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Be prepared for the worst, ha!!

TAM

My QS8's arrived , one came Thursday and one on Friday. I do not know how FedEx does it but it happens every time, at least they are consistent. I will not be doing the QS's right away, I need a break from all this for a bit. As soon as I finish up the M80s I will run Dirac and then see how the QS's sound, they seem good so far. I got new mounts from Amazon for the M2's, can't beat them for 30 bux, though they are only 9 bux from monoprice in the states.They only come in black so I had to paint them white before using them. Rated at 33lbs though I think that's highly unlikely , the M2's are pushing it now.

Using those as rear channels or heights? Looks good from where I'm sitting.

So here is the finished speakers (AGAIN) . Now to wait for the clear to really harden for final sanding and polishing.

They are my rear surrounds for 7.1 . They work really well and am very happy with them. I was really waffling between M22 on walls and QS8's because of how much I like the M2's. When I had the M2's and 2 8 inch subs , at normal levels they were very close to the M80 experience.

Lookin' good! I am amazed at your skill in finishing things.

Got any pics of the innards? Are the drivers soldered to the wires back to the crossover, or are they slide off spade style?

Those look amazing! Beautiful job!

Yes, they do look fantastic. I prefer them far over the painted version from earlier.

Ken here is some pics I took when I replaced all the drivers in my M80's. The connectors are spade type with shrink tube on them and of course soldered to the crossover board.




Matt,i have to agree with you . The painted looked good but the veneer exudes a sense of quality. Of course there are mistakes here that will bother only me, one of the downsides of DIY

Richard

I have always marvelled at speaker design and how simple they look. In the back of your head you think that what really are they, a wooden box with some speakers, wires and a few bits of electronics and can cost thousands of dollars.

The photo makes the cross over board look almost simplistic in design, but in reality it's more elegance. Any it is so easy to miss the fact that thicknesses and placement of internal bracing and size, shape play such a roll in the sound. Anyone can make a speaker.. the true art comes into making one that sounds good.