Interesting restoration project? Marble speakers
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Dmannnnn
Up Late
I saw these and thought...would make a fitting tombstone for an AK'er. Preston
I think you're onto something now.
robgmn
Super Member
A corpse.
Dmannnnn
Up Late
I was wondering how it would work as a cabinet material. I figured it would be less resonant than granite since it was so much softer, but I don't really know anything about physyics or materials science.
They would be very cool looking nonetheless.
Arkay
Lunatic Member
Yes, marble is very resonant, as stones go. It would be much better to use something like soapstone or slate, which due to their structure are much less resonant. Granite is in-between. You'd have to damp the heck out of those, doing something like, yes, lining them with tar and packing them with fiberglass, to make them sound good.
An expensive waste of marble, except, as was suggested, for an AKer's tomb!
A GOOD speaker material can be made from mixing marble dust and perhaps a few other "fillers" with resin, and casting the cabinet. The bases of the famed "marble" Kenwood turntables were made that way. Such mixtures can be worked and shaped, similar to corian, but can be better acoustically, and can look a lot like real marble. Since they are cast, you could also add sculptural details, like the bas-relief in the OP. I knew a guy with a factory in Pakistan whose factory made cast sinks, tubs, birdbaths and other fixtures from this kind of stuff, mostly for the Middle East market. Too bad I never thought to ask him to make me some speaker cabinets! LOL
An expensive waste of marble, except, as was suggested, for an AKer's tomb!
A GOOD speaker material can be made from mixing marble dust and perhaps a few other "fillers" with resin, and casting the cabinet. The bases of the famed "marble" Kenwood turntables were made that way. Such mixtures can be worked and shaped, similar to corian, but can be better acoustically, and can look a lot like real marble. Since they are cast, you could also add sculptural details, like the bas-relief in the OP. I knew a guy with a factory in Pakistan whose factory made cast sinks, tubs, birdbaths and other fixtures from this kind of stuff, mostly for the Middle East market. Too bad I never thought to ask him to make me some speaker cabinets! LOL
pauldrewry
Super Member
"..and way too powerful for what I need now"
There's a knob marked volume, that usually solves the problem.
There's a knob marked volume, that usually solves the problem.
