I fairly recently, purchased a used pair of Lii Audio F-12's, from here on the classifieds. Randy chimed in with a comment about the sale, saying how much he liked them - that was all I needed to try them - and the price was so low, I could not pass it up.

I made my open baffles, with the top and bottom separate, so that I could easily swap out the full-rangers on top.

Ever since Steve scaled up Randy's baffles, and used the F-15 years ago, I wanted to try them. But instead, at the time, I got the new addition Crystal 10's, and went from there. But in the back of my mind, I never stopped thinking about Steve's description of the "old school" HIT of the F-15.

I got the 12's instead, because the 15's are just a bit too large for my setup.

I have three different full-rangers now - Wild Burro Audio 8" Alnico, Lii Audio Platinum 10, and the newly added Lii F-12.

All three of these have their own distinct wonderful sound - and all very different from one another.

The big surprise though, is how much I love the F-12. They are just so versatile, and seem to sound great, no matter what I play. I think that I can hear some of the "HIT", that Steve described, but still with the finesse to sound smooth.

Like I said above, my baffles are designed to swap out full-rangers, but these will stay in for a while. I am getting so much pleasure every time I listen to them.

This clip is using the audio from one of Dr. Pongs latest UltraAnalogue live recordings he posted on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/5zdpt82DBbs?si=fF6NyomDWuUW3rPU

I will second CAJames’ motion. Looks great and sounds great.

Is that a tweeter in the space between the panels?

I had similar intentions when I built my baffles- that I could switch out panels with different speakers. I have to admit that I’ve never made that happen. I first heard the f-15’s going on four years ago now and have been in love with them ever since. They still astound me daily.

Watching your link I have to wonder, how does the sound carry into the kitchen? When I’m not in my listening chair I’m most likely in the kitchen listening while cooking. I imagine the sound coming off the backs and into the kitchen probably provides a great soundtrack to culinary excursions?

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Man-o-man looks like a page from my book! I heard and would love to have F-15s in my space. Steve's laid back approach really got me thinking that there still may be hope that it can happen for me.  

Nice sound and work Geno.