I've messed around with it somewhat.
To be honest, and perhaps I did something wrong here or maybe it was just the pine I had, I wasn't impressed at all. Pine is a softwood and is prone to warping when continual heating and cooling is applied ie. when its in your home.
After a few months I noticed some of the joints had spread, not a massive issue but if you aren't careful the box could start to leak, particularly if its sealed.
Eitherway I haven't gone back to it and the cabinet is now binned, replaced by an MDF version.
Stick to what you know is what I say.
To be honest, and perhaps I did something wrong here or maybe it was just the pine I had, I wasn't impressed at all. Pine is a softwood and is prone to warping when continual heating and cooling is applied ie. when its in your home.
After a few months I noticed some of the joints had spread, not a massive issue but if you aren't careful the box could start to leak, particularly if its sealed.
Eitherway I haven't gone back to it and the cabinet is now binned, replaced by an MDF version.
Stick to what you know is what I say.
If you laminate enuff thin layers together you end up with plywood... Birch is usually the recommended pre-built variaty.
If you want to laminate lots of thin layers building up a west system cedar enclosure is something i always thot would work well.
Tim Forman's 1st bipolar 1197 ML-voigts were made from pine shelving and they were stunning. These had small panels thou.
Usually soild wood is not the best material to build a speaker out of, but with wood that has been aged long enuff, excellent results can be had. I'. listening to s set of ML-Voigts based on Tim's design built by a craftsmen out of Douglas Fir that has been aging for about 100 years... they are stunning looking and quite good sounding.
dave
If you want to laminate lots of thin layers building up a west system cedar enclosure is something i always thot would work well.
Tim Forman's 1st bipolar 1197 ML-voigts were made from pine shelving and they were stunning. These had small panels thou.
Usually soild wood is not the best material to build a speaker out of, but with wood that has been aged long enuff, excellent results can be had. I'. listening to s set of ML-Voigts based on Tim's design built by a craftsmen out of Douglas Fir that has been aging for about 100 years... they are stunning looking and quite good sounding.
dave
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