BR-26 New Baffle

The somewhat unusual construction of the cabinet allows for a new rectangular baffle to be cut and installed without major modifications to the rest of the enclosure. In order to achieve this, I have fabricated a new 1/4" ply backing plate which is glued into the cabinet, forming a back stop for the new 5/8" mdf baffle.

Clamping backing plate in place

Backing plate with rough cutout to ensure driver clearance

Both drivers are flush mounted in new locations, with the woofer centered horizontally, and the tweeter offset slightly in order to make better use of the available space.

New baffle with cutouts being clamped in place

Aesthetics are not a priority at this time

Res-stuffing with the original material

 Unfortunately the Visaton woofer does not come with a gasket so I had to make my own from a sheet of fibre reinforced rubber that was in the shop.

New woofer gasket

 I hacked apart two PE buyout terminal cups in order to make a 4 conductor plate and allow for bi-wiring the drivers and external crossover adjustment.

Parts from $2 Energy branded terminals

Everything in place with temporary screws

Grill