After contacting Sorbothane and getting advice from their engineer, I went back to work and altered the shelf and absorber apparatus.
Here was the method:
My speaker is 33 lbs, 2 oz (33.125 lbs). Sorbothane recommended the largest hemisphere with a Duro of 30 for the top and sides. Their hemisphere (p/n 0510150-30-10) is 2.5” dia; 1.25” height Duro = 30 and is rated from 25-35 lbs at 30% compression. Therefore, adding the weight of the speaker with the 35 lbs from the top hemisphere is 68.125 lbs. of load on the bottom .
I selected five hemispheres (p/n 0510140-30-10) which are 2” dia; 1” height; Duro = 30 and is rated 11 – 16 lbs each. 68.125 lbs divided among the five bottom hemispheres will be 13.625 lbs each, right in the middle of the bottom hemi’s range.
The side hemispheres are the same as the top. The top and sides are positioned to be right in the middle of the interior hollow cavity of the speaker (there is an internal “back” that separates the speaker cavity from the electronics cavity in the rear). The sides feature T-nuts embedded into the wood for the bolts. Here are drawings with and without the speaker to illustrate: I added my plan to line the back & sides with Rocksul insulation. Next I will begin drawing the bass trap hangers above and below the speaker. This view shows my current plan for the front baffle. I have two sheets of cement backboard (one ½” and the other ¼”) with ¾” birch plywood over the top of it all.
I checked on the 1 ½” overhang and we’re OK – no problem with overhang causing balance problems.That should be OK, but to make sure, see if your speaker will over-balance of you set it at the edge of a piece of wood with an inch and a half sticking out beyond the edge. It should be fine.
I am planning only one ¾” thick layer of OSB on the sides by the window. Is that what you had in mind?Also, for the sides of your soffit next to the window in the middle, don't make them too solid: you are going to need insulation there, to deal with the artifacts caused by that sharp corner, and the "cavity" between the soffits.
It feels good to be back in the action again!
-Ron