• Beginning My CNC Journey With The Genmitsu 3020 PRO MAX V2

    Beginning My CNC Journey With The Genmitsu 3020 PRO MAX V2

    I’ve been working behind the scenes on some ambitious projects, and struggling to find machinists who are not only willing to work on one-off designs, but prepared to challenge what they believe to be possible in terms of precision. The struggle to find machinists has been a steeper hill to climb than learning CAD modelling,…


  • How A Blind Person Creates 3D Models in CAD

    How A Blind Person Creates 3D Models in CAD

    The primary engineering challenge in developing many of my projects, most notably Leoht Version 2, has been component modelling in CAD (computer-aided design). While Leoht Version 1 relied on hand-fabricated templates remodelled into CAD, this workflow lacked the dimensional precision required for tighter tolerances and prevented direct design iteration.


  • Glasshouse Speakers, Mighty Mini Monitors

    Glasshouse Speakers, Mighty Mini Monitors

    This is a pair of speakers built based on a kit from Hi-Fi Collective, the Speaker Kit No. 1.


  • Project Leoht V2 Progress Update

    Project Leoht V2 Progress Update

    A year ago I introduced Project Leoht, my take on an ultra-low mass turntable inspired by Rega Research. I learned a lot from that project and version 2.


  • MarkAudio Alpair 10.3 Speaker Build

    MarkAudio Alpair 10.3 Speaker Build

    My friend Michael Fidler was having a clearout, and offered a surplus pair of MarkAudio Alpair 10.3 drivers.


  • Acoustic Research AR35BX restoration Project

    Acoustic Research AR35BX restoration Project

    A pair of AR35BX were local to me and the price was right. They needed some work, with pealing vinyl, degraded driver foam surrounds and failing components in the crossovers.