I'm just about ready to cut the speaker-holes for my new speakers. I'm still deciding if I should flush mount the drivers to reduce diffraction effects or not. Flush mounting it is more difficult, because I must get the router set properly etc, and doing it for the 2370 horn is also more a pain in the ass. But I'm just not sure weather or not it will make a difference. From what I know, the diffraction caused by non-flush mounted drivers is not anywhere near as much as cabinet edge diffraction, interaction between point sources, and other parallax issues etc.

I have the tools to flush mount, but its just a pain to do it. Any ideas?

Thanks!
Adrian

So I wouldn't want to make the acoustics a main focus for flush mount routing because I don't think it makes that big of an impact. But it doesn't hurt, and in some cases, it really looks nice.

Any tips?

Thanks
Charlie

Some say that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. And I'm sure that's true. But I think most of us agree that we'd rather have speakers that we were proud to show than some old beaters, even if they both sound the same. Cost is an issue, but attractive finishes don't always have to be expensive. So I agree with you that it's wonderful to see fine craftsmanship in addition to good sound, particularly if they are to be used in the home.

I'll have a think about it anyway. It sounds like asthetically is where the real improvements are. When I come to cut the holes, I'll see how difficult it is and hopefully I'll put the effort in to flush mount them anyways.

Thanks.
Adrian