Somewhat related to the recent speaker kit thread:

I have a pair of 'computer speakers' hooked up to my computer.
Sound-wise the are OK since I don't ask much from them (if I
really want to listen I go to my living room and its audio
equipment) but they are butt-ugly. So, I thought, why not
build a pair that looks better and sound better? I am not
looking for anything really fancy since I am not prepared
to spend serious money or a lot of time on this.

I have looked around a little (!) for candidate designs but
haven't come across anything really interesting yet. The best
candidate to date is:
http://www.humblehomemadehifi.com/Solo103.html
A bit on the large side but about right when it comes to
the level of ambition and cost (judging from the price of
the Fostex FE103).

Anyone have any suggestions? (apart from telling me this is
a silly project - I already think so myself)

/Martin

"Martin Schöön" wrote in message
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Somewhat related to the recent speaker kit thread:

I have a pair of 'computer speakers' hooked up to my computer.
Sound-wise the are OK since I don't ask much from them (if I
really want to listen I go to my living room and its audio
equipment) but they are butt-ugly. So, I thought, why not
build a pair that looks better and sound better? I am not
looking for anything really fancy since I am not prepared
to spend serious money or a lot of time on this.

I have looked around a little (!) for candidate designs but
haven't come across anything really interesting yet. The best
candidate to date is:
http://www.humblehomemadehifi.com/Solo103.html
A bit on the large side but about right when it comes to
the level of ambition and cost (judging from the price of
the Fostex FE103).

Anyone have any suggestions? (apart from telling me this is
a silly project - I already think so myself)



Not silly at all, but those Solos call for a fair bit of woodworking skill -
take a squint at my computer setup:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show...er%20Setup.JPG

or Internet Cafe, as it is becomg!

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show...er%20Setup.jpg

:-)

And check out the Needles:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/needles/needles.htm

Stunning little speaker, easy to make abd come with their own stands!.

Those little puppies can fill a room with a very good sound - even squeezed
against the wall as shown and put the singer right behind the monitor. Movie
dialogue comes right from the actors' mouths!!