revelator tower

[tamule]

Just finished 1 of pair of ZAPH ZRTs .I'm thrilled so far- very hard to stop listening to just one and complete the 2nd. I used premium x-over parts and "Purebond" hardwood plywood. Veneered with premium sequenced walnut using "HeatLock" glue.
The bass extension,tunefulness,heft, is wonderful. Treble is sweet, very detailed, definetly "revelatory" with Bryston 3Bsst, BP-26, BCD-1. This speaker to me is a great bargain. Much better than my former Dynaudio Contour 3.0s and Maggie 3.6Rs(except in soundstage size) IMO.
Way well worth the time ,effort, money. Thank you J. Krutke.
Regards, tom.

[SunRa]

Congratulations! Those are looking very well made. Also, I like the rounded edges.

All in all, who would spend money on dynaudio or any other known low efficiency speaker brand when you have these woodworking skills?

Enjoy them !

[ciagon]

Looks really great.

Can you describe the veneer process a bit? First where did you get the walnut veneer? Did you have any problems with the roundover? Did you use one piece spanning the left, front, and right sides?

[tamule]

Originally Posted by ciagon

Looks really great.

Can you describe the veneer process a bit? First where did you get the walnut veneer? Did you have any problems with the roundover? Did you use one piece spanning the left, front, and right sides?

hi clagon. I ordered veneer from www.oakwoodveneer.com and the HeatLock glue from www.veneersupplies.com . Turns out 1 4'x8' sheet was enough to complete the pair. I ordered 2 since I wasn't sure. The extra sheet is good in case of mistakes or for use on the next project. The roundovers were done with 3/4" router bit-no problem. All panels were rough cut with jigsaw then precision cut with straight router bit. All cut-outs were done AFTER veneering- x-overs and wires were already in-place for connecting to drivers and binding posts.. YES-used 1 piece veneer for left, front, and right side.
Using HeatLock was a pleasure. I used a smooth paint-roller to apply even to veneer back and panel - let dry then place veneer on panel and iron on the veneer with a regular clothes iron(this activates the bond). They suggest practice with a scrap piece first.