TornadoTed
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I'm a bit useless with electronics so I don't contribute much to this forum, I get a mate of mine to make my stuff! I thought my latest project may be of some interest though.
Ever since I got into joinery a few years ago I have always wanted to build some main monitors to replace the Tannoy DMT MkII ones I have currently.
Anyway this year I finally decided it was the time and I have brought all the bits for the project.
This thread will not be updated very often as I got married a few weeks ago and am finishing our house. We are currently living on the live room floor so as you can imagine that?s quite a priority!
I have set myself a target to have them finished by the end of the year and will post on here whenever I do some more for those that are interested.
I got all the bits from Wilmslow Audio who also designed the cabinets and provided CAD drawings. They are loosely based on their own Prestige 2 loudspeakers but with different cabinets and 15? bass drivers.
The parts list is as follows:
Volt R3863 Bass Drivers
ATC SM75.150 Midranges
Seas Excel Crescendo Tweeters
Wilmslow Audio Tweaked Prestige 2 crossovers with Hofland Musicap upgrade
I?ll be driving them with 3x Hill Audio C800 power amps.
I am making the cabinets out of 18mm MDF bonded to 18mm oak which came from a tree that fell on my farm and has been air drying for the last 5 years. I bond the oak to the MDF using a vacuum press which I will include photos of when I next make a panel. The oak boards are biscuit jointed together before bonding to the MDF.
I made a start a while ago before I got a digital camera and have cut the oak to rough sizes and have also made the 4 top and bottom panels.
Anyway now for the photos!
Any questions please just ask.
Ever since I got into joinery a few years ago I have always wanted to build some main monitors to replace the Tannoy DMT MkII ones I have currently.
Anyway this year I finally decided it was the time and I have brought all the bits for the project.
This thread will not be updated very often as I got married a few weeks ago and am finishing our house. We are currently living on the live room floor so as you can imagine that?s quite a priority!
I have set myself a target to have them finished by the end of the year and will post on here whenever I do some more for those that are interested.
I got all the bits from Wilmslow Audio who also designed the cabinets and provided CAD drawings. They are loosely based on their own Prestige 2 loudspeakers but with different cabinets and 15? bass drivers.
The parts list is as follows:
Volt R3863 Bass Drivers
ATC SM75.150 Midranges
Seas Excel Crescendo Tweeters
Wilmslow Audio Tweaked Prestige 2 crossovers with Hofland Musicap upgrade
I?ll be driving them with 3x Hill Audio C800 power amps.
I am making the cabinets out of 18mm MDF bonded to 18mm oak which came from a tree that fell on my farm and has been air drying for the last 5 years. I bond the oak to the MDF using a vacuum press which I will include photos of when I next make a panel. The oak boards are biscuit jointed together before bonding to the MDF.
I made a start a while ago before I got a digital camera and have cut the oak to rough sizes and have also made the 4 top and bottom panels.
Anyway now for the photos!
Any questions please just ask.