Denovo Audio Knock-Down MDF 1.16 cu. ft. Tower Speaker Cabinet

I wanted to build a larger cabinet for EPI drivers. I had hoped to find something larger but this was the largest cabinet I could find. The front baffle for this cabinet only supports up to 6 1/2 inch woofers. I decided to use the cabinet with the side being the front. I also had to eliminate one of the braces in order to make the 8 inch woofer fit. The cabinet glued together very nicely. I used a router and rounded all the sides to match the rounded front baffle to make the system looked balanced. Once I had the cabinet glued together, things went very slow because I had never used a router before and was quite nervous. I used drill saws to cut the holes for the port and for the terminal cup. I bought these from Parts Express. I used some foam sheets to behind the woofer. I did lots of sanding and hadn't figure out how I was going to finish the cabinets. I decided to use a oil based paint which I rolled on. I got a peach color and used less than 1/2 a quart for both cabinets. The finish looked good but I sanded it down and put on a second coat. I then used Java Gel stain and wiped it on with a shop paper towel. I made several single passes in the same direction and was able to create a fake wood-grain pattern. I then finished with a satin finish. Everyone tells me the cabinets look great. I made an error. I use a router and jig to cut the hole for the woofer. I tested and the woofer fit. I wanted to flush mount the woofer and used a 1/2 inch rabbit bit. The woofer needed a 3/4 inch space and I couldn't find a rabbit bit that gave me 3/4 inch with a 1/4 inch shank. I found these woofer rings made of MDF on eBay for $10.00 a pair. I bought them and glued them on with construction adhesive. I painted them with the Java Gel and mounted my woofers. I built the crossover on the back of the speaker terminal cup. I tuned the box to 27 Hz using a 4.5-inch x 1 1/2 inch port. The woofers were the same as what you would find in a pair of EPI 100s or Genesys Physics 1s or 2s. I bought new woofers from Human Speakers for about $70.00 each and the tweeters were salvaged from an old pair of Genesis Physics speakers. The sound is fantastic and the bass response is great.