Can you guess what I'm building?

Jim McPherson · 1st September 2006, 12:33 AM

Can you guess this popular cheap DIY system?

While I'm here, any tips on making the wood grain pop?

Jim McPherson · 1st September 2006, 12:35 AM

Yes, it's modified slightly (2 boxes are smaller than they should be).
Here's another hint:

Jonathan Bright · 1st September 2006, 01:12 AM

Ok, I give up, what is it??????

maxw · 1st September 2006, 01:23 AM

That is a seriously fancy spice rack...

ShinOBIWAN · 1st September 2006, 01:39 AM

Is it one of those games where you put your hand through the hole and have to guess whats inside? You know something like "yeah its a bunch of Black Widows" or "I think its a 3 year old half eaten Tofee Crisp".

Man those games were fun.

cytokine · 1st September 2006, 01:48 AM

Those are the Zaph B3S mini-monitors aren't they?

I just built a pair myself.

To make the wood grain pop use boiled linseed oil. Rub on a light coat with a rag and that's it. Let the rag dry outdoors though because the oil itself is very flammable.

Jim McPherson · 1st September 2006, 10:16 AM

Nope not a spice rack... although... now you've got me thinking :-)

No black widows eating toffee :-)

Ding Ding we have a winner. The Zaph B3S Monitors With the PE sale right now these little $7 speakers make a great cheap project.

Thanks for the tip on the boiled linseed oil. I'll give that a try, thanks!

Circlotron · 1st September 2006, 11:37 AM

I thought they might have been padded, sound absorbent boxes with a hole big enough so that you can poke your head inside and

when you are angry without disturbing anyone else...

sreten · 1st September 2006, 12:39 PM

Hi,

As the box volume in the design is 4 x times Vas of The B3S,
(the boxes are generic in the sense they are the same for
the Tangband and Aurasound 3" drivers) the two boxes
that are "smaller than they should be" are in fact not.

/sreten.

edit : 10W is total overkill for R5, wirewound resistors can
handle ~ 20 x times continuous ratings on peaks, and R5
is only stressed near the notch frequency, 3W at the most.

imjatse · 1st September 2006, 01:07 PM

Is it a puppy?

1st September 2006, 01:12 AM	#3
Jonathan Bright diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Queensland	Ok, I give up, what is it?????? __________________ "It was the Spring time of the year when aunt calls to aunt like mastodons across the frozen waste." P.G. Wodehouse.

1st September 2006, 11:37 AM	#8
Circlotron diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia	I thought they might have been padded, sound absorbent boxes with a hole big enough so that you can poke your head inside and when you are angry without disturbing anyone else... __________________ Best-ever T/S parameter spreadsheet. http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi...tml#post353269

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1st September 2006, 01:23 AM	#4
maxw diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London	That is a seriously fancy spice rack...

1st September 2006, 01:39 AM	#5
ShinOBIWAN diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK	Is it one of those games where you put your hand through the hole and have to guess whats inside? You know something like "yeah its a bunch of Black Widows" or "I think its a 3 year old half eaten Tofee Crisp". Man those games were fun.

1st September 2006, 01:48 AM	#6
cytokine diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North Carolina	Those are the Zaph B3S mini-monitors aren't they? I just built a pair myself. To make the wood grain pop use boiled linseed oil. Rub on a light coat with a rag and that's it. Let the rag dry outdoors though because the oil itself is very flammable.

1st September 2006, 10:16 AM	#7
Jim McPherson diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Maryland, USA	Nope not a spice rack... although... now you've got me thinking :-) No black widows eating toffee :-) Ding Ding we have a winner. The Zaph B3S Monitors With the PE sale right now these little $7 speakers make a great cheap project. Thanks for the tip on the boiled linseed oil. I'll give that a try, thanks!

1st September 2006, 12:39 PM	#9
sreten diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton UK	Hi, As the box volume in the design is 4 x times Vas of The B3S, (the boxes are generic in the sense they are the same for the Tangband and Aurasound 3" drivers) the two boxes that are "smaller than they should be" are in fact not. /sreten. edit : 10W is total overkill for R5, wirewound resistors can handle ~ 20 x times continuous ratings on peaks, and R5 is only stressed near the notch frequency, 3W at the most.

1st September 2006, 01:07 PM	#10
imjatse diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: virginia.usa	Is it a puppy?

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