BK-12m for Fostex FE126En

Back loaded horn for the Fostex

FE126En in the style of the classic
BK16, BK20.

Drawings:
1] 3/4 plans
2] 3/4 details
3] 5/8 plans
4] 5/8 details
5] damping plan
6-10] 3/4 cut plans
11-12] 5/8 cut plans

Designed by planet10-hi team, drawn by dld, 16-sept-2011

2011 Madisound Speaker Components

7 1/2
[190.5]

15
[381]

6
[152.4]

13 1/2
[342.9]
3
[76.2]

45

3
4 1/2 [76.2]
[114.3]

i4

3 1/2
[88.9]

4 1/2
[114.1]
17 3/4
[450.9]

i4

4 1/2
[114.1]

15 1/4
[387.4]
i1
12.1

3
[76.2]

2
[50.4]
i3
7
[177.8]

i2
32
[812.8]

32

1
[25.4]

14 1/4
[362]
7 1/2
[190.5]
13 1/2
[342.9]
i5
5
[127]
56.3

15

Notes
1/ drawn with 3/4 material
2/ driver chamber damped with 1.5 oz (42 g) evenly
distributed Acousta-Stuf

BK-12m Back Loaded Horn

for Fostex FE126En
Plans 1v0 3/4

16-sept-11 | design p10-hi | drawing dld

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BK-12m Back Loaded Horn

for Fostex FE126En

Angled parts detail 3/4

09-sept-11 | design p10-hi | drawing dld

2011 Madisound Speaker Components

12

i3
12 1/8
[309.2]

12.0

45

45

6 1/2
[165.1]

i4

i2
12

4 1/4
[107.8]

9
[229]

i5
33.7
56.3

Notes:
1/ for 3/4 material
2/ all pieces 6 deep

Simulated low frequency response

7 1/4

14 1/2
6

13 1/4
45

i4

3 1/2

i4

3
4 1/2

4 1/2

17 1/2

4 1/2

15 1/4
i1
12
3
2
i3
7

i2
31 5/8

31 5/8
1

14
7 1/2
13 1/2
i5
5
56.3

13 7/8

Notes
1/ drawn with 5/8 material
2/ driver chamber damped with 1.5 oz (42 g) evenly
distributed Acousta-Stuf
3/ additional stung to reduce bass up around the
deectors

BK-12m Back Loaded Horn

for Fostex FE126En
Plans 1v0 5/8

09-sept-11 | design p10-hi | drawing dld

2011 Madisound Speaker Components

BK-12m Back Loaded Horn

for Fostex FE126En

Angled parts detail 5/8

09-sept-11 | design p10-hi | drawing dld

2011 Madisound Speaker Components

12.0

i3
12 5/32
[308.5]

12.0

45

45

6 1/4
[158.7]

i4

i2
12

4 1/4
[107.8]

9
[229]

i5
33.7
56.3

Notes:
1/ for 3/4 material
2/ all pieces 6 deep

Simulated low frequency response

driver chamber damped with 1.5

oz (42 g) evenly distributed
Acousta-Stuf

Driver Chamber

additional stung to reduce

bass up around the deectors

BK-12m Back Loaded Horn

for Fostex FE126En
damping

09-sept-11 | design p10-hi | drawing dld

2011 Madisound Speaker Components

17 3/4

32

bae

back

14 1/4

13 1/2

bottom

top

4 1/4

12 3/16

6 23/32

15 1/4

internal 5

int 4

internal 3

internal 2

internal 1

32

15

side

BK-12m Back Loaded Horn

for Fostex FE126En

panel extents 3/4

09-sept-11 | design p10-hi | drawing dld

2011 Madisound Speaker Components

internal 5

internal 5

internal 2
int 4

bae

bae

back

back

int 4
top
internal 3

internal 1

internal 2
int 4
top
internal 3

bottom

bottom

internal 1

int 4

side

side

BK-12m Back Loaded Horn

for Fostex FE126En
side

side

5x5 3/4 suggested cut

09-sept-11 | design p10-hi | drawing dld

2011 Madisound Speaker Components

Notes:
1/ for 3/4 material
2/ drawn with 5mm kerf & 8mm edge trim
3/ 2 sides out of a 2nd sheet

internal 5

internal 5
bottom

bae

bae
back

int 4

back

side

side

int 4

bottom

int 4

top
internal 3

internal 1

top
internal 3

internal 2

internal 2

internal 1

int 4

BK-12m Back Loaded Horn

for Fostex FE126En
side

side

5x5 3/4 alternate cut

09-sept-11| design p10-hi | drawing dld

2011 Madisound Speaker Components

Notes:
1/ for 3/4 material
2/ drawn with 5mm kerf & 8mm edge trim (kerf
a touch less on le+ side of i4 pieces)
3/ 2 sides out of a 2nd sheet

internal 1

int 4
internal 3
top

internal 5

internal 2

int 4

09-sept-11 | design p10-hi | drawing dld

2011 Madisound Speaker Components

internal 1

bae

back
bae

4x8 3/4 suggested cut

Notes:
1/ for 3/4 material
2/ drawn with 5mm kerf & 8mm
edge trim

int 4

internal 5

for Fostex FE126En

internal 3

internal 2

int 4

bottom

side

back

bottom

top

side

side
side

BK-12m Back Loaded Horn

internal 1

internal 2

back

side

bottom

top

internal 1

top

side

side
side

int 4

int 4

bottom

int 4

back

internal 3
bae

internal 5

Notes:
1/ for 3/4 material
2/ drawn with 5mm kerf & 8mm
edge trim

4x8 3/4 alternative cut

internal 3

09-sept-11 | design p10-hi | drawing dld

2011 Madisound Speaker Components

internal 5

for Fostex FE126En

bae

BK-12m Back Loaded Horn

internal 2

int 4

17 1/2

31 5/8

bae

back

13 7/8

13 1/4

bottom

top

4 1/4

12 5/32

6 1/4

15 1/4

internal 5

int 4

internal 3

internal 2

internal 1

31 5/8

14 1/2

side

BK-12m Back Loaded Horn

for Fostex FE126En

panel extents 5/8

09-sept-11 | design p10-hi | drawing dld

2011 Madisound Speaker Components

bottom

int 4
top

back

internal 1

side
side

internal 1

side
side

with some conservation of

kerf & trim this strip becomes
wide enough for internal
pieces

Notes:
1/ for 5/8 material
2/ drawn with 5mm kerf & 8mm
edge trim

bottom

int 4

internal 2
internal 3

bae

bae

internal 3

09-sept-11 | design p10-hi | drawing dld

2011 Madisound Speaker Components

internal 5

4x8 5/8 suggested cut

internal 5

for Fostex FE126En

internal 3

BK-12m Back Loaded Horn

internal 2

int 4

internal 3

int 4

back

top

6 3/16