This was a fun evening, 'cause I sort of "took the night off." Instead of working on any projects, Alona and I went up to the little warehouse studio and took a few DVD's. It's fun at the studio because the telephone rarely rings and we can take our favorite music CD's or movie DVD's and have some privacy. Plus, it's just something different.Listening studio in π Speakers warehouse
It's a small cozy little room, and the acoustics aren't perfect but it's comfortable. I suppose it's good for an example of what the speakers sound like in an average small room, without any treatments. So since that's where most people put their loudspeakers, I suppose that's OK. Besides, there's a refridgerator, a microwave and plenty of "goodies." The place is just plain fun.
Having just the little speakers in there produces a surprisingly good sound. It is big and full, and delivers a lot more deep bass than I would have expected. So the room is evidently pretty absorbent, because I keep all tone controls flat and the sound is deep and full, even with just the little speakers.
Now what I'm really anxious for are the special mottled walnut tower two's that Bill did 'specially for the studio.
Studio Series two π Tower Speaker, custom built by Bill Martinelli using Mottled Walnut
Out in the warehouse, here's where we keep the woofers and stuff.
Inventory of large format drivers in π Speakers warehouse
And this is the smaller midwoofers and horn flares. Inside those brown boxes are a bunch of H290's, T2000's and Motorola KSN-1038's.
Inventory of midwoofers and horns in π Speakers warehouseI don't keep as many of the JBL components and fine wood horns in stock, but I try to keep stock of at least one pair of everything listed on the shopping cart. In particular, the fine wood horns take a while to build, so having an inventory on-hand can save you months of waiting.
Martinelli and Edgar wood horns and JBL components
On the shelves below are a bunch of bins full of thousands of bolts and all the cable assemblies for kits. It's handy having them pre-made and stored in bins so that orders can be filled rapidly. That's why kits are usually shipped on the same day an order is placed.
Nuts, bolts, cable assemblies and piece parts
The cabinetmaker has a bunch of C&C tables for making very precise cuts, as are required for the labels and decals. These tables can be used to cut wood, plastic or metal.
Specialized cutting equipment
But most people are buying kits, and here's one that's being shipped on Monday. This particular one is for Sanjay.
Here's a kit, ready to be buttoned up and delivered
Well, I guess that's about it for this evening. Tomorrow, I gotta get some stuff done. The Olds has "fog" on the winshield, so I need to check the heater core. If I'm in there to inspect it, I might as well replace it. And I promised to model Steve Bench's active tube crossover with π compensation about a million years ago, so I better get around to doing it. But I had a fun day today, and I wanted to share it with you.
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