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Straight 8 parts 'n plans kit

209.20.173.103

Posted by Doc B. on January 12, 2000 at 16:44:50

OK, I been busting my butt all week to finish these cabinet plans. Looks like we're ready to sell some. Hoping our distributors are well stocked, we haven't been able to get a clear picture of their stock, so we'll just see how it goes.

The kit will include the following:

-16 treated 5" aluminum cone woofers
-2 treated titanium dome tweeters
( Yeah, we do some special treatment to all the drivers, three seperate processes. No, I'm not dumb enough to tell everyone what we do. Suffice it to say Wes will be running up his hours prepping these puppies)
-120' of 20.5 ga. magnet wire ( yes, 120 feet, 40 yards)
-8 Big Stud binding posts
-Solen crossover caps
-Alpha Core foil inductors
-3" molded plastic ports
-about 4 square yards of heavy felt
-a quart of silicated latex paint
- set of plans and illustrated assembly instructions, B sheet size (11" x 17"). This will be around 10-12 sheets, and will include equipment and parts lists, blueprints of each panel, a 3-D rendering of the panel assembly steps, a wiring diagram and instructions, suggestions for finishing, and suggestions for hookup and placement.

Price is $599 for the above, and you supply 1-1/4 sheets of 3/4" MDF, a couple hundred screws, polyurethane glue, tools, etc., to build your own cabinets from the plans. So your finished cost will be in the $700 neighborhood if you build your own cabinets.

Delivery will be as fast as we can get parts in, treat them, and ship them.
I just measured mine own 8s down to about 40Hz in the new 13 x 13 listening room. Response is very flat, sensitivity is 96 dB.

Gotta go take the kid to basketball practice - more later

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