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Category Archives: Speaker Building

Completed

Completed

Listening impressions will come later – I will say that I am VERY happy with my choice of design… I had to pick up the family at the airport today, so I have yet to get some decent photographs with good light.                    Continue Reading

Weekend Update

Weekend Update

Worked pretty much straight through the weekend.  I was hoping to have them finished tonight, but it was not possible.  The bottleneck is the set time on the adhesive.  The baffles were attached yesterday – epoxy was fully cured 24 hours later (5PM today), and tomorrow evening the epoxy used to installed the rings willContinue Reading

Sneak Peek

Sneak Peek

The baffles aren’t attached to the cabinets yet.  BUT they are home safely and they fit just as planned.      Continue Reading

Shaping Up

Shaping Up

I think I may be listening to these by the end of the weekend.              Continue Reading

Rear Frames Installed

Rear Frames Installed

This will look like little progress since my last post, but my hands would have you believe otherwise. After the plum brown barrel finish, the frames needed to be sealed.  I used some Trewax clear paste wax.  This is usually used on wood, but I had read good things about its performance for sealing metal.Continue Reading

Rear Frame complete

Rear Frame complete

The frames for the rear are complete.  The holes need to be opened up a little bit and then I can attach them.  I’m still waiting to see how the finish turns out – I may go with another coat of the Birchwood Casey stuff.  It is looking pretty good, but it will darken overContinue Reading

Granite Cut

Granite Cut

Granite is being cut right now.  First baffle is off the table – second one to follow. … … … …  Continue Reading

Port and Plate

Port and Plate

I had already done the first cabinet and showed some of the finished pictures.  But I was too focused on not screwing it up to take any pictures during the process.  I had a little more confidence that it would work out this time, so I brought my camera to document why I was soContinue Reading

Speaker Grilles

Speaker Grilles

I would love it if I could leave these things naked – but the drumstick dents in my exposed aluminum subwoofer cone suggest that my two year old won’t be able to resist giving all these drivers some less than desirable attention.  I didn’t want to build a traditionally framed grille, as I hope toContinue Reading

Granite to be cut

Granite to be cut

There isn’t much to show for it, but a lot of progress has been made.  After three rounds of Coroplast baffle templates, I sorted out the external dimensions and the relative positioning of the drivers.  The aim is to have the baffle slightly oversized compared to the box.  There is enough imprecision in the edgeContinue Reading