Recycled Wharfedale cabinets into JBL corner horns

Wardsweb · 19th June 2003, 06:07 PM

I"ve been redoing some old Wharfedale cabinets I had laying around. Not finished yet, but very close. Running JBL LE-175's with H91 conical horns and L94 bent plate lenses, 3110A crossovers and 15" JBL pro woofers. Grills are held on with magnets imbedded in the cabinets behind the veneer.

Before

after

back

front

Brazilain Rosewood Veneer (from the top)

roddyama · 20th June 2003, 01:46 AM

Looks like you're doing a great job. How do they sound?

Be sure to post the update as they get closer to done.

asauer · 20th June 2003, 04:18 AM

Yeah, they look niiice, can't wait until I finish my boxes.
They are 3/4inch particle board with really nice walnut veneer. My dad bought $5,000+ of fine veneer at a furniture maker auction (Dunbar Furniture...made furniture for rich people) for like $200.

Nappylady · 20th June 2003, 06:52 AM

*DROOL*

I thought Brazilian rosewood was illegal to harvest anymore? (Like mountain mahogany... but my family still builds stuff out of it) How did you get it? And can you hook me up with a supplier? That stuff is GORGEOUS!

Nat Eddy · 20th June 2003, 05:32 PM

Lovely speakers, but I hope they had been gutted before you got the boxes, because that was a very nice speaker in its original form. It had (obviously) a ported 12 inch woofer and two 5 or so inch mids on small baffles, and a 3 inch upward pointing tweeter (with a bigger alnico magnet than many woofers). Sort of an early predecessor to the Dahlquist DQ 10. Nice warm relaxed spacious sound. The surrounds of the mids were foam which decomposed, but the woofer had cloth if I remember correctly. Used a big ceramic tile to damp the back panel. One of Warfedales most attractive speakers in my opnion. But yours look even nicer, too, and probably have a much livelier sound.

Wardsweb · 20th June 2003, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nappylady
*DROOL*

I thought Brazilian rosewood was illegal to harvest anymore? (Like mountain mahogany... but my family still builds stuff out of it) How did you get it? And can you hook me up with a supplier? That stuff is GORGEOUS!

This is all preban and bought off Ebay of all places. The seller goes by Smiley12

Wardsweb · 20th June 2003, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nat Eddy
Lovely speakers, but I hope they had been gutted before you got the boxes...

Oh yes, they were sitting behind this guys garage under a plastic tarp with no drivers. He had sold the drivers to some guy in Japan, who paid premo dollars. I picked up the empty cabinets for $25. I've spent a lot more than that now on drivers and refinishing.

Do you by chance know the model of the original Wharfedales?

gonefishin · 21st June 2003, 03:15 PM

Wards...the speakers are really looking great! Then again... Everything I've seen you build is just soooo darn purty!

Wardsweb · 21st June 2003, 05:33 PM

Thanks - I put up a build page on this project, if you want to see it go here:

http://www.wardsweb.org/audio/diyjbl/diyjbl.html

19th June 2003, 06:07 PM	#1
Wardsweb diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Antonio, Texas	Recycled Wharfedale cabinets into JBL corner horns I"ve been redoing some old Wharfedale cabinets I had laying around. Not finished yet, but very close. Running JBL LE-175's with H91 conical horns and L94 bent plate lenses, 3110A crossovers and 15" JBL pro woofers. Grills are held on with magnets imbedded in the cabinets behind the veneer. Before after back front Brazilain Rosewood Veneer (from the top)

20th June 2003, 01:46 AM	#2
roddyama diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan	Looks like you're doing a great job. How do they sound? Be sure to post the update as they get closer to done. __________________ Rodd Yamashita

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20th June 2003, 04:18 AM	#3
asauer diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indiana	Yeah, they look niiice, can't wait until I finish my boxes. They are 3/4inch particle board with really nice walnut veneer. My dad bought $5,000+ of fine veneer at a furniture maker auction (Dunbar Furniture...made furniture for rich people) for like $200.

20th June 2003, 06:52 AM	#4
Nappylady diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Salt Lake City	DROOL I thought Brazilian rosewood was illegal to harvest anymore? (Like mountain mahogany... but my family still builds stuff out of it) How did you get it? And can you hook me up with a supplier? That stuff is GORGEOUS!

20th June 2003, 05:32 PM	#5
Nat Eddy diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut	Lovely speakers, but I hope they had been gutted before you got the boxes, because that was a very nice speaker in its original form. It had (obviously) a ported 12 inch woofer and two 5 or so inch mids on small baffles, and a 3 inch upward pointing tweeter (with a bigger alnico magnet than many woofers). Sort of an early predecessor to the Dahlquist DQ 10. Nice warm relaxed spacious sound. The surrounds of the mids were foam which decomposed, but the woofer had cloth if I remember correctly. Used a big ceramic tile to damp the back panel. One of Warfedales most attractive speakers in my opnion. But yours look even nicer, too, and probably have a much livelier sound.

21st June 2003, 03:15 PM	#8
gonefishin diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: southern burb of Chicago	Wards...the speakers are really looking great! Then again... Everything I've seen you build is just soooo darn purty!

21st June 2003, 05:33 PM	#9
Wardsweb diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Antonio, Texas	Thanks - I put up a build page on this project, if you want to see it go here: http://www.wardsweb.org/audio/diyjbl/diyjbl.html

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