on Sale - $55/pr (drivers & XO)

[Soundslike]

Re: on Sale - $55/pr (drivers & XO)

Could someone post a link to the NTN folder.......

Post 18 has the recommended dimensions (might be more accurate to say the most often used dimensions).

The "folder" I think you're looking for can be found here.

[Steve Henry]

Re: on Sale - $55/pr (drivers & XO)

I just saw Steve Henrys' veneering and couldn't log off without saying WOW!
Chris Roemer, what have you started?

Thanks for the kind words, but you took it to another level - very nice work!

[nottaway]

Re: on Sale - $55/pr (drivers & XO)

Could someone post a link to the NTN folder.......

[Chris Roemer]

Re: on Sale - $55/pr (drivers & XO)

I just saw Steve Henrys' veneering and couldn't log off without saying WOW!
Chris Roemer, what have you started?

Steve's ARE nice (just think, MINE are just particle board w/3/8" roundovers painted with flat white Lucite), but right now my favorite is a toss-up between yours and Tim's.

Chris

[Gracias]

Re: on Sale - $55/pr (drivers & XO)

I just saw Steve Henrys' veneering and couldn't log off without saying WOW!
Chris Roemer, what have you started?

[Gracias]

Re: on Sale - $55/pr (drivers & XO)

Hi Mikers- The round one was for a friend who lives on his sail boat and had to be wall mounted in a moderate sized cabin. Lots of compromises as far as positioning and it really needed to swivel. The same copper port is on both round and rectangular cabinets but the round one is down firing and just sitting on some scrap blocks for a test run before shipping. The port tube is centered and the cabinet turns on its axis. The copper seems like speaker bling but in short lengths it is cheap and the I.D. is an honest 1.5" and it cuts perfectly square with a cheap pipe cutter. And yes, I do like the shiny look.

After seeing how Soundslike recesses the woofer I wish I had done the baffle like his but I'll know next time thanks to him. I'm not sure how my friend routed the wires but he is picky and likely did a better job than I did.

The corian is easier to work than most hard woods with standard carbide tooling, no grain direction or brittleness to mess with. Try just a baffle and see how you like it. There is a lot of scrap corian now that people have moved on to granite.

[Mikers]

Re: on Sale - $55/pr (drivers & XO)

Thanks for the kind words, I'm always looking for used materials that I can re-task and the corian was too cheap to pass up. I've done two kitchens and seven pairs of speakers and still have some in the shop. My wife is getting tired of it though. You have a sharp eye Soundslike.
Mark-

and a copper pipe port to boot.

Too cool

do you have a way to hide the wires on the rotating one?

what do you cut/route the corian with?

[Steve Henry]

Re: on Sale - $55/pr (drivers & XO)

Final assembly today/tonight. Chris - thanks for a wonderful budget design that sounds better than it has a right too.

[Gracias]

Re: on Sale - $55/pr (drivers & XO)

Thanks for the kind words, I'm always looking for used materials that I can re-task and the corian was too cheap to pass up. I've done two kitchens and seven pairs of speakers and still have some in the shop. My wife is getting tired of it though. You have a sharp eye Soundslike.
Mark-

[Soundslike]

Re: on Sale - $55/pr (drivers & XO)

Those are very nice looking! The white baffle looks like you made it from Corian? Great looking speakers...

[Mikers]

Re: on Sale - $55/pr (drivers & XO)

WOW those are some sweet builds. Is that a granite baffle?

[Gracias]

Re: on Sale - $55/pr (drivers & XO)

Chris- I have to delurk just long enough to also thank you for this great design. I have built two variations of your nano neo design and both sound way better than the parts price would indicate. I found that it is a lot easier to stray a little from the usual enclosure shape and materials if I don't have an arm and a leg invested in expensive drivers. I can also gift these to friends and family on my limited budget. I have had hours of fun building and listening to your design, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Mark-

[XtremeRevolution]

Re: on Sale - $55/pr (drivers & XO)

Chris,

You should be very proud of the success of the Nanos and the NTN's. Great concept, great design, great execution, and great support of builders. Oh yeah, great value, great sound -- I guess this list could go on for awhile. Anyway, thanks for your efforts and dedication to this project..

Ron

What he said!

[Soundslike]

Re: on Sale - $55/pr (drivers & XO)

Chris,

You should be very proud of the success of the Nanos and the NTN's. Great concept, great design, great execution, and great support of builders. Oh yeah, great value, great sound -- I guess this list could go on for awhile. Anyway, thanks for your efforts and dedication to this project..

Ron

[Steve Henry]

Re: 1 year anniversary

Yikes. I started this thread just one year ago (a few days back). Missed the anniversary. Still going strong (blushing).

Like cars, classic designs hang around forever. I will be veneering mine today. Thanks for the support for the past year.