soffit mounts

[LDQ]

I am planning on soffit mounting my 20/20bas speakers and I have 2 questions in regards to soffit construction.

1.Does the cavity where the speaker goes in need to be airtight en exactly the size of the speaker? The reason why I ask this is because the 20/20bas has all the connectors on the back and if it needs to be air tight how would I get my connections in there???

2.What about for ventilation….Can I punch some wholes in the back of the box or the bottom in order for the heat to dissipate out.

Let me know please....

Regards,

Luis.

 

[John Sayers]

Does the cavity where the speaker goes in need to be airtight en exactly the size of the speaker?

Yes - make it so the speaker fits in tight, i.e. so you can hear the air being squeezed out as you push the speaker in.

I assume the speakers are self powered so make the box deeper than the speaker so you have an air space at the back to take the cables. You can also put 2 vents (top and bottom) in the back to allow for heat dispersion into the cavity behind the speakers.

cheers
John

 

[Rochey]

are the event 20/20bas' a good choice for soffit mounting?

For Mid-field, or big speakers, I can understand the reasons for soffit mounting, but I always thought that the whole point of near-fields is that they are literally sitting on top of your level meters.

just a thought, please feel free to put me right

Cheers

R

 

[LDQ]

Thanks John.

Rochey,

I've read in a few threads that the 20/20 bas sound good when they are soffit mounted and since those are the only monitors I have for now I figure why not do it. Just do a search on 20/20 or soffit and you'll find more information.

Cheers,

Luis.

 

[John Sayers]

You'll love them Luis

cheers
john

 

[Michael Jones]

I plan on doing the same thing with my 20/20 bas monitors, so, good info here!
I too was concerned about venting.

The other concern I have is powering them. While it will be possible to mount an outlet in the soffit, it would seem to be a good idea to have those outlets connected to a wall switch so you can turn them off at night or when not in use.
Yes? No? Maybe?

 

[LDQ]

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The other concern I have is powering them. While it will be possible to mount an outlet in the soffit, it would seem to be a good idea to have those outlets connected to a wall switch so you can turn them off at night or when not in use.
Yes? No? Maybe?

I say YES... I think that is the only way unless you want to take the monitors in and out everytime you turn them on or off.

Luis.