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    • seawolfS
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      @goosehd Already plotting my outfit for my first day there. It's going to involve Wescos, duck 888, an IH tee, and my 526 L, and a healthy dose of facial hair. LFG!

      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

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      • motojoboboM
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        That is great news @seawolf . Bet your colleagues there will quickly pick up and comment/inquire about your outfits.

        The journey is the objective.

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        • seawolfS
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          About 6 years ago, I restored a mid-century chair for a client, and this was the result (see below). I really loved the chair and when I delivered it, I told my client that if she ever wanted to sell it, to please give me a call. Well, a couple of weeks ago she called, and I was able to buy the chair from her at a very reasonable price (just about what I charged her for the restoration), and now it's sitting in my living room!

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          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

          @zeebeeleather

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          • endoE
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            very nice chair, did you do the leather?

            si tacuisses

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            • seawolfS
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              I sure did! I cut off the original leather and made an exact pattern from it. I searched high and low for olive dye, but none were quite what I was looking for. I ended up learning how to mix my own dye, and managed to get this gorgeous color from a strange concoction of colors!

              “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

              @zeebeeleather

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              • endoE
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                @seawolf said in Let's talk Design! Product, graphic, UX/UI, experience, furniture, architecture, etc.:

                this gorgeous color

                it really is, well done 👏

                si tacuisses

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                • MattM
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                  More bars should look like this. #chandeliergoals

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                  • seawolfS
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                    Heck yeah!

                    “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

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                    • seawolfS
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                      I designed this credenza for a furniture design class. My record player will sit on the top left, the amp directly to its right, and the speakers in the bottom corners, and record storage inside the two big doors.

                      I modeled the entire thing in CAD so that I can generate a cut list and start knocking out all of the components in the wood shop. It’ll make assembly a whole lot easier.

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                      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                      @zeebeeleather

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                      • goosehdG
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                        @seawolf Serious question for you: How do you deal with the harmonics of the wood since the speakers will be placed inside of the cabinet? I’ve always wondered what the approach was to isolating the speakers mounted that way. Is there a method of dampening to handle those issues?

                        Spikes are placed on the bottom of floor mounted speakers or there are spikes on the bottom of stands to isolate the vibrations from the speakers so you don’t get unwanted harmonics.

                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                        • seawolfS
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                          @goosehd I can put the speakers on some triangular dampeners and I think that’ll be fine. I could be wrong, but I can always adjust if need be.

                          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

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                          • goosehdG
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                            @seawolf Let me know how it works out. I’ve seen a few people mount speakers inside of cabinetry in magazines and always how they solved those issues.

                            Would you open the cabinet doors when listening to music?

                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                              …and to add, it’s a beautiful design that I’m interested in how it works for you. When you go to audiophile stores and look at all of the options it can get a bit overwhelming. I’ll see if I can find a picture of the vinyl system I ran across one time. A whole team of technicians come to your house to set it up which takes about a day to do. Everything is isolated so that the only thing you should hear is the actual vinyl and nothing else.

                              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                It'll be a compromise (a really large one imo) to place speakers inside a cabinet at a fixed width since it's a near certainty that they won't be in the correct position for any given listening room. Similarly, having a vibration source on the same surface as a turntable isn't the best Idea. But getting that perfect soundstage and image is not always what's important to some people and as an audio nerd, I'm cool with that too.

                                It's a great looking piece of furniture. What goes in the top right most closed area?

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                                • goosehdG
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                                  Here is a link to the player that I was talking about. Just a full disclosure that the unit in the first link is extremely expensive, completely out of my price range and sanity level, but I love the engineering that went into designing it.

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                                  This link has a cool schematic of everything that is going on with the stand, motor isolation, etc. Also to note that the entire unit weighs 350 kg.

                                  https://clearaudio.de/en/products/turntables-statement.php#Features

                                  and a video showing a video of a few they have to offer:

                                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                  • BrandreaB
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                                    I’ve always had a soft spot for classic designs. We bought this Eames Chair back in the early 90’s. It’s my go to spot to read a book of just have a nap.

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                                    • endoE
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                                      oh @Brandrea I've been dreaming of an Eames Chair for ages. One day I'll get one.

                                      si tacuisses

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                                      • seawolfS
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                                        @endo It's my dream chair too. I'm going to restore one in the next year. I may have to gather parts and put it all together, but I can handle the wood and leather, and will hopefully be able to make it really nice.

                                        “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                        @zeebeeleather

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                                        • endoE
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                                          that's even better than buying one @seawolf great project

                                          si tacuisses

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                                          • seawolfS
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                                            @goosehd said in Let's talk Design! Product, graphic, UX/UI, experience, furniture, architecture, etc.:

                                            @seawolf Let me know how it works out. I’ve seen a few people mount speakers inside of cabinetry in magazines and always how they solved those issues.

                                            Would you open the cabinet doors when listening to music?

                                            The plan is to keep the doors shut while listening. There's nothing about my space or setup that's particularly great, so I'm not too worried about the little details. I'll do the best I can to isolate vibrations, but there's only so much I can or care to do about it, to be honest.

                                            @pechelman said in Let's talk Design! Product, graphic, UX/UI, experience, furniture, architecture, etc.:

                                            It'll be a compromise (a really large one imo) to place speakers inside a cabinet at a fixed width since it's a near certainty that they won't be in the correct position for any given listening room. Similarly, having a vibration source on the same surface as a turntable isn't the best Idea. But getting that perfect soundstage and image is not always what's important to some people and as an audio nerd, I'm cool with that too.

                                            It's a great looking piece of furniture. What goes in the top right most closed area?

                                            The fixed width is pretty much on-par with how the speakers are set up now, and it's fine for my purposes. I'm not going over the top with modifications to optimize the sound. I just want a nice piece of furniture to keep it all together and looking nice. It'll still sound good enough. Nothing about my setup is exceptionally amazing, so it'll be fine for my purposes. And my apartment is small, so optimizing space is a much higher priority than having an audiophile sanctuary. And even with the best gear, I can't change the space I live in right now, so I'm stuck with trying to make it look good.

                                            The top right is a drawer. I figure it'll be a good place to keep remote controls and record cleaning tools.

                                            “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                            @zeebeeleather

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