My New to Me 1.2s!
grimmace19
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Well, after a long period of finishing them up and getting them fixed before making any posts, here is the final product. I can't really say they sound great but maybe with some more work they will not sound so "bright" 
As you can see, they really were 1.2s at one point. This is one of the empty cabinets that Larry gave me a few months back. I cleaned out the entire inside, restained and clothed everything, built some shelves, and turned it into my movie cabinet. Try not to look too closely at the pictures as the craftsmanship is embarrassing compared to a lot of the amazing individuals around here but hey, all in all it turned out pretty good. I still have the second cabinet in the garage waiting to hit the curb as I already sent the wood caps to doro on a karma a while back.
As you can see, they really were 1.2s at one point. This is one of the empty cabinets that Larry gave me a few months back. I cleaned out the entire inside, restained and clothed everything, built some shelves, and turned it into my movie cabinet. Try not to look too closely at the pictures as the craftsmanship is embarrassing compared to a lot of the amazing individuals around here but hey, all in all it turned out pretty good. I still have the second cabinet in the garage waiting to hit the curb as I already sent the wood caps to doro on a karma a while back.
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Very KewlSpeakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
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oh the horror! :eek:
Prety cool though really! Another thing that would be cool. Is to, somehow, find blown drivers. Cut a new front baffle for the drivers and hinge it to the cabinet. Like a hidden safe?!? Or is that too dumb? lol--Gary--
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out. -
^ I have the baffle from the other one but the hinge part is nearly impossible. When you really strip them down and take that front baffle off, you arent left with a whole lot of plywood to use on the front edges for anything. It wasn't an easy project by any means especially when a lot of you know how much glue and other supports are in those damn cabinets.
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have to say it... without ever getting my ears on them, I bet they sound like ****. :cheesygrin:
looks good!The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Arggggg..
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Looks good, Nick! Maybe you need to throw some RDO's in there to tame the brightness.
Give me a call when you get a chance...
