Nice exotic two channel DIY setup and no rug on the hard wood floor for sound treatment :gulp: The speakers look really cool. Seems like the glass on the speakers themselves could possibly produce unwanted reflections also.
All speakers have baffle reflection. So using wood or glass or whatever isn't the issue. It's how you deal with them. Crossover frequency and the open baffle design of theses speakers make a larger than normal baffle a good thing, providing its designed properly. It's all relative.
In my case, carpet isn't needed. To assume it's needed is another topic.
These are using Marguard, which is in the Lexan family. 5/8" thick.
Originally I was going to use glass but the Marguard was offered at a very low price, so I used it instead. You can have the glass cut by a water jet company. There are several ways to fasten the speakers to the glass.
I've seen subwoofers made from glass. Take a look at Perfect8 audio. They make glass speakers.
The product I used is from Custom Bond. It's a standard veneer softener. I payed about $80 for a gallon, which I mix with water about 50/50. You only need to mist it on both sides. I usually place the veneer between some sheet goods to keep them nice and flat.
This stuff is only needed for tough to work with veneers or tough projects.
I found some photos of a 3-way speaker system I built for a friend about 5 years ago. He wanted to use his Hybrid Audio car speakers for his home speakers. He also asked for an outboard crossover and the ability ti bi-amp. The speaker is finished in Cherry veneer on the sides and back, the a multi layer finish was applied to add colour and depth. The front baffle is covered in bases veneer and was stained slightly to allow the grain to "pop".
In the end, this turned out to be a very good sounding speaker.
This photo shows the back side. The tweeter was a little thicker than the baffle so I had an aluminum cone made and painted it black. Looks much better in person.
Here is a photo of the outboard crossover. It's a simple 1st order using some good quality parts. Baffle step correction and impedance correction have been applied. I used the same wood and finish on the cabinet.
Even though the positioning is too closed in and it's more like a Bose radio with no soundstage to speak of. To answer your other question, I use the dipole setting because bipole, with front and rear drivers out of phase, is too diffused for this situation.
It has very high WAF and I was ecstatic when my lovely wife actually volunteered her praise that the system looks really nice and the stereo show up nicely in the corner. The last time she commented on a system was 16 years ago when she walked in the room and said the stereo sounded great (just purchased an Adcom pre/power).
Yes, it's not ideal but my wife loves our 'Rustic Room' with music in it.
I always admired and would have LOVED to have heard Mr. Acoustat's Chord electronic powered Acoustat panels.
R.I.P., Mr. Acoustat.
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