Personal project. Solid wood bass reflex with integrated ports.
Solid Ash, Faitalpro 5hx140
This was a fun one! Had these drivers on hand and needed a refresh at home. Win win.
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Shop House Speaker for @lenlen.nyc
Solid Ash, SEAS T18REX/XFC 7” Coaxial.
The foyer speaker was an opportunity to realize a design concept that had been developing for some time. The LenLen team wanted something truly new, innovative, and eye catching. When I saw the design for the modern, futuristic rendition of a Thai shop house, with its heavy use of wood and vivid LED lighting, I knew I had the perfect pairing.
The design features a translucent driver, first introduced to me by a fellow speaker designer friend in Paris, Mateo Garcia. By illuminating the inside of the speaker the unique translucency is fully revealed, turning it into both an acoustic and visual centerpiece.
Acoustically, the rounded form minimizes edge diffraction, while the sloped driver exit helps sound waves better impedance-match with the air, resulting in smoother, more natural projection. The effect is as visually striking as it is sonically refined—what better to pair with delicious looking treats in the entrance shop house than some eye candy .
#hifi #soundsystem #customspeakers #seas #thairestaurant #madeinnyc #madeinbrooklyn #eyecandy #icanseethelight
3-way speaker for @lenlen.nyc
Custom bent laminated veneers shape a tractrix horn that helps push the mids and highs, while a bass reflex enclosure in the back handles the low end.
Congrats to the LenLen team on opening this weekend. The food. The drinks. The space. Yall crushing. @petertondreau@pueng.wanisa@timstuyts@rob.hlss@yineno
Big thanks for the extra hands that helped with the build and install. @toddhiguchi@simplebasicco@grantrossi@wilsongrantfurniture
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Six Speakers for @dickandjanes.barroom
Solid Ash, 8” Coaxial Drivers. 2025#
This video captures them late in the production with a few more steps to go before their final form. More videos soon!
#soundsystem #woodworking #cnc #hifi #madeinnyc #bassreflex
Joel Seigle (@joelseigle ) grew up in his family’s Illinois lumber yard, where his grandfather Harold first established roots in woodworking. Now based in Red Hook, Joel brings that material intimacy to speaker design, pushing beyond traditional boxes to create sculptural forms that invite curiosity and connection. His approach centers on deriving forms that enhance acoustics while creating “emotional reactions to the object before you hear a sound.”
His Subwoofer Dining Table transforms solid ash into functional furniture housing a JBL driver, while his installation work at Rodeo creates speakers that flow seamlessly through three distinct rooms. Joel’s breakthrough came when he built his first wooden horn—spending months struggling with math and theory until that moment when harsh, focused sound transformed into something smooth, wide, and natural.
With industrial design training from Pratt Institute and a background spanning furniture to lighting, Joel sees speaker design as an opportunity to challenge what these objects can be. His practice reflects the broader shift happening across New York’s sound scene, where craft and character matter as much as performance.
The full interview features special guest questions from @westernacoustics , read now through the link in our bio.
2025: DJ booth with integrated sound system.
Solid Ash. 15” Beyma. 5” FaitalPRO. 1” Scanspeak dome tweeter.
Big thanks to @shopandson for the request and letting me run with this idea.
#djbooth #soundsystem #cnc #cncwoodworking #madeinnyc #hifi #woodworking
Brooklyn-based industrial designer @joelseigle merges form and function with his innovative approach to speaker design. Drawing from his furniture design background, he creates sculptural, high-quality audio pieces that elevate the sound and aesthetic of any space.
4 Point Sound System. 2024
Solid Cherry, 10” coaxial driver, 2-way 2nd order crossover.
Made for a small room, dancing encouraged.
Big thanks to @norihisamaekawa for turning me on to this track @cedarhousejapan
Also thanks to @wifiog for the extra set of hands.
#soundsystem #cncwoodworking #woodworking #hifi #danceclub #madeinbrooklyn
Subwoofer Dining Table aka: Table Bass. 2024
Solid Ash, JBL 2226h, Custom iridescent finish.
City living often means compromising to fit the things we want in our limited space. My home system needed more bass but I was maxed out on available floor space for a sub. There’s a quality of sound lost when we compromise on trading out large diameter woofers for smaller to save on space. I’ve seen subs hidden in coffee tables and benches but I wanted to showcase the driver rather than hide it. Also, it was time to replace the mass produced dining table for
one of my own. The combination of the two seemed liked an obvious solution. This project was a long time in the making am I’m proud to showcase it here as I look through my completed projects of the last year.
#hifi #soundsystem #customspeakers #speakerbox #subwoofer #jbl #woodworking #furnituredesign #madeinnyc #madeinbrooklyn #shaketheblock
Back in 2019, I collaborated with @reedfurniture for a fresh twist on the classic 45 rpm adapter. For those who have always wondered how to play their little vinyl records with the big hole, we got you. One small batch was produced in solid brass but never released. Reach out if you’re interested in one.
