QC went down the tubes, and the holes and such no longer were lining up. To the point where the manufacturer stopped making them, IIRC. PE did search for replacements, but I believe, came up empty. They sold those to builders, hobbyists, manufacturers, etc; and a lot of them! Rick Craig once said they were a major cost savings for his business.
I saw several of the cabinets after PE switched suppliers. Local company was buying them directly from the same place. QC was all over the place and shipping was severely questionable as well. Lots of damaged cabinets, like in the order of 6 of every 10.
@isaeagle4031 said:
...and shipping was severely questionable as well. Lots of damaged cabinets, like in the order of 6 of every 10.
I was wondering about this. With PE's generous return policy they'd need to be packed meticulously. Even minor flaws to the cabinet would warrant a return and I have to think the return shipping is pretty significant.
So I think I will just have to do the CAD myself. My trusty AutoCAD 2002 runs flawlessly under Windows 11, I was just being lazy - which happens more the older I get.
Uploading the files from the links provided Feb 2 to memorialize here at MAC in case those links become dead in the future.
@jr@mac said:
So I think I will just have to do the CAD myself. My trusty AutoCAD 2002 runs flawlessly under Windows 11, I was just being lazy - which happens more the older I get.
@a4eaudio said:
Not sure if you saw it, but the link in the Jantzen pdf takes you to the CAD of the rectangular 0.25cf.
It was an embedded link in the PDF and it was the link for the curved cabinets that actually linked to the specs for the rectangular cabs. (I did try to make sure you saw this back then, in my quoted post above )
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I looked up the part numbers in a catalog but no drawings. Maybe someone at PE could look them up for you.302-700= .25ft3 302-710= .38ft3
Curved or rectangular?
Here's the .75 curved
I knew I'd find it if I searched long enough. Payment is a cup of coffee or something from Founder's Brewing while at InDIYana.
Here are all the curved. I found the rectangular ones if needed.
https://www.audioexcite.com/?page_id=184
Hey, nice find!
I also found this, but the link to the 0.25 curved cabinet is wrong!
http://www.jantzen-audio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dayton-Audio-DIY-Cabinets.pdf
Regular square is what I need.
Good finds!
Not sure if you saw it, but the link in the Jantzen pdf takes you to the CAD of the rectangular 0.25cf.
David's Google Foo is strong!
Does anyone have inside info on why these are NLA?
They were such no brainer as test cabinets. In fact; they were too attractive for test cabinets…
Since I have sold painted parts for the last 23 years and have shipped all around the world. I am pretty sure the juice was not worth the squeeze.
https://www.jfcomponents.com/
QC went down the tubes, and the holes and such no longer were lining up. To the point where the manufacturer stopped making them, IIRC. PE did search for replacements, but I believe, came up empty. They sold those to builders, hobbyists, manufacturers, etc; and a lot of them! Rick Craig once said they were a major cost savings for his business.
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Sounds like a niche that needs to be filled.
Do it. I’ll even preorder some.!
https://www.jfcomponents.com/
That was directed towards peeps with CNC capabilities.
I saw several of the cabinets after PE switched suppliers. Local company was buying them directly from the same place. QC was all over the place and shipping was severely questionable as well. Lots of damaged cabinets, like in the order of 6 of every 10.
I was wondering about this. With PE's generous return policy they'd need to be packed meticulously. Even minor flaws to the cabinet would warrant a return and I have to think the return shipping is pretty significant.
So I think I will just have to do the CAD myself. My trusty AutoCAD 2002 runs flawlessly under Windows 11, I was just being lazy - which happens more the older I get.
Uploading the files from the links provided Feb 2 to memorialize here at MAC in case those links become dead in the future.
@jr@mac - the 0.25 rectangular is included.
There they are, how the hell did I miss that on the links provided?
It was an embedded link in the PDF and it was the link for the curved cabinets that actually linked to the specs for the rectangular cabs. (I did try to make sure you saw this back then, in my quoted post above
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