DIY Wilson Clone Speakers?


I'm interested if anyone has found plans on the net for building speakers similar to Wilson's. I have toyed with the idea of building speakers based around the already legendary Focal Audium TLC tweeter and other Focal / Scan Speak speakers that are used in the Wilson Grand Slam III.

Anybody seen plans out there? The part I'm most nervous about is the crossovers, their components and design.

Any help or direction would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Brad
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Eldragon has built a killer pair of Wilson WATT/Puppy clones. No, I have not heard them, but I hope that one day... From the pictures he sent me, I would say that most people will think he is a bona fide speaker company.

Also wish he posted here more often. Hopefully, he'll chime in with something in this thread. He would be the first person I ask.
http://www.klone-audio.com/

Eldragan probably knows the other link with clones--his are featured.

Advices:

1) You might want to biamp for your low-end. That'll cut you some slack on the xover in different ways. Assuming you're ok with deviating from the clone that much-it would/could be an improvement. marchandelec.com and sound.au.com

2) Wilson X-1's aren't using those big $700 Focal Audiom subs, even though they look the same from the front. Its got a smaller motor--they may be custom made.

3) Don't know for sure, but you may not be able to clone any of them to the driver so you can A) get as close as you can or b) since you know it won't be exact, use "better"/next step up drivers from focal or whoever and just copy the basic enclosure. (Take some liberties of your own) The tweets might be off-the-shelf--I didn't think Wilson spent money on TLR's though on the X-1. I think the earlier x-1's used seas drivers for the mids.

Personnally, I'd clone the puppy/watt things like eldragan did. It looks good, cabinetry not a headache. I think its a better route. I don't like MTM/D'appolito arrays like the X-1 uses. He's got'em pictured on a thread in the archives.
This is from Thorsten Loesch's website:

The great David-Jerico Speaker Project - DIY Speaker inspired by the Wilson Audio Watt/Puppy System

http://www.fortunecity.com/rivendell/xentar/1179/projects/david/david.htm

Good Luck,
Jim Dombrowski