Hi, sorry for the late reply. Actually it isn't too difficult once you get the hang of it. I would recommend you try veneering a test piece before doing it on the speakers. Also if you cut the veneer with a trim router like I did, I recommend you get a decent spiral flush trim router bit (included in the description).
@@DonnyTerek i got one more question I can’t find answer for. Does it matter for a speaker to be longer than its width, or only the volume inside is what matters?
@@yafmaverick It is not only the inner volume of the enclosure that matters by the design but you also have to leave enough room behind the woofer to the back inner wall of the enclosure, you can't have it too close to the woofer to avoid reflections hitting the woofer.
I really like the circle-cutter jig you've made for the router. I've made my own design, but now will copy yours as it looks far superior. BTW, I've often been tempted to purchase the Amiga kit several times while browsing PartsExpress.
Thanks! I believe I saw such a circle cutting jig on RU-vid but can't recall where. Decided to make one myself, turned out great. Though it is really important to have tight fit of the parts to minimize any movement while cutting. Had a few enclosures ruined myself when the screw got loose and the router dug into the wood.
Excellent work, and very well done on the video! You make doing veneer look easy. I have built with Baltic birch, to avoid dealing with veneer. I would suggest either removing the woofer when drilling its screw holes, or covering the phase plug; to prevent any dust from getting into the voice coil.
Thank you a lot! Dealing with veneer is not so difficult after all as I thought it would be. Yup, I took extra care when drilling the woofer holes. Since they were a tight fit, I did not want to remove them to drill the holes. Might cover the phase plug next time!
@@DonnyTerek This kit might be a great starting point for a mass loaded transmission line speaker? I have been designing these, and they generally get you cleaner and deeper bass - and more open, less "boxy" midrange. You essentially get the internal baffles as braces, and the quality of the sound - assuming the MLTL design is right - you get the best possible sound from given drivers. I use the Hornresp program to design mine, and if I get a chance I will see if this woofer can work. I would try to make use of the front baffle, possibly?
@@DonnyTerek I watched this video again, and thought that it would be a good idea to add a rib across the inside of the front baffle, right between the drivers. This is the most stressed part of the cabinet, and so it needs to be better supported.
You used sensible metric units instead of the stupid horse-and-buggy English inches and fractions. By the way I am a natural born US citizen living in Texas. Congratulations.
RU-vid has suggested me this video. I just wanted to watch a couple of minutes and finally half an hour later... still here totally hypnotized. Great job. So satisfying.
I looked at everything! Durn! Even parts of commercials. Gonna build this for sure. Dude! Your workmanship is amazing! Most relaxing 30 minutes I've ever spent on RU-vid. THANK YOU.
Great video and excellent work. How long did it take in actuality? Also, from my own experience, it's not a good idea to drill the holes for the drivers while the drivers are in the enclosure. I've slipped and ruined expensive speakers before by doing that.
Also, in case of this woofer with its phase plug, small wood chips could get into the opening between membrane and phase plug and from there, maybe into the coil.
Thank you a lot! Hard to tell the actual time frame it took me to build these since I was filming the process which takes quite a lot of time. I would say a week worth of evenings from start to finish. Yep, I do agree that a steady hand is needed if drilling holes for the drivers while they are mounted in place. So far no drivers have been hurt by me.
From one carpenter to another I know we are always looking to improve our skills and get better with each project. Learning from others and passing on skills and knowledge is invaluable. So here's me doing my bit, next time you fix the internal structure. Rather than just glueing and screwing, it would be a lot stronger if you rebated a 3 to 5 mm channel for the panels to sit in. That way you've got three points of contact for the glue and less chance of the MDF splitting from the screw. I hope that helps and can be of benefit to you. I love your speaker builds and I'm building a pair of these for my living room.
Thank you for the tip. I have been considering cutting rabbets for the internal structure but decided to screw the pieces instead, saving me quite some time and effort. It would also complicate the project more. The speakers hold and look fine to this day. Though I'm sure it would have made the enclosure more sturdy if I had the rabbets cut for the internal bracing.
@DonnyTerek from one carpenter to two others, rabbiting the internal structure isn't necessary for a speaker build and would unnecessarily complicate the project. The internal structure does not serve the same purpose as a furniture style cabinet, and since you countersunk the screws and their only function is to stiffen the cabinet, splitting should not be a problem. If they were functioning as a shelf in a piece of furniture, it would help, but then you're not using mdf.
He did a great job. But, it really isn't super difficult. BTW, the vendor he used also sells kits with the wood panels precut. You might want give it a try sometime.
Wow that is too much work!! Doing the veneer, baffle, network, cut out etc. It looks easy but they are lots of work and good tools needed. Anyway you are a good craftsman the way you did this so clean and beautiful.
Thank you! It is quite a lot of work if you do it from scratch like I did. But Parts Express provides full cnc-cut kits which saves a lot of effort when assembling and no fancy tools are needed then.
@@appleturnover519 It's not that hard and you don't have to be so serious about making them perfect. A jigsaw and a hand drill will get you a long way. It's simply a fun hobby.
I'd buy a pair of focal chorus 706 for the same price, or a pair of Wharfedale diamond 11.1 or triangle plaisir, etc davis acoustics made some decent tower speakers at that price. I live in France so prices are probably not the same as in the US.
Although I don't know a thing about cabinet making, this is so satisfying to watch. Great video and so well filmed. It must have taken so much effort. Thanks for sharing.
@@titikalagan3024 I've been doing DIY for a very long time - so I'm not joking. Enter "proac d two inside" -> pictures -> and in which 8th row from the top will the photo be. They don't even take off the label - it's name is Peerless DX25TG used to be produced under the Vifa brand - they cost the same around 25 euro, it is known precisely under the name DX25TG (even Scan-Speak took it into its program, name is D2604/830000 - it costs more for them). In DIY it is considered a solid entry-level tweeter 😊
Excellent video, thank you. It’s always interesting to see good subject matter, but it’s so much better when you are not being interrupted with unnecessary commentary or music.
Very nicely built project, sir -- and a very well shot video also! Thanks for taking the time and effort to put this together. Parts Express really does produce a nice speaker kit at a very reasonable price. I build a pair of their Overnight Sensation bookshelf speakers that I use as the front mains in my home theater and I've been very pleased with them. I found plans online for a matching center channel that I scratch built to complete the front soundstage. It really is hard to beat Parts Express for low cost yet decent sounding products!
Sound Amazing ?? Try building them with out all the fancy machines you use. $190. Speaker Kit + MACHINES maybe + 6, 5 K. PROBLEY more. The speaker you build. Will never sound like a $1.000 Speaker. Do a A,B Test with them. That won't happen. Right!!!!
Nice to see the Amigas getting some love! I built these a few years back and they are excellent for the money. I skipped the MDF flatpack cabinets and built the cabs entirely from Baltic Birch plywood. My only gripe is their low efficiency but I knew that going into the project and thats the compromise for F3 of 34 Hz in a relatively small cabinet.
"I skipped the MDF flatpack cabinets and built the cabs entirely from Baltic Birch plywood".. You spent more to make your speakers sound worse, congratulations...
I haven't built the Amigas, but currently use a pair of PE's TriTrix MTM TL speakers as my left and right front speakers in my theater as well as one TriTrix MTM as center in horizontal orientation. I built these many years ago and they are still an amazing sounding front stage. Parts Express's kits are very underrated, I feel.
I've been looking at the TriTrix MTM speakers lately, looks like a great set. Might try building these soon. Absolutely agree with you that the PE's kits are underrated - they do deliver great quality at low price + the fun of building one!
Donny, the crossover components you used are just fine. NO need to change component choices. And sand cast resistors ARE WIREWOUND RESISTORS. Nice job.
Ah, Parts Express. I've known about them since the days of Mail Order. When I was a DJ many years ago, my partners and I built our own set of cabinets with speaker components , crossovers, and a book on Speaker Cabinet design purchased from them. With a little help on the carpentry work from one of our parents, they came out fantastic and sounded great!
We knew this project as "Baubo" in Brazil but I missed the inside duct to improve the bass. It's a cheap project that will result in incredible sound based on 6" car speakers. I made my ones.
By DIY, you mean: if you have a few thousands (more? I have no sense) dollars of tools and (clearly) years of experience in woodworking (which you do), anyone can make these…. Or something…
Hi! Thanks for the comment. A DIY project definitely does not mean it is for meant for everyone. Some projects may require scissors and some tape, others a few more tools and experience. These speakers were designed so that people can make them with their own hands and the kits that Parts Express provide make it easier for people who may not have experience, time, tools etc. to have these speakers made by themselves. They even provide a full kit which can be assembled using minimal tools and experience, providing clear instructions and info. Since I am able and like to build the enclosures myself, I chose the 'hard' way of making these. And since I made them myself, I consider that quite a few other people can do it too. Hope this sums up my opinion on DIY.
Bro these types of kits could be done with hand tools from a budget store like harbor freight or for a few more pennies tools from a hardware store like home depot, lowes etc. Regardless though a drill, router, and saw will run you about $250 in total (i just spent $267 at home depot on the exact same tools from ryobi recently) so all in youre about $500 for these towers that prebuilt from a company with the same components would run you $2-3k
@@DonnyTerek By DIY, you mean: if you pull up your big boy/girl pants up and… Do It Yourself (which you do), instead of relying on Chinese slave labor to bring down the cost…. Or something… I think we can all agree, shame on you Donny for showing us what it would take to turn mundane material into finely crafted functional furniture and make money from it in the process instead excepting everything to be given to you for free.
Do you really expect to be able to make anything good if you are both poor and stupid? Life isn’t a video game. You can’t just make a house with 3 trees and an axe without knowledge or experience.
.... look at that binding post. So the guy now has to upgrade that. Junk. Lol . He is a carpenter. Not to much a Audio Guy look at the connection to the Drivers. All these clips & junk. Solder wire right to driver. Bypass what this guy is doing. Also. Buy so carpet or hard floors. Feet. Not weasel toes
Though PE has some very good stuff, this NOT one of them! But only for my tastes. Other might list like the little cut off HI's and Lows of this speaker Set Up!
Full kit is 350€. For one speaker. 180€ for the components only, for one speaker. Still a bargain if they sound like they're supposed to. But I smell clickbait here.
At least you show the most important thing... the crossover..... 33% of your money should be on the crossover. 40% bass and inductor 30% midrange and lows and 30% crossover... JS whatever you spend on your speakers you should double your money for quality power. Just remember you could get a 4000w amp for a car for 200 bucks but for 200 watts of clean power is nearly 4 grand.... JS
I agree with everyone the quality of this video. I'm very curious how these sound? Playing in the room. Video title says they sound amazing. But hearing them, to confirm this before spending time and $ on a build, seems missing from this video. Totally expected video to end with a test...
well, video satisfies my OCD :) (except risk of drilling the speaker xd) however it is 18500 additionally to the 185 that you spend for the garage and tools... unless you already have it as a hobby
amazing is a dramatic overstatement. welcome to youtube... no speaker gasket? Not suppoerting the drill from slipping. Drilling hole with speaker in the frame... dude.. come on
How and what established your center to center measurement of the drivers? Tip: try mixing up the thickness of the braces to avoid any resonance build up. MDF has a huge resonance peak at about 200 Hz
We all know expensive speakers does not carry much of material cost. 185$ material cost + 1000$ hour of labor, those are not 185$ speakers. This being said, nice job except the speakers screwing directly into the wood, this is not state of the art method.
Seriously these speakers sound amazing? What are these speakers? And who is the manufacturer? Half my ears are gone but a bit of narration would be appreciated. The work and labor are impressive. But please talk to me. Last time I’ll ever watch this channel. Since audio is important w1y aren’t my ears being engage? I’m definitely not sold. Old deaf fu#ker out. If I’m missing something my apologies
Hi Donny thansk for this video, could you share de measures of the cabinet that you build in this video, this because the drawings you share looks some kind differents, and ill appreciate the internal distance between palets.
Nasty binding post. Solder right to post. Piss on that long steel crap. Think like a Dam. No blocking the sound. Drivers solder to that wire. No Little crap clamps Those feet. Are crap also. Give the build to a friend and. Build a damn nice tower speaker.
You put a ton of time making the Box. Then you make a low level X over. Than add creppy wire I hope binding post are a little better. Every one on U Tube building speakers always has good-looking tools Fine. Then when the inportant part comes Thay have deep pockets with short arms. Thay could sound even more amazing. Start with some audio footers You need to know what the floor is. Cement or wood get the vibration out of the box. Intrested in what you will do. Let's look on.
Good job. Don't use solder as a glue. Make a physical connection first. Also don't tighten screws home on drivers. Finger tight on opposite sides, then tighten.
If you want dirt cheap towers that sound just as good as speakers costing literally 10x as much, buy some Jamo towers. For the price they are almost too good to believe.
Nice work and great end result, but all that money and work for still yet another pair of two ways without a midrange. I see way too many overpriced speakers with no midrange and theres always a "hole in the middle" of the sound with two ways - they will still sound OK but never as good as three ways. This seems to be the "new normal" in speakers, mainly because companies dont want to spend to money to put a midrange in, but they sure do like to overprice two ways.
I have used a similar jig and technique to recess flanges for many DIY speakers, but must say I like your jig more than mine and also picked up a few new tricks from your video. Thanks!
@@rickyjasper3044 It seems that we are in another page or somethinh. DIY is the whole process from scratch. Then it is just assembling.. I was refering to the first part. Tiffanys not so bad for buying tooling although.
I get where you’re coming from, but how much of the process do you need to dY to consider it a certified “DIY”. Should we be felling our own trees for lumber, or is it ok to buy a sheet of mdf from HD. If you’re buying a sheet from HD you can pick up a skill saw for $30 while you’re at it. Or have them cut your panels to size on their giant panel saw. I’d consider the full kit build from PE a “DIY” project by my standards…but if you need to go out and manufacture your own mdf sheets from sawdust you collect in your own shop from trees you felled yourself then yes, you will likely need some expensive equipment. Otherwise, even if you have zero tools (which includes almost no one who would actually take on a project like this) you could get every tool you need for this from Craigslist for $100-150. Then resell everything to get you’re money back if you don’t want the tools anymore.
serieux? 200 cette bouse a faire sois meme en 10 week end pour un resultat bien degueulasse?....c'est que pour les patates ce truc parcequ il existe un truc qui s'appel l’occasion !!! ah oui? mais la c'est moi qui l'ai fait!!! comme chaque fois que va aux chiottes!!!....patate...
Ну, колхоз дело тонкое. Как контент пойдет. Фазоинвертор на заднюю стенку? Такое. Тем более без настройки. Потеря звука. На такую высоту не мешало бы туннель, больше пользы.
Nice work, hats off... However, I can't forgive myself for asking why you didn't choose speakers from the same manufacturer and why the bass speaker was used 8Ω and the tweeter 4Ω The only time it would make sense to me is that it is connected to the bridge, which according to the formula resistance... R = (R x R) : (R + R) = +-3 Ω Or what was the real reason? I assume it's not a loss of performance...
Excellent work! Didn't know these kits existed. Does the MDF inside require routing? Pictures show it routed out, but video had blanks. If I had to route the inside from blank, then this kit seems better suited as raw material for a small to medium sized speaker production company as their incoming raw stock for adapting, or an advanced diy-er. Not a casual assembly speaker build, unless it's prefab with the speaker holes routed. Is the inner volume generally, impedance matched to the speakers?
Thanks! The inside routing is not necessary but it is a good idea to have the inside edge of the woofer rounded over for smooth airflow. The speaker holes are routed and recessed for flush mounting. The enclosures that I made in the video are fully built from scratch, only the speaker components were provided by Parts Express.
