My first DIY speakers are finally done :)

gonefishin · 19th June 2003, 03:35 PM

Hello all

Nice site ya got here...wish I would have found it sooner!!!!

Here's a pic of my first DIY speakers...that I just finally finished!

I must say that I have gotten some great help/advice from sites like this one...and without the help/advice I've gotten, these speakers wouldn't have turned out nearly as well as they did. Even tho I didn't use this specific forum while building the speakers...thanks for being here. This project would not have been possible, for me, if it weren't for fine DIY sites like you have here.

These speakers use a TAD 1601a woofer, a JBL 2441 driver hooked to a 500Hz EdgarHorn "saladbowl" and a Fane 5022 tweeter on top.

Thanks for taking the time to look at my new speakers

JOE DIRT® · 19th June 2003, 03:50 PM

nice system and welcome to the forum here!!!!!....the mitsa is a great tv...I have a 32 inch with a black diamond tube it was better than the sony...its still going strong 14 years later

Cheers!!The DIRT®

Wardsweb · 19th June 2003, 04:31 PM

Hiya Gonefishin - you can take real pride in those. The time, effort and patience you have put in shows in the final product. It's nice to see speakers that have been raised to the level of art. Kudos

Bas Horneman · 19th June 2003, 05:37 PM

These are your FIRST speakers?

No way!

I suppose your other hobby is fine woodworking no?

Cheers,
Bas

Tazzy · 19th June 2003, 06:20 PM

Your speakers don't need spikes to stand on?

That's about the first thing I thought of... Spikes between the sub and mid/highs

gonefishin · 19th June 2003, 11:49 PM

Hi guys...thanks for the kind words

Joe, I certainly hope I get that much use out of my mits. I always thought it was kinda funny...that some people would say they will never buy a large screen Tv because they only last ten years or so...yet, many of these same people will upgrade their computer every two years for the same price.

I had thought about spikes...but decided against them for now...there are some isolation feet underneath tho.

kelticwizard · 20th June 2003, 01:46 AM

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karma · 20th June 2003, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tazzy
Your speakers don't need spikes to stand on?

That's about the first thing I thought of... Spikes between the sub and mid/highs

nice d.i.y

as for spikes thay just mess up the wood floor. old glass house
fuzes work good. and save the floor

SisterOfMercy · 20th June 2003, 11:24 AM

I'm blind..

I thought it were compact speakers on 'stands'.. I didn't see the TV also..

I looked at your thread at audiokarma.org (or something like that, can't remember as it was a bit late).. I thought "what is he doing, buiilding those large boxes, he's only making compact speakers"...

guess not..

Could you tell me what those weird things made out of wood that lie on the top of the boxes are?

gonefishin · 20th June 2003, 09:10 PM

kelticwizard ...thanks for the resize!

SisterOfMercy...boy, that was a picture from some time ago...almost seems like a year has past! Wait...it probably close to a year that HAS past

that is a pic of the first box for the woofers with the bracing on top. Since then...the bracing was attached to the inside of the cabinet and we ended up doubling up the 3/4" hdf with a second layer of veneered mdf.

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19th June 2003, 03:50 PM	#2
JOE DIRT® diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Brantford, ON	nice system and welcome to the forum here!!!!!....the mitsa is a great tv...I have a 32 inch with a black diamond tube it was better than the sony...its still going strong 14 years later Cheers!!The DIRT®

19th June 2003, 04:31 PM	#3
Wardsweb diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Antonio, Texas	Hiya Gonefishin - you can take real pride in those. The time, effort and patience you have put in shows in the final product. It's nice to see speakers that have been raised to the level of art. Kudos

19th June 2003, 05:37 PM	#4
Bas Horneman diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Netherlands Blog Entries: 18	These are your FIRST speakers? No way! I suppose your other hobby is fine woodworking no? Cheers, Bas

19th June 2003, 06:20 PM	#5
Tazzy diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands	Your speakers don't need spikes to stand on? That's about the first thing I thought of... Spikes between the sub and mid/highs

19th June 2003, 11:49 PM	#6
gonefishin diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: southern burb of Chicago	Hi guys...thanks for the kind words Joe, I certainly hope I get that much use out of my mits. I always thought it was kinda funny...that some people would say they will never buy a large screen Tv because they only last ten years or so...yet, many of these same people will upgrade their computer every two years for the same price. I had thought about spikes...but decided against them for now...there are some isolation feet underneath tho.

20th June 2003, 11:24 AM	#9
SisterOfMercy diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Schiedam	I'm blind.. I thought it were compact speakers on 'stands'.. I didn't see the TV also.. I looked at your thread at audiokarma.org (or something like that, can't remember as it was a bit late).. I thought "what is he doing, buiilding those large boxes, he's only making compact speakers"... guess not.. Could you tell me what those weird things made out of wood that lie on the top of the boxes are?

20th June 2003, 09:10 PM	#10
gonefishin diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: southern burb of Chicago	kelticwizard ...thanks for the resize! SisterOfMercy...boy, that was a picture from some time ago...almost seems like a year has past! Wait...it probably close to a year that HAS past that is a pic of the first box for the woofers with the bracing on top. Since then...the bracing was attached to the inside of the cabinet and we ended up doubling up the 3/4" hdf with a second layer of veneered mdf.

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