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From: dep@allegra.UUCP (Dewayne E. Perry)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re:  Homemade Speakers
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Date: Tue, 10-Jul-84 09:27:10 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 10 09:27:10 1984
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but the unfinished part of the symphony is supposed to be at the end.

Bozak used to provide plans for making your own speakers and sold the
same speakers that they used in their own line.  The advantage that this
gave a person on a limited budget waas that you could build a big box for
the speakers (say similar to Bozak's concert grands) and build up the
speaker components over a period of time (just as you may do with you
audio components).

I have made three separate sets of speakers using Bozak components.
The first two were constrained by decorating considerations as to size
and shape - they were relatively small units (the woofer and two tweeters).
However, my last effort went straight to the top of the line.  I built
their concert grand speakers for about half the list price of the commercial
ones.  The engineers at Bozak here very helpful in the design and
construction of the boxes and had standard wiring diagrams for the
components.  Further, I was able to buy grill-cloth and acoustic material
for inside the speakers.  All in all a happy, but time consuming, experience.

What Bozak is willing to do now, I dont know.  They have gone through several
hands since Bozak died, been in and out of business, and now are run (I
think) by Bozak's nephew.

They may be relatively old technology, but they provide a great sound for
classical music (better if you bi-amp them).

Its what you hear that counts - dep