Here is an update on the C-Note kit I just built.....My kit came with plenty of wire, banana jack binding posts and screws. Only thing I needed was glue and lots of clamps. (Although lots of folks build these with duck tape or masking tape to hold together while glue dries.
The MDF parts I received were 100% perfect. I did not need to even touch them with sandpaper. The router bits must have been sharp when the CNC machine made these parts.
I glued and clamped the cabinets together at 8AM and I was listening to the speakers at 8PM the same day.
I used TiteBond glue for the cabinet and Industrial Strength Hot Melt Glue for the crossover components mounted on an ABS plastic board. The board was Hot Melt glued to the bottom of cabinet.
I covered all interior surfaces with 2" of Pink Fiberglass. Not glued to cabinet but tightly fitted.
I did not use the extension of the bass port.
Sanded and awaiting paint.
The final comments..... In a word "FANTASTIC".......I compared them to KEF103.2 and B&W DM601......My wife and I agree they are 98% of the B&Ws and 95% of the KEFs sound quality. Simply amazing for $109!
LIKES: Great imaging when tilted slightly inward....Excellent bass response when 24" from rear wall (24 X 12 X 8 room)......Excellent vocal response
DISLIKES: Very inefficient.....Required about 20% more power from 150W/ch amplifier (Yamaha M-45)
Note: I used them with and without a B&W subwoofer. At one point playing some 80s rock I was impressed with the bass response and thought the subwoofer was on. It wasn't!
I wonder what a stack of these would sound like?
The MDF parts I received were 100% perfect. I did not need to even touch them with sandpaper. The router bits must have been sharp when the CNC machine made these parts.
I glued and clamped the cabinets together at 8AM and I was listening to the speakers at 8PM the same day.
I used TiteBond glue for the cabinet and Industrial Strength Hot Melt Glue for the crossover components mounted on an ABS plastic board. The board was Hot Melt glued to the bottom of cabinet.
I covered all interior surfaces with 2" of Pink Fiberglass. Not glued to cabinet but tightly fitted.
I did not use the extension of the bass port.
Sanded and awaiting paint.
The final comments..... In a word "FANTASTIC".......I compared them to KEF103.2 and B&W DM601......My wife and I agree they are 98% of the B&Ws and 95% of the KEFs sound quality. Simply amazing for $109!
LIKES: Great imaging when tilted slightly inward....Excellent bass response when 24" from rear wall (24 X 12 X 8 room)......Excellent vocal response
DISLIKES: Very inefficient.....Required about 20% more power from 150W/ch amplifier (Yamaha M-45)
Note: I used them with and without a B&W subwoofer. At one point playing some 80s rock I was impressed with the bass response and thought the subwoofer was on. It wasn't!
I wonder what a stack of these would sound like?