Studio Monitor Rebuild

Several weeks ago, I purchased some new woofers for my studio monitors.  The ones that were in the monitors were old Bose 6.5" woofers.  Honestly, I never liked the way they sounded.

My brother had purchased a speaker kit that he had been talking about for quite a while.  He would update me on the process of choosing and building the speakers.  I didn't feel that I could spring for the kit so I thought I could try to improve the ones I already had.  I got to doing a little research and decided that I would Purchase the same woofers that were in my brothers kit.

Although they improved the sound dramatically, I'm still not satisfied with e the sound quality.  Here's what they looked like:

Old Woofers:

New Woofers:

So, After doing more research, I decided that I would build some new enclosures that match the recommended volume for the new woofers.  The following is a picture story of the build so far...

Cutting out:

Gluing up:

Let them set over night:

Cutting holes for components:

Testing the fit:

Wood filler:

All the components ready for installation:

Speakers - Studio Monitors

I've had a pair of speakers I made nearly 20 years ago.  It's time to recycle them into something more usable.  I have removed all the components and made some new boxes for a small bookshelf pair.  Nothing special here.  I just wanted something that was sturdy and functional.  I used truck bed liner paint to give it a hard outer coating.  It remains to be seen if that was a good choice or not.

Speakers all mounted and in place...