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* These links will take you to the
Parts Express Project Showcase, until I review and revise these projects
for reposting on this site.
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Projects from the people...
This site exists
so that you nice folks can build better speakers. So, why not show off
what some of the work you have done with the designs you've found here or
something you learned here, that helped make your DIY project a success? If you have a project that
you built based on a design you got from this site (or any speaker project
that might be interesting to those visiting this site), send in the pages
and/or pictures that you would like posted to
projects@speakerbuilder.net.
I'll host a few pages here for you to show it off, post a few pictures and
comments, or add a link to your own site, so that others can learn from your
experiences (or just gawk at the cool pictures! You guys to some great
work!).
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Dave Tenney's Dayton 8's and more!
For a
write-up of Dave Tenney's Dayton 8 MTM, V-D Monitors, and other
beautifully done projects, take a look at
Dave's
Speaker Building Page, where he shows off his talent for
making gorgeous speakers and describes them with flair.
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Here's a pict of Rich Garber's DHT system. Well done
Rich!
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"These
speakers just amaze me more and more every time I listen to them. I
recently sold a kick ass ST-70 to help pay for drivers/crossover
components. I wish I could have heard the Eros with those sweet EL-34's.
For now I have a pretty good system though. An Oracle Alexandria
- RB300 - Rega
Ecact Turntable system, Highly modded Conrad-Johnson PV-2 tube pre-amp and
a Parasound HCCA 1000A power amp. The system really shines when the
transistors are running class A at low volume levels. The detail,
soundstage, and vocals reproduction are simply amazing. Bass is full,
tight and controlled. Gives me shivers sometimes."
Norcalkell@aol.com
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In my
search for great sound on a budget I decided to build some speakers. I
searched the net for weeks and stumbled across Wayne Jaeschke’s
SpeakerBuilder site. I liked the idea of a three way speaker, thinking it
would give me the best sound. Following the directions on the site
regarding the crossover (no electronic experience). I learned a lot.
After cutting out the boxes from MDF. I
routed out the speaker holes, (my first experience with a router). Glued
the boxes together, added a couple of braces inside and sanded the boxes.
Then I went over it with bondo to take care of imperfections. After
sanding again I marked off the area where the side panels were to be
glued. Then I painted the boxes with sandable primer, sanded again. Then
flat black paint, three coats, sanding between coats. I made the side
panels from poplar, butt glueing to get the width I needed and marked off
the shape I wanted. To get the shape I used a circular saw, then beveled
the edges with the radial arm set at a 45 degree angle. After sanding the
panels I mixed three different colors of stain to get the color I wanted
to match the entertainment center cabinet. Then I glued the panels to the
box and coated the whole thing with satin polyurethane, three coats
sanding between coats.
The stands were made with leftover MDF
and leftover 1x4 poplar. I routed the holes for the 1x4s at an angle for
strength, three legs, two in the rear and one in the front.
Painted the mdf with flat black, stained
the legs, then glued together. After drying I coated the whole thing with
satin polyurethane. The result is in the pics.
Thanks to Wayne and many other people I
learned from on the Parts express site. There are a lot of nice people out
there who like to help new people get started in this great hobby. I
really enjoyed the project and learned a lot from SpeakerBuilder website.
The greatest testimonial came from my
wife on the completed project. She said "Those are the best speakers I
ever heard" Ernie Hampton |
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And here's a beautiful set of D2's (no
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