Brett DiMichele
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As many may know I was interested in John Janowitz's Line
Arrays from the start and they will be shipping to me soon.
So I have been racking my brain on how I want to finish a
speaker that deserves something spectacular. My problem is
that I am not much of a "Wood" guy.. All of the types of
wood that I appreciate are far too costly and hard to work
with. An example of the types of wood I like: Corinthian
Burled Elm....
I have never worked with veneer before and to try and lay
down an exotic wood veneer is a recipe for disaster!
From day one I wanted to incorperate something "high tech"
into the finishing process. I decided on using real Carbon
Fiber somewhere in the finish of the enclosures.
So I was sitting here thinking.. The midrange drivers look
like "kevlar" (they are woven fiberglass) and I am using
twill Carbon Fiber on the speaker's baffles which will be
finished in a super high gloss resin.. Since the drivers
are yellow woven fiber and the baffles will be real carbon
fiber why not paint the top and bottom, sides and back in
Ferrari Red? Red,yellow,Carbon and Black Granite for the
bases oozes of Ferrari's color scheme.. But is it "too much"??
I can finish the cabinets in any auto finish (base coat /
clear coat and buffed to perfection). Advant Garde has
numerous colors which look gorgeous on thier horns..
So I could go with the scheme above or I could do a very
pure white or metallic silver or maybe even a bright
metallic green?
I would like to hear what everyone has to say... I realize
it may be "too much" no matter what color I go with.. I
know some guys here are die hard wood fanatics but wood
just doesn't cut it for me.. Also bear in mind I have no
W... so I have no WAF! It only has to please me.. And only
ME...
Arrays from the start and they will be shipping to me soon.
So I have been racking my brain on how I want to finish a
speaker that deserves something spectacular. My problem is
that I am not much of a "Wood" guy.. All of the types of
wood that I appreciate are far too costly and hard to work
with. An example of the types of wood I like: Corinthian
Burled Elm....
I have never worked with veneer before and to try and lay
down an exotic wood veneer is a recipe for disaster!
From day one I wanted to incorperate something "high tech"
into the finishing process. I decided on using real Carbon
Fiber somewhere in the finish of the enclosures.
So I was sitting here thinking.. The midrange drivers look
like "kevlar" (they are woven fiberglass) and I am using
twill Carbon Fiber on the speaker's baffles which will be
finished in a super high gloss resin.. Since the drivers
are yellow woven fiber and the baffles will be real carbon
fiber why not paint the top and bottom, sides and back in
Ferrari Red? Red,yellow,Carbon and Black Granite for the
bases oozes of Ferrari's color scheme.. But is it "too much"??
I can finish the cabinets in any auto finish (base coat /
clear coat and buffed to perfection). Advant Garde has
numerous colors which look gorgeous on thier horns..
So I could go with the scheme above or I could do a very
pure white or metallic silver or maybe even a bright
metallic green?
I would like to hear what everyone has to say... I realize
it may be "too much" no matter what color I go with.. I
know some guys here are die hard wood fanatics but wood
just doesn't cut it for me.. Also bear in mind I have no
W... so I have no WAF! It only has to please me.. And only
ME...