Here’s an update on what I am planning next, and what has been done.

I finished off my Parker Audio 95MkII speakers by veneering them with cherry veneer I purchased on eBay from the US. I think they look great, so do the people who have seen them. They also continue to sound really good.

12 Watt amp in progress

My next project is going to be a 12 watt stereo amplifier from G. Randy Slone’s book “The Audiophile’s Project Sourcebook”. It might sound a bit off track for me but I have to get something under my belt before I tackle bigger projects. My electronics is a bit rusty so I decided to build an amp for my computer.

If this amp turns out well I have big plans. I want to build a home cinema system, probably three twin-channel amps plus the speakers, of course. The reason I got that book is because, much as I love valve amps, they are impractical for use in the living room around the children so the course of action is to build a good quality transistor amp.

I am also going to build my horn speakers. I have settled on building the Lowther Fidelio cabinet but using the Fostex E206 full range drivers. I really want to build some horn speakers and to hear them but I cannot afford the Lowther drivers so this seems like a good course of action – I can replace the Fostex drivers with Lowthers in the future.

I also intend to build an active sub-woofer (but I need to find a great design which is really fast, can anyone recommend one to me?) and a 300B single ended valve amp. They are future projects though. I need more spare time and more cash!

And I thought the whole point of DIY hi-fi was to save cash!

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