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

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