening area open to entry way, dining area, kitchen, etc....
I am going to power the two AV15s with a QSC RMX850, which will go up to 830 watts bridged mono at 4 ohms (have not decided how I'm gonna run the speakers/amp yet, still got research to do on that as I'm a little challenged in that area still!!!)
Anyway, my questions for now are centered around construction. Assuming that I am not going to add two drivers in the future, would I get any better sound from a cube design (18 to 20 inches) over a 20 x 20 x 10 design? Although my wife has been extremely flexible in my desire for a home theater, I would gain those famous brownie points by having a smaller hole cut in the ceiling. But if there is a noticeable gain in the cube design, I am free to do that as well.
Secondly, I am planning on using leftover maple 3/4 plywood for my material. I had read on the "Cult" where someone used maple 3/4 ply single layer and was pleased with it. I would like to be able to use the same design as far as material and number of layers. And will screws with an adhesive (such as Gorilla glue or similar) be sufficient on a butt joint (correct term I hope) or would using a 2x2 inside at the joint and screwing and gluing to it be better?
Thanks for any suggestions
Tracy
Time to get started on the manifold for the IB setup. I have a couple of questions that have come up during my research.
I am planning on venting thru the ceiling (huge attic space) centered between the mains above my RPTV. It will actually be about 1.5 feet in front of the front plane of my front speakers, but it is pretty close to being perfectly positioned, at least before hearing it in action, in a roughly 16 x 17 listening area open to entry way, dining area, kitchen, etc....
I am going to power the two AV15s with a QSC RMX850, which will go up to 830 watts bridged mono at 4 ohms (have not decided how I'm gonna run the speakers/amp yet, still got research to do on that as I'm a little challenged in that area still!!!)
Anyway, my questions for now are centered around construction. Assuming that I am not going to add two drivers in the future, would I get any better sound from a cube design (18 to 20 inches) over a 20 x 20 x 10 design? Although my wife has been extremely flexible in my desire for a home theater, I would gain those famous brownie points by having a smaller hole cut in the ceiling. But if there is a noticeable gain in the cube design, I am free to do that as well.
Secondly, I am planning on using leftover maple 3/4 plywood for my material. I had read on the "Cult" where someone used maple 3/4 ply single layer and was pleased with it. I would like to be able to use the same design as far as material and number of layers. And will screws with an adhesive (such as Gorilla glue or similar) be sufficient on a butt joint (correct term I hope) or would using a 2x2 inside at the joint and screwing and gluing to it be better?
Thanks for any suggestions
Tracy