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   rholland54 | Dec 27, 2002 06:56pm | #1

   Have you gone to partsexpress.com ?, they are a good source for components, and some design information.    I built a pair of altec lansing horn cabinets about 25 years ago, I wish I still had room for them.

                    Robert

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   booch | Dec 27, 2002 07:11pm | #2

   Speakerlab is in Seattle or a suburb. http://www.speakerlab.com/speakerkits.htm

   They build many varieties of drivers. I bought (15 years ago) a set of plans for Corner horns made famous by Klipsch. Their design involves 3 sheets of plywood and 150 lbs of speakers. One 15 inch traditional and 2 horn speakers per cabinet. Never made them as my current home doesn't have a corner.

   The speakers are tremendous and one friend that built a set of standard type swears by the quality. Mighty bassy sound.

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   Mach70 | Dec 28, 2002 07:04am | #3

   Some links you may enjoy exploring:

   http://www.madisound.com/

   http://www.trueaudio.com/

   http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/1187/speakernet.html

   http://www.diysubwoofers.org/

   And rec.audio.tech on usenet is a tremendous resource.

   I just tinker with speaker building and have never used software but have had to resort to a calculator once or twice :-)

   Have fun!

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   LeeEschen | Dec 28, 2002 11:31am | #4

   I built two very large stage speaker cabinets for a local/regional country/bluegrass band, "Alive & Pickin'," about 10 years ago. I used measurements supplied by the speaker manufacturer. They were made with 3/4" fir ply, covered with tough carpeting and corner reinforcements. They were a tuned port design with stiffeners in the panels to break up any resonance in the cabinet.

   The last time I saw one of the band members, about 6 months ago, he said they are still using them and just love the sound they make. I'm happy about my work when I get reports like that.

   Jam on, Guys!

   --

   Lee in Cave Junction, Oregon

   On the Redwood Highway