@gable - is that a kit cabinet or one you built yourself? Wondering how you got that fantastic looking baffle.
(also a gentle nudge about the BSC)
I built it, it's an easy build. I'll dig up the dimensions that I used a little later tonight.
The baffle is just MDF. I rear mounted the driver because their frames are terrible looking. I added a bit of a roundover to the front side, then sanded, carefully with the orbital, and by hand to soften to transition from the round-over to the baffle. Use 220 grit or higher so you don't remove too much material at once, and light pressure.
After I'm happy with that, I do a light pass of 220, 320 with the orbital, then move to 400 on a flexible block. Once its sanded nice and smooth, I just rubbed in a bunch of Howards Feed and Wax.
The real trick with mdf is the damn edge grain, I block sand with 400 quite a bit, then will sometimes rub in some mineral oil over the surface, especially the edge grain, let it soak in as much of that as possible, wipe of the excess, then apply the wax.
It's actually easier than it sounds.
oh, and BSC, baffle step compensation, IIRC. An inductor, with a resistor across it, in series with the positive + terminal of the driver. It can help improve the bass response, by basically attenuating the upper mid/hf a bit. They can work very well. There are plenty of good calculators around, I'll try to dig some up for ya.
