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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 text provided)
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