Bringing Woodworking and Powerful Speakers Together (building voyager full build video)

[@JaredDixon]

I came here for the beautiful design, stayed for the excellent playlist.

[@Designsbyluke]

Glad you liked it!

[@christopherchapman8893]

To anyone watching this that may not know but might want to - This project is beyond a cool design. The insane amount of knowledge and craftsmanship required to pull something like this off is practically indescribable. Design, materials selection, audio engineering, welding, woodworking, machining…. I can’t figure out how those audio adjustment knobs articulate to make that thing work, but this is honestly mind blowing. To the maker - damn man….! Subscribed.

[@Designsbyluke]

Wow thank you for all those kind words. Not everyone understands what goes into a project like this. Thanks for the sub!

[@oscar8695]

My thought exactly and couldn't agree more with @christopherchapman8893 ! ​@@Designsbyluke You've got another amazed subscriber from The Netherlands! 👌

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

Ditto !

[@JakubKlubkoSmejkal]

magnets I'd say. 33:48 there's the mechanism for the poteciometers and I'd say in those gold (brass probably) knobs there are opposite pole magnets.

[@Designsbyluke]

@@JakubKlubkoSmejkal yup there’s magnets in the knobs that manipulate the mechanism below- that’s how the on off works too

[@JimNichols]

realizing you can not create a video that appeals to everyone I have to say the woodworking skills are phenom.... the sound principle behind the bass tubes and reflex shows a truly deep understanding of sound propagation properties but for ME, the soundtrack while interesting is not a choice for shop videos, music in the shop is the sound of the machines and thus the creation of the work of art in wood and sound that you are showcasing. I can listen to non copyrighted music all day at my leisure. I made it 17 minutes into the video before I surrendered to the music. Great videography, great subject matter, amazing building skills and again an in-depth understanding of wave propagation theory, applause for that sir.

[@Designsbyluke]

@@JimNichols I get you. Thank you for the kind words. People seem to be pretty split on the music lol. They either love it or despise it. I’ll be using more shop noises in upcoming videos but there are just about an endless amount of asmr KZbin build videos so I’ll probably do a combo in the end. Also didn’t use shop noises in this one bc in 80% of the shots there was a joiner screaming like a banshee in the background. Maybe I’ll make an ASMR version of this one for the more refined gentlemen out there.

[@JimNichols]

@Designsbyluke thanks for the reply and understanding brother...

[@jazzboy]

Making hifi beautiful for another generation. Well done!!!

[@Designsbyluke]

🙏🏼

[@phrayzar]

Wow, what a concept piece. Almost like JBL Paragon meets forbidden planet meets Scandinavian furniture.

[@Designsbyluke]

That is the perfect compliment!

[@thanggunsangkipgen]

"Unbelievably impressive! This is pure genius and a work of art." Cool playlist you got too... Let's hit a million subscriber and more...

[@Designsbyluke]

We’ll get there I promise you just give me some time

[@CLinWY]

One of the best builds I've ever seen! Amazing!

[@Designsbyluke]

Wow thank you so much!

[@vladajanura4958]

Just wow... amazing craftmanship, spent the whole half hour fixed on my screen with my jaw dropped down to the table. The shape, the knobs, the color combination... my mind is just blown...

[@Designsbyluke]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it

[@knockinoutprojects8743]

Wow, can't get much more custom than that. Very cool project that combines so many trades - woodworking, metalworking, electronics, design...

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks! I wanted to make absolutely as much as I could from scratch- it’s just way more fun that way

[@berone1642]

Fantastic built and great design ideas! inspiring

[@roningrae]

this amount of work that work that went into this is incredible. beautiful piece

[@Designsbyluke]

Thank you!

[@juanaq]

that was amazing, and i bet voyager sounds just like that. the cinematography, the weird and perfect soundtrack, that incredible workshop, and of course the build, everything is beautiful. congratulations.

[@Designsbyluke]

Glad you like it!

[@rob66181]

Music, workspace, filming, design and doing a lot of different stuff. Hats off! Amazing.

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks!

[@oscardimitriarevalo]

Absolutely amazing, the music,another chapter.... 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks!

[@soniclab-cnc]

jealous of that shop

[@barkindustry8150]

Absolutely insane! Stunning design and the use of alu with the wood is just chef's kiss!

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks walnut and alu is 🤌🏼

[@PierreWiberg]

Love this build. The workshop is insane!

[@rainmanmusic13]

I want millions of views on this video. Flat out amazing!

[@Designsbyluke]

Haha thank you! Hopefully someday

[@MerlinConnected]

Luke you are an amazing craftsman, video maker, and designer above all. I am shocked this video only has 450 views so far, this will certainly blow up, and so as your channel. Keep us posted on all you future builds !!!

[@Designsbyluke]

Thank you so much for the kind words. Yeah KZbin can be annoying but trust me I am trying to be persistent.

[@mpjhonselaar]

Deep, deep bow. In my opinion you live in paradise, and you deserve it!!! So many talents in just one person.

[@Designsbyluke]

Haha thanks!

[@davefrancis4529]

Loved the product and the video production, really dug the music too. Thanks.

[@Designsbyluke]

Glad to hear it

[@jaeseopark729]

such a cool project!

[@johnburke520]

Amazing piece of work ,,carpentry , fabrication, electronics & engineering 👍🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@Designsbyluke]

🤙🏼

[@MrRoberty1981]

This is insane! I love this masterpiece. Awesome design and work.

[@Designsbyluke]

🙏🏼

[@kylepalmer5634]

Absolutely beautiful

[@Epimenides6]

That is fu.... incredible!!!

[@rhokdatroll]

Skillz to pay the billz 💰

[@Designsbyluke]

Yessir

[@Josef-ve3gq]

You are an unbelievable Artist!!!!

[@Designsbyluke]

🙏🏼

[@desvest]

OMG! the amount of technichs, knowledge and a large etcetera! you won a like and a suscriber. Amazing work!!! congratulations for all the hard work!

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks for the sub!

[@David-ik8wj]

sweet build sweet soundtrack

[@VitosBrother]

This is amazing. I would buy one. I love the art, craftsmanship, and practicality.

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks!

[@djstraussp]

For me, a Masterpiece. 💯

[@Designsbyluke]

🤘🏻

[@turoldmurtaugh1499]

you put to shame the entirey of woodworking youtube, your sense of design is incredible and your visual references are perfect. this is the best woodwoking video i've ever seen

[@Designsbyluke]

Thank you so much I really appreciate that- hopefully in the next couple years I’ll be able to make something that’s even cooler

[@turoldmurtaugh1499]

@@Designsbyluke you're very welcome! i'm really excited to see where this channel goes, you're really good at editing and design whatever the project, big or small. i'm glad the youtube algorithm put you on my radar!

[@lolikobob]

This is literally everything I want to do until the last day of my life.

[@Designsbyluke]

Me too

[@carycleland9506]

This is so amazing it actually makes me mad that I’m not this good.

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

Same here. I'm a bit jelly.

[@cjcwallace]

Phenomenal work! Was really interesting to see the whole process and all the different sections come together to form a such a unique and well designed piece. Quite the accomplishment!

[@Designsbyluke]

Thank you! Yeah the build is always the bast part of any project

[@WeTheP30PL3]

Awesome build, great playlist !!

[@DarioushAryan]

Great job man Beautiful & inspirational!

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks man I appreciate it

[@ROBERTWOODSLATER]

Master class! Your work is awesome my man..! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Designsbyluke]

@@ROBERTWOODSLATER thank you 😊😊😊

[@RickNob]

Fantastic project, great work!

[@SchuilnaamStrand]

Takes a bow: epic build Luke! This build is insanely good.

[@Designsbyluke]

Thank you!

[@gerardpastorelli4389]

Stunning and state of art craftsmanship !

[@Designsbyluke]

Thank you

[@DubininsAntiques]

You made my workday! This is the best thing my eyes have seen in the past year. A one-man orchestra.👍

[@Designsbyluke]

That’s awesome to hear I’m honored!

[@jessehughes3877]

Absolutely unbelievable talent!! Can't believe how awesome that turned out. You should be very proud. Hopefully, it sounds as good as it looks (although that might be an impossible task). Subscriber for life.

[@Designsbyluke]

It does sound pretty awesome and HUGE thank you for that. Smash that like and subscribe

[@jimmyvthejedi]

epic ... very cool interface for the controls .. talent ..

[@MKS5]

ЭТО НЕВЕРОЯТНО 😮😮😮 🔥🔥🔥 полный восторг 🙏🙏🙏 this is unreal

[@JohannesBoernsen]

Insane! Love every second of this!!!

[@Designsbyluke]

Happy to hear it

[@N_Norse]

A real tug at the heart strings saying goodbye to that workshop I bet, excited for what the future holds and glad you're taking us with you.

[@Designsbyluke]

Oh yeah it was. Thanks hopefully it just keeps getting better

[@SimonWoodshop]

This video is absolutely amazing! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it gets the attention it deserves from viewers.

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks me too haha

[@andreasmarx4463]

Absolutely cool project!

[@rikardekvall3433]

Fantastic craftsmanship. Fun project. That dream workshop made it easier.

[@Designsbyluke]

Yeah that place is something else

[@hobbybuilt]

You deserve millions of views for this! Absolutely wonderful to watch 🥂

[@Designsbyluke]

Haha thank you

[@danginfo]

Pure modern art at its finest. Literally perfect.

[@Designsbyluke]

🤙🏼

[@bogrisss]

1. Brilliant! One of the best videos of this category i have seen! The fit on parts is extraordinary. 2. I tend to like more of a one pice video, but i think 3 parts would fit better for the algorithm. For this level of content, i would eagerly wait for part 2 and 3 if you only published 1 third of it. Another tactic that made me wait for long videos but also kept engagement on channel was keeping it one piece and post shorts along the way. A bit like Dusty lamber Great job! Great job!

[@Designsbyluke]

Thank you- it seems like for this the long video has preformed much better but doing parts and releasing reels along the way to build up hype is what I am going for in the future

[@mrjoseywales1865]

That’s one wicked build amigo! AMAZING! BEAUTIFUL! I want one! :)

[@disklamer]

Having the tweeters in the middle gives it that bit of retro HiFi vibe, when brands like B&O and Quad used to do silly things for silly reasons.

[@Designsbyluke]

I would have to agree

[@alexmodel5005]

So kind

[@Nickles476]

more than brilliant, 37 times out of anyone's imagination

[@Designsbyluke]

Definitely 35 I don’t know if I’d go as far as 37

[@e.schwarz]

Wow, this is incredible.

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks!

[@e.schwarz]

@ I’ve been contemplating doing a similar project integrating some B&W CM1 speakers into a cabinet. How did you calculate the air volume and bass port configuration on this design if I may ask? Did you have any resources you used that helped?

[@pistonforge]

amazing work,this is next level skill my friend.

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks!

[@cvandenhaute]

I can’t get enough of the playlist, amazing choice

[@Designsbyluke]

Glad to hear it

[@sander7991]

Beautiful build!! It's a work of art. Also love the music in the video.

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks very much

[@blaialcazar]

Thats so f cool mate, honestly. One of the best engineering, machining and woodworking project i've ever seen. Congrats. Also the playlist is top!!!

[@Designsbyluke]

Wow thanks and glad you liked the music

[@josemanuelfernandezsanjorg7042]

Beautiful piece of speaker build !!

[@tayonacummings]

A good selection of music which was also interesting and surprising. The joinery was really good too. 👍🏿👍🏿

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks! That glue up was a mess lol

[@WoodworkingEducation2022]

Luke, it was an absolute pleasure to watch your concept come to life. I love your music choices as well. I originally thought you were installing a speaker system with a turn table in the center, it is what made me watch the video initially. I was pleasantly surprised by the end result, though I think a turntable along side of the top controls would be amazing. Would you be willing to list out the electronics and speakers you used and why you chose them? Maybe do a short video discussing this piece? Keep doing what you are doing, outstanding work! All the best, Paul

[@Designsbyluke]

Thank you! I’m glad you stuck around. I have been using a turn table with it but it just sits on top. Yeah I can go into it more, but the drivers are Dayton audio Epique extended range subwoofers and the tweeters are the only ones that could match its sound profile. It’s pushing 500W through them and it’s definitely loud enough to piss off the neighbors. The knob system I engineered myself and got it to work- I actually have a provisional patent on it.

[@christophebordier3884]

Fantastic work incredible 🎉 Hugo wood work

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks!

[@lionking2950]

😎 cool job 👍🏻

[@Designsbyluke]

👍🏼

[@pieterpan]

Stunning!

[@Designsbyluke]

🫶🏻

[@MrJasoon13]

Incredible!

[@Designsbyluke]

🙏🏼

[@aahlberga]

Really great stuff. Feeling so inspired to get out into the shop later today. Great music, great cadence to the video, really looking forward to checking out more of your stuff!

[@Designsbyluke]

That’s the best thing to hear!

[@elplonse]

Usually I mostly don't like the music added to youtube videos, but in this case it just fits perfectly and is probably the best selection I have ever heard to a build video! Then the combination of all the different skills and clean work with attention to detail! Very well done! And then the bloody workshop... There is just simply nothing missing in that shop!.. can you please tell me what kind of workshop that is and how you get to work there?! All together, beautiful speaker, beautiful video and beautiful music! Haven't seen such a good video here for a long time!..

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it- that was where I went to school SCAD

[@DJBLUEPHOENIX]

Really awesome!!!

[@Designsbyluke]

😁

[@Nobe_Oddy]

TOTTALLY FRIGGIN BRILLIANT! I never thought I would have the volume turned up so high watching a furniture build! lol You woodworking, metal fab, ... heck ... ALL your skills are IMPECCABLE! Such a CREATIVE way to control system.. it is ingenious! And such a clean look too! Everything flows from one side to the other, but the controls don't even get in the way of that. They seem to become incorporated into the flow and don't interrupt it. But you REALLY teased us with that tilt our drawer (should I call it a drawer?) I wanna see that those knobs do!! LOL - I cannot wait to see what you come up with next! - - This was one AMAZING experience, too! Such EXCELLENT Tunes! Thank you for listing them too... What a playlist! THAK YOU! :) - 10 out of 10 !!!

[@Designsbyluke]

Haha thanks glad you liked it! That’s exactly what I was going for with it all flowing together. I wanted the user to be drawn into the controls and make something usually boring like adjusting volume to be something to get excited about. The knobs are magnetic so you can switch it out with others to give it a different look/feel- the lil cabinet is storage for the knobs when you switch them out. Hopefully I get to make much cooler stuff in the future!

[@garywhite9908]

What an incredible shop. Your build was technically inspiring but that shop and tools available to you was to die for. I didn't dare watch this in my basement woodshop for fear of shop tool jealousy. My 70's era Craftsman table saw might just develop a terrible vibration and walk out on me.

[@Designsbyluke]

Yeah man that place is amazing. Sadly I graduated and can’t use it anymore😢 trust me I dream about it almost every day. This project was me trying the get the most I possibly could out of that place

[@julianwiggins]

Great video, and I have to say I actually enjoyed the music!

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks!

[@SwampT]

What! I can’t believe it! You are serving us OLD videos! Jokes aside thank you for great content. It’s the evening of our anniversary and here I am enjoying myself with farm craft videos while she is working.. didn’t turn out so bad XD

[@Designsbyluke]

lol sorry to disappoint but the algorithm does seem to like this longer one more. Glad I could make your anniversary special

[@kursk8]

I knew I was locked in when that debra bassline hit

[@zockrates]

I can't believe what a difference good music makes. It's sad that there isn't more quality "content" with music like this. KZbin would instantly be 10 times more enjoyable. Love the build as well ;-)

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks glad you’re vibing with it. Unfortunately KZbin makes it hard to use the best music. Most of the copyright free music is pretty garbage. I need to find something if I ever want to make money with these videos…

[@alessandrobernazeaud9044]

complimenti, anche per la playlist musicale.

[@MarcusSchmiedehausen]

Impressive 🎩

[@KingMinhvuong]

Prfessional work. Very nice speaker!

[@Designsbyluke]

🙏🏼

[@Hi-Fi369]

Wow! ✨💪🏼😊 awesome work to you and your team. That speaker came out dope! 👽✌🏼

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks

[@Hi-Fi369]

@ NP 👍🏼😊👽✌🏼

[@andreg30000]

Dope. Really dope

[@Designsbyluke]

🤙🏼

[@elvis071]

Acabo de ver cómo se crea una obra de arte en madera, felicidades por ese trabajo perfecto.

[@Designsbyluke]

Thank you!

[@HendrikJacobson]

Awesome build! Would love to see more of your work mate, the workshop is mean as well!

[@Designsbyluke]

Thank you I’ll try to keep em coming

[@hugheshomestead9078]

You’ve got some serious skills young feller. Sound track is dope as well.

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks I have a long way to go

[@ShoelessTim]

Pink Floyd shirt and the sound track to this video slaps. I need all your playlists. 😂😂😂

[@Designsbyluke]

🤘🏻

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

It's in the description.

[@Neudezign]

Awesome build, and choice of music in this video: absolute 🔥! Can we get a playlist please?

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks! glad you liked the music- I was surprised so many people like it. I could throw something together- the music credits are all at the end. I'm always looking for new music

[@silversurfer9490]

Hats off to you for having the dedication and focus to pull that off. Incredible result. Where were you building it?

[@Designsbyluke]

It was my thesis project at university

[@hificase2871]

Love it brother. Hit me up if you want try a DSP amp for that beautiful piece.

[@dowie5790]

Very interesting work to look at, very high quality, professional looking speaker, you've done an amazing job! Have you measured it afterwards? I'd be interested to see the frequency response. Btw, very unique way to adjust sound volume/treble/bass, can't wait to see more work from you.

[@Designsbyluke]

No I was going to but it didn’t work out yeah I would be really interested to see what those graphs look like too

[@eugenejohnson6592]

I have such envy for young design artists who have such mad skills with, and access to, advanced bench tools. More power to them, but more consistency with earplugs and safety glasses, please.

[@mattbairstow6322]

For real, if you want to be able to hear your speakers later on.

[@Designsbyluke]

Hahaha thanks- I try to be good I’m a whole lot better than I used to be let me tell you that

[@austinmarius850]

This makes me cry. For the dedication. Perfection. The human achievement. The “what’s possible”. Just amazed by your work and grand grand achievement. Thank you sooooo much for sharing this.

[@Designsbyluke]

Wow thank you I’m blown away

[@Jérémath]

De toute beauté 👄🤌

[@Designsbyluke]

🤘🏻👄

[@freeradical6390]

10 million in woodworking equipment............. I hope he can make something cool!

[@Designsbyluke]

lol that’s exactly how I felt

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

​@@Designsbylukeso tell us about this shop compound. 😮

[@bogdanshevchenko]

Impressive music selections

[@Designsbyluke]

Glad you like it!

[@iamjamham]

Jesus, Mary, and the wee donkey. This is absolutely unreal.

[@erniezepeda2213]

Beautiful woodwork and metal work. Beautiful materials. There's a lot of money in materials, let alone in the labor. That being said, I think the audio equipment and design could be better. It's like having a beautiful Ferrari with a motorcycle engine. The speaker driver placement should be closer. Aesthetically, the drivers look stunning the way you laid them out. But they may not be good from an acoustic stand point. My advice would be to follow GR research. He does a great job explaining speaker design. Your cabinet is definately rock solid acoustically and aesthetically. Great video and music too. Bravo.

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks- yeah I realize acoustically it isn’t perfect but when I was designing it I realized probably .1% of people would be able to tell anything is off listening. It still sounds great and it hasn’t bugged and of the big audiophile who have listened to it. And yeah I wish I coulda sank several extra k into audio gear but maybe someday in the future when I’m rich and famous haha….

[@geirhaugen3781]

@@Designsbyluke Your "out of this world" craftsmanship deserves drivers and electronics on the same level. You should aim for the 1%. I am shure GR research could help you, and it would not be very expensive compared to the cost of the total build.

[@JJBichos]

Genio TOTAL!!! Pregunta... ¿Qué es ese edificio en donde realizaste el trabajo?

[@Designsbyluke]

SCAD in Savannah

[@bobmeltdown]

would like to see in action how those knobs(vol, bass&treble) work. and offcourse the sound. BTW congratulation.. this is truly a work of art.

[@Designsbyluke]

Thanks I am going to throw something like that together before too long. Listening is better in person than on speakers a bunch of people have asked for that though