I've built a good number of these, so here is what I know.

1&2: I used pine, 2-1/2". I glued, then screwed from the inside with 1-1/4" drywall screws, so it looks a little better and is strong as hell.

3: 3" is too much. I use 1-1/2", which seems fine. Never gone without, so I have no data on that.

4: I usually get all my parts from stew-mac or parts express. shipping is high, but they have the speaker grill, corners, jacks, plates, handles.
Parts express has a very nice 2 hole jack cup that does not require precision cutting.

5: I used standard 16g speaker wire...

6: t nuts work well, just install them before mounting the baffle-or life gets difficult for a little while. Removable baffle seems to work fine for our old dietz, which now belongs to the Histrionics. -just need to be sure it is sealed properly---i have a feeling it could rattle, if not secured firmly enough.

If I can offer any Tech assistance on the build, just PM me, happy to help

wow awesome thread i'm gonna give this a go.

anyone want to venture a guess about what the cab might sound like if you used aluminum instead of plywood?

Aluminum, Huh?

I really like the road-ready version that Tallchris has-but all that valence and rivets I think would make it hard to do w/o investing in some serious tools/set-up. Do they make melamine coated mdf in 3/8"? or maybe use 1/4" ply and sheets of laminate countertop stuff?

I'm getting too old to be carrying these things around...maybe a carbon-fiber cab and a version of the EV w/ one of those lightweight Neo-dymium (sp?) magnets? I think there'll be a market for something like that.

BadComrade wrote:My Dietz cabinet has plenty of insulation in it.

so does mine- the pink panther stuff.

mr.arrison wrote:

BadComrade wrote:My Dietz cabinet has plenty of insulation in it.

so does mine- the pink panther stuff.

My Mesa has a little bit of insulation in it.

The EV cab I just has a lot more.

They sound about the same to me.

Thanks for the insulation feedback, I will definately put some in.

The cab is built, now just need to round corners, install speaker, jack, corners, handles, and mesh. Wire it up and I'm good to go. I have a friend that works in the commercial painting industry, he is going to coat it with something similar to truck bedliner spray. He showed me an example of this, it looks good and should provide ample protection for the cab.

So far so good, thank you Electrical Audio.

i just read that this speaker is similar to the EVM15L.

don't know if it's true or not, but might be worth looking into.

Cab is complete, gonna take it to practice tonight, Hopefully it sounds good, I have put alot of time and money into it.
I will try to post some pics soon.

Question:

Why are these cabinets so well-loved here?

I don't know anything about them, but there's such enthusiasm that I'm curious as to the benefits.

Antero wrote:Why are these cabinets so well-loved here?

David Wm Sims.