In 1967, I had been building component stereo systems and making my own speaker enclosures. I had read a great deal about electronics, acoustics and sound enclosures, but had never had any formal training or experience. One day, to Susan’s dismay, I decided to build a huge system, and we lived in a one bedroom apartment, and the living room became the workshop. (Why can I never do anything small?) It took three years and when it was complete, the speakers, (only one shown here), actually out performed the most high tech commercial speaker system at the time, the Bozak Concert Grands! About fifteen years later it was destroyed in a fire at our home caused by a lightening strike! (I wonder if God was trying to tell me something?) This article in Stereo Review magazine and a few Polaroid photos are all that is left.

The design was a result of many drawings of different shapes and layouts. It was veneered in white Formica, with red Formica trim, black Plexiglass and chrome trim. Looking back, Star Trek, a popular series at the time, probably had some influence. It was pretty cool at the time and as I remember, it created quite a stir both locally and even nationally!