Sexy DIY Speakers

Oxymoron or are there any out there?

Just contemplating my future speaker upgrade options and I'm tempted by going DIY, but I'd like something good on the eye and different from a simple box cabinet and in real wood. I'd thought about the possibility of making something using tree trunks. Then realised I've zero wood working skills

 

i fancy making something like the Ascendos, they look nice and sound very nice.

 

I can't say as I've seen a 'sexy' speaker, DIY or otherwise. Most are either butch, utilitarian or cute.

I'd stick with something easy for my first build so Tenson' suggestions are useful, especially that Seas coaxial. I haven't heard the Ascendo, a commercial design featuring this driver, but looking at the philosophy and attention to detail, I'd expect nothing less than a good sounding speaker.

They also look great with clean lines and non fussy finishes:



If you want butch and zero WAF then you could always build something like these:

(My apologies to Simon C and Simon A, they've seen more than enough of these but I couldn't resist )

 

Yummy! Are they something that you're making?

Ok, maybe sexy is a poor choice. How about Shexshy?

Well, it's MOre interesting and something a bit different and unique I'm interested in.

 

yeah, there's more pics here -
http://www.avtalk.co.uk/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=19890&start=0&rid=682&SQ=1176302129

 

Good work there ShinOBIWAN.

 

stunning !

 

legend!
They make my little subs look pathetic Shin.
Do you have a background in woodworking or did you teach yourself?

 

Thanks fellas.

Andy, I just kept cutting wood until something good happened. I've been messing around with this stuff on and off ever since I got my driving license about 10 years ago. It all started with building car subwoofers and just went from there. I'm not a brilliant woodworker but I don't think you really need to be, the important thing is to very thoroughly plan any project. That includes exactly how things will fit together using skills and tools you know you have.

MO, have you considered looking at commercial designs and just taking bits that appeal to you and them rolling them into something unique that works for you? That's pretty much what I do, its tough to come up with something that's never been done before but its easy to copy and roll design elements from others into your design.

 

I don't know how relevent this is but to help in the design stages this is a really useful tool. Takes a bit of mastering but it's free and surprisingly powerful.

 

http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13307

-- Ian

 

Simon, you read my mind

Did you ever play with the Jordan drivers btw? IIRC you built something with Mangers, be interested in any comparisons.

-- Ian

 

Right then, having just spotted the JaMO Ref 909 mentioned elsewhere, they look stunning!

Can anyone point me towards some good general reading about open baffle?

 

Check these out.
They use the Hemp Acoustics fr8 driver.
Built by Lousymusician on the DIYAudio forum.



Nice
Steve