Pick your favourite shape

dcibel

Summer is fast approaching, so I am thinking about what I want to build this year. I am thinking a big 3-way this time. I have a couple design ideas, thought I'd take a poll and see what the people's choice is, and if anyone has other creative suggestions. I'm really trying to avoid just making a big rectangular box. 

Drivers for this design are:

Dayton AMT3-4 (err the OEM for Dayton, these ones are not Dayton brand but otherwise appear identical)

Wavecor WF120BD04

Vifa M26WR-09 (on the back side will be a CSS APR-12)

Option 1 - I like to call this the grain elevator design. This doesn't necessarily need to be 2 separate cabinets, that's just what I drew up.

Option 2 - I call this the torpedo design. I think this may be easier to build, and I'm currently leaning in this direction. It's 15 inches at the widest point, and only 5 inches wide at the top.

Other ideas welcome.

Nicholas_23

Tough choice , kind of digging on both. Maybe the torpedo a little more?

squamishdroc

Going for the Grain Elevator just because I have always wanted to build a set of Paul Carmody's Tarkus speakers.

6thplanet

I like #2, even though Dan N. built a set that looked like that.

jhollander

Grain elevator if you can pull off one flat baffle

joeybutts

I like both but the 2nd one I like the clean lines.

ugly_woofer

Your 2nd one is similar to one that I've started

jr@mac

I recognize those woofers. Tell me about midrange flange.

PWRRYD

I like the planar tweeter

dynamo

jr@mac said:

I recognize those woofers. Tell me about midrange flange.

Please tell me about the woofers and mid!

dcibel

Squares or diamonds, that's the real question

Thanks for everyone's opinions, I think I'm going to go with option #2, it appeals to me more. If I wanted to get real creative I could route some accent in it, or some inlay work if I wanted to make things real difficult

Now to pick the baffle material. The local shop has some nice acacai countertop boards, many smaller pieces together like a butcher's block. They also have a few big pieces of rich mahogany...Hmm.

joeybutts

your little chevron accents fit nicely......maybe some black ebony inlay.....or kingwood......  

man I need to do a build soon.....

6thplanet

dynamo

dcibel said:

Squares or diamonds, that's the real question

Thanks for everyone's opinions, I think I'm going to go with option #2, it appeals to me more. If I wanted to get real creative I could route some accent in it, or some inlay work if I wanted to make things real difficult

Now to pick the baffle material. The local shop has some nice acacai countertop boards, many smaller pieces together like a butcher's block. They also have a few big pieces of rich mahogany...Hmm.

Oooo I love the chevrons, definitely sold me on that shape!

dynamo

6thplanet said:

I knew there was something similar I had seen before, those are it. I think those are gorgeous.

PWRRYD

They sounded great too!

Wolf

Yes- they did! Dan's Echelons were incredible.
Nick has an AMT, not a planar.

dynamo

Sorry dcibel for derailing your thread a bit..

What is the woofer in the Echelons? TC?

Wolf

It's a TC2++, IIRC.