Handmade Tannoy Westminster Royal SE Speakers DIY Custom Build

I'm extremely happy to be able to share with you a video about a friend's handmade pair of DIY Tannoy Westminster Royal SE Speakers.
Being an audiophile myself and having made a few custom speakers in my time, I was in awe of Toby's woodworking skills.
Knowing Toby from many of the same Forums and Community sites we frequent, I asked him if I could share this particular build with my DIY audience, and thankfully, he agreed.
Please enjoy and please show your appreciation by giving a like and posting a comment.
Hope you enjoy and Thanks for Watching
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[@daviddarmanin2188]

Beautiful, just Beautiful! After owning many very expensive speaker, my Westminsters are the only speaker that actually speaks to your heart more than your head. They are not the most accurate, but hell they convey music. What a brilliant passion and ability to build your own Westminster’s ❤

[@interesting7906]

The Westminster are indeed a real easy DIY project. Fits perfectly the mantra of the channel.😉😂

[@gorillafunk725]

Owned Canterbury SE's. Dreamed of owning Westminsters. Auditioned Guy R Fountain horns. There is NOTHING quite like Tannoy 15' horns playing rock in anger! Kudos to you. Inspiring DIY excellence. AWESOME! 🤩

[@MrRonnmaui]

Absolutely gorgeous work! Very serious project. I had no idea those cabinets were that complex.

[@jimreilly6933]

I used to work at a place called Wylie & Lochhead's in Glasgow which used to make all the furnishings for the Cunard Liners. Like the original Queen Mary and the even the famous Titanic. In the basement of the fabrication building there was a room packed with every sort of veneer under the sun. there were long drawers full of thin bead veneer which were used to decorate around tables and chairs. I used some when making my classical guitars for the purfling around the sound hole. I also made chess tables with tiny drawers to store the chess pieces and draughts pieces. Each drawer had a unique set of veneer designs. If only I had been born later I would love to have joined the team at Tannoy.

[@mrboat580]

I'd be proud of that, even if I were the only one to ever lay eyes on it.

[@CV6300b]

High-end Tannoy speaker's craftmanship and design are so elegant. Thank you for sharing this project with us. The result of this project is truly remarkable. I wish i have a carpenter friend like yours.

[@gargunza4141]

Craftsmanship of the highest order. I bet they sound thrilling.

[@kgspollux6998]

17:53 Improvement 1: Fitting screws for inductance coils should be of brass (?). Improvement 2: Both coils are equally directed - one of them should be mounted 90degree upright to minimize mutual magnetic influence. 24:06 Improvement 3: For internal wiring better use twisted isolated multiple-solid-core wires (also as connection from amp to speaker).

[@richh650]

EXCESS IN EVERY WAY. BRAVO!

[@vdochev]

Here's some dude winning in life.

[@mauriciorosas8170]

Congratulations for a nice adventure. IF you expand the mouth (even to the point of corner, or single wall, loading) you should get better bass...

[@Hofsaedter]

my dream speaker

[@JiriJHHorak]

One thumb down? Someone doesn't like blondes, otherwise I can't explain it. Amazing work.

[@JustAwesomeCommercials]

Haha, yes. If you read the comments section, you'll see who that thumbs down came from. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the support. Cheers.

[@nicktube3904]

Marvelous!

[@chrisdraper1976]

Impressive build. You should be proud

[@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120]

Amazing Craftmanship ! Wow I done watched this video many times ' Geez would love to have these wirh my Master Resto modded Sansui Au717 by Prime Hifi -

[@Sunrayman123]

Fantastic Choice, Name, Reputation and Build! MONSTER Respect and what a great video program, photos, music and of course the Stunning Speakers and Gorgeous Model!! You will get requests to build all kinds of Projects, now! I'd like to hear them....Best Wishes...

[@MrPINKFL0YD]

Congratulations! What an achievement.

[@BogdanWeiss]

What an awesome DIY project !!! One way to ensure that your speakers don't get stolen is to make them 160kg each ! Nice easy DIY project :-)

[@JustAwesomeCommercials]

Hey Bogdan. Yes, not really an EASY project, but then, even easier projects take a little experience to get right. Appreciate the comment. Cheers.

[@marianovega5450]

Superb work and massive effort !!!; all that a nice pair of HPD should deserve. Congratulations and regards from Argentina.

[@vintagehifilover]

Wow, Congratulations on a stunning build, love Tannoy speakers. Kudos!

[@williambishop6091]

Gawd…Magnificent works of art!!!

[@TheCornishGingerOfficial]

Amazing work! Massive respect. I just built a simple pair of floorstanders with precut wood, puts me to shame 😂

[@JustAwesomeCommercials]

I started with prefabricated boxes as well. We all have to start somewhere. Appreciate the comment. Cheers.

[@markjacobsen605]

Beautiful build and beautiful music. Great video.

[@CruzGonzalez2594]

Hats off. Excellent, beautiful proyect!

[@craigc339]

Superb, I wish I had the skills to build these.

[@gerrevandermeer7500]

Amazing what you've accomplished with such difficult complex woodwork. I hope you're still going to upgrade the current driver with an original coaxial driver.

[@zeljkomalagurski1406]

Excellent work !

[@fabieneldridge3414]

I’ve got a pair of the Klipsch K-Horns with a M&K sub running up front and a pair of Klipsch Belle’s in back running on B ! Together they sound Wonderful !

[@rickg8015]

Great DIY effort.. He could upgrade to Claritycaps for the crossover caps. That’s what Tannoy uses now fir their TOTL, IIRC. And maybe Ohmite or Mills non-inductive wirewound resistors. A transformer core inductor is okay, just make sure it is very low DCR..

[@colorwide]

It's an incredible job. I've also made autograms and watched this video dozens of times with a mind. It's an incredible work and the result is so beautiful. I think it would have been better if you heard the sound. I know more about the connection and composition of the crossover, but I don't know from the video. It would be easy if there was a circuit diagram or something. Is there any other video. I was grateful that the Lord's help was always with me.

[@al5152001]

Wow!!!! Remarkable 👍

[@Techrewinds]

Wow, that is Truly Amazing Work! Love it! 📣😍

[@chipmunk6386]

Wow👍👏

[@beamoth]

Wonderful speaker build. QQ. Tannoy uses a concentric speaker, but it looks like you are using a full range, so what is the crossover doing ?

[@openbafflespeakerbuilder9863]

Fantastic build, I’d love to hear them!

[@robfrancis8690]

This video was a fine demonstration of wood-crafting artistry that accurately conveys my dreams of surrounding myself with the highest-end all of therapeutic musical reproductive bliss on planet Earth. Thanks, I feel better now.

[@luckyhawk3845]

congrat, may i have cuting plan for this project, thank

[@simonheffernan1767]

Hi. If it only has one driver, why does it have a crossover? What type of driver is it?

[@tobycroce9843]

Dual concentric tannoy drivers

[@brynybach7741]

It would be nice to know what the timeline was for the complete build and final cost. They look amazing and the build quality looked excellent. Well done.

[@seeharvester]

Shhhh! It's a secret.

[@ekimandersom4478]

If you count the hours and material, probably the same as just buying the originals. But the originals keep value

[@tobycroce9843]

They took me 2yrs and hard to put a price on time and materials but they do sound amazing 😊

[@al5152001]

What kind of Driver’s installed

[@logotrikes]

I imagine they'll give ear bleeding sound levels for a 1/4 of a watt. They will be sooooo efficient. 100 db +?

[@michaelmcintyre9179]

amazing project , patience and precision, may i ask how did you obtain specifications ie; measurements diagrams , drivers and electronics , did Tannoy co operate with you , and if it's from scratch did you have one to copy from , simply amazing

[@djambush360]

Most people would confuse them with china cabinets. But i like the coax-concept behind Tannoy speakers.

[@clemmtec9506]

impressive

[@_Vatra]

Amazing craftsmanship! What kind of drivers were installed?

[@secretdad544]

Where could I get a set of plans as I’d Lito have a go at building these (even though my skills are not even close to Toby’s!) just a beautiful cabinet

[@JustAwesomeCommercials]

Hey Secret Dad. I had a quick look for you, but couldn't find anything with measurements. I know that there are people that have them. I'll give you a link to this videos actual build forum and you could ask Toby where he got the plans from. Best of luck. www.stereonet.com/forums/topic/88590-tannoy-westminster-se-build/

[@secretdad544]

@@JustAwesomeCommercials thanks 🙏

[@davorinskvaridlo3567]

Whe are the coax tweeters? 🤔

[@ericwilliams538]

Ok....I'm curious as to how one would "operate" the cross overs on the speakers. Does changing the position of input jack have a difference in each position????

[@brianmacfarlane8571]

Master ....................................................

[@zagorsekdamijan]

This is amazing! Respect…

[@JustAwesomeCommercials]

Cheers Damijan. He did some amazing work.

[@zagorsekdamijan]

Can you tell me please, which speaker units he built in? I had 3838 speaker units from Tannoy build in 230 liters bass reflex speaker box with upgraded crossovers. It was amazing beautiful sound, powered by tube amp Ayon 300b.

[@JustAwesomeCommercials]

@@zagorsekdamijan As far as I can tell, he's used the Tannoy HPD 385's, although I can't 100% confirm this.

[@zagorsekdamijan]

@@JustAwesomeCommercials ok! tnx 😎

[@srpathlabs788]

Amazing...what drivers are installed???

[@glue4131]

WOW

[@YonghwanShin]

where can i get the plan?

[@Maxxq123]

Great video. Wonder how long did this project lasts

[@lloydfranks1357]

You know how one usually feels after watching a DIY project? This time I feel like I gave birth to Godzilla!!

[@JustAwesomeCommercials]

😆

[@ekimandersom4478]

Easy diy projects! Easy?

[@johnwright8814]

Ha ha, "Easy DIY Projects", he says.

[@chanelmix4584]

Please sent me this drawing. Its verry nice ❤❤❤

[@jblaltecdiy4435]

Can you share the complete plans

[@yogi9631]

👌👌👏👏👍👍

[@Mattyboy88979]

Are you happy with them could we please have a demo something with a proper bassline some dance music i just want to know how they would sound with that????????

[@glengatt3941]

It's a piece of artwork,all that cabinet looks good, how many drivers are in one cabinet?

[@fabieneldridge3414]

Way to go , fantastic ! Looks as good or better than the real ones . How long, How much, sound quality? Thanks 👍😉

[@tobycroce9843]

They took me 2yrs and hard to put a price on time and materials but they do sound amazing 😊

[@fabieneldridge3414]

@@tobycroce9843 You did an amazing job ! 👍

[@alejandroaguilera3846]

Estas cajas acusticas, de que año son? Solo tienen un parlante, que imagino es un rango extendido. Saludos

[@hienddave]

Did you have exact plans or was it guess work for the internal?

[@K-Mac_Racing_55]

Sand-cast resisters and iron core inductors are not high-quality components for a crossover for this speaker.

[@JustAwesomeCommercials]

Hey Kevin. Appreciate your comment. Just in case others want to have a go at building something like this, what would you recommend?

[@K-Mac_Racing_55]

@@JustAwesomeCommercials, watch some of GR-Research videos. He can explain top-quality audio crossover components much better than I can.

[@JustAwesomeCommercials]

@Kevin Mcdonald Will do. Would love to try my hand at passive crossovers one day. Cheers. Edit, yes, I've watched this guys videos many times. He takes normal speakers and shows how to make them better. 👍

[@nicksundby]

I now realise that everything I have ever made was in fact a bit crap

[@keesvanwoerden2156]

What is the music accompanying the video?

[@herrluke1]

Perfekte Arbeit!!!! Aber das schöne an dem Original sind ja die Chassis!! Dieses Chassis hat leider keine so schöne Optik!! Ansonsten sehr hohe qualitative Arbeit!!!!

[@kenhiett5266]

Isn't it illegal to counterfeit a product like this? I think the craftsmanship is amazing, but I don't understand how using their logo and copying their product is not a problem.

[@shb8124]

Tbh I was wondering the exact same thing and came to the comments purely to see if there was anything about that. Is it perhaps ok if it's purely for personal use and not commercial resale? He could still sell them though 🤔 Respect to the work though they look beautifully done.

[@hom2fu]

it's okay for DIY. @ $27,500 each, i don't have the money

[@tobycroce9843]

I'm the builder and I built them for myself it only when you sell them its an issue

[@sshapovalovsapovalov420]

Супер!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ricardokintas7125]

The drivers are not dual concentric...

[@Sac_slappper_4rce]

I really want to make me a pair of these but I'd probably need a pen so I'm out.

[@JustAwesomeCommercials]

Comment of the day Marc. 😅

[@tantran-dp8dv]

Hi there!can you make it for selling for me one pair?

[@garth56]

Speakers look just almost like the real ones but only almost.. I bet they don't sound like the real ones but only just??? Oh one thing girls always spoil the shot when the thing they're with looks better than they do remove the girl :-)

[@JustAwesomeCommercials]

Hey Garth. I wish I had got to see and hear them in person. Unfortunately, we live over 2,000 km's away from each other, so l didn't get the chance. I have no doubt that they looked as good as the originals though. I kind of agree with you about product models. Appreciate your comment. Cheers.

[@garth56]

@@JustAwesomeCommercials I wish you could hear them in person as I have a pair with some Kondo amps. I'm telling you they are one of the best horns on the planet.. They're not the biggest or flashiest but hell they sound good. Thanks for the reply just enjoy your music :-)

[@JustAwesomeCommercials]

@@garth56 I would definitely have loved to hear a pair of the Tannoy's. I'm a member of an audio club, so maybe the opportunity will present itself some day. Cheers. 👍

[@simonzinc-trumpetharris852]

Easy?!

[@sumchungma5751]

❤😂😅

[@mutantryeff]

Not sure how you call this an "Easy DIY Project"

[@sandman7849]

Easy, really?

[@richardde-j8y]

those ain't the easiest diy speakers to make

[@максимиванов-щ6й4ф]

бредовина какая то !!!

[@mustbeblueraininAfrika]

🙄🤔💪be yourself...be a man