The progress towards re-determining the Boltzmann constant kB using two fixed-path, gas-filled, cylindrical, acoustic cavity resonators is described. The difference in the lengths of the cavities is measured using optical interferometry. Thus, a literature value for the density of mercury is not used, in contrast with the presently accepted determination of kB. The longitudinal acoustic resonance modes of a cylindrical cavity have lower quality factors Q than the radial modes of gas-filled, spherical cavities, of equal volume. The lower Qs result in lower signal-to-noise ratios and wider, asymmetric resonances. To improve signal-to-noise ratios, conventional capacitance microphones were replaced with 6.3 mm diameter piezoelectric transducers (PZTs) installed on the outer surfaces of each resonator and coupled to the cavity by diaphragms. This arrangement preserved the shape of the cylindrical cavity, prevented contamination of the gas inside the cavity, and enabled us to measure the longitudinal resonance frequencies with a relative standard uncertainty of 0.2 × 10−6. The lengths of the cavities and the modes studied will be chosen to reduce the acoustic perturbations due to non-zero boundary admittances at the endplates, e.g., from endplate bending and ducts and/or transducers installed in the endplates. Alternatively, the acoustic perturbations generated by the viscous and thermal boundary layers at the gas–solid boundary can be reduced. Using the techniques outlined here, kB can be re-determined with an estimated relative standard uncertainty of 1.5 × 10−6.