jd-audio
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Some time ago I converted a set of old and tired Wharfedale Linton 2 speakers in to a single speaker box. This because I had a very restricted space (wall cavity) to set up a vintage sound system.
I did not need a great sounding hi-fi system, but just a nice sounding system for daily use of the radio and occasional use of a record player. I had some time on my hands and after a beer or two thought: Why not? And did the following:
1. Checked if the old ugly Wharfedale speakers worked (they did) and disassembled them.
2. Made up my mind about how to make up a relatively simple box design, based on the volume of the original donor speakers (19 litres each). Made one single box containing two 19 litre spaces to accommodate the woofers and a separate space for the tweeters. Made the box proportions to fit the available wall cavity. Made the box out of MDF and sawed out the spaces for the speakers and the (rear) terminals. Put on some layers of paint.
3. Put the crossover in the box and mounted the tweeters and (later) the woofers, re-using the original Wharfedale dampening material.
4. After testing the speaker box was ready for finishing with speaker cloth.
5. The finished product from the front side.
6. At the rear you see both terminals to feed wat are actually still 2 speakers fitted in to one box.
7. The finished speaker box, put on small wheels and placed in the wall cavity.
8. Now we have a nice looking vintage setup for daily use. Although obviously without a stereo effect, the sound is actually surprisingly nice, with a strong low end and very reasonable mids and heights (keep in mind that the Wharfedale Linton 2 donor speakers are probably nothing special to begin with).
I had fun converting the old speakers in to a new single unit cabinet. And I got a very useful result that we enjoy every day.
Have fun
-John-
I did not need a great sounding hi-fi system, but just a nice sounding system for daily use of the radio and occasional use of a record player. I had some time on my hands and after a beer or two thought: Why not? And did the following:
1. Checked if the old ugly Wharfedale speakers worked (they did) and disassembled them.
2. Made up my mind about how to make up a relatively simple box design, based on the volume of the original donor speakers (19 litres each). Made one single box containing two 19 litre spaces to accommodate the woofers and a separate space for the tweeters. Made the box proportions to fit the available wall cavity. Made the box out of MDF and sawed out the spaces for the speakers and the (rear) terminals. Put on some layers of paint.
3. Put the crossover in the box and mounted the tweeters and (later) the woofers, re-using the original Wharfedale dampening material.
4. After testing the speaker box was ready for finishing with speaker cloth.
5. The finished product from the front side.
6. At the rear you see both terminals to feed wat are actually still 2 speakers fitted in to one box.
7. The finished speaker box, put on small wheels and placed in the wall cavity.
8. Now we have a nice looking vintage setup for daily use. Although obviously without a stereo effect, the sound is actually surprisingly nice, with a strong low end and very reasonable mids and heights (keep in mind that the Wharfedale Linton 2 donor speakers are probably nothing special to begin with).
I had fun converting the old speakers in to a new single unit cabinet. And I got a very useful result that we enjoy every day.
Have fun
-John-
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your interior space matched the orig volume.
