Maybe this is the winter you build something!

Building or creating is just a part of who I am, just as some kinds of math or computers/technology will never be. The trick here is to become proficient enough to please not only yourself but your customers.

 The idea that DIY cannot ever be as good as commercial is almost backwards in my experience. DIY was due to many letdowns from the commercial offerings. Or, the commercial offerings were way expensive. Then there is location. little house on the prairie isn't going to offer the same as being in some cities.

 Right at this moment, the glue is drying on a pair of speaker cabinets that I am building for a customer. Must be ok, as this is his second set of them.  In this case, the first set sounded by a margin the best speakers that I have ever heard. This is rare for me, since I have built many speakers over the years. Some were great, some were crap IMO. But the good news is that in building, you are the one who chooses the wood for the 1 1/2" thick baffle. Not MDF, not something else. To be clear, I am still replicating a design from renown engineers. Not some brainless kit, or something that you thought would be cool. Been there.  Everybody has their specialty. 

 So, yes, this fall and winter, I will be in my shop as long as I can, enjoying most of it. When the weather dictates, I will move to the little electronics shop in the basement and do different projects like preamps, maybe even a power amp or two.

I’m building an appreciation for music…day by day

I built a rack unit out of threaded rod and walnut butcher block over Covid 19 shutdown and it came out awesome. Better quality than what you find in any retail store. No it wasn’t a winter project, but still gives you the satisfaction every time you look at your stereo components residing on solid, no vibration, no sway shelving.

I've built a subwoofer swarm of late using 10'' drivers, two of them are shaped like B&W's cabinet's with curved sides and back, sloped and curved top. The other two are simply rectangular boxes all covered with walnut veneer. I also upgraded my cyclone dust collector and bought into the festool platform. Remember, tools are relatively inexpensive compared to audio. I also live in the south and discovered Formoson termites in my shop walls and have been rebuilding it. Do not take them for granted my friends. 

I love building my own stuff. I build my racks from butcher block and black steel pipe. I built my cd and vinyl cabinets from the same butcher block with feet from black iron pipe. I built all of my power cables from Furutech components. The wife gets antsy if I order more butcher block because the fears I am going to buy another piece of audio kit....!