DIY Speaker TOWER BUILD w/ Custom Floor Standing Design & Subwoofers | Homemade Cabinet How To
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Come join the fun as we go through the entire build, making our very own custom SPEAKER TOWERS! Add this videos to your favorites, and slap thumbs up if you enjoy :)
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Tools Used:
2 Wood Clamps
Jig Saw
Table Saw
Circular Saw
Plunge Router & Bits
Palm Sander
Orbit Sander
Air Compressor
Heavy Duty Stapler
Drill
Supplies Used:
Titebond 3 Wood Glue
Spax Wood Screws
Bondo Body Filler
Natural Wood Filler
Bondo Short Stand Fiberglass
80 / 150 / 220 Grit Sandpaper
3m Super 77 Spray Glue Adhesive
Polyfill Roll Mat & Acoustic Foam
Killz Original Primer (no pigment)
High Gloss Piano Black Paint (Oil Based)
Rustoleum Home Accents Stone Texture (fleckstone)
16AWG & 12AWG Speaker Wire
Foam Tape
Staples
Wire Ties
Music By: D2TheRJ
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These cabinets were originally designed as passive bipole speakers; when 2 sets of drivers are mounted opposite one another, whose frequencies are played IN PHASE with one another (unlike dipole enclosures which play out of phase) Going the floor standing route also freed up having to make a stand, or stands. So in the end, we chose a combination of sealed and ported chambers for optimum sound quality. Porting to the front also allowed us to locate the speaker against a wall. Additional bracing and acoustic foam was added to prevent the ports from having unwanted high frequency resonance, like that annoying echo we all dislike. The double baffle also helped with this. And with our 4 chamber setup, each partition doubled as braces - making the box extremely inert, and fully dampened. Each is driver crossed over on a Behringer DCX2496 active crossover, and the xover points change according to how I feel that day :D The listening room is well, less than perfect - but still a good space for playing demo trailers, movies and music. However, during testing, distinguished standing waves were noticed in 3 places throughout the area. These types of issues, comb filtering especially, are the greatest and most difficult problems small rooms encounter. Thus, it's very smart to have plans built around the specific geometry of a room. That's the only way to build a high end home audio cabinet, after all, rooms affect sound even more than speakers do! Stay tuned this week as we learn how to build custom DIY speaker grills with neodymium magnets! The grill will help keep her clean :D
Amplifiers Used:
Onkyo 200W Amp / Receiver ( set for mids)
Yamaha 260W Amp / Receiver (set for subs)
Kenwood 250W Amp / Receiver (2 channel setting)
Sony 100W Amp / Receiver ( set for highs but needs circuit repair)
New RCA Cables Coming!
Sonopraxis High Fidelity
Generation One
2015
Damn Gina... mad props dude. The most unique design and nobody in the whole world will have another set of these.
Turned off adblock and gave a few clicks to help support! Amazing craftsmanship EXO!
+hunter1shot Really means a lot man! Every little bit helps, and especially these nice comments help motivate even more badass videos to come :) Have a great night
Longest UA-cam video I've ever watched start to finish. Thanks EXO!
+Bass Thrashin Wow, I feel honored!
Usually that means ; It's A. Classic !
I love the editing in this! As someone who edits videos as well, this probably took quite a while. EXO's back boys!
You've made parts-express very proud. I love P.E.. You did an outstanding job on your towers. You should make a wish list for tools for your builds and set something up for your fans to send you tools/supplies. I'd help you out. My wife would hate it, but you're too cool and an inspiration to all of us that watch your videos.
+Tim Miller Thank you!! That's a really nice thought, but I'd rather earn my supplies on my own :)
+EXOcontralto I understand completely. I hardly let anyone hand me a screwdriver when I work on something just so I can have that much more satisfaction with my efforts in the end. Keep doing what you do Exo.
There no words for that amazing display of beauty that I just saw
+Orlando Munoz Wow, thanks man. You'd be surprised how much thought went into all this. Nearly a year of picking apart world class speakers, then deciding what would work best for me. :)
That build is so nice an clean looks like it was store bought. I was surprised when u started to play them it sounds so clean an crisp even more of a shock is the money you have spent on everything is amazing keep up the great work an videos
+Tommy Reiner They were a little more expensive than I originally planned, but man, it was so worth in the end.
The cabinets look sick, and sturdy man. the design is very non traditional in a good way. I can tell a lot of work went into the design. I love the finish too.
I'm impressed with your freehand cutting with the circular saw and jig saw. Awesome work!
Just wanna say thank you for this video. The build must of took a lot of time & I know that making the video itself isn't the easiest thing either so thank you for all of that and the build looks sick
+Joe who You taking notice makes it that much more worth it! Thanks for the comment man
even without all necessary equipment u still pulled it off.......grt work EXO.......strange sound tracks but still a great build thumbs UP!!!!!!!!!
your awesome man. this is maybe the second time I've ever posted something on UA-cam but I watch your stuff religiously.
+Anton Neuhold Hell yeah man, glad you like watching the builds!
Pretty cool speakers and knowing you made it all your self to must be pretty happy with it.
Very impressive design and build. 👏 👏 and all with hand tools.
Creativity saves cash... i can't even start to guestimate how much a system like this would cost to buy... povided that you can buy something like this at all. Great job, dude.
Excellent work very tallented n patient individual. Incredible work just in your own backyard.
You Know EXO, I love your minimalistic approach. I’ve been a Cabinet Maker/Finish Carpenter since 1990. You do excellent work my friend. Keep doing what you do. ✌🏼
Big thumbs up. Always enjoy seeing home audio build videos.
Bruce I think it would be a good idea to do some super cuts of all your old projects into one video per project. Not just talking from a monetary stand point but being a new basshead to your channel it would be sick to see some of these projects start to finish. Much love man
Man, i wish i lived closer to you, Exo. this type of work, building sub boxes and speaker towers, all this is my favorite thing to go, but i dont have the money or the equipment, besides a terrible circular saw, jig saw and sander to do this all.
id LOVE an indoor shop like your garage,
keep it real Exo.
much love from Canada.
Damn bro, your skills never fail to amaze me. These are works of art.
Thanks for taking notice! The amount of time devoted to this project was staggering!!!
Crazy thanks for the support, fam! Awesome build.
+D2therJ Always! I've never enjoyed someone's music as much as yours. Everything is right up my ally, so bassy, hard and grimy. I love it all. Let's COLLAB someday :D
+EXOcontralto hell yeah and the low notes that those tracks deliver is crazy man
what's the name of the track at 4:25?
+omar pinckney soundcloud.com/d2therj/faded-freedl
+EXOcontralto Definitely, brother!
Building your own speakers is a blast. I threw together my speakers 35 years ago. They each contain one 12 inch woofer, two midrange speakers, and four tweeters. That probably sounds crazy, but they sure sound good. The only thing I have had to do over the years was replace the rubber rings that surround the woofer cones, since the old ones literally began to turn to dust.
I find it amazing that they are still up and working after 35 years.
When I moved to an odd shaped apartment, the bass sucked. What was happening was that the sound from one woofer was bouncing off the walls and then phase opposing the sound coming from the second woofer. So I reversed the polarity of one woofer, and bingo, sounds great again. I have polarity phase select switches for all speakers. This was something that I was toying with back when I threw the speakers together.
You are the man Exo! I`m always building HI-FI audio at home, but this is some next level stuff!
+rick scholte wet Really!? Thanks man, got any pics of your stuff?
+EXOcontralto Sorry for the late reaction and maybe the bad English (i`m Dutch). I usually only photograph the end result or sometimes nothing at all, but i am working on a portable speaker with some qualty components so i am gonna get some shots of the build! The stuff you build is awesome and your ethousiasm is great, keep doing this!
Nicely done! Hard work and patience pays off in the end. Thank you for posting.
Your attention to detail is crazy dude
On a side note Iv never seen anyone cut cut circles with a jigsaw as perfect as you donexo great job
+vaxbuster Yeah, I had misplaced that particular router bit, and destroyed my last jasper jig - that being the case, I really didn't want to buy another of either those things, which would have been an extra 70 bucks (40 for the Jasper, 30 for the bit)
+legendary504 Many thanks my man :)
+legendary504 no fooling.. the circles and the straight lines are fantastic for freehand.
I absalutley love the sound of tall and big speakers and that you buld your own to the way that you want it and like love and injoy
That's an awesome build! I love to see you working on something for home audio. Congratulations on finishing such an impressive speaker.
+Jacob Frey Many thanks bro, stay tuned for a full rundown on it all as well!
Dude this Video is FANTASTIC,The Girls look great. I bet they sound even better.
Man that stone finish came out awesome!!! Thanks for the great idea man!!
Great build EXO. They turned out flawless!
+ShortyJenkans Thanks man!
So glad to finally see idea come to fruition. I know you're happy too. I think you have influenced me to try my hand at making me some towers.
+Joseph Yartins Awesome news man! Happy to be able to inspire some ideas :)
+EXOcontralto yeah thanks for the ideas. I will probably be messaging you for wiring help if I go with that many drivers.
great work exo I used to do this with old drivers in my teens and used to have massive dance parties always sounded great.
I know how it feels to finish a big project. Thanks for the motivation.
+GlorybetoGOD7 For sure man, anything to further the joy of high quality sound! :)
Great looking project. I'd like to know more about the crossovers and the way this assembly is wired.
How do you set up the Amp and receiver stuff? Like what to buy and what plugs into what maybe a video on that type of stuff?
Incredibly fun and impressive!
Compliments. Yours is really a great job. I also project and realize acoustic speakers for pure fun. I appreciate all the commitment and the work behind your great project. It would be a pleasure to hear them personally.
Man, this video was like walking into a pawn shop. Ghetto fabulous dude.
Nice speakers
How did you connect the amplifiers together?
Hello EXO I have seen tons of your videos. Gotta say your a beast!!!!!! AMAZING BUILD!!!!!!
Thank you so very much for showing us this incredible build. Truly awesome and awe inspiring.
+petie960 Means a lot to hear that, thank you!
WOW, all I can say, you put so much effort into this, its amazing. they look absolutely gorgeous.
Bruh!! This shit was fire bro! I like watching this stuff too from you bro. Nice speakers brother! Now that I watched you with my product I realized a lot of stuff I could of done differently with my project! I'm revamping and redesigning! I think it will come out good. I'll see in a few months when I build them :)
omg mt OCD loves this build! it's so even!!!
my* :)
+Alko Alomerovic HAHA, I'm glad you enjoy it! :p
Exo my brother that has to be your greatest creation since Franky you sure do have been blessed with that mad skill my man . Two thumbs up in the air for you much love and respect for you my brother for a job will done I mean holy cow wow does that ever look awesome
+PSE Mentalist Your comments always make mesure smile, bro. Really means a lot that you're still kicking around, staying connected, and interacting. See you soon!!
I'm happy I found this video you have such incredible workmanship when you build enclosures 👍 learn somthing new everytime I watch your video EXO thank you!
Awesome build dude! a build blog would be awesome, step by step wich component and cutting and mounting and so on.. many thumbs up from Sweden!
Polk SDA SRS inspired design. - Definitely has the 'audiophile ' tower style design. A suggestion, explore channel bass reflex design. You would be blown away. Sealed boxes are for cars. Look into Adcom amplifiers to power projects this massive.
good job, looks great, you really did your home work when it came to designing the chambers.
That shit turned out really nice Bruce! You get better and better as the videos go on. That box in Franky is killer too as well as all of the wiring, amp mounting... It all turned out nice! You've come a long way bro! Keep those awesome videos coming!
those are very nice !!!!! I currently have several smaller cabinets but have been kicking around the idea of a pair of massive towers like that I DJ as a side hobby and everyone tells me I need to break it down to just two speakers instead of what I'm running now soooooo I must just do that I'm thinking about two piece stackable cabinets bottom half about 4ft tall with 4 10in subs and the top about 6ft tall with an array of drivers ranging from mid bass all the way to high end tweeters each section with its own amp or amps depending on how I set them up
good job. I have a few pointers. when you cut the holes, leave an inch or more from the edge. the weight from the magnet has more support, regardless of bolting it down. Also, a really dense wood with seamless construction will give less bleed and force all the audio out in the desired field you're trying to cover. a tall box such as yours should have a horn tweeter, doesn't matter what kind, at the top of the cabinet. mid range in between the theater and sub, aligned for directivity.
tweeter
Congratulations: that's one of the coolest things I've ever seen!
Nice work EXO! Nice to see what's possible for a home speaker build. The fun is in the build! 👍🏻👍🏻
Good work . I just ran across this . I was hoping you would explain your driver choice and placement. And how one woofer moving through another's space doesn't interfere with the firing and frequency..
Couldn't wait to get home from work to watch this! Awesome job man
+Jakob Mangus Very cool, so it was worth the wait to get home? :P
Oh definitely was!
Amazing build, great stuff. Would of been nice to see how you are wiring the seperate enclosures to the terminal. In terms of ohms and what not. Those things must want a power plant for power. Esthetically pleasing speakers for sure
Very well put together and thought out personal build for your home audio system a pleasure to watch and as always very informative. Thank you
+Wardog42g Much appreciate my good man! Thanks for shooting over a comment :)
Awesome video EXO. Build quality = exelent!
+Cody Brown Much appreciated man! Much more on the way.
These towers are beautiful dude.
+hexflip Thanks, I'm very happy with the results, both with aesthetic, and sound!
+EXOcontralto I bet, it was clear and crisp even through my speakers here! Your video editing is legit, really enjoyed this one
Great video and just a terrific job! Very much enjoyed that. Keep going.
Exo your only a 1000 subs away from 100k subs keep it up you deserve it and that silver play button
That was a labor of love no doubt! What kind of drivers were used here?
Трудоемкая работа с отличным результатом, видео очень интересное)))
Beautiful build
So dope EXO!!! I would have gone with Matte Black instead of glossy but still looks dope. Dope build!
You did a very good Job by uilding this speakers with your own Hands. Nice greetings from Vienna Peter. And always have juice in your Batteries for making such Videos.
This is stunning work EXO, very good job there. I've dabbled in the past with my own speakers so I know how difficult this is to do well.
Makes me smile reading that comment, thank you!
Waiting for this for a long time... I was getting bored until i found this... yess EXO DELIVERS
I love your speakers and your channel 😄😄
Thanks, Zain!!!! Glad to have you here watching and commenting :)
That looks amazing! I bet it sounds great to! I have always wanted to build a nice speaker cabinet like that but never got around to it. Thanks for sharing this build EXO loved it!!!
Damn those things are massive dude! Great work!
+TeamLowLife Brad Thanks man, I had fun building them, and I am happy with the results :)
Looks great Exo! Clean as always!
+Hype Evo Getting them skills brushed up so I can start the EPIC center channel :D
Nice set of Mini Meades. I built my Party System out of plywood and PL Premium Glue. I'm British but that American PL Premium Glue is just so easy to make airtight joins I haven't found anything to better it, that it's worth paying the shipping.
what is the music that is playing at around three minutes throughout the vid?? awesome track. high quality build. love it!
This is amazing! I know it's a lot to ask, but written info on the drivers and where you got them, and how you wired them to the recievee would be sweet.
Very nice work exo! How bout a build on by pole ,di pole corner speaker box?
Hey man nice stuff, how's your set-up... set up lol like you have a stack stystem I guess goes in to the thing on top I guess is another amp?? and you have 6 speaker terminals but 1 of them is bolted straight through?
Very nice exo. I know this is older but I'm just now seeing it. I'm going to be building some home speakers but probably not as big as those.
man i jus watched whole vid ..frikin badasssss!!!!i think shlda left face non textured...smooth ..looks good bro
Amazing, many tubers would have made this a 3/4 part vid, dread to think how long it took you to edit, great stuff though... loving them towers.
+Kold Kustard thanks for noticing the hard work! Took about 40 to 50 hours to edit this.
Those turned out bad ass. love your work man.
+bigshawn64 Appreciate the comment man, stay tuned for much more!
finally got to watching this haha definitely worth the 30 mins
Well done. Soon I will be building my own set of towers. Right now I'm running Polk Audio Rti 9's and Abstract Acoustics ASX-PRO800 (older but sound great) for my surrounds. I already built a center from hell. It has 2 fostex tweets, 12 polk mids, and 6 8" subwoofers. The subs are powered with their own amps. It's freakin' awesome.
Hope they sound much better in person!!!
first of all they turned out really good you did a great job but just wandering and short of going through all the comments to see if its been asked already i noticed there were 5 sets of spring clip terminals and 1 set of binding posts how is it configured that those each have a channel of an amplifier to go to
These are great! I'd like to do that one day! But the only thing that I would do instead is to use a Neutrik 8 Pole Female connector and Male, it's so much convenient and it would look much cleaner.
Nice! If I had to nitpick it sounds like the midrange is a little overwhelming, but it sounds good.
+Travis Piper It's the camera microphone. Can't expect to hear the real sound through a cheap on board mic.
+EXOcontralto OK, wasn't sure.
So THIS is why the speaker buyout section is always out of stock! Haha, awesome vid dude! Thank you for uploading this project!
Damn... I'm exhausted.. Lol. Excellent work man..!!
Those are cool. Great job EXO!!
okay, you did not disappoint me. shoutout for creating awesome shit!
+JulianUndso Makes me happy to read man! Always appreciate the comments, so thank you.
nice build bro!! I really liked that speakers and speaker box
spring clip terminals for speakers like that come on?
Yeah, that seemed a bit of an odd choice.
+Mat cool should have gone with banana plugs spring clips are C**P
+Mat cool Yeah, I would've used the nicer looking and much sturdier gold-plated binding post type myself, but maybe those spring type were all he had... Besides, the terminals would be an easy upgrade at anytime later because those are not an internal part of the box.
I would have used speakon for the "sub"woofers and a PA amp e.g. a Peavey IPR1600. I run 2 kappalite 3012lf on one and I could run more than 4.
+Tim Lewis; Yeah, Speakon connectors would maybe be best overall... But that's IF he has a professional power amp with Speakon connector outputs... But not every do-it-yourselfer, (me included), has or can afford to buy one of those types of amps!... Who knows, maybe all he has is a typical home theater receiver?... We both know that that's definitely not the greatest choice to power these speakers with, but in the do-it-yourself world, (especially if you are somewhat limited in funds at the moment), you sometimes have to make do, (at least temporarily), with whatever you have on hand, just so you can finish your project and see how it turns out... In this case, to be able to play music through it!... Everyone in this comment thread is bitching about his initial choice of speaker terms., but the bottom line is that he got it working with what he had, and just how many of us here have actually built a set of speakers like this ourselves?... I've only built a smaller pair of speakers myself so far, and I know how even that was a considerable amount of hard and painstaking work to get right!... So, even though this guy has some room for improvement in his design, (*every* speaker out there has that!), at least he's actually doing something like this level of awesomeness with his time, instead of just sitting on his ass writing comments on a UA-cam video, like the rest of us! LOL!!
I really like that stone finish. Now I am not sure if I want that on my new box or bed liner.
+Timothy Hinton is I'd go with bedliner for automotive uses, and this for indoor.
Super Clean very nice job!
17 people are complete ass hats. Sick video! Watched the whole thing. LIKED!
Is there Dolby & or thx on the amp.....what receiver is it being powered by ?
Pretty awsome & big tower's....