Few experiences are as enthralling as being truly immersed by a good sound system. Whether it’s a gripping film or your favorite album, audio quality makes a world of difference. While the mechanics of a speaker cabinet may seem confusing at first, there are simple principles behind them. Once you get started you’ll find that the process isn’t terribly different from most cabinetry.
To keep it simple, our designer, Chris Fitch, decided to work with full-range drivers. (For readers who may not be audiophiles, a full-range driver produces a wide range of frequencies through one driver alone, where other speaker systems often have dedicated drivers for the bass and treble.) Functionally, this makes our work on the cabinet easier — we only have to channel the sound from one source. While our own Chris Fitch designed the look (and the stands you’ll see later), we’d like to thank Steve Deckert (of Decware High Fidelity Engineering; his site can be found at decware.com), whose designs we used for the cabinet’s interior.
While the function of the speakers is certainly a
