Idle chit-chat: naming your speakers :-)

Mos Fetish · 15th January 2006, 05:06 AM

Between us all, we've built hundreds, maybe thousands, of sets of speakers.

Now, many of us must have had a strong desire to name them. No, I don't mean like "Bob" or "Chuck" or for an ex-girlfriend, I mean something meaningful and beautiful.

Any admissions?

noodle_snacks · 15th January 2006, 05:21 AM

ha, i called my first lot 1

ruerose · 15th January 2006, 05:27 AM

better yet, what does your wife call them?

DigitalJunkie · 15th January 2006, 05:36 AM

I call mine "The Turley Speakers" named after my father,who built them about 22 years ago? (1983-ish.)

bjackson · 15th January 2006, 06:56 AM

Well I know you said no ex-girlfriends...but

So I was going out with this girl, and I was still planning and just started building and they were named The Cassandra's..

Then we broke up, and they were called something else

Then I screwed them up and they were all discolored and messed up looking with holes that I covered up in the wood....

They were then called the Cassandra's again.

Andy G · 15th January 2006, 07:57 AM

Sorry, no 'beautiful' stories.... but here are some names I have used.

Windswept, Corinthians, Askew, Trinity, The Leafs, Volcanos, Tulips, Hex..

some named by me, some in consort with others, mostly descriptive.

SY · 15th January 2006, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ruerose
better yet, what does your wife call them?

"Those horrible, ugly, pieces of ****."

And that's when she's in a good mood.

Nemophyle · 15th January 2006, 03:16 PM

wow, that's rude, how are you speakers SY ?

Cal Weldon · 15th January 2006, 03:36 PM

Yes I do name my speakers. Well, some of them.

The set in my my bedroom are called my Jimmy speakers, named after Jimmy Buffett, the music I use to do my testing. When I built a second set, similar to those but slightly bigger I then had to name them my Big and Little Jimmy's.

The 15" coax's are known as the party speakers with Thumper, the 15" woofer.

My outdoor sets are as follows: The Altec A7 cabinets are the Little speakers and the A4's are the Big speakers. My 4X dual tens are the are the Small outdoor system.

The set in my girlfriend's garage are the Pinto speakers, named after the car they rode in for many years.

The reburbished aluminum units are the Mini's.

The garden speakers are called the Garden speakers.

The home theatre speakers are called the HT system.

There, I've come clean.

My name is Cal and I have names for my speakers.

soongsc · 15th January 2006, 03:40 PM

Lullaby

15th January 2006, 05:06 AM	#1
Mos Fetish diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New Zealand	Idle chit-chat: naming your speakers :-) Between us all, we've built hundreds, maybe thousands, of sets of speakers. Now, many of us must have had a strong desire to name them. No, I don't mean like "Bob" or "Chuck" or for an ex-girlfriend, I mean something meaningful and beautiful. Any admissions?

15th January 2006, 03:36 PM	#9
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Yes I do name my speakers. Well, some of them. The set in my my bedroom are called my Jimmy speakers, named after Jimmy Buffett, the music I use to do my testing. When I built a second set, similar to those but slightly bigger I then had to name them my Big and Little Jimmy's. The 15" coax's are known as the party speakers with Thumper, the 15" woofer. My outdoor sets are as follows: The Altec A7 cabinets are the Little speakers and the A4's are the Big speakers. My 4X dual tens are the are the Small outdoor system. The set in my girlfriend's garage are the Pinto speakers, named after the car they rode in for many years. The reburbished aluminum units are the Mini's. The garden speakers are called the Garden speakers. The home theatre speakers are called the HT system. There, I've come clean. My name is Cal and I have names for my speakers. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

15th January 2006, 03:40 PM	#10
soongsc diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Taiwan	Lullaby __________________ Hear the real thing!

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15th January 2006, 05:21 AM	#2
noodle_snacks diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hobart, Tasmania	ha, i called my first lot 1

15th January 2006, 05:27 AM	#3
ruerose diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	better yet, what does your wife call them?

15th January 2006, 05:36 AM	#4
DigitalJunkie diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Portland,Oregon Blog Entries: 4	I call mine "The Turley Speakers" named after my father,who built them about 22 years ago? (1983-ish.)

15th January 2006, 06:56 AM	#5
bjackson diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois	Well I know you said no ex-girlfriends...but So I was going out with this girl, and I was still planning and just started building and they were named The Cassandra's.. Then we broke up, and they were called something else Then I screwed them up and they were all discolored and messed up looking with holes that I covered up in the wood.... They were then called the Cassandra's again.

15th January 2006, 07:57 AM	#6
Andy G diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Newcastle, Australia	Sorry, no 'beautiful' stories.... but here are some names I have used. Windswept, Corinthians, Askew, Trinity, The Leafs, Volcanos, Tulips, Hex.. some named by me, some in consort with others, mostly descriptive.

15th January 2006, 03:16 PM	#8
Nemophyle diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: paris	wow, that's rude, how are you speakers SY ?

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