# \#2-way

**URL:** https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/tag/2-way/38.md

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## ["The Epicures" build, title maybe?](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/the-epicures-build-title-maybe/847)

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**Author:** [@JasonP](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/JasonP)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/the-epicures-build-title-maybe/847 "2026-10-23T10:35:55Z")

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I dug the EPI tweeters I have out of the driver drawers, figure I’ll try and run limp on them shortly. Here they are with the Dynavox woofers I plan on pairing them with: I wonder if I’ll need human speakers to rebui…

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## [The Mac-Wav build for Iowa](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/the-mac-wav-build-for-iowa/833)

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**Author:** [@Hifiside](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Hifiside)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/the-mac-wav-build-for-iowa/833 "2026-10-20T13:54:34Z")

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## [Project Stonefruit (InDIYana '27 theme)](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/project-stonefruit-indiyana-27-theme/811)

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**Author:** [@DrewsBrews](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/DrewsBrews)\
**Replies:** 79\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/project-stonefruit-indiyana-27-theme/811 "2026-10-19T14:35:41Z")

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Trying out a minimum starting info style of project log. That might make updates a bit more interesting. Step 1: Acquire sheet goods I opted to actually get two 2’x4’ sheets. Regular birch ply from Menards (not “balt…

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## [My version of a Devore Orangutang O96](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/my-version-of-a-devore-orangutang-o96/799)

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**Author:** [@Johnny5jz](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Johnny5jz)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/my-version-of-a-devore-orangutang-o96/799 "2026-10-17T22:58:46Z")

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I have always loved the look of the Devore Orangatang O96. I am doing something completely different though. I am going to use the Denovo Audio PS92-8A as the mid tweet crossed to a sealed Peerless P830668. On the rear …

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## [The Rubies](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/the-rubies/733)

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**Author:** [@ScottS](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/ScottS)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/the-rubies/733 "2026-10-10T20:23:38Z")

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Coming this fall. This project could wind up as “how to pay too much for the Chachos” - but parts are on hand and I have some reclaimed redwood siding from my parents old house that needs a new purpose. A baffle was cu…

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## [Active Classix](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/active-classix/739)

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**Author:** [@ron\_e](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/ron_e)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/active-classix/739 "2026-09-30T00:40:24Z")

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A friend from California visited recently and heard the Dactives and wanted a pair for his shop. The woofer I used was NLA and the cost of shipping speakers to California is prohibitive so we came up with a plan. We wo…

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## [A gift for many? The Mechano23](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/a-gift-for-many-the-mechano23/669)

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**Author:** [@technodanvan](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/technodanvan)\
**Replies:** 105\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/a-gift-for-many-the-mechano23/669 "2026-08-16T17:58:46Z")

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I’ve been thinking of making a set of gift speakers for a while now, something I could give to friends and family that wouldn’t break the bank and was reasonably simple to manufacture quickly. In lieu of designing someth…

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## [Jaekels, Itasca, and Wanlü; VersaBox #4A, #4B, and #4C continued](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/jaekels-itasca-and-wanlu-versabox-4a-4b-and-4c-continued/51)

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**Author:** [@Wolf](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Wolf)\
**Replies:** 63\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/jaekels-itasca-and-wanlu-versabox-4a-4b-and-4c-continued/51 "2026-08-10T20:42:24Z")

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Updates for this pair of reversible projects will be posted here.

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## [ESS Heil new production](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/ess-heil-new-production/515)

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**Author:** [@sbradley02](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/sbradley02)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/ess-heil-new-production/515 "2026-07-04T02:13:58Z")

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New member. I am building speakers again for the first time in 40 years. I saw on the old site that some members have used the new production ESS Heils. I am building a Heil based 2 way. I have some confusion on the ho…

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## [Just because I had the drivers](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/just-because-i-had-the-drivers/661)

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**Author:** [@jr-mac](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/jr-mac)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/just-because-i-had-the-drivers/661 "2026-06-15T22:17:29Z")

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Started this recently. Using that poly 7" woofer that’s on sale for $23 at Newark right now, and the buyout Wavecor tweeter from Madisound. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 50hz F3. Good looking woofers.

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## [GRS Poly "surface mount" 4" 4 ohm and ND28F in waveguide](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/grs-poly-surface-mount-4-4-ohm-and-nd28f-in-waveguide/454)

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**Author:** [@jr-mac](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/jr-mac)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/grs-poly-surface-mount-4-4-ohm-and-nd28f-in-waveguide/454 "2026-05-24T18:57:44Z")

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Ken is printing waveguides for the tweeters, and I just bought 0.34 cubic foot flatpacks from Cinergy since it is too cold to spend too much time out in the garage. I can glue them up indoors, and then maybe cut one driv…

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## [Another 2-way, go figure](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/another-2-way-go-figure/583)

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**Author:** [@jr-mac](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/jr-mac)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/another-2-way-go-figure/583 "2026-05-21T01:44:20Z")

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Glued up cabinets for another 2-way today. This will be using the Denovo Motus 5” and the SB Acoustics SB29RDNC (the little ring radiator). This project is the result of some conversations I have been having, more info o…

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## [New collaboration build](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/new-collaboration-build/73)

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**Author:** [@jr-mac](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/jr-mac)\
**Replies:** 71\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/new-collaboration-build/73 "2026-05-16T18:33:08Z")

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So Ken and I spent some time chatting last night and he turned me on to a new driver from Newark (formerly MCM now Multicomp Pro): https://www.newark.com/multicomp-pro/mp011860/speaker-20khz-8ohm-86db-150mm/dp/76AK9653 …

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## [Calliope - A 3D printed desktop speaker w/ Mark Audio and Dayton drivers](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/calliope-a-3d-printed-desktop-speaker-w-mark-audio-and-dayton-drivers/396)

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**Author:** [@waffleduck](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/waffleduck)\
**Replies:** 38\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/calliope-a-3d-printed-desktop-speaker-w-mark-audio-and-dayton-drivers/396 "2026-05-15T03:49:14Z")

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This speaker has been in the works for a long time. I wanted to print it out of ASA, for strength and longevity. But my previous printer, an inexpensive open frame bedslinger (Sovol SV07) wasn’t up to the task. After mak…

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## [Aluminauts: MAC05+SB26CDC MTM](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/aluminauts-mac05-sb26cdc-mtm/164)

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**Author:** [@DrewsBrews](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/DrewsBrews)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/aluminauts-mac05-sb26cdc-mtm/164 "2026-03-01T19:07:52Z")

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I’ve got a whole bunch of possible project ideas on the backburner. One planning to use veneer from the same sheet as this project, so I thought I’d hash this idea out a bit more to make sure I’ll have enough veneer lef…

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## [Support in Metro-Detroit](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/support-in-metro-detroit/462)

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**Author:** [@Nimrod](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Nimrod)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/support-in-metro-detroit/462 "2026-02-08T15:54:31Z")

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Hi everybody, I have a pair of XTZ 99.25 LCR (XTZ 99.25 LCR 2021 Gloss Black - link is the 2021 version which is slightly different) and I want to add a midrange driver to them (make a 3-way out of a 2-way). Why? Well, …

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## [MiniWAW](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/miniwaw/448)

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**Author:** [@traw](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/traw)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/miniwaw/448 "2026-01-31T03:11:12Z")

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Maybe rename topic, but maybe for chatter about full rangers as we did have that tweeterectomy challenge in 2025. Though some of my fascination on them has passed, like others, often the urge to repurpose past cabinets …

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## [The Dactives - Using a Dayton Audio KABD-430 DSP Board](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/the-dactives-using-a-dayton-audio-kabd-430-dsp-board/366)

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**Author:** [@ron\_e](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/ron_e)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/the-dactives-using-a-dayton-audio-kabd-430-dsp-board/366 "2025-12-24T01:16:12Z")

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Part 1 The Dactives (Dayton Audio Actives) were the speakers I brought to IowaDIY 2025. These used vintage (2003) Peerless HDS 850439 6.5" woofers and SB Acoustics SB19ST-C000-4 tweeters powered with a Dayton Audio KAB…

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## [SB15CAC30-8 w/Peerless OT19NC00-04 in a waveguide desktop two way](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/sb15cac30-8-w-peerless-ot19nc00-04-in-a-waveguide-desktop-two-way/343)

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**Author:** [@DaveFred](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/DaveFred)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/sb15cac30-8-w-peerless-ot19nc00-04-in-a-waveguide-desktop-two-way/343 "2025-12-16T16:09:21Z")

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Hello everyone, Upgraded my computer to Windows 11 (basically a new computer), so I can now read and post from my main home computer. Looking to make a pair of desktop speakers with the SB15CAC30-8 mid woofer and Peerl…

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## [Gurkhas (small 2way build)](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/gurkhas-small-2way-build/306)

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**Author:** [@DrewsBrews](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/DrewsBrews)\
**Replies:** 55\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 3:53am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/gurkhas-small-2way-build/306 "2025-12-13T03:53:02Z")

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The Gurkhas are Nepalese soldiers who, during British colonization, became known for their kukri sidearms and fearless tenacity in combat. Which more than made up for their typically shorter stature. The speaker: A 2way…

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## [Keep it simple, stupid](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/keep-it-simple-stupid/302)

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**Author:** [@jr-mac](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/jr-mac)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/keep-it-simple-stupid/302 "2025-11-26T20:54:53Z")

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So this is a simple little project, the most complex aspect of the build was cutting the facets on the baffle. That is in itself nothing inherently complex depending on how comfy one is with a circular saw. Drivers a…

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## [HiFi PA build. Inspiration and build](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/hifi-pa-build-inspiration-and-build/48)

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**Author:** [@KenRhodes](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/KenRhodes)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/hifi-pa-build-inspiration-and-build/48 "2025-11-25T13:46:17Z")

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Some of the parts are bought but nothing is starterd or finalized yet. Here is the parts bought so far. The goal is to have a set of speakers that will serve as the mains in my main TV room and be mobile enough …

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## [Things must go. $$$](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/things-must-go/198)

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**Author:** [@Hifiside](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Hifiside)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2025, 1:36am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/things-must-go/198 "2025-10-17T01:36:31Z")

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I have to much stuff. I need a thread to get rid of things. This will be it.

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## [Return of Coaxial Shenanigans](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/return-of-coaxial-shenanigans/208)

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**Author:** [@DrewsBrews](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/DrewsBrews)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 11:39am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/return-of-coaxial-shenanigans/208 "2025-10-15T11:39:10Z")

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Continuing on with my experimental coaxial driver: GRS 8PT-8 and a ND28F with the mounting flange trimmed off. I previously trimmed down the gasket foam roughly flush with the steel frame outer lip. But it was not ev…

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## [New Speaker Build: Teenage Mutant Ninja Two-ways](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/new-speaker-build-teenage-mutant-ninja-two-ways/93)

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**Author:** [@navyguy](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/navyguy)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/new-speaker-build-teenage-mutant-ninja-two-ways/93 "2025-09-25T17:03:51Z")

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Hey guys, just finished up a new build and about to release the video within the next week. If you are coming to our event next week they’ll be there so you can hear them. They are 2-ways using our SDX10 and a 10” wavegu…