I don't say it unless I mean it---well done. Interestingly, I also rounded the rear of the mounting hole in mine. I look forward to seeing the final result when you dye them. I forgot, what drivers are you using?

Great looking speaker, and room for that matter! I love seeing proper room treatments and a well thought out system!

The turntable stand is my creation.  I took the sandbox to another level!  The legs are 4" OD PVC tubing, filled with sand.  The top is a sandbox.  The whole thing weighs about 150#.  I had to move it in with a dolly. Mbit there certainly isn't any vibration!  PM me if you want details and I'll get them to you.  I think I posted details on the AK DIY forum a while back, so you can search my posts there too.  My name there is tlarwa as well.  I also made the audio rack, which is all 2" thick oak.  I also made all the room treatments, as well as the whole room. It was my first try at taping and sanding drywall, but it came out pretty good.  I get a lot of enjoyment out of a dedicated room!

Great looking build!

Thanks!  That turntable is actually fire engine red, it just looks pink in the picture.  That's a rebuilt AR XA with a custom exotic hardwood base.  It sounds great!

Thanks for the compliment.  Unfortunately, they are ultimately not the best match for my musical tastes.  And it all lies in the low end performance.  For me, personally, to be satisfied with them for ALL of my musical tastes, I'd have to invest in a suitable subwoofer system that would do them justice.  And I'm not ready to do that just to make them work in my system.  Again, if I had the room to position both sets of speakers properly and switch between them based on what I was listening to, I'd keep them.  But my room is too small for that, and moving 2 sets of speakers in and out that weigh as much as the Forte II's and the ZOB's do is a loser.  

I'm sure someone else will be perfectly happy with their performance.  Hopefully someone will take me up on the offer.  If not, I may pull the 1808's and build a different set of cabinets that will give me the low end weight I'm looking for (probably the Super Pencil design).  

In the end, it's been a great experience, and I learned a lot.  Maybe OB speakers aren't for me given my listening preferences, not to mention my room limitations.  Oh well...

Those are so cool, IMO they don't even look DIY, but more like they are professionally built! My only suggestion is that you find a subwoofer that is FAST.  Since they are single drivers you need a sub that can start and stop on a dime, which is not easy to find ... I would suggest that you look into the Omega Speed 12.  It is desgned for single drivers and throws really short and fast.

Here is the link: http://omegaloudspeakers.com/deepomega12.html

When I was building my ZOB cabinets and waiting for the Decware drivers, I did an experiment that might interest you. It's pretty simple. You just flip the baffle upside down, so the driver is now on the bottom. Try it if you can. I'm betting that you will be surprised. I'll find a photo of them and post later.