Author & DIY'er: Santhosh
Post -6
Since the plywood surfaces are huge, they require a lot of bracing:


Cleats made of strong jungle wood were used to reinforce the structure:

To improve WAF, some teak wood veneer and beadings were added. Altec made a model called Altec Magnificent which had the same dimensions as the A7, except that the cabinet was inverted and the horn was fitted in the bass reflex port. I have tried to copy the side beading design from that but had to change the top and bottom beadings to suit an upright cabinet:


Bass Reflex port has been reduced to 220 Square inches as per the Sound Practices article:

contd....
Cleats made of strong jungle wood were used to reinforce the structure:
To improve WAF, some teak wood veneer and beadings were added. Altec made a model called Altec Magnificent which had the same dimensions as the A7, except that the cabinet was inverted and the horn was fitted in the bass reflex port. I have tried to copy the side beading design from that but had to change the top and bottom beadings to suit an upright cabinet:
Bass Reflex port has been reduced to 220 Square inches as per the Sound Practices article:
contd....
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Santhosh
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