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mrkramer · 5th December 2008, 01:29 AM

So Ive found myself lurking on this forum for too long. Figured Id come out into the light and say Hi.

Until recently I had never thought about making speakers. I must have thought it was some sort of voodoo. Ended up stumbling onto Martin Kings site. Then here.

Got really inspired. Ended up building a pair of BIBs with some 4" Tang Band drivers. They are playing in my living room as I type this. Not only are these my first speakers but really my first "I built that myself and I dont need to hide it away in the garage" anythings. Fantastic! Even my wife loves them.

So now I find myself with a few new tools and a stack of fresh BB ply staring at me. Cant help think that the bedroom needs a new pair of speakers... Maybe Ill move the BiBs in there and build a new 'something else' for the living room!

MrKramer

c2cthomas · 5th December 2008, 04:07 AM

Hi MrKramer - and Welcome to diyAudio.

Advise - seeing as how you are living in or near the heart of "shake and bake" country (i.e. earthquake) I would warn you against going after some of the 7 ft. - 450 lbs (each) monster speaker designs unless you can brace them securely to the walls - floors - ceilings, etc.

How 'bout some photo's of you little masterpiece?

planet10 · 5th December 2008, 04:32 AM

Welcome to the forum...

What are you plannin to shape the BB into...

dave

mrkramer · 5th December 2008, 10:44 AM

Thanks,
Been more worried about fires than earthquakes. We had a real bad one here just recently. While I was evacuating the house I stopped for a moment in front of the speakers. My wife gave me that look like "youve got to be kidding me".
Happy to say the family, the house and the speakers all survived.

As for what Im making next...not really sure yet. I do have 2 more of the TB bamboos. I really like the sound of them in the midrange. Had a thought that I could make a 3-way using them as an extended mid.

I think it needs to have a nice wide baffle as well. There are an awful lot of 'skinny' speakers out there. Figure Ill try something different.

Until then, Ill dig out my camera and take a pic of the BIBs.

MrKramer

Cal Weldon · 5th December 2008, 02:14 PM

Hello MrKramer and welcome to the forums.

5th December 2008, 01:29 AM	#1
mrkramer diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Francisco bay area	Howdy all So Ive found myself lurking on this forum for too long. Figured Id come out into the light and say Hi. Until recently I had never thought about making speakers. I must have thought it was some sort of voodoo. Ended up stumbling onto Martin Kings site. Then here. Got really inspired. Ended up building a pair of BIBs with some 4" Tang Band drivers. They are playing in my living room as I type this. Not only are these my first speakers but really my first "I built that myself and I dont need to hide it away in the garage" anythings. Fantastic! Even my wife loves them. So now I find myself with a few new tools and a stack of fresh BB ply staring at me. Cant help think that the bedroom needs a new pair of speakers... Maybe Ill move the BiBs in there and build a new 'something else' for the living room! MrKramer

5th December 2008, 04:07 AM	#2
c2cthomas 49 - for the 16th time diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Near "Music City" (Nashville Tennessee)	Hi MrKramer - and Welcome to diyAudio. Advise - seeing as how you are living in or near the heart of "shake and bake" country (i.e. earthquake) I would warn you against going after some of the 7 ft. - 450 lbs (each) monster speaker designs unless you can brace them securely to the walls - floors - ceilings, etc. How 'bout some photo's of you little masterpiece? __________________ "You can't always get what you want" K. Richards/M. Jagger *** "Next time I will know some things better" Zen Mod

5th December 2008, 04:32 AM	#3
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	Welcome to the forum... What are you plannin to shape the BB into... dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

5th December 2008, 02:14 PM	#5
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Hello MrKramer and welcome to the forums. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

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5th December 2008, 10:44 AM	#4
mrkramer diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Francisco bay area	Thanks, Been more worried about fires than earthquakes. We had a real bad one here just recently. While I was evacuating the house I stopped for a moment in front of the speakers. My wife gave me that look like "youve got to be kidding me". Happy to say the family, the house and the speakers all survived. As for what Im making next...not really sure yet. I do have 2 more of the TB bamboos. I really like the sound of them in the midrange. Had a thought that I could make a 3-way using them as an extended mid. I think it needs to have a nice wide baffle as well. There are an awful lot of 'skinny' speakers out there. Figure Ill try something different. Until then, Ill dig out my camera and take a pic of the BIBs. MrKramer

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