this things was sort of a hassle to build. we have a whole crappe-tonne (thats metric, not imperial) of vhs’s, with a hand full of dvd’s thrown in for good measure. why so many vhs’, one might ask? for the price of one dvd RENTAL, we can get about 3-6 vhs’ – and for KEEPS!
ok, so first thing to notice is that only the top shelf is level – all the rest starting from the top down increase at -5 degree increments, so that when you are standing in front of the rack, all the faces (or sides, really) face you, and not your shin. the lower 4 shelves also have a back piece (set at a 90 to the shelf it self) that keeps the contents from falling through, and adding structural rigidity. made of red oak veneer furniture grade ply.
these are a set of parallel / series wired 4-by of some dinky little alu-cone full ranger specials from parts express (i think each driver was under 3 dollars). they are probly one of my most aesthetically pleasing designs, and they work for what they do (ie, it would be physically impossible to get earth shaking bass out of them, so this was a minimal enclosure). they do sound surprisingly good, when mated to a sub (as in 2.1), and would work well for an office or other compact area, lower decibel area.
the eclosure is made from red oak veneered furniture grade plywood, CnC routed into four pieces, in three shapes (two hollows in the middle, the face, and the rear), and then glued up with the diy’ers favorite vice: BOOKS! add four canisters of elbow grease, and 5 different grades of sand paper, and youve got yourself one smooth feelin’ speaker baby, oh yeah.
this ones for jody, sorta. its partially inspired by jody’s teanest, and primarily inspired by a chair from unto this last.
