High End Stereo Speaker Build. THESE SOUND AMAZING!
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- Опубліковано 27 кві 2021
- How to make high end audio speakers for woodworkers. This project uses the Criton 2TD kit from CSS Audio and makes speaker building a breeze with their custom crossover boards. I knew nothing about speaker wiring and had very little experience with soldering before making these hifi speakers and it turns out it wasn't difficult at all. The crossover boards are designed to make wiring easy for someone like me who doesn't have the knowledge.
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"Shove it up your" haha . Still just having fun watching you all these years
Nice vid!
FYI for first time woodworkers:
A $5 hand-held scrollsaw cuts all sorts of tight internal shapes including circles. It is incredibly accurate and removes precious little material. You don't need a jigsaw, router/cnc or even forstner bits for cutting internal circles.
Of course, don't expect to build cabinets anytime soon using a scrollsaw 😂😂
It is incredibly accurate IF you are in the top 10% of the population when it comes to hand-eye coordination.
Finally, a set of speakers with dado cuts. So many videos of speakers built with buttons joints. Maybe it’s not a big deal but it is to me. That and quality components.
When I was a youngster I wanted to make my own guitar amp and a lot of folks talked me out of it because of how critical the speaker box measurements were. Years later I chose to give it a try and built a little transistor amp, ripped a speaker out of an old set of computer speakers, put it all in a random metal project box from Radio Shack and it sounded awesome for what I needed it for.
There are a lot of naysayers in this world who may mean well but thanks for encouraging folks to take on these projects.
Love this! Guitar amps are not meant to reproduce recorded sounds. They are their own instruments and can sound like whatever you want them to sound like!
Wow, you both poured a lot of time into the video editing and the research/planning/building on this one. Looks awesome! I’m looking forward to part two!
Nice to see the Katz-Moses stop block in action!
David. As a teacher and wood worker, let me just say this- mistakes are not failures. A failure is making a mistake and not being willing to own and learn from it. You have not failed us- you created a learning experience. Thank you. And thank you Dan. And thank you to your mom, your teachers, your fourth grade teacher, etc.
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What an AMAZING solder job, David! WOW!
An informative video. I'm starting on building a pair of boxes for my shop speakers with 12" woofers and horn tweeters. A buddy who's built several over the years is helping. I can't wait to hear how they sound.
Nice kit!
I always love you tube videos that show off how great their new speakers sound.
A fan of The Strokes I see! They're my favorite. I've always wanted to make my own speakers. Might try aking some after this.
I loved perfecting your knowledge in preparing professional stereo headphones❤️❤️
Great choice of speaker kit! Kerry and Dan have a great products 👍👍
Placement is very important: Those are rear ported and must be pulled out from the wall 10-16 inches- A lot of the bass response of those speakers come from the rear port, that bass will come from the space between the rear of the speakers and the wall. What you could do is put them on stands and pull them out when you listen to them.
While you shouldn't back the speakers up against the wall, the function of the port is not to let out sound, but to provide acoustic loading (resistance at a specific frequency) to the woofer to flatten it's response curve, allowing the woofer to extend its low frequency response.
@@DTW-bx2vy There's also something called "corner loading". Subwoofer placement is even way more critical than speaker placement, I run two subs in all my setups.
Bottom line, they sound better 2-3 feet from the wall...
@@bunkie2100 Ports let out load of sound!!!
@@johnbarker8504 - Yes, but as I mentioned, it is not the *function* of the port. It can be argued that the sound emanating from the port is detrimental to overall sound quality as it is out of phase. This creates something called comb filtering, where alternate frequencies are either amplified or nullified.
It’s a trade off for the advantages of the tuned port design. You get, in general, more efficiency and bass extension, but you also get higher levels of distortion and comb filtering.
Nice job...gotta love the D'Appolito configuration on those speakers.
Great video. The new speakers vs the old debate... it all depends on your taste. The vintage woofers are gonna be less punchy since the surrounds have loss some elasticity. I've always been a fan of horn style tweeters since they best replicate arena style sound. Have a pair of old vintage Kilpsch speakers I want to rebuild the housing for. This gave me motivation.
Great video. This is the first one of yours that I've watched.
What is often overlooked by UA-camrs, which you do not, is adding tools, supplies, and other relevant info in the description. Thanks!
Killer video - looking forward to the 2nd half of this build!!
I always enjoy when the music starts, and the wood cutting montages start. It makes me happy!
Thank you!
Beautiful work!! I definitely prefer the feel of the 70’s. They have less high emphasis but their body is so full of different frequencies. The new ones feel tin highs with over the top high kids and plastic rubber deep bass. But that’s only through the phones.
Thanks for watching! I've make a playlist of my favorite woodworking projects: ua-cam.com/play/PLhqK_8dnaIW3V6a66AdyRI9DJUZwCSm83.html
Very nice tidy job. Extremely nice workshop!!!
The mistake was priceless! The hitting your own thumb with the mallet, icing on the cake! :) BTDT!
Great build as usual, thanks for the inspiration..
I've been excited for this one and it didn't disapoint! I'm also excited that there's going to be a part 2+...really excited to see the design you come up with!
Do you know where is part 2?
Love to hear the Make Something
Intro & outro play in those 😁
I'm a speaker building guy and am getting into CNC so this was an excellent video. You're next speaker project should be a nice sub to really fill out the full frequency range. If you want something inexpensive to drive your system you might look at getting a Sprout from PS Audio. They make amazing gear and the Sprout gets you into high end audio for a very reasonable price. Very excited to see how you finish your enclosures. You have a very creative and artistic flair and I am really looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
Funny, I was just looking at the Sprout100 today! I like how simple and small it is!
Dude the idea for the record player stand with the vinyl display/storage boxes! You’re reading my mind ! I’ve been toying with ideas on that. There’s a few commercially available HELLA overpriced ones out there but they are good for inspiration or a starting point. I like the idea of flipping through the records like you were at the store for your most commonly played ones. Pumped for those videos!
Nice. I had speakers very similar (dual driver and tweeter in the centre) and high end with dual dynaudio drivers (Dynaudio Gemini) in a so-called d’Appolito setup and they sound indeed a-ma-zing! Congrats on your build!
best channel on youtube. There is comedic gold in everyone episode. mad references lol
Excellent workmanship . I like it very much . You have so many tools for every wooden work .
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I used to look at reviews on speakers and audio components. Everyone's tastes are different. You like what you like and it doesn't matter what other people think.
Very beautiful speaker boxes
very nice and also great comment on the soldering!
Excellent job !!!
You literally said cassette deck!! That’s awesome!!
MC5!!! Saw them live in 1969. My ears were impaired for the next 24 hrs. I have tinnitus these days. Bummer dood.
I'm very jealous of this!
"...sorry." Keep on doing you, David!
Awesome job as per usual sir! Love the look of the workshop. It's very conducive to creativity!! Big up from Upstate New York ✌️
I built the swan hi vi 3.1 kit and am very happy with those. The css will be next but a suggestion on the amp would be crown. I have the xls 1500 I believe is the model I'm not at home now but it has a DSP built inn plenty of power and each channel is separate. Also I am using a s.m.s.l. DAC and you would not believe how good that combo sounds.
I just finished a set of speakers with 2 Pyle 10" - 200 RMS drivers, 6" mids & horn tweeters. I've made several sets of speakers through the years but, these sound better than any of the others. I do silicone the speakers in to eliminate any leakage. Yours look amazing!! Keep up the good work. You said you're looking for a good amp. I run a Carver M-500 amp & pre-amp, 250W/channel, RMS. Sounds amazing!!
Super impressive, you should make a video on your build
Wow, those speakers must put out some serious sound~! Looks like they blew your facial hair off~! lol
Great build, Dave~! This is something I've always wanted to do. I have a pair of Klipsch Choruses that I bought in the late 80's that still sound great, but I can always add some speakers to my B channel. My shop will really be rockin' with that added~!! Thanks for the video~! (and I LOVE your comment about those wanting to critique your soldering technique. Could not have been said better~!)
Very cool! I think I'll do this. Might try decorate with brass, metal mesh, leather, or something along those lines!
I don't have a cnc machine but watching you and showing your mistakes and humor is worth it,
Nice work! I've built quite a few subwoofer and speaker boxes in my day, but nothing as nice as this.
Sounds like your soldering works perfectly!
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Looks like a fun project!
Excellent video... DYI speaker builds are Hot right now...! Thank You...
No serás un profesional o ingeniero de audio, pero posees un gran DON, para crear cajas muy hermosas, guiándote solo por tus instintos y esencia de ese gran DON, que él Señor te brindo.
Felicidades amigo 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Great video. Really enjoy how you present!!
Very cool!! I wish I could tinker around and build some speakers
Built my 2 ways from ground up. My enclosures are made of 1" MDF (special order). Baffles custom milled on large CNC router to Augment Audax Aerogel drivers. Cross overs built by Madisound per my instruction. Sidewinder coils with High end caps. Rear bass firing ports. Internal Window bracing as well as threaded rod bracing. Coated internally with Cascade Audio Engineering sound damping material. Also 3 layer Black Hole acoustic foam. Internal wire is flat copper. Using Morel soft dome tweeters. Everything with Cadas silver solder. I get just amazing high definition sound. Worthy of high end SACD sound! Aerogel drivers is a highly regarded audiophile secret! ;)
You know you say UA-cam doesn't reveal its sound for your speakers.
I have a sound card with Dolby Atmos connected to a 9.2.2. speaker system and I can tell the difference between your 70's speakers and your CSS setup.
Sorry it's 3 years later but I have only just discovered your channel.
I can sort of guess what you are going to do next in your videos.
They are very entertaining.
I like your forearm tattoos, they're discreet and compliment your work.
All the very best.
I can't wait to see how these turn out. Hell, the plain plywood front looks good on it's own. My gut reaction was to use the racing stripes design from your kart... but that might be a bit much.
David -- Nice build! Very crisp sound! I bought my first new stereo receiver/amp in over 30 years... It was a Klipsch home entertainment system from Costco. Might not work for you, but it's really awesome. Cheers!
I believe the color of that foam insulation is officially called purpinkle
Ha!
Great video David. Properly enjoyed that.
I'm waiting for a suggestion of an epoxy river speaker side 😆. They look really cool, I would add some nice stain and a satin finish. Great video, glad you addressed those who would comment on your soldering and man I felt that matter whack all the way here in Ireland
Great Job of building your speakers...Hope you make the next video on how you finish the speakers and what you used. thank you again..Great job
Very nice. The LDW7 from CSS is one of my all-time favourite mid-woofers. I wish I had 4, but $$$ for me. The only thing I would suggest is keeping these a little further from the wall.
CSS is a great company and personal friends of mine. The kits are top notch using high quality drivers.
That's awesome!!!
Hey Chuck! Thanks for the support!
nice idea using the pink foam
I know specialty tools piss some people off, but you can't hold back the future. I, for one, would love to see some more CNC-centric builds. There are dozens of us!
Dozens!
They look like my Krix Acoustix - very nice work, I like it
Nice job.
"I am what you would refer to as a music snob. So whatever you listen to I probably don't like." LOL! Call 'em like you hear 'em!
Aww yeah! Making me Nervous by Brad Sucks is one of my favorite songs!
So good, right?!?!
Had to pause to comment when I heard it 👍
*Its amazing how well that fits together*
I’ve never used that line in my builds (yet) 🤣🤣
Hahaha!
Art speakers!
You might find that the new speakers improve with some playing time. The woofers have a physical suspension that should loosen up a bit....it might be audible, it might not be. The caps on the crossovers may improve with some playing time as well....good caps tend to get clearer with burn-in time. Again, whether it's audible or not involves many variables including the rest of the system, the room, the source music, setup, and the listener. All-in-all....this is a great video. Enjoy your new speaks!
The difference between the '70s speakers and the CSS almost sounds as if the '70s speakers were in another room, behind a closed door. You open the door and boom, you hear CSS. There is that much high end difference and overall clarity and that I must say is an impressive difference. And this is something for me to consider because I am in the process of moving and need to get rid of lots of things that basically weigh me down. And close to the bulkiest items I have are my 2 Rogersound Labs (RSL) Nevada XT speakers which I love and have owned like the rest of my component stereo since 1986. But the speakers are massive, weigh something like 70 pounds each, pre-date subwoofers by a few years, and probably could be easily outclassed by something like what you just built. Time to seriously ponder my options.
Middleclassic, what did you wind up settling on? Did you replace the RSLs, and if so, what did you choose?
This is super cool! I loved the Rockler speaker kit video and this is awesome too. Just out of my price range lol.
Looks great! When I make speaker cabinets, I always put a piece of cardboard or scrap plywood on top of the driver when screwing them down. Also, I mark the holes for the screws and pre-drill without the driver in place. I'm super paranoid about the screwdriver slipping and gouging the driver 😬.
'deep passion', I hear ya brother. If they sound good to you, that's all that matters. Thanks for the video.
Very true! Thanks Craig!
At first glance, they look like KEF Carina II's. Nice.
Attempting to describe sound in words is a lot like describing astrophysics in dance: You can do it, but you need an audience that knows how to interpret it. Great job. The speakers look awesome.
Nice!!! 🔥🔥
Thanks Mike!!
3:44 good job syncing the music and wood hit
Great film. So entertaining. Nice sounding speakers. Mahalo for sharing! : )
Nice soldering!
ha!
Spring has sprung in Toledo!
No beard is the first sign of spring!
The new ones sound brighter and more revealing 🤓
schiit audio amplifier! you won't be disappointed!!
Really enjoyed this, I've made a couple speakers and plan to do more in the future, will have to check out the place you got your kits from. Good sounding speakers are like 60+% design or more in my research, I was a bit sticker shocked by the price of the kit and saying it used Dayton components. Dayton makes great stuff, I just was surprised to see the almost $700 for all the components, must be a lot of work that went into the cross overs. I built some pi speakers that were about 100$ or so per speaker for the kit including x-over, they're old school style speakers, super high sensitivity and love to play loud and accurate
Over 800$! Yikes lol, but I bet they sound amazing. The A B comparison showed what I thought, more accurate and more clear than the old ones. I see they are 90db rated which is really good in terms of the sound I like. The price scale is not linear as you move up and down in efficiency. Plenty of cheap kits will land you low and mid 80db which is not great in terms of it needing a lot more power to drive them. Excited to see these finished!!
You sure know a lot about speakers for someone that is not a audiophile. Great work again
Ha!
Very cool!!!
I say paint or wrap the front flat black and veneer the sides and back. Would be a good mix of old and new. Instead of stands how about making two 8" subwoofers so they end up being like towers. You would need two plate amps for the subs. As for the stereo. Yamaha makes a really nice 2 channel modern reciever you should look at. Also very affordable.
look forward to the follow-up .. Best
You didn't fail my Mom... She forgives you! Build on my friend!
Snoop and Dre is at the door and they want more bass. Great build!
Dude, you CANNOT say you don't like my taste in music and show a clip of The Strokes spinning. :D
good content master 👏🏻
Dude how sick is this video!!?!? Great idea. Cool concept. Building speakers is cool. Killed it Picciuto! 🤙🏽🤙🏽 I bet they sound spectacular!
Thank you!
Fantastic work, Dave! Really well done! 😃
I'm kind of the same about music... I love music, but only the small collection I have. You know? And it's mostly hard rock and heavy metal. 😬
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Kick out the jams!
Rogue Audio Sphinx integrated amp has built-in phono stage and great sound!
On the "snobs" subject, I wouldn't call that turntable a "high end turntable." Not that there's anything wrong with it, it's definitely on the list of units I'd recommend to someone who's starting out with a budget. 🙃
VERY nice speaker build!
Yeah, looking back I agree! My next video coming out is me finally finishing these speakers.
this whole thing is teetering on the brink of mid-fi, at best
Awesome video, and thanks for sharing..
One improvement I did spot or a question 1st of all is about the tweeter because if its open back then air pressure /movement from the woofers would be enough to push/pull the tweeter cones potentially causing reverb and the like..
If the tweeter has a closed back then it's all good 👍🏼
Thank you!
You have silver/aluminum on your other components and you have a fancy new portaband, incorporate some of that material/tone into skinning it! Maybe with acrylic over it to create depth, colored or clear.
I hope that you enjoy your speakers. I had not noticed the flags on the wall before. Is Dangerous Dan planning a sequel to "Fun With Flags"?