Good day fellow DIY enthusiasts,
I am busy with my second build now (after the Illuminators in 2015/16) and about reaching the halfway point which is a good time to post my progress.
My previous build was veneered MDF cabinets, faux leather baffles and some steelwork, and I still find them beautiful and enjoy them daily, but I wanted to try my hand at something different, something Open Baffle.
Having limited knowledge in actual speaker design, I opted for the well respected Troels Graveson's OB15 design, with some slight modifications, with his approval.
A plain wood construction would not appeal to my curiosity with working with other material so I decided to construct using the following materials:
1. Engineered stone
2. Steel
3. MDF (for baffles only)
4. Glass
Some may point out that I am compromising on the acoustics, but to be honest, I am happy to make some compromises in order for me to achieve the aesthetics I am after, so I ask the guru's to not be too unkind.
The stone, cut from lasercut templates I had made.
I am busy with my second build now (after the Illuminators in 2015/16) and about reaching the halfway point which is a good time to post my progress.
My previous build was veneered MDF cabinets, faux leather baffles and some steelwork, and I still find them beautiful and enjoy them daily, but I wanted to try my hand at something different, something Open Baffle.
Having limited knowledge in actual speaker design, I opted for the well respected Troels Graveson's OB15 design, with some slight modifications, with his approval.
A plain wood construction would not appeal to my curiosity with working with other material so I decided to construct using the following materials:
1. Engineered stone
2. Steel
3. MDF (for baffles only)
4. Glass
Some may point out that I am compromising on the acoustics, but to be honest, I am happy to make some compromises in order for me to achieve the aesthetics I am after, so I ask the guru's to not be too unkind.
The stone, cut from lasercut templates I had made.
