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I wrapped it in 3 different kinds of black vinyl material for the finish. The front/top/back/bottom is a single piece of a regular low sheen black vinyl that we use pretty frequently. The grain & sheen looks very similar to mercedes leather, but this material is much easier to stretch and it's q...

I'll have to finish posting build pics when I have more time and when I figure a better way to resize my pictures. In the meantime I resized a few teasers - enjoy!

Anytime I've ever had a t-nut spin out it's always been because the teeth would fold instead of bite because the surface of mdf doesn't have a grain, so now I recess the holes with a forsner bit before I drill the hole that the t-nut goes through. This gets me down through the surface layer to the m...

small chamfer for clearance of the speaker surround

recessed and drilled for t-nuts

Drill jig for the two holes you can't reach in the drill press. Yes, that's a 9-driver TLAH in the backround with the aura nsa-525's and apex jr tweeters, and a 36" wide THTLP under the bench - our woodshop is at war volume playing either Octane or BPM pretty much all the time

Forsner bit to recess t-nuts

woofer hole cut with jasper jig

Dry-fitting all the panels as I go

This is how you cut accurate angles

all the panels cut and ready to go

I wanted to share this build with everyone-It's a Table Tuba that will replace an Onkyo SKW-200 that came with a home theater in a box system that I bought years ago. I've noticed that in general, we car audio folk tend to get a bad rap in home audio circles. My approach to this build was more or le...