I almost have myself talked into picking up a diy kit and doing my first build. The only thing I'm lacking is your bad @$$ brother!🤣The speakers look absolutely stunning and the whole video is beautifully done!
Absolute great vid with great pics. Three days after turning 14, the Great State of Texas decided to grant me a full driver's license. The very next day, I grabbed two wool blankets, a percolator coffee pot, some canned beans and chili and head off to Big Bend NP. 54 years later, I'm still going there, just a bit less hiking. My greatest memory was a 22 day hike along the River Road from W to E after returning home from my second combat deployment. Back then, you could weave in and out of Mexico and enjoy the great food and fun the river villages had to offer. Our kids have explicit instruction on where to park my ashes after my demise, which is down in the park. And...54 years later I'm still using the same 7-cup percolator to make coffee in!
I just need to say that cnc machines are completely unnecessary when building speaker boxes. It seems like everyone building something on RU-vid feels like they need to use a cnc machine now. Its a wood box!
I feel like I can taste the colors, I don’t know how to explain it. Sonys images are my absolute favorite now and I had never even considered them before, always been a canon person. Very well done video, too cool!
I really do love your soft quiet presence. It is so refreshing to see and very distinctive from the other intense and dramatic people on RU-vid. Almost like the quiet guy at the dinner party that has more experience and wisdom that the others that chatter at the table. Keep it up and keep being genuine!
I use FL and IN a lot and I just export them as JPEGs to my phone because they looks so good. For client work, I stick to Standard colors just to be safe.
I have been using your presets until recently, but now I have switched to Luminar Neo, unfortunately I won't be able to use them anymore, it's a real bummer, I hope something similar will come out for luminar in the future. Thank you for everything 😃
Moving the port in theory does have an impact on the sound as it adds delay to the port compared to the woofers, it doesn't matter if they're sitting against the wall or not At the frequencies where it matters, the phase shift is probably negligible, but taking a finished design and moving the port around is still weird.
Sam talked to us about this before doing it to confirm it was ok. The wavelengths at bass frequencies where the port operates are almost 40 feet long. Your room has a much more significant impact at this region than moving the port from front to back. Everything will sum exactly the same regardless of where on the cabinet the port is placed.
Sam, I thoroughly enjoyed the video and the incredible work that went into building the loudspeakers. I'd like to know more about the dye/stain, and final finish, used on the speakers. As a woodworker myself, I am always on the lookout for new and inspiring products. Thanks for anything you can share/post about the products used in the build.
Hey, great video, clearly took a lot of time. One recommendation. I would recommend considering a pop filter in the future. Listening to this I feel like I could hear every drop of saliva which I feel like distracted from the otherwise solid presentation
I think their aim was a very even directivity… can’t speak too much to the benefits/pitfalls but the sound is cohesive, midrange is detailed and images well 👍🏻
@TheOtherSamMallory A round frame on the midrange would accomplish the same thing. If they oriented the flats horizontally it would at least reduce the center to center spacing of drivers. Truncated drivers are just really difficult for DIY'ers to deal with.
Fortunately we didn’t use any external CNC services, Send-Cut-Send was only ~$50 laser cutting. If I find myself needing something more expensive I’ll check hardox! Thanks for watching 😀
@@TheOtherSamMallory in a way laser cutter is a CNC with laser attachment. Really only $50 to cut out that speaker? Maybe I should design them up on PC too as I'm not that into cutting and sanding these days Hardox is very tough hardened steel, would be indestructible speaker lol
True, yes! I only had the aluminum legs cut through send-cut-send… we have a CNC so cutting the MDF for the speaker cabinets was “free.” …and indestructible, but resonant free??
@@TheOtherSamMallory would be interesting if anyone were to ever make it. Might be high enough in frequency that it doesn't matter for woofers and then you can CLD it. But there are more practical materials for sure
Found this video and I’m super interested. Like many here used to shoot Fuji but eventually traded it in for Sony. Want to follow up. Will the customized creative styles also impact HEIF output like it does for JPEG? Up until now I’ve mostly shot RAW but want to convert to RAW+HEIF if I can. Can you help me understand if HEIF can be modified in the same way? Thank you and take care.
@@TheOtherSamMallory Just an audio devices fan...I did have the CA Atlas, but it was a bit too much bass bleed and a bit zingy in the lower treble. Were there other IEMs you tried before choosing the Solaris 2020?
Nice work! I bet they sound amazing. I like the idea of building my own speakers, and building from a kit like this seems like the way to go. But for less than 1/10th the kit cost, I recently purchased some old used Boston Acoustics VR40's that sound amazing to me. At some point I'll swap out the capacitors, but that shouldn't take much time or money.
That’s the nice part of DIY, you can choose your own adventure and buy in at any price. I think CSS even has very modestly priced options as well… but I must admit I can’t step down from their flagship now that I’ve heard it!
could you please provide a link for the grill cloth? also, the veneer used and the footers. Thanks and again one of the best videos I've seen about audio
The grill cloth is from Acoustone (acoustone.com), the veneer is white oak, the feet were a random find on aliexpress (search stainless steel spike speaker feet)! Thanks for watching 😀
I have built the 2TDX, 1TDX, 2TDX tower and the bass module. Amazing products, each one and all. Not only are the drivers and crossovers (superior in my cases) excellent the end results perform way above their weight class. I will soon be building the 3TDX, again with superior crossovers, and I can't wait to start the project. As soon as funds allow I'll be placing my order. I also want to chime in on CSS customer service. They are incredible in their knowledge and patience in dealing with the customer.
Amazing cinematography. Good story telling. ( i think the sound could have been mixed better so your voice is more up front.. other sounds more in the background )
Can we see how much money it would cost to afford ALL the tools ..and materials and processes ( anodizing, etc ) .. ? .. for comparison against just going to buy some at that proposed $10k .. or $25k range.
Hey now, I said the speakers sound amazing, I can’t promise anything for my audio mixing 🤣 As for the costs: -Tools would be outrageous since we used a CNC, but others were limited to an orbital sander, router, drill, wire stripper, soldiering iron, and some clamps - MDF $50 - Veneer $119 - Fenix Laminate $182 - Feet $120 - Rubio monocoat $80 - Laser cut aluminum $38 - Aluminum prep/anondizing $62 - Grill cloth $50 - acrylic sheet and magnets $51 Total cost to customize: $652 Speaker kit: $2,500 All in: $3,152 *I also went all premium on cloth, laminate, speaker legs and feet, etc… you could do it cheaper (or go crazy the other direction)
That might be an excellent buy, but you will be spending a great portion on the cost of manufacturing vs. the drivers and crossovers. One of the arguments for DIY is you’re getting significantly better drivers and crossover components for your dollar since you’re not paying for manufacturing. The CSS drivers and crossovers should be better than the SVS but it ultimately comes down to implementation and the sound signature you like. I will look for an opportunity to listen to the SVS, but think these CSS speakers sound like $10k+ pre-built speakers. I also think the opportunity to customize and custom build is a value proposition on its own…
I unfortunately learned about the issue after the cabinets were built 🤦♂️ The heads-up is so other don’t copy my mistakes! I’m not sure I would have charged ahead so blatantly had I understood the full impact to baffle diffraction but I’m very pleased with the end-products sound and appearance.
