I ended up purchasing two pairs of AV123 X-LS Encore for a reasonable price locally because they had some minor scratches. They are satin black, and the wife prefers cherry finishes and she also doesn't like the metal grilles. So rather than repainting them with a hammered or textured paint and still having a finish she doesn't really like, I was thinking about using this PE cabinet
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=302-722and dropping in the tweeter, woofer, XO, and binding post cup in since I only have so-so woodworking skills. I measured the X-LS cabinets and it looks like they have an interior volume of 0.5 ft^3 so I thought this might be a good match.
I was reading this thread on how to fix the PE cabinets, so I know about cutting the center braces, rounding them off, and lining with No Rez, etc.
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=54352.0but I still had the following questions:
1) Is this the correct PE cabinet to use?
2) Besides losing a little bit of the low end, any problem with having them sealed, instead of ported? I blocked the rear port to experiment and they sounded fine. Also note that they will be for surround duty only and located directly against the rear wall, so I figure keeping it sealed may actually be better.
3) Anyone here available to cut the B-REX front baffles or recommend someone local (SF Bay Area) to do the cutting?
4) Is The B-REX system BS? I ask because if you have to glue down the front baffle (and use the screws to secure it while the glue is drying), then how could you possibly re-use the cabinet again?
Many thanks in advance.