Veracity of the
month...
— every so often this page will highlight a
truly unique
"Special Edition" Veracity project...
 October # 2
I promised a look at my personal HT3/HT3a's and here
they are. I actually built these a few months ago but didn't post photos. The
reason is simple: when I post photos, someone inevitably wants the speakers and
they are sold, leaving me without until I can build another pair. I simply
couldn't risk having this happen until after the audiofests I recently
attended.
The Story
I purchased a nice piece of expensive madrone burl about
a year ago and waited for just the right project to use it. The problem is, I
was never asked to produce a speaker using this attractive wood. So I decided
to do a pair of HT3's for myself.
I also happened to have some nice figured African cherry
that was a little lighter than normal. The color seemed to match the lighter
color in the madrone burl quite well. So I thought I've give it a go.
The veneer was too narrow to cover the side panel of the
HT3. A splice was required. But when splicing in a book-matched fashion, the
result was a nice herringbone pattern.
Active/Passive
Since I wanted to use these speakers with DEQX active
crossovers, I needed to set them up accordingly. But I also needed demo
speakers with passive crossovers. So I set up this pair to accommodate both.
It actually worked out quite well as I was able to
switch back and forth rather easily between active and passive crossovers while
at the Rocky Mountain and Chicago Audiofests.
I suppose I better start thinking about my next pair of
HT3's. After all, now that I have posted pictures, it probably won't be long
before I have to say good-bye to these.
What's next?
Experiments in analine dye.
archives
Here are links to past Veracity of the Month
projects:
August, 2003
September, 2003
October, 2003
November, 2003
April, 2004
May, 2004
July, 2004
August, 2004
September, 2004
October, 2004
November, 2004
February, 2005
March, 2005
April, 2005
May, 2005
June, 2005
July, 2005
July, 2005 - #
2
August, 2005 - #
1
August, 2005 - #
2
September, 2005 - #
1
September, 2005 - #
2
October, 2005 - #
1
what's next?
How about some dyed HT3's?
Stay tuned...
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