Tear shape/jet engine cowling design speaker project completed

[Blueroom]

My apologies in advance if I am posting in the wrong area.

After coming across the DIYaudio website around 7 or 8 years ago, I was inspired to design and build my own set of speakers.

At the time, I didn't realise what a mission this would be. The design part was easy. The build part was tricky to say the least. After around 7 years and a lot $$s, this on and off rainy day project has been completed. I now understand why this shape of speaker is not cost effective to make at a commercial level. The project required 2 different types of lathe to be built in order to shape the housings.

The housings are made from MDF, lathed and sprayed with automotive putty and lathed again. The risers are aluminium. The final spray (black with blue fleck) was completed professionally by an auto body spray painter.

The monkey is now off my shoulder and I have a set of one off great sounding speakers. Now to think of another hair brained project.


Simon

 

[avtech]

Nice!

 

[perceval]

7 years!

I'd take time to enjoy these before starting something else!
Congrats.

 

[mayhem13]

Nice job!......the design is very mid century chic!

 

[carlthess40]

Those are the first and only diy speaker I’ve seen that made me say , WOW. Great job
Really great looking work there, if they sound half as good as they look, How could you even try to up your game

 

[Blueroom]

Nice job!......the design is very mid century chic!

Thank you, that was the design inspiration - something that wouldn't look out of place on a Stanely Kubrick set (2001 Space Odyssey).

 

[scottr923]

okay,
i looked, gawked, zoomed in, gawked, left page, then came back to say
WOW!!
that is really impressive! congratulations.
cheers

 

[Blueroom]

Those are the first and only diy speaker I’ve seen that made me say , WOW. Great job
Really great looking work there, if they sound half as good as they look, How could you even try to up your game

That's very generous of you. I appreciate it.

 

[mainframe99]

Those are insanely cool.

Any progress pics from the build? Apologies if i missed the build thread.

 

[xrk971]

Very nice work Blueroom! Congrats!
Can you give us more details on the drivers, XO, measurements?
Thanks,
X

 

[kec]

Very Nice!

 

[raymondj]

Stunning build.

I admire your dedication to the cause.

On a slightly different tack, does your partner not let you use the wires with them?

 

[hifijim]

Can you give us more details on the drivers, XO, measurements?
Thanks,

Yes please.

The cabinet construction looks very refined. If I saw these without knowing the back story, I would assume they were a new flagship product from Bang & Olufsen or B&W. Making good boxes is hard enough, what you did is off-the-charts difficult.

 

[mlee]

That looks like a ton of work! Nice job!

 

[xrk971]

Bushmeister did a spherical cabinet 3 way with a VM752 that was pretty impressive here:
Great Balls of Prestige

 

[jjasniew]

Nice. Now you have to redo in some exotic wood, with a glassy transparent buffed finish that really shows off the grain - even a different wood for each enclosure !

Just kidding about the redo - thanks for sharing

 

[MartyMG]

Stunning! Builds on here often strive to get the drivers and acoustic center's close together. Not sure if that's required here but it wouldn't be hard to achieve?!

 

[hirscwi]

WOW!

 

[manninen]

Looks nice!
7 years!! i dont have patience for that!!
Wonder how the tweeter measures

 

[Cal Weldon]

A special work of art. Congratulations on your patience and your dedication.