Hello All, I have posted some photos of my latest project- solid pine stand
mount speakers with the lot!
I had a recurring thought that I could build a pair of speakers affordably that
would sound like speakers that I could'nt afford.
Some things like thick solid wood instead of thin MDF,super solid stands and top
shelf crossover components just seemed to make sense to me.Others things like
the shape of the cabinets were down to my amateurish woodworking skills-I had
never even held a Router or electric plane before I started
After some practice with the tools ,I took a week 's holiday and built them to
the working stage (on computer desk) The last day took a 16 hour stint to get
them playing at about 11.30 at night
I listened to them atop a stack of concrete blocks while I made the stands,
final crossovers and 10 coats of clear polyurethane
What can I say -even now after listening to them fully run in and now through a
lovely new Cambridge Audio 840C CDp (replacing Denon DVD) The sound just blows
my mind!!!
The sound has a body and punch to it that I never expected - everything just
sounds so lifelike. I think the cab. design and rock solid stand has a lot to do
with it.
I would be more than happy if I'd bought these speakers for twice the cost, but
the fact that I made them in the spare room of my rented 2 bdr flat (early on
had to shut down production to get through a quarterly property inspection!)just
makes the music all the sweeter.
Overview:
All sides, front baffle ,removeable back plate -38mm solid pine (2 x 19mm glued)
Minimal internal damping -a piece of sheepskin rug glued to rear plate
another piece glued to bottom of cab. and extending 3 in. up each side
Vifa XT25 tweeter
Peerless HDS 134mm woofer
Eichmann Binding posts
Externally mounted, full Mundorf crossover
Xover plate rubber mounted on back plate
Each xover component sits atop small bits of foam padding
Hookup wiring - signal, medium gauge copper hookup wire with one strand of 0.5mm
pure silver wire wrapped around it - return, 3 strands of 0.5mm pure silver wire
Stands - Base plate 1/2" mild steel plate, column 3" x 5" x1/4" tubing
top plate 3/8"
Speaker screwed to top plate on copper washers to allow speaker to breathe
All separate components have a strip of foil, greened and clipped
Exterior of cabinets polished with cream electret
Total cost AUS$2,000
Man,I'm in Audio Heaven......