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Western Acoustics took a trip up to Woodstock to visit the first step in the building of the type 2.1. Steve took us through the building process and shared a little bit about his background. We are proud to be collaborating with such a unique crafts
More photos of the Type 2.1 packaging. We’re excited by how it came out and we’re even more excited to get it into people’s hands soon. Our speakers are available at the link in the bio. Photos by @benpstein
TYPE 2.1 PACKAGING We spent a lot of time trying to figure out a packaging solution that felt right. Like opening up a present. The black foil logo on flat black packaging gives it a subtle look that is reflected in the design of the product itself
WESTERN ACOUSTICS TYPE 2 CONSOLE A client asked us to create a custom walnut console version of our Type 2 speaker for his office. We had some fun with it and added EQ knobs, VU meters, and two EQ buttons for "warm" and "cold" pr
Thank you to everyone who came to demo our Type 2.1 speakers in LA last week at @plooooooot. We had some amazing records from @insheepsclothinghifi and had a lot of fun listening to the new @highlandparksleepcollective record on these speakers. We go
Thank you for everyone who came in the rare LA rain for our listening party with @insheepsclothinghifi and @plooooooot The event was a great success, and the feedback on our Type 2.1 speakers was incredible. Thank you Los Angeles. The Type 2.1 sp
LOS ANGELES We’re bringing our new Type 2.1 speakers to town for three days of private demos, November 14–16, plus a public listening night on Saturday, November 15 at Plot Gallery (@plooooooot ), in partnership with @insheepsclothinghif
WA MULTI-ENTRANT HORN (MEH) The MEH technology was an original design by the folks over at @danleysoundlabs. Since the patent expired a few years ago there’s been a swell of original designs based on the technology. Most of them are for applic
WA MEH SPEAKER Wall mounted full-range Multi-entrant horn speaker system. Using a MEH system allows for closer coupling between the high and low frequency drivers, which creates more cohesive point-source sound while retaining all the well loved c
WESTERN ACOUSTICS SINGLE-ENDED 2A3 Single-ended 6SN7->2A3 amplifier inspired by @je2a3’s 300B circuit. I picked out the tubes in Akihabara last year specifically for the Eidolon speaker build. Building a fully end-to-end high efficiency hor
AUSTIN DEMOS The demos we held in San Francisco were such a success that we decided we’ll be continuing this series with more cities around the country. Our next stop will be a city located in the home state of our founder, Austin, Texas. We&r
WA PHONO PREAMP Circuit based on the classic RCA RIAA phono + line stage from the RCA Tube Manual. This is an octal version, 6SL7 phonostage and 6SN7 line stage, plus integrated ALTEC 15059 transformers for MC step-up duty. Commission piece. Not f
THANK YOU SAN FRANCISCO We had a very successful series of demos the last two days. Thank you everyone who came and helped make it a success. Special shoutouts to @darkentriesrecords and @m.ish.ka for the music selections, along with @sideasf for al
SAN FRANCISCO DEMOS We’re returning to our hometown to host private demos of our new Type 2.1 speakers this Thursday and Friday in the back room at @sideasf (update: enter at 689 Florida st NOT the Side A front entrance). 30-minute sessions fr

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