Cab. replacement

[Hoym]

I have some B & W DM 4s which I like the sound of, but they are a bit tatty looking. The main structural material of these is chipboard, if I try and lift the veneer of with a view to re-veneering them, the surface underneath is very dry and crumbly. Also the state of the chipboard is causing some of the screws to work loose, particularly on the tweeters.

Is building new cabs from top grade ply and veneering in a finish of my choice going to change the speakers sound drastically? Obviously the dimensions/volume will remain the same, I simply want to improve the build quality and appearance of these nice sounding speakers without buggering up the sound.

Mike

 

[awkwardbydesign]

Is building new cabs from top grade ply and veneering in a finish of my choice going to change the speakers sound drastically?

Mike

Quite possibly, indeed probably. Chipboard, MDF, ply, all have different sonic signatures, and that's without asking which type or density of each.

If it's not too hard, try it and see (hear) if you like the result. Just don't destroy the originals.

If you haven't built any speakers before, this might be a good way to start.

 

[MF 1000]

Hi Mike....

ive built a few speakers over the pats few years...from small to 'monsters'. Im not too far away from you (about 20 mins) if you need advice or want a listen to my efforts etc...

Keith

 

[awkwardbydesign]

He has some nice valve amps too!

 

[MF 1000]

He has some nice valve amps too!

they are ok ...ish :sofa:

 

[awkwardbydesign]

 

[Hoym]

Cheers guys, this is just a toe in the water at the moment, it's also crossed my mind to wait and find a mint pair, keeping these for spares. I would hate to spend the time building new cabs only for them to completely change the character of the speakers. I suppose another way would be to vinyl wrap these? They are such great sounding speakers without being over sized in my quite small listening space.

Mike