A few of my Speaker Projects over the past 25 years

Ultima GTR · 7th April 2009, 02:04 PM

For no particular reason, I thought I'd post a few pics of a few of my speaker projects over the past 1/4 century. As you can see, I've had a tendency to build very sophisticated (perhaps too sophisticated for my testing skills) systems.

I'll be glad to answer questions, but please don't get too upset if I don't remember the finer details of each design, but I'll try.

Paul

Projects

Cal Weldon · 7th April 2009, 05:09 PM

Now that is one impressive collection. Beautiful work.

taloyd · 7th April 2009, 05:26 PM

The Dynaudio OB looks really professional (as do all the others!). Very Von-Schweikert.

Off-topic, do you ~have~ an Ultima GTR? That is one lusty car - very Porsche 917.

cheers,
-tal

Pano · 7th April 2009, 05:31 PM

Great stuff!

Joschl · 7th April 2009, 05:32 PM

Impressive work (of art).
Was a pleasure to look at. That is DIY!

crazyhub · 7th April 2009, 05:44 PM

Yes, very impressive, congratuations !

Do you have a listening favourit?

Ultima GTR · 8th April 2009, 03:25 PM

Thanks for the very nice comments guys! It is a really fun hobby and I've learned a lot over the years about building things. And yes, Tal, I also built an Ultima GTR and a Factory Five Roadster, as well as, a MDM Locomotive Works GP-60.

If you're interested, you can see pics of all these here:
http://web.mac.com/quailpark/Pauls_b.../Homepage.html

As far as the best sounding, it is hands down the Orion. But for the ones I built/knocked off, I would say the open baffle MTM with 2 12's. It didn't have great (a lot of) bass but it was pretty amazing in other ways. Not nearly as refined though as the Orion. For the money, the Orion is by far the best system I've either bought or built.

Thanks again,
Paul

fntn · 6th March 2011, 02:42 PM

Impressive and inspirational!

MJL21193 · 6th March 2011, 04:06 PM

Excellent work, on all fronts, especially envy the Camaro - I would love to have one.

MJL21193 · 6th March 2011, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultima GTR

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Cal can fix it up for you, right Cal.

7th April 2009, 02:04 PM	#1
Ultima GTR diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2008	A few of my Speaker Projects over the past 25 years For no particular reason, I thought I'd post a few pics of a few of my speaker projects over the past 1/4 century. As you can see, I've had a tendency to build very sophisticated (perhaps too sophisticated for my testing skills) systems. I'll be glad to answer questions, but please don't get too upset if I don't remember the finer details of each design, but I'll try. Paul Projects

7th April 2009, 05:09 PM	#2
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Now that is one impressive collection. Beautiful work. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

7th April 2009, 05:26 PM	#3
taloyd diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA	OB FTW! The Dynaudio OB looks really professional (as do all the others!). Very Von-Schweikert. Off-topic, do you ~have~ an Ultima GTR? That is one lusty car - very Porsche 917. cheers, -tal

7th April 2009, 05:31 PM	#4
Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 4	Great stuff! __________________ Take the Speaker Voltage Test!

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crazyhub diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: alsace	Yes, very impressive, congratuations ! Do you have a listening favourit? __________________ crazyhub


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7th April 2009, 05:32 PM	#5
Joschl diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ruhrgebiet	Impressive work (of art). Was a pleasure to look at. That is DIY!

8th April 2009, 03:25 PM	#7
Ultima GTR diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2008	Thanks for the very nice comments guys! It is a really fun hobby and I've learned a lot over the years about building things. And yes, Tal, I also built an Ultima GTR and a Factory Five Roadster, as well as, a MDM Locomotive Works GP-60. If you're interested, you can see pics of all these here: http://web.mac.com/quailpark/Pauls_b.../Homepage.html As far as the best sounding, it is hands down the Orion. But for the ones I built/knocked off, I would say the open baffle MTM with 2 12's. It didn't have great (a lot of) bass but it was pretty amazing in other ways. Not nearly as refined though as the Orion. For the money, the Orion is by far the best system I've either bought or built. Thanks again, Paul

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fntn Banned Join Date: Jan 2011	Impressive and inspirational!

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MJL21193 Account disabled at member's request Join Date: Mar 2007	Excellent work, on all fronts, especially envy the Camaro - I would love to have one.

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