Audio System

From Adam Colton
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This would be a fun build

Put the electronics in a box, the speakers are based on this so 2 or 4 speaker panels.

https://www.parts-express.com/resources-buyers-guide-exciters

Separate Receiver

Integrated

Has 2 50W channels. Probably plenty and simplifies the project.

Structure

Regardless of the other details this is going to have a base and the speakers. The base will mount the electronics but it also provides support for the speakers which are suspended.

I'd like to do it as one sheet with the speakers spaced meaningfully across. But it may make more sense to do it as either 2 or 4 pieces.

It looks like the speaker will be made of thin spruce, Maple could also work. I'm not quite sure how to do that, but my gut reaction is to make my own 2ply sheet. Cut thin strips of ply and glue them up so that one layer runs perpendicular to the other. I think I'm shooting for less than 1/8th inch, so I'd probably cut the veneer to just under that and sand it down after the glue up.

Another approach could be to make thin wood veener and epoxy it to fiberglass. This will give it a clean wood look, but with the rigidity of a composite material. https://www.amazon.com/Bondo-20128-Fiberglass-Cloth-sq/dp/B002JRGOT8/ and as much as it goes against my taste, just buy some veneer https://www.veneersupplies.com/categories/Raw__Wood__Veneer/Bargain__Bin/