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DIY speaker enclosure, maybe TL?

I'm planning to make a pair of speaker enclosures for Accuton drivers, and people have told me I should go for a Transmission Line type. I've tried to read on the Internet about TL's, and realize that while the audiophile community owes a huge debt to Martin J. King and George Augsburger, their stuff belongs to an engineering grad school curriculum, with me being stuck somewhere around the 6th grade. I've ordered a couple of books, Vance Dickason's Cookbook for one, but before they arrive, can anyone guide me toward a practical design? I can do the carpentry but the details of a design still seem a distant goal. Any help would be much appreciated!
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gmood1
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You could also contact Bob Brines. He maybe able to steer you in the right direction. I'm a fan of TLs..they have a certain type of bass that I haven't experienced from other designs. Here's Bob's site Brines Acoustics.
gmood1
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"I have tried transmision lines MLTL Martin King design and ported etc. Sealed cabinet is always better IMHO, I put a big chunk of plywood covering the ports of Martin Kings design for Lowther DX3 and things got much better, I also changed the Lowther for Fostex 207, I get better balance and less detail.
Find a good quality woofer that will go really low and build from that, go for a 3 way!
Martin Kings is a good design but I always hear some reverb in the bass."

Jsadurni,
If you heard reverb..something was very wrong my friend. I have never heard reverb in my MLTLs. Who built your MLTLs?
Some times it's best to leave the building to the designers. Sounds like you were pushing the drivers past their limits.
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