Do you build anything for your high fidelity system? If so, what do you make?


After some self assessment and introspection on my own high fidelity habits I discovered that I build or make things for my stereo/audio room. Some examples of these things are;

1 Tore out carpeting/padding/floor tiles in the addition to my house (audio room) and painted the cement floor with epoxy paint and clear coat. Placed out a Turkish area rug.

2 Made cherry wood speaker stands on wheels.

3 Had made custom speaker covers and stereo stand covers for when I am not listening to audio to keep away dust. Thanks to my seamstress....

4 Custom made Paduak wood cover (with legs) with two low speed exhaust fans for my tube amp

So curiosity got the best of me. Have you made anything for you stereo system or room? If so what did you make and why?

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Showing 1 response by retiredfarmer

Lol long list. The stereo room in the last two homes the current one has 5/8 OSB then a layer of 5/8 fire rated drywall. Six dedicated powerlines with the wire crossed over it self so nothing runs parallel. All the wires the same length. The wall behind the speaker has a slight upwards angle the front corners of the room are angles off as well the ceiling rises a bit for the first eight feet. Stands under speakers. Diffusion panels bass traps absorption panels. Equipment stands furutech receptacle s put in power cords assembly. Amp stands arial mounting bracket. Lp holder  cd  cases. 78 case. Wall mount turntable shelf. Lol that's just the shortlist. As far as why i believe dense wood makes the best equipment stand that being said I make them out of thick slabs of either rosewood or purple heart. Also I have used walnut and bamboo planks in secondary system s. And of. Of course monetary reasons as well. Cheaper to make than to buy the ones built in lessor material. The base traps I made so I could vary the amount of suction they have so they are tunable. Signs telling people not to touch LoL. Spikes for stands as well. 

 

Regards