Ebony Lsi9's

MillerLiteScott · September 2008

Saweeeeeeeet. I think they look great just the way they are now. I would leave them as they are. YMMV. Awesome job. Are you now going to do the x over upgrade?

nikolas812 · September 2008

SolidSqual wrote: »

I think they look phenomenal. I wonder if the paint will have any sonic impact?

No.... I wouldn't think so..

But the funny thing is they sound better to me. I know they don't.. There must be some kind of mind thing happening. Maybe since there nice and pretty now my mind is telling me they should sound better. I dunno. But I'm glad I did it.

I did find a bunch of peanut packing in both of them.....

Cheers

Nick

nikolas812 · September 2008

MillerLiteScott wrote: »

Saweeeeeeeet. I think they look great just the way they are now. I would leave them as they are. YMMV. Awesome job. Are you now going to do the x over upgrade?

Thanks.

And no I don't think I'll be doing the crossover upgrade.

If for some reason I end up keeping them for good I might.

Nick

mmadden28 · September 2008

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Oh look at those sickly yellow caps on that XO in the background. Put them out of thier misery already.:(

ssssaaaaaahhhhnnnnniiiiiiiikkkkaaaaaaaapppppppsssssssss.

Hey did you hear that? I swear I heard you're tweeters talking to me right through the internet..

:eek:

ben62670 · September 2008

I argee. At least do the highs!

nikolas812 · October 2008

ben62670 wrote: »

I argee. At least do the highs!

The thought has been crossing my mind....

My panels should be done tomorrow!!

So hopefully I will be posting some pics of some Maple Lsi9's tomorrow.:cool:

I think I might keep them. After all this hard work and money invested. I don't think I could get enough out of them to justify it.

If I keep them I might do the crossover mod....

But I don't know yet. Its still up in the air.

Nick

SolidSqual · October 2008

Do it!

ben62670 · October 2008

Seriously do it.

nikolas812 · October 2008

Jonny Red. Neat. Do it.. Do it..

Does anybody know what movie thats from?

Nick

nikolas812 · October 2008

ben62670 wrote: »

Seriously do it.

OK, OK.

I am going to need a lot of help.... I might even need a phone number Ben when the time comes. Just throwin it out there. I've never done anything this in depth electronic related.

Nick

SolidSqual · October 2008

Wooh hooh!

TouchOfEvil · October 2008

Can't wait to see em finsihed up looking great so far.

ben62670 · October 2008

nikolas812 wrote: »

OK, OK.

I am going to need a lot of help.... I might even need a phone number Ben when the time comes. Just throwin it out there. I've never done anything this in depth electronic related.

Nick

Sent

nikolas812 · October 2008

ben62670 wrote: »

Sent

Thanks bud.

Its saved in my phone.

I might go ahead and place the order in a couple of days. I think I might be able to handle it. After reading your DIY thread and looking at the parts list I don't think it will be that bad. If I run into any trouble I'll give you a call.

Cheers

Nick

ben62670 · October 2008

I am going to be out of town till Oct 13th. You can reach me via email, and I can call you.
Ben

nikolas812 · October 2008

There done.

I am letting the glue dry over night. I will post pics tomorrow evening.

Nick

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stebesplace · October 2008

Nice! Can't wait to see these up and running!

nikolas812 · October 2008

Well... Here are a couple quick pics.

I'm not so sure I like them... The cabinet guy said he couldn't make them Identical to the old panels. So they turned out looking like cabinet doors stuck on the side of the speakers. The grain is also not going in the direction I wanted either. But I dunno. There starting to grow on me.

I'll take some better pics outside later. My camera sucks indoors.

Cheers

Nick

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stebesplace · October 2008

I think I see what you mean. Would have been nice if they were more round on the edges perhaps? With the grain going vertically instead of horizontal?

nikolas812 · October 2008

stebesplace wrote: »

I think I see what you mean. Would have been nice if they were more round on the edges perhaps? With the grain going vertically instead of horizontal?

Correct.

You can also see where he spliced multiple boards together to make a complete board. He said he could not find solid pieces of wood in the dimensions I needed. This makes for an inconsistent looking panel.

Oh well. Nothing I can do about it now. And I am not taking them back off!!

They look a lot better than they did. Just not exactly the look I was expecting...

Nick

Ron Temple · October 2008

Is the dog about to take a pee on your stand :eek:.

Face · October 2008

nikolas812 wrote: »

Oh well. Nothing I can do about it now. And I am not taking them back off!!

I give you 2 weeks or less.

stebesplace · October 2008

So will you be selling or keeping them, or will time tell?

maximillian · October 2008

How about piano black or red all the way around?

nikolas812 · October 2008

Kex wrote: »

It's normal for the end result to be different from what you expected. I would have had the same reaction as you when I saw the finish on the edges and the direction of the grain, because you're a perfectionist, and sometimes that's a good thing, but sometimes it's hard to live with your own expectations in the real world.

I bet someone who had never seen the original speakers would see these and think they are gorgeous.

I also agree with Ron: that dog is looking dangerous ...

Dude. You nailed it.

Everything you said is absolutely true. I couldn't have said it better. I am a perfectionist to some degree and I bet just about anyone that seen these speakers would think they are gorgeous. And they are.. I just have high expectations....

I haven't had a chance yet to take better pics. But I will. I had to get the dog some stuff today and didn't have time.

Later

Nick

Pinsongs · October 2008

That took a ton of work!! Congratulations.. I like them!

I have some LSi15's in ebony, I sometimes think about dremel sanding and changing the color if I thought I could sucessfully take it back to natural wood.

Has anyone tried this?

nikolas812 · October 2008

Well... What do you guys think?

Despite not turning out exactly like I expected. I really do like them. A lot!!

Nick

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