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Green Mountain Audio

I picked up a set of Diamante's for cheap. They have trashed foam surrounds but otherwise seem fine. I plan on veneering the "marble" with a beautiful teak or rosewood- I haven't decided.The angles will look pretty cool with the right veneer. The marble is not so cool but rigid and heavy. 

Curious if some upgraded drivers would improve the sound- as apposed to re-foaming. I realize this is a shot in the dark but my understanding is Roy from GMA has passed so not sure where to get driver advice. Open to any and all suggestions.

ovinewar1
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thecarpathian
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Setting aside the aesthetics, are you digging the sound??!

ovinewar1 OP
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No idea. I haven’t mounted the drivers due to the veneering project. All the dang angles on these things have me slicing my fingers up with razors as I trim the veneer.  Veneering box speakers is a breeze. Marble geometric, not so much 😉 Another few weeks and we will fire them up with both tubes and solid state to see which sounds best. Thanks for the inquiry. 

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Slow and steady wins the race!

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Geez, it took me long enough to realize you really need to finish veneering before you install drivers! 🙄

ovinewar1 OP
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I will figure out how to post some pics when I finish and let everyone know how they sound. Small delay as I am working on some other projects temporarily- namely a motorbike for the grandson. One speaker has been fully veneered and looks pretty good. The metal covers are now a little large so I need to spin them down on the lathe.

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