The nice thing about using toner is it evens things out, deepens the colour and lets you tweak your colour however you want as long as you like until you're happy. So, I followed this with a 1:10 dillution of pure black in urethane. This gave the color balance I wanted, but it wasn't quite darker enough. The first toner coat was a 1:16 dillution of straight Light Brown dye to Endurovar urethane. So, I followed up with a couple coats of toner to tame the reds and make things darker overall. However, I think I messed up the measurements a little somehow because the result was redder than expected from my sample boards. Never having used it before, I'm now a big fan. Dye accents wood grain and yields a deeper color saturation which is superior, I think, to regular stain. General Finish brand wood dye (50:50 mix of their Empire Red and Light Brown) was sprayed on in two coats to achieve the underlying color tone. Unfortunately, this quality isn't conveyed in the photos above. The birch grain is holographic-like with patterns and color that change with viewing angle. To summarize, translucent wood dye was sprayed on in 2 coats, followed by 2 toner coats, and then 4 coats of clear urethane. Or rather I should say 'acquire' new skills, since I've never attempted this level of finish quality before. Maybe I'll keep them in the living room and order another pair to DuraTex for the HTĮven though I knew they'd be hidden, I took this as an opportunity to practice my wood finishing skills. Hilarously, now that they're done I kind of don't want to hide them behind a screen.
#ALCHEMY FUSION 2 COMBINATION LIST TV#
Under typical living room TV viewing lighting they actually look quite dark.Īs far as how they sound - I'll save that for another post. They're not quite as red as the 1000W light used to take the photos make it look. Selecting the Fusions as the speakers are a big part of all this.
I'm putting a lot of design work into everything from screen material selection and masking, bass traps, acoustic panels, subwoofer integration and a dozen other things, and am looking forward to the result. Combined with an acoustically transparent screen a wide 50 degree visual FOV will still be possible, which is what I want. The theater is a modest 15' x 10', but with the directivity of the horns, close-mounting to the side walls should be possible with proper toe-in and room acoustic treatments. The whole team will be crossed over to a Bill Fitzmaurice design THTLP subwoofer. They'll be paired with a Fusion-8 MTM center, a pair of Fusion-4 Quad-4s as surrounds, and a single Fusion-4 Quad-4 in rear surround duty. Rather than documenting it here as I went, I've waited until the end to post everything at once.Ībout a week ago I completed a pair of Fusion-8 Alchemy speakers for a home theater currently under construction. Here's my story in the hopes of helping or inspiring others who have yet to take the plunge. *** Please let me know if the pictures aren't appearing for you.
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