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[4krow]

Armaegis,

  The countertop material, if it is a poured type might very well be a great baffle material with support. Corian was expensive back in the day, but there many more types of material now days. 1" thick would be a good start, with proper support as I mentioned. Also, you can go to places like the 'Restore' that Habitat for Humanity may have in your area. I have many materials for projects there.

 

[Molly]

I came across this article recopied on a hi fi blog and it's great for a laugh!

"I Married a Hi Fi Addict" by Alice Brooks for Audio magazine, Sept 1960

http://itishifi.blogspot.com/2013/07/i-married-hi-fi-addict-by-alice-brooks.html

"The day finally came when the whole shebang came upstairs. It only took three men to get it up and they put the stair railing back when they finished, so it was relatively uneventful."

 

[Clark B.]

Ummm, I still use mono.

Definitely still listen to Mono music.  I own more 78's than 33's...  For RnD, Its a great way to evaluate incrimental changes in a system.  Its very easy to compare changes that way.

How about the "Blackfish", which is both sea-related AND Orca-related? 

Adam, this should be a really good movie...  https://www.facebook.com/BlackfishFilm I really like the name Blackfish for a speaker too.  Thanks a ton for the suggestion!

 

[Dr. Toobz]

Nothing wrong with mono - a lot of my favorite recordings aren't in stereo. Plus, the wood floors where I live are so damaging to my horn speakers imaging that I'm halfway ready to just shove the damn things next to each other, by a wall for better bass, and wire them in mono. It's not like I'm getting a realistic stereo image or "life like" soundstage anyway! Unless one is sitting still and equidistant from a pair of carefully-placed stereo speakers, I happen to think stereo is a bit overrated for casual loudspeaker use. Guess I'm more of a headphone guy.....

 

[Chris]

I will post,  Dr. Amar Bose died on my birthday July 12.... My first stereo as a teenager was built around a pair of 901s with which I LOVED dearly and SERIOUSLY rocked both the west coast as well as the east coast of America for 15 years with those things.... A VERY fond memory... Thank you Amar for the huge amount of fun I had with your design and RIP.... Love the company or not, in the 1970s and early 80s, that company was putting out some FUN products... Nuff said... and note, I said the 1970s and early 80s ONLY....