I've been working on a set of high quality DIY speakers for several years now. I had a couple of stops and starts trying different methods it order to end up with a curved cabinet. Well I decided to just go with a standard build so I can get these completed and move on to another project.
So, right now they're completely built and they sound incredible. But they're just the raw MDF/ LBL. Initially, I was planning on using this great waterfall bubinga to veneer the speakers, with the goal of making them a real show piece- high gloss finish and all. BUT, with these flanking my projector screen, I'm realizing that the practical approach would be to try to get them to visually disappear as much as possible.
So, I can go all the way and go with a matte black paint finish, or maybe do something in between and use a plainer veneer like oak or maple, stain it black, and then use a dead flat lacquer to reduce glare off of them as much as possible.
I'm pretty sure these will be the last home theater speakers I'll ever need. So I like the idea of making them look great. But if their main purpose is for a theater, that's somewhat counterproductive. I guess a middle ground would be to finish them with the bubinga and use a flat finish, but then wouldn't that reduce some of the chatoyance that the waterfall grain would provide? Or, maybe go with a gloss finish and make covers out of a black fabric I can add/ remove as needed? Or should I just go with a finish that's as hiding as possible and make showpieces out of something else?
Thanks for the opinions!
So, right now they're completely built and they sound incredible. But they're just the raw MDF/ LBL. Initially, I was planning on using this great waterfall bubinga to veneer the speakers, with the goal of making them a real show piece- high gloss finish and all. BUT, with these flanking my projector screen, I'm realizing that the practical approach would be to try to get them to visually disappear as much as possible.
So, I can go all the way and go with a matte black paint finish, or maybe do something in between and use a plainer veneer like oak or maple, stain it black, and then use a dead flat lacquer to reduce glare off of them as much as possible.
I'm pretty sure these will be the last home theater speakers I'll ever need. So I like the idea of making them look great. But if their main purpose is for a theater, that's somewhat counterproductive. I guess a middle ground would be to finish them with the bubinga and use a flat finish, but then wouldn't that reduce some of the chatoyance that the waterfall grain would provide? Or, maybe go with a gloss finish and make covers out of a black fabric I can add/ remove as needed? Or should I just go with a finish that's as hiding as possible and make showpieces out of something else?
Thanks for the opinions!
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