Gentleman…. I started these about 2 years ago with ¾ inch oak ply, glued together and cut the holes for drivers. 1.5” makes for a solid baffle but could never get the color of stain on the plywood to look right and was not sure about the base.
So, I tabled it all and built a couple of desktop and bookshelf speakers for members of family.
I figured I better learn how to veneer if I’m going to get the wife to let me put these babies in the living room. I ordered some Zebrawood veneer for baffles and then found a man in town to custom build a base with ¼” steel plate and ½” pipe bracing to hold baffles, then painted with Rustoleum spray. First time I've worked with veneer but I think they turned out OK.
Each baffle started at 20”X40” but knocked one off the workbench and had to trim to 17.5". Each side is a Fostex FE167E with 2- Eminence Alpha 15a. Using an Onkyo TX-SR805 for preamp, DBX223 for active crossover and Adcom GFA-2535 to run bass and highs.
Now, I would be remiss if I didn’t give all the credit and thanks to MJK for these, cause when he models and posts specs up, you know they’ll be good. I like them a lot.
Thanks
