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One Pi Towers in Houston [message #49618]

Fri, 09 June 2006 17:55

FredT
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Registered: May 2009

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If anybody in the Houston area has been considering building a pair of One Pi's, I have a workshop with all the tools and would be happy to help you build them. I recently built a pair in a 1.5 cu ft 36" tall tower configuration and was very satisfied with the results. I would put these up against my son's $900 Vandersteen 1's any day. The fee is a sixpack of Shiner (to be consumed after we're done with the table saw and router:) and reimbursement for the mdf ( about $25). I would also ask you to buy the One Pi kits from Wayne.

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Re: One Pi Towers in Houston [message #49620 is a reply to message #49618]

Fri, 09 June 2006 21:20

GarMan
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Registered: May 2009

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I love that! Speaker building party. Kind of like the guy's version of scrapebooking parties. If I wasn't north of the border, I'd join you for the heck of it.

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Re: One Pi Towers in Baltimore [message #49621 is a reply to message #49620]

Sat, 10 June 2006 02:08

dB
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Registered: May 2009

Master

Yeah, when I was living in Baltimore I bet I would arrange one such. Now I am in Europe.
Go Balmoreans, 6 packs, yes.

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Re: One Pi Towers in Houston [message #49624 is a reply to message #49618]

Sun, 11 June 2006 09:53

FredT
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Registered: May 2009

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Here's a picture of what your one pi tower will look like. I was experimenting with different tweeters when I built this one, but the standard Vifa DX25 works very well in the tower as it does in the standmount version. The 8" woofer seems small in relation to the woofers in all the other Pi speakers, but it's still bigger and has more bass slam than the woofers in most mainstream speakers in the under $2K price range. The One Pi tower has better bass slam and extension than the standmount without having the large footprint of the Two Pi tower.

One Pi Tower

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Re: Workshop in Houston [message #49626 is a reply to message #49624]

Mon, 12 June 2006 02:57

dB
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Registered: May 2009

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Hi FredT,
Your shop is really nice. I have been in a small factory here in Portugal with a $100,000 CNC, but they are building only kitchen cabinets (with MDF, etc.). The problem is that they don't even bother to work with real or good quality wood or multiplex. So, they sell exotic but they don't manufacture anything with it. Unless you are JBL (...or Wayne !) is dificult to have a high volume output rate... you only get paid when someone offers you a 6pack and go for a nice week-end work. I will give a try at the CNC though, for the front/back panels.
Regards.

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