Next build, cjd's Abourious

[djg]

[Steve Lee]

Aha! I like it.

[Chris Roemer]

Looks like you'll have a very smooth flow of electrons there!

[djg]

The XOs came out pretty nice.

[djg]

Mahogany PSA veneer. Electric was out all day yesterday. I read a book.

[Steve Lee]

Stain or just oil finish going on these?

The fit and trim work is top notch.

[djg]

The sled I made for my tiny table saw really helped with accuracy. I'm using a formula from youtube.

Equal parts of Minwax poly, mineral spirits and boiled linseed oil. It looks good on a sample of veneer. No stain.

[djg]

One coat. i have the baffles to lay out and rout. cjd crowded the drivers to almost touch, leading to tearout and patching. I will give them a bit of space. 1/4" or so.

[djg]

4 coats brushed on, wiped off. I added more poly to the last coat. Semi gloss sheen to match the TV stand, if not the species.

[DeZZar]

Nice - looking really good. The mix sounds similar to a danish oil. Does it progressively build up a bit of sheen?

[djg]

Thank you.

[djg]

This is 6 coats with progressively more poly in the mix, with Johnson's paste wax.

[a4eaudio]

Those are looking really nice. Can't wait to see the front view with drivers when finished.

[djg]

Thank you. Heads up, the baffles will be painted MDF. Probably black.

[Steve Lee]

Those really are coming along nicely.

Are you adding JPW to the mix???

[djg]

Sorry, the wax is put on after the finish dries.

[Steve Lee]

I've stopped palpitating, now - thanks for the clarification!!

[djg]

[djg]

Here's the current HT setup. The S2000 L/Rs are hung off the rail. Originally I had S2000 TMs for L/R. I want the speakers to be lower, not extending above the rail. Thus, low stands with a tiltback angle to properly direct towards the MLP.

It's possible I might construct a new minimalist center speaker/ TV stand using a wall mount bracket grafted onto a single center post. And L/R stands to match.

[silverD]

8.1 sound! They look great!

[djg]

Two down. The crates put these right where I plan to position them with stands.

These speakers sound really nice. So glad I made them. Just listening to cable music in stereo with 80 hz sub cross. As far as lightweight, still pretty heavy.

[oldloder]

They look great dj and glad your already pleased with their sound quality! Curious at some point how their sound compares to S2000's ... and ... stands or subwoofer stands?

[djg]

My aural memory is pathetic. The new speakers seem a bit fuller maybe? I have all 3 done now. I will listen to some epic bluray later today. Even I will not be able to tolerate those crate stands for long.

I will post more pics when I have made some furniture progress. I have one sub in the rear corner.

[djg]

So, these are 20" x 12" x 7.5". They are braced 1/2" particle board. 1" mdf baffle with a 3/8" roundover.. I moved the woofers apart to give some meat in between the drivers. I used cjd's generic Seas crossover. These are sealed. The 1/2" thick cabs allowed some size reduction at same volume. Same baffle width.

cjd shows 3/4" plywood vented design on his webpage. His woofers were as close together as possible. He used a 3/4" roundover. cjd drew sealed, vented and tower variations. I do not know if he built any but the vented ones on his webpage.

[djg]

Very inexpensive stands. Black prefinished shelving. Cut, hot glued to keep things in place, then screwed together. I may make some C shaped stands by laminating straight pieces with finger joints. If I don't like these. 5 degree tilt.