Building process - The loudspeaker 1

To me the Askja speakers look better in deeper colors.

Noamgeller's build has been shaping up very nicely, and will look (much) more beautiful, right? 😉
Zman01, I sure hope so... as I already wrote many times, large speakers are so hard to get right. Many of them are just too imposing and won't disappear no matter how good they play. Even smaller ones like the organic looking magico m6 looks quite evil to me...
 
Looks like a Dalek. Pepermint, with a th4001,... but still a Dalek. 😀
What about this one? 😉
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@UserAbuser no offence meant, I'd have to agree with zman01 that darker colors would do the design more justice. The colors as presented give it that plasticy '60's look as if it were meant as a futuristic model. At least in my head... But then again, I don't consider myself to be a role-model of a 'sane person', I've openly admitted to be a little crazy at times 😉.
 
@UserAbuser no offence meant, I'd have to agree with zman01 that darker colors would do the design more justice. The colors as presented give it that plasticy '60's look as if it were meant as a futuristic model. At least in my head... But then again, I don't consider myself to be a role-model of a 'sane person', I've openly admitted to be a little crazy at times 😉.
But we haven't touched the retail price of 550000€. God bless DIY
 
I love what Focal did with the sliced parts... It seems like it is way more airy and smaller than it really is...

In contrast the Magico's look like something out of a Batman movie...
A Long Time Coming: A Sneak Preview of Magico’s Magnificent M9


Though I still like the look... but it's hard not to be impressed if you see them with a human beside it...

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But it's a functional shape, I can't help admiring that...
 

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Exciting to see that you are doing.

Have you heard the Vox Olympians?
(Sorry if you've answered already - I've not read all 11 pages).
Many say best speaker they've heard at shows.
Personally I'd go for a straight mid bass horn rather than the slanting folded.
The use of Vitavox drivers in the mix has huge allure.
I just can't get that fired up about tall monoliths with lots of passive radiating drivers.
On the occasions I've heard the big them they have been loud and bold but lacking charm and detail (for me anyway).
 
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