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Post by dualityk on Oct 16, 2017 20:16:49 GMT -5
One thread is not nearly enough, so I'll throw my hat in the ring. I built a matched set of surround speakers for my living room. It's not all done yet, but I did put up a photo gallery of the build process. They are loosely based on (and use parts which directly descend from) the EPI 50 bookshelf speaker. Six inch woofer and a concave dome tweeter, speakon jacks so they'd be pretty from all sides. The stands hold different types of media: the surrounds hold about 30 DVDs each, the fronts hold about 30 records each, and the center holds 50-60 CDs (and the XPA-5). The internal volumes of the front three speakers are exactly matched, so they sound essentially identical.  End of the road for the Surround Six. by dualityk, on Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/28626887@N05/albums/72157686580235716They sound pretty good. [edit] Oh yeah, they're HUMAN Speakers drivers. Made in the good old US and A, |
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fattykidd
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It's ok.. I have an et-3.
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Post by fattykidd on Oct 16, 2017 20:26:56 GMT -5
I love that finish. Wood grain is one of my weaknesses.
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Post by dualityk on Oct 16, 2017 20:37:08 GMT -5
Thank you! It's solid oak trim, and oak veneer for the surfaces; the veneer (and the stands) got stain and the trim didn't, then some tung oil finish for the whole thing.
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fattykidd
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It's ok.. I have an et-3.
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Post by fattykidd on Oct 16, 2017 20:55:12 GMT -5
Damn, didn't even notice the stands at first look on my phone.. Can I double like them now? Lol..
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Post by garbulky on Oct 16, 2017 22:10:12 GMT -5
That looks fantastic, the finish, the look everything! I bet they sound really good. Congratulations on a great set of speakers.
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Post by Soup on Oct 17, 2017 5:17:59 GMT -5
Congrats on job well done!
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Post by cwmcobra on Oct 17, 2017 6:31:17 GMT -5
Very nice!
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Post by geebo on Oct 17, 2017 7:07:24 GMT -5
Nice job! They look great.
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cawgijoe
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"When you come to a fork in the road, take it." - Yogi Berra
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Post by cawgijoe on Oct 17, 2017 7:36:50 GMT -5
Beautiful!
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Post by vneal on Oct 17, 2017 7:43:14 GMT -5
I like the dual purpose stand /speaker/storage
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Post by garbulky on Oct 17, 2017 8:08:27 GMT -5
I take it Devore Fidelity was your inspiration?   |
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Post by macromicroman on Oct 17, 2017 8:15:26 GMT -5
Nice job. Wish I had some talent to make stuff.
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Post by dualityk on Oct 17, 2017 12:25:49 GMT -5
Garbulky, can't say I ever heard of those, but I can certainly see the family resemblance you're seeing. I started with the notion of an 8.5x11 footprint, and sorta went from there. The center channel was a big thought experiment that was trying to solve the problem of getting the drivers as close to the screen as possible (vertically), as well as hiding the monster XPA. Not a lot of good ways to make one of those disappear.  |
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Post by dksosku on Oct 17, 2017 15:19:18 GMT -5
Super job!.. They look amazing.
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Post by simpleman68 on Oct 17, 2017 21:30:45 GMT -5
Very nice work and a nice bonus that they're multi-purpose.
Scott
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