Virtual Aleph

Bakmeel · 6th November 2003, 12:55 PM

This is how my two Aleph 2 monoblocks will look like after I've built them...

Unfortunately, I haven't got a single

to spare, so it won't become any more than druling at this picture

The dimensions will be: 50cm x 24cm x 40cm (h x w x d)

Bakmeel · 6th November 2003, 12:56 PM

And this happens when you turn the lights off......

Peter Daniel · 6th November 2003, 01:26 PM

At least you have a vision

Edwin Dorre · 6th November 2003, 01:36 PM

Damn! This is pretty amazing. Do you have a way of producing such a cabinet when you have the money? I am very very interested in doing this together with you when you start the project. I live in The Netherlands too so perhaps we can team up. I am very very interested to have a case this good to move the guts of my current Aleph-X to!

Edwin
Haarlem

malisz · 6th November 2003, 02:37 PM

beautifull and inspiring :-) do you have construction drawings as well?

Bakmeel · 6th November 2003, 02:46 PM

Sounds like a plan! I'm still pondering of different construction techniques to use, maybe we can help eachother out....

The front plate will be the most tricky part, the rest of the case is simple traight aluminium (3mm) plating. Ventilation holes are milled in the sides (bottom) and top plate.

For the front plate, I was thinking about a boat-like technique. First curved ris will be milled, then glue the front (1,5 mm aluminium) to the ribs. In the center is plexiglass, with the letters milled out, and left matte. The rest is polished, and a thin aluminium plate is glued to the back. Blue in the sides, blue leds will shine in the plexiglass, illuminating the matte letters.

I'm testing this "illuminated matte plexiglass" technique in my Aleph Ono case... (hopefully to be finished this winter)

Bouke

Bakmeel · 6th November 2003, 03:09 PM

Big Desktop-Size versions:

Lights On

Lights Off

wuffwaff · 7th November 2003, 10:15 AM

Bakmeel,

nice looking but how will you get the heat out of these? Fans?

William

Bakmeel · 7th November 2003, 11:10 AM

No, natural convection should be sufficient... The big pictures explain a bit better; the sides are almost completely heatsink, and both sides are made this way. I should have a C/W of less than 0.2 this way.

mdlover · 7th November 2003, 05:11 PM

Beautiful and charming!

Please keep us inofrmed about the progress.

cheers

6th November 2003, 01:26 PM	#3
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	At least you have a vision __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

6th November 2003, 02:46 PM	#6
Bakmeel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Netherlands	Sounds like a plan! I'm still pondering of different construction techniques to use, maybe we can help eachother out.... The front plate will be the most tricky part, the rest of the case is simple traight aluminium (3mm) plating. Ventilation holes are milled in the sides (bottom) and top plate. For the front plate, I was thinking about a boat-like technique. First curved ris will be milled, then glue the front (1,5 mm aluminium) to the ribs. In the center is plexiglass, with the letters milled out, and left matte. The rest is polished, and a thin aluminium plate is glued to the back. Blue in the sides, blue leds will shine in the plexiglass, illuminating the matte letters. I'm testing this "illuminated matte plexiglass" technique in my Aleph Ono case... (hopefully to be finished this winter) Bouke __________________ More Power Igor! More Power!

6th November 2003, 03:09 PM	#7
Bakmeel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Netherlands	Big Desktop-Size versions: Lights On Lights Off __________________ More Power Igor! More Power!

7th November 2003, 10:15 AM	#8
wuffwaff diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Ingolstadt Germany	Bakmeel, nice looking but how will you get the heat out of these? Fans? William __________________ een ooievaar is geen konijn want zijn oren zijn te klein!

7th November 2003, 11:10 AM	#9
Bakmeel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Netherlands	No, natural convection should be sufficient... The big pictures explain a bit better; the sides are almost completely heatsink, and both sides are made this way. I should have a C/W of less than 0.2 this way. __________________ More Power Igor! More Power!


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6th November 2003, 01:36 PM	#4
Edwin Dorre diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Netherlands	Damn! This is pretty amazing. Do you have a way of producing such a cabinet when you have the money? I am very very interested in doing this together with you when you start the project. I live in The Netherlands too so perhaps we can team up. I am very very interested to have a case this good to move the guts of my current Aleph-X to! Edwin Haarlem

6th November 2003, 02:37 PM	#5
malisz diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Warsaw	beautifull and inspiring :-) do you have construction drawings as well?

7th November 2003, 05:11 PM	#10
mdlover diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: HK	Beautiful and charming! Please keep us inofrmed about the progress. cheers

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