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http://www.jrbham.btinternet.co.uk/busch/index.html

Links to other interesting speakers and amplifiers for those who would like
to enter the friendly and fascinating world of DIY HiFi.

J


--
"The link between 'high end' hifi and the impoverished is a soldering
iron and a saw"

Make your own speakers (and amplifier)
 

In article , says...
http://www.jrbham.btinternet.co.uk/busch/index.html

Links to other interesting speakers and amplifiers for those who would like
to enter the friendly and fascinating world of DIY HiFi.

Jem,

It's just possible that my wife will come to hate you..

Back in the days of my teens I used to build all kinds of stuff, turntable kits, speaker
kits, Amps. One set of Wharfedale based speakers from around 1970 is still being used on an
electronic organ by a friend of my parents. Amps included a Mullard based copy of a Leak 6W
job ( which I wish I still had! ), a heavily modded 'Texan' & a Linsley Hood 75 to name but
three.

Over the years I've migrated to Linn/Audiolab/Mission integrated with a Denon based AV setup
which gives me the best of both worlds..

Then you come along with your quarter wave speakers and home built amps and suddenly I can
hear how sweet those low power valve jobs and simple speakers sounded.. Umm, and my mate
around the corner has a pro quality wood cutting, moulding, routing all in one machine. So
that's no problem..

Curse you sir ! :)

T.
--
Please Tony, NO!! You'd look dreadful in a basque and fishnets..

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Tony Gartshore wrote:
In article , says...

http://www.jrbham.btinternet.co.uk/busch/index.html

Links to other interesting speakers and amplifiers for those who would like
to enter the friendly and fascinating world of DIY HiFi.


Jem,

It's just possible that my wife will come to hate you..

Back in the days of my teens I used to build all kinds of stuff, turntable kits, speaker
kits, Amps. One set of Wharfedale based speakers from around 1970 is still being used on an
electronic organ by a friend of my parents. Amps included a Mullard based copy of a Leak 6W
job ( which I wish I still had! ), a heavily modded 'Texan' & a Linsley Hood 75 to name but
three.

Over the years I've migrated to Linn/Audiolab/Mission integrated with a Denon based AV setup
which gives me the best of both worlds..

Then you come along with your quarter wave speakers and home built amps and suddenly I can
hear how sweet those low power valve jobs and simple speakers sounded.. Umm, and my mate
around the corner has a pro quality wood cutting, moulding, routing all in one machine. So
that's no problem..

Curse you sir ! :)

T.

That Texan design was great - still using mine!
Phil

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Jem Raid wrote:

http://www.jrbham.btinternet.co.uk/busch/index.html

Links to other interesting speakers and amplifiers for those who would like
to enter the friendly and fascinating world of DIY HiFi.

DIY? Yes.
HiFi? No.
If there's one thing worse than a full-range driver with a whizzer,
it's an ex full-range driver with its whizzer cut off. :-)

Thanks for the reference to the local electronics store.

--
Roger.

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Dear T & Phil

Nice to hear from a couple of people who make their own as well.

J

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"Old Fart at Play" wrote in message
...
Jem Raid wrote:

http://www.jrbham.btinternet.co.uk/busch/index.html

Links to other interesting speakers and amplifiers for those who would
like
to enter the friendly and fascinating world of DIY HiFi.

DIY? Yes.
HiFi? No.
If there's one thing worse than a full-range driver with a whizzer,
it's an ex full-range driver with its whizzer cut off. :-)

Thanks for the reference to the local electronics store.

--
Roger.

Roger,

It's a pleasure, glad I was able to help.
Was it Mr Felton, if it was he's got some amazing stuff there.

J

Make your own speakers (and amplifier)
 

In article ,
Old Fart at Play wrote:
Links to other interesting speakers and amplifiers for those who would
like to enter the friendly and fascinating world of DIY HiFi.

DIY? Yes.
HiFi? No.
If there's one thing worse than a full-range driver with a whizzer,
it's an ex full-range driver with its whizzer cut off. :-)

You already can buy speakers made with a few bits of MDF and a single
driver. They sell them from garage forecourts out of a white van.

--
*Don't byte off more than you can view *

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

Make your own speakers (and amplifier)
 

"Dave Plowman" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Old Fart at Play wrote:
Links to other interesting speakers and amplifiers for those who would
like to enter the friendly and fascinating world of DIY HiFi.

DIY? Yes.
HiFi? No.
If there's one thing worse than a full-range driver with a whizzer,
it's an ex full-range driver with its whizzer cut off. :-)

You already can buy speakers made with a few bits of MDF and a single
driver. They sell them from garage forecourts out of a white van.

--
*Don't byte off more than you can view *

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

There's a Italian geyser who patrols the M6 service areas, been selling his
speakers in order to get the ferry fare home for the last twenty years. If
you see him tell him you'd rather buy a coat.

J

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Jem Raid wrote:

There's a Italian geyser who patrols the M6 service areas, been selling his
speakers in order to get the ferry fare home for the last twenty years. If
you see him tell him you'd rather buy a coat.

I've seen him in various supermarket car parks in Coventry
with his coats. Never seen his speakers though.

--
Roger.

Make your own speakers (and amplifier)
 

Jem Raid wrote:

Thanks for the reference to the local electronics store.

--
Roger.

Roger,

It's a pleasure, glad I was able to help.
Was it Mr Felton, if it was he's got some amazing stuff there.

No, it was Matthews in Hurst St or Sherlock St, Birmingham,
depending on which page I looked at.
Wilmslow audio is closer, but they don't sell much cheap stuff.

--
Roger.

Make your own speakers (and amplifier)
 

"Old Fart at Play" wrote in message
...
Jem Raid wrote:

Thanks for the reference to the local electronics store.

--
Roger.

Roger,

It's a pleasure, glad I was able to help.
Was it Mr Felton, if it was he's got some amazing stuff there.

No, it was Matthews in Hurst St or Sherlock St, Birmingham,
depending on which page I looked at.
Wilmslow audio is closer, but they don't sell much cheap stuff.

--
Roger.

Oh right, it's a disco place, but they keep loads of interesting speaker
building bits and the gaffer is into DIY audio.

J

Make your own speakers (and amplifier)
 

"Old Fart at Play" wrote in message
...
Jem Raid wrote:

There's a Italian geyser who patrols the M6 service areas, been selling
his
speakers in order to get the ferry fare home for the last twenty years.
If
you see him tell him you'd rather buy a coat.

I've seen him in various supermarket car parks in Coventry
with his coats. Never seen his speakers though.

--
Roger.

He's running out of suckers, last time I saw him was last summer at the
Stoke services, the first time was at the services at Ju19 in about 1980, he
was selling watches as well. Guess he really woks hard, fair play to the
bloke.

J