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Let me start off by saying Ryan and cjd I am sorry it has taken me so long to get this thread started. Work has been a bit crazy and my phone / camera broke midway through this build, but I have finally gotten them done and have pictures.
With just finishing the addition onto my house it is time to start getting items for the theater together. I decided to start with speakers, and was set on purchasing them but could not find anything that I liked within my budget. So left building them, but I have never built nice looking full range speakers before. I have built a few subwoofer enclosures before but never tried my hand at mains. I guess I jumped in head first, but thanks to K and cjd for there work on the Khanspires.
I actually started with the center channel in this build, though I did not go with a pre-designed unit. I decided to take the same drivers as in the towers and transform them into a center. I used the same internal volumes as the towers have. I changed the layout of the drivers which could cause me to make changes to the crossover a bit. At this time I am using the same crossover as in the towers since I have not had time to take measurements and see if any changes need to be made. It does sound darn good though! I also changed the shape of the enclosure, adding a curved top.
Ok enough talk time for some pictures.
The clamping or strapping of the curved top
After Bondo and sanding
Cherry veneer applied
Finished
After finishing the center I felt pretty good. The curved surface on the top of the center didn’t go to bad so I thought why not curve the sides on the tower speakers. Wow this was a pain in the butt! I spent more time clamping and strapping the sides of the cabinets than I did with the rest of the build parts put together. I do feel that the multiple layers of hard board was the easiest way to go it was still very hard. On the other hand I really liked the way they turned out. This is when my camera broke so I do not have very many pictures of the build.
Again here are the pictures:
Clamping up of the front baffle
The front of one speaker and the side of the other, a bit of a cluttered mess but only picture I had.
Finally finished! I used the same cherry veneer as I did on the center, but painted the back and bottom of these in black paint as you will never see it.
The back of the speaker
Finally I am throwing in a few pictures of the rest of the room as I am slowly working on it. My goals right now are:
1. Doors in the back
2. New Sub, when my Maelstrom arrives (I hope in a week or so)
3. Stand for the center channel
4. Acoustical treatments which will cover the windows over completely.
More to come.
RLH
With just finishing the addition onto my house it is time to start getting items for the theater together. I decided to start with speakers, and was set on purchasing them but could not find anything that I liked within my budget. So left building them, but I have never built nice looking full range speakers before. I have built a few subwoofer enclosures before but never tried my hand at mains. I guess I jumped in head first, but thanks to K and cjd for there work on the Khanspires.
I actually started with the center channel in this build, though I did not go with a pre-designed unit. I decided to take the same drivers as in the towers and transform them into a center. I used the same internal volumes as the towers have. I changed the layout of the drivers which could cause me to make changes to the crossover a bit. At this time I am using the same crossover as in the towers since I have not had time to take measurements and see if any changes need to be made. It does sound darn good though! I also changed the shape of the enclosure, adding a curved top.
Ok enough talk time for some pictures.
The clamping or strapping of the curved top
After Bondo and sanding
Cherry veneer applied
Finished
After finishing the center I felt pretty good. The curved surface on the top of the center didn’t go to bad so I thought why not curve the sides on the tower speakers. Wow this was a pain in the butt! I spent more time clamping and strapping the sides of the cabinets than I did with the rest of the build parts put together. I do feel that the multiple layers of hard board was the easiest way to go it was still very hard. On the other hand I really liked the way they turned out. This is when my camera broke so I do not have very many pictures of the build.
Again here are the pictures:
Clamping up of the front baffle
The front of one speaker and the side of the other, a bit of a cluttered mess but only picture I had.
Finally finished! I used the same cherry veneer as I did on the center, but painted the back and bottom of these in black paint as you will never see it.
The back of the speaker
Finally I am throwing in a few pictures of the rest of the room as I am slowly working on it. My goals right now are:
1. Doors in the back
2. New Sub, when my Maelstrom arrives (I hope in a week or so)
3. Stand for the center channel
4. Acoustical treatments which will cover the windows over completely.
More to come.
RLH
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