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When a Pinterest posting showed this design I assumed it was from another Italian or Danish high end speaker manufacturer. A little searching and I am amazed and thrilled to learn it is the result of DIY of the highest order. The build story is over on Intertechnik’s lautsprecherbau.de/LoudSpeakerBuild.com forum.
Normally I refrain from cross posting between forums, but you must see this. I find both Andreas’ design and original construction methods extremely interesting.
My favorite quotes from his article:
“I start with extensive bending tests using 3-mm birch multiplex. How does the layered wood respond to tension? How tightly can you bend it before it breaks apart? After a few days of trial and error, I begin to trust the material.”
“It took a long time, but it was a lot of fun. For the statistics: I created 150 components made of wood, plastic, rubber and metal for each of the two loudspeakers, and they are held together with more than 200 screws, pegs and dowels. Then there are the electronics and drivers, glue, resin and gravel. That comes out to 25 kg of inert mass, distributed throughout 970 mm of height and 450 mm of depth. The body is 220 mm wide, and balances on a 350-mm-wide base.”
WOW. Mad skills.
But they are some very impressive speakers.
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