[FS] DIY CAOW1 Standmount Speakers

[i.j.russell]

DIY CAOW1 2-way speakers in white Corian with external crossovers and speaker cables. Rear-ported. No boxes. Excellent sound quality for the price.

http://murphyblaster.com/content.php?f=CAOW1.html

Built with quality components:
Hiquophon OW1 tweeters.
SEAS CA15RLY woofers.
12mm Corian enclosures cut on a CNC router.
Crossover capacitors, resistors and (very) high power inductors supplied in close tolerances by Falcon Acoustics.
Crossovers housed in external boxes.

Sensitivity is 84db and 8ohm load. Very easy load for an amplifier.
Dimensions are 32cm high x 20cm wide x 26cm deep.
Weight is 9.7kg per speaker (not including stands and speaker cables).

Comes with
1 x 3m pair of 4mm Van Damme HiFi LC-OFC speaker cable (4mm banana plugs) for amplifier to external crossover.
2 x 2m pair of 4mm Van Damme HiFi LC-OFC speaker cable (4mm banana plugs) for external crossover to speakers.

I'll also throw in a pair of 60cm Something Solid SL24 speakers stands with adustable spikes on the base.

£500 - Collection from near Coventry or possibly delivery.

Only the items specifically mentioned are included in the sale.

 

[hifinutt]

Bet these sound beautiful , i remember seeing some he made in lovely wood and thinking the craftsmanship was beautiful .

 

[Eoin]

What did you use for the x-over boxes? I need to do similar.

 

[i.j.russell]

What did you use for the x-over boxes? I need to do similar.

I think that they were designed as cigar boxes.

 

[James Evans]

What did you use for the x-over boxes? I need to do similar.

I've used these for xovers in the past

 

[i.j.russell]

Bet these sound beautiful , i remember seeing some he made in lovely wood and thinking the craftsmanship was beautiful .

They do! It cost a lot of money to significantly better them.

 

[Oily Rag]

That seems very good VFM considering the quality (and hence cost) of the parts alone.

 

[i.j.russell]

That seems very good VFM considering the quality (and hence cost) of the parts alone.

The tweeters are £300 for a matched pair and the woofers are £100 each.

 

[i.j.russell]

Bump for these lovely speakers.

 

[i.j.russell]

SOLD