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Most Important: Avoid Piezo Tweeters. In my opinion the thing responsible for the poor sound in all cheap PA speakers is the piezo tweeters. Go cheap everywhere else, but spend some money on some good dynamic (coil & magnet) compression drivers. For cheap PA parts go to Zakspeed, but don't...

Me too! Me too! I wanted to wind some OT's a while ago, but gave up when I couldn't find Cores. -Raphael

http://www.marsamps.co.za/loudspeakers.html As far as I know, these are more like 'examples', than a 'standard'. Karel will build custom speakers. -Raphael

Prosirius - although corporate inclined, are good with home stuff too. http://www.prosirius.co.za/

One more thing. -The speed at which you peel off the glue is very important. The slower, the better. -If you pull it off too fast, the layer can tear.

If you're nervous about this one, practice on an old record first. -Smear a generous layer of ordinary cold glue (Alcolin white wood glue) over the entire playing area on one side. -Let it dry completely. -If it looks a bit thin, apply another layer, and let it dry completely. -Carefully lift...

I'm new to this forum, but I can certainly vouch for Karel Mars. About three years ago, I had a kind of informal apprenticeship arrangement with Karel. I would go and stay with him every other weekend and learn from him by helping with whatever he was busy with. His work is of a very high...