[PDR]

Drivers in for holes before paint, Grills completed....

[Captainhemo]

Looking  great.
Bet you're getting anxious  !

[PDR]

Decided to do my own finish.....glad I did, they turned
out very nice.....just debating on putting a shine on
them with some wipe on poly.

Wife is home now, she wants her room back...
So I put them into mine.....
Still have to wire them up and put the spikes on
but going out of town for a few days so that
will have to wait...yes I'm getting anxious....

[AKLegal]

Those look great.  Please elaborate on how you did the finish.

[Early B.]

Awesome!!!!

[DeeJayBump]

They look phenomenal. Thanks for the posts, pix and updates of the process.

[Captainhemo]

Very cool looking   

[Ed VB]

Are you going to install the NoRez?

Are you going to have a grill for the woofers?

Otherwise it looks fantastic.

[PDR]

Those look great.  Please elaborate on how you did the finish.

Thanks!

Its a faux paint....really quite easy.
Base colour Burgundy, top colour is a vary dark brown.
Just topped them with wipe on poly and they popped....very cool.
They have the appearance of a dark stain on cherry wood.

[PDR]

Are you going to install the NoRez?

Are you going to have a grill for the woofers?

Otherwise it looks fantastic.

Thanks

No bottom grills.....my V-1s were grill less for the last few yrs......I like the look,
and since I dont have WAF problems....at least in that room...I'm gonna keep them
like they are. I will paint the magnets black though. The P-Audio needed a covering...

Since no bottom grills, (and the 2" "Sand" sandwich construction on the sub enclosures) I think no-rez wouldnt look appropriate.

[Ed VB]

Yes, that makes sense

They look really nice and so does all the other custom mods you did.

Detail! Its all in the Detail!!! 

[Mr. Oczka]

Your speakers look absolutely incredible!  If you don't mind, A couple of quick questions on the finishing of your cabinets....  I'm an endless beginner trying to gather info for my own build, if I ever make time for it.    What type of glue did you use?  You mentioned PL Premium.  Did you actually use that as glue?  Will that type of product paint or stain well? What type of primer did you use on mdf?  I have looked at the primer selection at home depot and there are many to chose from.  I just don't know what would work best.  My last questions would be about the paint.  Do you mind sharing what brand of paint you used and how it was applied?  The color that you chose is perfect.  I appreciate any guidance.  Thanks,

Tom

[mykyll2727]

Outstanding build in every way!!! I love 'em. Thanks for sharing!

[persisting1]

Custom builds are always great. Especially fast builds like this. You have to keep your fans happy.

[django11]

Great design.  Great execution.

[Guy 13]

Hi all Audio Circle members.
Unique and well done.
Congratulation.
Guy 13
(I wish I could do the same...)

[PDR]

Your speakers look absolutely incredible!  If you don't mind, A couple of quick questions on the finishing of your cabinets....  I'm an endless beginner trying to gather info for my own build, if I ever make time for it.    What type of glue did you use?  You mentioned PL Premium.  Did you actually use that as glue?  Will that type of product paint or stain well? What type of primer did you use on mdf?  I have looked at the primer selection at home depot and there are many to chose from.  I just don't know what would work best.  My last questions would be about the paint.  Do you mind sharing what brand of paint you used and how it was applied?  The color that you chose is perfect.  I appreciate any guidance.  Thanks,

Tom

Thanks

I used carpenters white glue for the construction of the cabinets.
I used PL Premium to glue the top baffle on, but used long screws as well.
No, neither will stain well.
I used a skim coat of wood filler to fill the grain of the wood, then sanded smooth.
Since I was thinking of Auto paint, the gray primer is an auto primer to fill scratches.
But most was sanded off...the thinking was the Autobody place would prime before paint.
The paint I used was self priming, Behr premium....yep from home depot.
First a coat of deep burgundy, then a deep brown mixed 4-1 wit faux glaze....4 parts glaze.
it was applied with a sea sponge...small pieces about 2" square.
The first was a rough sporadic application, the second was a light coat that covered everything......easy to do, just practice first on scrap pieces.
The pictures above were before the min-wax wipe on poly was applied.....
they really popped with the wipe on, I'll post pics of them when complete.
I'll try to take better pics then as well, these pics really dont show them properly.

Perry

[stevenkelby]

Sounds great. How many coats of wipe on will you do? Satin or gloss? And do you sand between coats?

Steve.

[Mr. Oczka]

Thank you for the finishing info! 

Tom

[PDR]

So......these are really nice!
I am enjoying them, they sound better everyday.....nice!

I'll end this build thread with a few finished pics.

Everything is done but the floor spikes, and I want to
be able to move them around till I find the perfect spot,
so no spikes till then.

There is a extra set of binding posts, these are for the amps, as
I use high level connection....at least for now. I thought it would
be a nice option to have, I had to spade my connections for them
on my V-1s.

I've covered the x-over lid with vinyl and screwed it down.
The wires to the drivers are covered with tech-flex and
are not as messy as the pic makes them out to be...

Applied another coat of wipe on poly...it will be the last...
its still wet in places, why there is a glare on some of the
pics.

Pulled the stickers off the front subs and painted the
silver parts black.....this needs one more coat, I'll get
to it over the holidays. You see no wires from the front,
there are holes drilled beside the the clips, so only a
coupe of inches. It looks very clean from the front.

Thanks for all the great compliments and encouragement
from you guys, means a lot. These were really fun to
build and sound incredible!

Perry