nOrh Kits Advice Needed

[aggielaw]

I guess I've bought into the hype of nOrh speakers, and I am looking at buying the nOrh mini 9.0 kit, which is 1/3 the cost of the factory-built speaker.

However, I have never done a DIY project, so I'm nervous about blowing $500.

Has anyone here done a nOrh kit? If so, how difficult would it be for someone who has never done this kind of thing? Also, how long should I expect the project to take from start to finish?

Thanks for the help!

Howard

 

[ultraman]

Hey, Howard, where'd you find the kit prices? I went to the Norh site and did not see any mention of kits. I have always been intrigued by Norh speakers. Are you going to build the enclosures from scratch, or just go get a pair of bongos? (kidding, kidding)..

 

[JohnR]

I am looking at buying the nOrh mini 9.0 kit, which is 1/3 the cost of the factory-built speaker.

Does that include the drivers?

 

[aggielaw]

Hi guys! I'm assuming it's all the parts. I stumbled on to the consolidated price page, which is at: http://www.norh.com/info/pricing.html

I assume (man, how I hate that word) the kits area available, since it was Mr. Barnes who recommended the mini9.0 kit to me. That recommendation is very interesting to me, since I didn't ask about kits in my email, and I think he makes more money off the finished product.

If I can do the kit myself, the money I save can go into some nice marble pedestals.

I've searched the net for several hours, and can't find anything about the kits.

 

[kessizubac]

Hi, I am about to buy nOrh Mini 9.0 DIY kit as well, and it DOESN'T include driver units, I have checked this with Michael...
Here is the 'hidden' DIY page - http://www.norh.com/DIY.htm -Copy/Paste the whole address including .htm.
Can you recommend a place to look for Scan Speak 8530K00 and 97000 regarding this project? I am based in Europe but am finding them very (too) expensive, cheapest being around €160. Any suggestions are very welcome...

 

[aggielaw]

They're about the same here (I found the drivers for about US$180 each) at meniscusaudio.com, and with the struggling US dollar that's cheaper than what you're finding, but with shipping it probably would not be cheaper.

 

[JohnR]

My recommendation would be that you look around more before buying. There are a lot of kits and published designs available.

 

[aggielaw]

They're about the same here (I found the drivers for about US$180 each) at meniscusaudio.com, and with the struggling US dollar that's cheaper than what you're finding, but with shipping it probably would not be cheaper.

 

[kessizubac]

In the US the I found them at www.madisound.com/scanspeak.html for $174, not much cheaper, anyway, here it is...
If I come across anything else I will keep you posted.