EPIC DIY - $60k B&W Nautilus

[BoredSysAdmin]

This is what I call ultimate DIY speaker build - process of Year and a half - about 400 Man/hours of work and outstanding end result (visually at least )
http://hacknmod.com/hack/how-to-epic-diy-living-room-speakers/
Original Translated here (11 pages of photos of process)
http://translate.google.com/transla...hp?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=8&pid=8

 

[Seth=L]

Ha, nice......

 

[jamie2112]

Wow those are sick..........wonder how they sound????

 

[Swerd]

Those photos are great. Thanks. What a build process!

I ended up mainly looking at the pictures, but I don't think I saw anything about a crossover. I did see the photo showing the 3 pairs of binding posts. That suggests there is no internal crossover. So I guess he'll use some type, passive or active, of external crossover. The crossover will make or break the sound of those beauties.

At least he didn't post here asking if he could use an off-the-shelf crossover from PE .

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Google translation isn't best and I don't know Spanish at all, but if anyone knows it - what's the speaker weight - 75kg or the 150kg ?? (75kg = 165lbs - sounds more "reasonable" to me)

 

[GranteedEV]

I just love the look of those seas drivers, especially the bronze phase plugs <3

Those cabinets are something else. I wonder if they're supposed to double as transmisson lines.

 

[jinjuku]

Epically ugly...

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Epically ugly...

C'mon Jin, don't be so harsh... but yea - original is always better:

 

[jinjuku]

C'mon Jin, don't be so harsh... but yea - original is always better:

Still ugly... Just really expensive, divorce type ugly.

 

[its phillip]

Agreed. Awesome job by the guy, but those speakers are still hideous.

 

[tomito]

Google translation isn't best and I don't know Spanish at all, but if anyone knows it - what's the speaker weight - 75kg or the 150kg ?? (75kg = 165lbs - sounds more "reasonable" to me)

75 Kg. weights just the base.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

75 Kg. weights just the base.

Thanks, this means whole speaker plus stand is 150Kg (330Lbs ! )

p.s:
Jin and Philip, I appreciated your opinions, but I think your visual tastes are different than mine... I'd love to have design in which Nautilus Speaker would be centerpiece of the room

 

[its phillip]

That's cool. I think the speakers are something you'll either love or hate. You might be interested in finding an old Lian Li PC-777 computer case if you like the seashell theme

 

[Shock]

I agree, epicly ugly.

However you have to admire the workmanship.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

That's cool. I think the speakers are something you'll either love or hate. You might be interested in finding an old Lian Li PC-777 computer case if you like the seashell theme

Well, While for loudspeaker seashell makes some sense, for computer case - not so much, however one can't argue with Lian-Li's marksmanship and high quality of their product, but it's whole different topic

 

[tszaky]

https://www.tiktok.com/@avigailadam...is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7150116159247912235

Cool Nautilus DIY I found

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Cool, I guess? Solid woodwork, but besides having a similar look, these have nothing to do with the original.
Here's the archived page. You could still see the insides of it:

How to: Epic DIY Living Room Speakers | Hack N Mod

These super-sleek, conch shell-shaped tower speakers were inspired by a similar design called Odyssey speakers. These Odyssey 2 speakers are handmade

web.archive.org

p.s: btw, This thread is TWELVE YEARS OLD

 

[Mikado463]

Thanks, this means whole speaker plus stand is 150Kg (330Lbs ! )

a mere lightweight !

now this is a heavy speaker........

The M9 - A Revelatory New Flagship Loudspeaker — Magico Loudspeakers

Hayward, CA, June 2020 – A summation of our no-holds-barred assault on the limits of dynamic loudspeaker design, the new Magico M9 establishes new benchmarks in musicality, transparency and fidelity. This four-way, six-driver floor standing system features the world’s first loudspeaker enclosure to

www.magicoaudio.com

1000lb each

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

@Mikado463 - I'll call and raise you with this little speaker: