elviszappa Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Two things came together to help me conceive thisproject and ultimately get it done. First I ran across www.voltiaudio.com and began lusting after a re-veneer job onHersey II. After I realized Greg’s work was way out of my budget I startedthinking of a DYI job. One of the biggest obstacle (other than never veneering before!) was living without my speakers fora extended period of time. At the same time I’ve been taking some heat from mywife over those “big brown speakers” and how the do not match are blue andwhite decor. What to do? I had foolishly toyed with the idea of painting my Hersey’s whiteand be done with it but I knew there would be no turning back and veneeringthem would be a lost dream. Well perusing craigslist, just before Christmas,low and behold there was listed a pair of Hersey cabinets in black for $20!!! I quickly snatched them up. This was theperfect answer for me, paint these and save my originals for future improvement. The new ones where an odd 2 way version of Hersey’s that I havebeen told may have been used as surrounds in a movie theater. Luckily it was aeasy task to remove the wood blocking the tweeter cut outs and with that doneall my drivers fit perfectly. It took 5 coats of industrial latex enamel tocover them completely and give me a good hard finish. I know they may not bevery many people’s cup of tea (I’m still getting use to the look myself) but itdid allow me to kill two birds with one stone. All I need to do now is findsome round Klipsch terminal cups to finish them off right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mungkiman Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Great look. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blvdre Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Very nice. I like the contrast between driver and cabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadklipsh Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 very nice , but could you try getting it sprayed with deep gloss lacquer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviszappa Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 Before I found these cabnets it was my intention was to go for a piano type finsh but these have a industral/pro speckled finish over oak (I think) so I knew it would never be smooth without a total surface sanding. That was more work than I was willing to put into these. This is a close up of the finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Those white Heresys have a cool and modern look. I like them! Have you thought of building factory-style slanted risers for them, and would you paint the risers white or black? BTW, if you route the crossover opening to the 1986-on rectangular style, you could later install the Heresy III upgrade kits and have modern looking speakers with the latest specs and improved sound. Heresy IIIs definitely sound better, with clearer mid-range and stronger bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviszappa Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 I have my Herseys on low stand to accommodate my room layout. To make up for any loss of low end I added a Klipsch KSW 12 sub. They make a nice combo. Part of all this upgrading/updating I bought a crossover upgrade capacitor kit and titanium diaphragms for the tweeters from Bob Crites. I removed the crossover from the terminal cups and mounted it them on wood blocks, Bob C. style. I do need to upgrade the wood to something a litter prettier (I used a piece I had laying around). I cut some wood rounds to block off the terminal cups openings and I'm going to mount new binding posts, (like the ones in the pic), to them. They wiil stick out but will do until I can find some proper round cups. capacitors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviszappa Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 I did find the matching round treminal cups and add those with the new binding post. I also ended up going with a all black front by taking the cloth off the grill frames. This is about as wife friendly a setup as I could come up with. Not a typical look...that's for sure, but I do like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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elviszappa Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 speaker and stand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 At the same time I’ve been taking some heat from my wife over those “big brown speakers”... Heresy speakers aren't really big. There was a time when that was called small, even bookshelf size...The white ones look really nice in the room with the black fronts. What does your wife think about them? Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 You should paint the knobs of the receiver white. [] Kidding... Nice looking speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfelliot Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I think they look great!!!!! Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivernuggets Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Excellent job on those Heresy IIs. Very clean, nice setup with a divine look. The components can't be hooked up to each other. Where are the wires?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviszappa Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 I'm a fanatic about having a "clean" look. Since it's a open rack, I built a false back out of luan plywood that looks like the wall behind the cabinet. It sits about 3 inches behind the cabinet. I even added baseboard to the bottom if it. I have holes behind each component that I feed the wires through. The wires feeding the speakers are Monoprice 12AWG speaker cable (for in-wall istallation), in white, so you don't notice them against the baseboard. I'll post some pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivernuggets Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Thanks for sharing. Your hard work has paid off. I'm sure the sound is as clean as it looks. I'll post some pictures. Please do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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