Hi all,
I recently completed Paul Carmody's Amiga speaker with some help from my girlfriend, built as a wedding gift for some dear friends of ours. I was unable to document the build in photos, but I thought I'd share the final product (placement in photos is temporary).
I made cab alterations to broadly mimic a commercial speaker design I admire. External dimensions for the main cab are 7.75 wide x 13.5 deep (14 at baffle) x 31 tall; the base brings them up to ~34 inches. The tv in the photo is 42 inches for scale.
They are veneered with flame maple using heatlock glue, and have solid wood baffles made from eucalyptus blue gum. We finished them with a 50/50 mix of tried&true varnish and spar varnish, brushed on and quickly wiped off, with a week dry time between coats. The bases are (poorly) painted with rustoleum spray semi gloss black paint, following common procedures outlined in other threads here.
They sound absolutely terrific, with very satisfying bass to my ears. I'd be quite happy keeping them for myself. Many thanks to Paul for the superb design and writeup work!
anderton
I recently completed Paul Carmody's Amiga speaker with some help from my girlfriend, built as a wedding gift for some dear friends of ours. I was unable to document the build in photos, but I thought I'd share the final product (placement in photos is temporary).
I made cab alterations to broadly mimic a commercial speaker design I admire. External dimensions for the main cab are 7.75 wide x 13.5 deep (14 at baffle) x 31 tall; the base brings them up to ~34 inches. The tv in the photo is 42 inches for scale.
They are veneered with flame maple using heatlock glue, and have solid wood baffles made from eucalyptus blue gum. We finished them with a 50/50 mix of tried&true varnish and spar varnish, brushed on and quickly wiped off, with a week dry time between coats. The bases are (poorly) painted with rustoleum spray semi gloss black paint, following common procedures outlined in other threads here.
They sound absolutely terrific, with very satisfying bass to my ears. I'd be quite happy keeping them for myself. Many thanks to Paul for the superb design and writeup work!
anderton
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