With the arrival of two out of four
Soundsplinter 18" drivers, I thought it was time to start the project thread. The IB baffles will be first construction task, while we wait on Council approval to begin building the new house.
Here's a snap of one of the new drivers, alongside one of the six surround speakers (it will be a 9.4 setup). Nothing can prepare you for the size of the drivers... I'd had some 15" venom drivers previously and I thought they were big. These simply dwarf them. I can't imagine what four will sound like...
Incidentally, the surround speakers are
Whatmough Opus FX, an Australian-made brand. These will match my Whatmough front speakers (
202i Leadline Series -- yes, they're lined with lead!) and should sound quite nice.
Here are the final room dimensions, as incorporated into the final plans. The ceiling height at the highest point is 2800mm, giving the room the ideal sonic measurements. The front cabinet is for the infinite baffle sub manifolds.
This is a revision to a previous rendering I posted. The room's now a bit bigger, and the sub-drivers are in manifolds rather than in-line (I was a little worried about wall movement with the four drivers pointing the same way). All electronic equipment is in an external cupboard, to avoid noise issues (such as the Behringer 2500 amp).
Rendering facing the rear of the room, with speaker placements and projector bulkhead visible. Finding the right projector is going to be tough, considering I'd like constant height
without an anamorphic lens. I'm hoping someone releases a native 2.35:1 projector before the house is completed next year. The bulkhead position will have to remain fluid until I can determine the correct throw ratio.
More as it comes...