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Taking Pride in Meaningful Products
A few quotes from an online rant that sums up nicely what a lot of people think about today’s world when contrasted to the clips of how people lived in the past. From “Joey vs the World” “There was almost like this collective pride in being a human-being walking amongst their creations. Look at the…
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Are Speakers An Art Or A Craft? And Are They Useful?
Most people would probably say that loudspeakers are a craft. Certainly speakers that are made of solid natural wood and especially those that are made by hand. But what is a craft? What’s the difference between arts and crafts? Crafts are typically understood to be something functional – something uselful. Art, on the other hand,…
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Article in Navarra Capital
Originally posted in https://navarracapital.es/altavoces-inspirados-en-el-mar-y-creados-a-mano-en-pamplona/ and translated from Spanish. Alastair Waugh and Craig Thorburn settled in Pamplona more than a decade ago with their partners, both Spanish. His love for mountain bikes united the paths of this Brit and this New Zealander, who also share their love for music, surfing and the sea. From this combination,…
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Testing the new Finisterrre
Today Al was in the workshop testing the audio and frequency response for the new Finisterre speakers and adapting them accordingly. A Swiss watch-maker’s attention to detail is required! Resonance and Cabinet Design: The enclosure or cabinet in which the speakers are housed can have resonances at specific frequencies. These resonances can cause dips or…
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Working on the Finisterre Caskets
It was a boiling hot summer day and we were doing physical work in the workshop today. There was little air conditioning, so if it’s 38 degrees outside, it was something similar inside too. Here, we’re sanding the caskets.
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