Lolaworks
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Hello all, I'm new to the site and just getting back to Audiophile equipment after a 40+ year hiatus. I was recently given some very nice gear that was incomplete and needed work and the next thing I know I'm obsessed with Decware stuff and ordering my first items. The problem is that I need higher efficiency speakers than the Spendor SP7/1's and Acarian Elons I was given. I did inherit an Altec Voice of theater speaker from my mother, but it was for an early mono set up (Rek-o-kut turntable and Radio Craftsmen Amp) so I only have one.
Although I am a complete knucklehead about electronics I spent most of my adult life as a furniture maker and cabinetmaker. Consequently the cost differential between drivers and finished speaker has led me to decide to make my own.
I ordered Lii Audio F-15's and am going to build baffless speakers a la Steve Deckert's design (with some styling modifications to personalize them). I'm also making a couple of extra pairs for two friends.
Next I want to make a pair of the Lii Audio Reference speakers using Lii Silver 10's. I would like to pretty much duplicate their design as I have to assume the specific internal geometry is intentional and specific. Does anyone have measured drawings and/or photographs of the interior of the factory cabinets?
by the way, given the amount of labor required to make them, the retail price of the speakers is incredibly low--if you had them made here I suspect they would cost around 3 times the price. My point is not that the cabinets are expensive, but with kids in college, I have more time than money so for me making them is the only option.
Any drawings or first hand experience with the speakers would be greatly appreciated.
Reed Karen Shelter Island, NY
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