Not sure really where to park this, but could be fun to share my somewhat chaotic process as I dive into a relatively simple speaker build.
These will be full-range initially, though it won't surprise me if I feel they need a super-tweeter and simple crossover when they're done. The intent is to have them at my office with a vinyl rig ahead of them. Probably a streaming device as well. Amplification will probably be tubes...to be determined later.
Anyway, they're designed/drafted over a cup of coffee or 3 about a week back. Woke up this morning and decided today's the day to start knocking out the cabinets. Constructed of relatively thin (too thin) 12mm baltic birch, however, there will be substantial bracing, damping, etc. in this simple bass-reflex box with down firing port. I think they'll work fine. The bezels are some stupid expensive hardwood I bought a couple of years ago. I think it is African Blackwood but don't recall for sure. I do recall that the single 38"x8"x.9" board was over $60. Internal wiring will be simple - but quality, and I'll likely use tube connectors from GR-Research as I have a set on hand.
The feet in the rendering are just place holders. The corners of the cabinet will be machined aluminum, or maybe a different hardwood. The cabinets themselves will be sanded, filled, and painted (matte or texture finish most likely). I've even played with powdercoating wood - it is totally doable but I won't go that route on this project. Saving that for a future build (something I started about 18 months ago that is just waiting for me to give it attention, drivers from a classic set of Polk Monitor 7's along with substantially upgraded x-overs). The red paint will be darker than the renders here - think more of a merlot shade...or hell I could change my mind at the last minute and use whatever we have stashed at the shop (not black!).
So, place holder, and as time permits I'll bore those of you interested with the details. DIY speaker building is an old hobby of mine, something I was never all that good at (save for kick ass sub boxes, sealed, bandpass, and more) but something I've always enjoyed. The router took about an hour to chop out the baltic birch panels, and about the same time to 3d route front and rear the hardwood bezels. If I decide to produce the corners from aluminum that will be a day of messing around on one of the VMC's. Just now, while typing, the thought of acrylic corners with internal LED lighting popped into my head too...hmmmm...there really are no limits.
WW/R
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No, the Prime Rib below has nothing to do with this project - however, on the RecTeq for ~6 hours with a 500+ degree sear beforehand for 20 minutes, it's flat out epic. None left. Everyone said best Prime Rib they've ever had
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These will be full-range initially, though it won't surprise me if I feel they need a super-tweeter and simple crossover when they're done. The intent is to have them at my office with a vinyl rig ahead of them. Probably a streaming device as well. Amplification will probably be tubes...to be determined later.
Anyway, they're designed/drafted over a cup of coffee or 3 about a week back. Woke up this morning and decided today's the day to start knocking out the cabinets. Constructed of relatively thin (too thin) 12mm baltic birch, however, there will be substantial bracing, damping, etc. in this simple bass-reflex box with down firing port. I think they'll work fine. The bezels are some stupid expensive hardwood I bought a couple of years ago. I think it is African Blackwood but don't recall for sure. I do recall that the single 38"x8"x.9" board was over $60. Internal wiring will be simple - but quality, and I'll likely use tube connectors from GR-Research as I have a set on hand.
The feet in the rendering are just place holders. The corners of the cabinet will be machined aluminum, or maybe a different hardwood. The cabinets themselves will be sanded, filled, and painted (matte or texture finish most likely). I've even played with powdercoating wood - it is totally doable but I won't go that route on this project. Saving that for a future build (something I started about 18 months ago that is just waiting for me to give it attention, drivers from a classic set of Polk Monitor 7's along with substantially upgraded x-overs). The red paint will be darker than the renders here - think more of a merlot shade...or hell I could change my mind at the last minute and use whatever we have stashed at the shop (not black!).
So, place holder, and as time permits I'll bore those of you interested with the details. DIY speaker building is an old hobby of mine, something I was never all that good at (save for kick ass sub boxes, sealed, bandpass, and more) but something I've always enjoyed. The router took about an hour to chop out the baltic birch panels, and about the same time to 3d route front and rear the hardwood bezels. If I decide to produce the corners from aluminum that will be a day of messing around on one of the VMC's. Just now, while typing, the thought of acrylic corners with internal LED lighting popped into my head too...hmmmm...there really are no limits.
WW/R
Screen Shot 2021-12-28 at 6.15.04 PM.png
Screen Shot 2021-12-28 at 6.14.55 PM.png Screen Shot 2021-12-28 at 7.56.44 PM.png
Screen Shot 2021-12-28 at 7.56.53 PM.png
No, the Prime Rib below has nothing to do with this project - however, on the RecTeq for ~6 hours with a 500+ degree sear beforehand for 20 minutes, it's flat out epic. None left. Everyone said best Prime Rib they've ever had
Screen Shot 2021-12-28 at 7.57.06 PM.png
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