Designer:
Ken Temple
Project Category:
Home Theater
Project Level:
Intermediate
Project Time:
8-20 Hours
Project Cost:
$100 – $500
Project Description:
Rebuild of a Thiel MCS 1 Speaker Cabinet into a Frankenstein Monster
Design Goals:
Rebuild the entire speaker into a Phenomenal Center Channel Speaker for a Home Theater.
Refinish the entire cabinet & add new & better speakers & tweeter.
Driver Selection:
(1) Dynavox TD2801XL 1-1/8″ Silk Dome Tweeter part # (275-200)
(2) Peerless 830946 6-1/2″ Paper Cone Woofer Speaker 4 Ohm part # (264-1148)
(1) Dayton Audio XO2W-2K 2-Way Speaker Crossover part # (260-140)
Enclosure Design:
Thiel MCS 1 Center Channel / Tower
Enclosure Assembly:
Thiel MCS 1 Center Channel
Crossover Design:
Dayton Audio XO2W-2K 2-Way Speaker Crossover
Conclusion:
One seriously phenomenal sounding Center Channel
About the Designer:
I am the welding & fabricating supervisor at Sound Anchors in Palm Bay, Fl.
Ive been into audio since about 15yrs of age.
Originally from Louisiana.
Ex Navy of 8.5yrs
Project Parts List
|
Part # |
Description |
Qty |
|
275-200 |
1 |
|
|
264-1148 |
http://www.parts-express.com/peerless-830946-6-1-2-paper-cone-woofer-speaker-4-ohm–264-1148 |
2 |
|
260-140 |
1 |