Next up in the CSS Custom Shop is an idea Dan's been toying with for a while. Will the solid walnut/maple, non-square angles, and aluminum elements prove too great a challenge?
CSS LD25X Tweeter
CSS LDW6 Midrange
2 x Wavecor SW223BD03 Woofers
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00:00 intro
00:45 fleshing out the idea
01:12 hanging at the sawmill
01:55 creating buildable panels
05:43 explaining angles
06:30 cutting angles
06:51 cutting dadoes for side panels
08:53 cutting midrange enclosure panels
11:14 chamfering edges
11:58 working the aluminum
14:09 cutting dadoes for the aluminum
15:49 chiseling square groove ends
16:48 driver layout
19:03 repairing oopsies
20:25 glue-up
23:45 repairing dent in walnut
24:22 repairing gaps in aluminum grooves
25:50 finishing with Rubio
26:53 installing wires and damping material
28:00 installing drivers
29:00 acoustic measurements
30:10 aluminum installation
31:09 crossover assembly
31:41 first listen and final impressions