The many wood panels went together just like a well made puzzle, and I had the inner structure
built, and glued in no time. As you can see from the pictures, I installed the crossovers before I
closed them up. This is a complicated design, but with Scotts precision cutting, I was able to do
the final assembly no problem! I decided to mill the baffles myself as I was originally going to
veneer them , but decided to do something a little different this time. If you have never done the
round countersunk speaker holes in the baffles I would highly recommend having Scott do it!
built, and glued in no time. As you can see from the pictures, I installed the crossovers before I
closed them up. This is a complicated design, but with Scotts precision cutting, I was able to do
the final assembly no problem! I decided to mill the baffles myself as I was originally going to
veneer them , but decided to do something a little different this time. If you have never done the
round countersunk speaker holes in the baffles I would highly recommend having Scott do it!
I decided to paint them a translucent kind of black with some gold color marbling to give it a
translucent look. I then put about 5 coats of clear, sanding in between coats, to give the
speakers a very smooth mat finish. I think they came out incredible looking! Very wife friendly! Al
over at Raw really has something going with this fine design, the sound is nothing short of
astonishing. Parts quality is first rate, I got the platinum package with the sonicap platinum caps,
bypass caps, and the Raw ice dampening compound for the walls. Drivers are the incredible
Adire Audio extremis 6.8 mid bass, the CSS wr125r, and finally the Aurum Cantus ribbon for
upper frequency shimmer, and sparkle. These speakers will rock with the best of them, or make
the hair stand up on your neck with some soulful blues, jazz, or R&B. I am still amazed at what is
possible within the DIY community if you are willing to do the research, and a little hard work.
The sound these speakers produce will rival anything I have heard at 15000 and down, and they
are incredibly well built to boot.
translucent look. I then put about 5 coats of clear, sanding in between coats, to give the
speakers a very smooth mat finish. I think they came out incredible looking! Very wife friendly! Al
over at Raw really has something going with this fine design, the sound is nothing short of
astonishing. Parts quality is first rate, I got the platinum package with the sonicap platinum caps,
bypass caps, and the Raw ice dampening compound for the walls. Drivers are the incredible
Adire Audio extremis 6.8 mid bass, the CSS wr125r, and finally the Aurum Cantus ribbon for
upper frequency shimmer, and sparkle. These speakers will rock with the best of them, or make
the hair stand up on your neck with some soulful blues, jazz, or R&B. I am still amazed at what is
possible within the DIY community if you are willing to do the research, and a little hard work.
The sound these speakers produce will rival anything I have heard at 15000 and down, and they
are incredibly well built to boot.
You can buy a new pair of these fine speakers
from Raw Acoustics for about 6000 or get the kit
for around 2000, and then have Scott either build,
or send flat packs to you, making it a fairly easy
build! If you have a design that you want to build,
and don't have the time or a limited budget, then
Stein Audio is the way to go!! Thanks again
Scott, and I hope you enjoy the pics of the
speakers you help me build!! Kind Regards, Jon
Anderson
from Raw Acoustics for about 6000 or get the kit
for around 2000, and then have Scott either build,
or send flat packs to you, making it a fairly easy
build! If you have a design that you want to build,
and don't have the time or a limited budget, then
Stein Audio is the way to go!! Thanks again
Scott, and I hope you enjoy the pics of the
speakers you help me build!! Kind Regards, Jon
Anderson
APEX CABINETS
I have built many speakers over the last few years, so when I took on the Apex ll kit From Raw
Acoustics, I wasn't too worried that I could build them. Although, I am very busy, and soon
realized that I had no time to do all the cuts for the speakers, as they are fairly complicated. So
off I went surfing the web, and as luck would have it, I ran across Scott Stein Audio, and saw that
he not only made speaker cabinets, but Flat packs as well. This was perfect for me as I love to
build the speakers, but have no room to do it, and don't have a table saw handy. I emailed Scott,
and after looking at the design I sent him, he assured me he could cut the parts, and send them
to me. A couple of weeks later I received the extremely well packed speaker flat packs, and I
could not have been happier with the results!
I have built many speakers over the last few years, so when I took on the Apex ll kit From Raw
Acoustics, I wasn't too worried that I could build them. Although, I am very busy, and soon
realized that I had no time to do all the cuts for the speakers, as they are fairly complicated. So
off I went surfing the web, and as luck would have it, I ran across Scott Stein Audio, and saw that
he not only made speaker cabinets, but Flat packs as well. This was perfect for me as I love to
build the speakers, but have no room to do it, and don't have a table saw handy. I emailed Scott,
and after looking at the design I sent him, he assured me he could cut the parts, and send them
to me. A couple of weeks later I received the extremely well packed speaker flat packs, and I
could not have been happier with the results!