WOW all these great pictures and not one of what I thought were Bogdan Audio Creations?
Large black speakers made up of about 50 sections of MDF, all cut with a jigsaw then glued up, internal chambers filled with sand, curvy shape.....guy had a photo book of the build process.... Bueller~Bueller~Bueller
Now this is what the fest is all about...
You mean these? I asked if he used a CNC to make the layers, but no... all by hand with a jigsaw. There's some elbow grease in these. Not sure I care for the red velvet inside the port. I did think they sounded better the second day with the Arte Forma amp hooked up... though I scared him a bit with the Jack Johnson track I played which has a bit of background hum/buzz from the guitar amp. He jumped up and started checking the tubes on his amp.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/audiosnoop/sets/72157623972231686/
I'm trying to figure out what about that pic is what the fest is all about? It'll probably be obvious when you tell me, but I'm not getting it.
You mean these? I asked if he used a CNC to make the layers, but no... all by hand with a jigsaw. There's some elbow grease in these. Not sure I care for the red velvet inside the port. I did think they sounded better the second day with the Arte Forma amp hooked up... though I scared him a bit with the Jack Johnson track I played which has a bit of background hum/buzz from the guitar amp. He jumped up and started checking the tubes on his amp.
The RAAL tweeters are about as good as it gets.
I thought the Bogdans were extremely impressive. Building those with a CNC would have been quite a task, but with a jigsaw... In any case, I thought they sounded great. The bass quality was fantastic. Probably due in no small part to the non-resonant nature of the cabinet, and the fact that they were filled with 60 pounds of sand. It made me realize how much cabinet sound is in my diy speakers, even with lots of bracing. This is one of the very few rooms where I stopped listening to gear, and just started listening to music. Amazing job this guy did.
Markus
You mean these? I asked if he used a CNC to make the layers, but no... all by hand with a jigsaw. There's some elbow grease in these.
Yep those, very interesting design & build, and the sound was excellent. I see what you meant about the port color now.
I noticed several of these at the fest with the foam rolls at the top and bottom of the ribbon. Can someone more enlightened tell me what the foam was for.
Gotta agree on the bass, powerful but not overpowering. I really liked these speakers, thought I would find something more on the net about the build but nothing so far. Anyone pick up any info?
Is this gentleman a mamber?