Help with kit decision....

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Pilk said:
I spent some time looking at those last night. As much as it looks like a giant killer it would take me way too long to process it all and end up being 3-4 times the cost as the other kits.
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You might consider contacting Steve to see what the bid would be for a flat-pack, maybe veneer or vinyl wrap, even different completed crossovers.:

A New Adventure

-you never know what the cost will be until you price it all out. 😉

Of course the drivers themselves are about $650 without any discount. 😱
 
#22
ScottG said:
You might consider contacting Steve to see what the bid would be for a flat-pack, maybe veneer or vinyl wrap, even different completed crossovers.:

A New Adventure

-you never know what the cost will be until you price it all out. 😉

Of course the drivers themselves are about $650 without any discount. 😱
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So now I'm giving this more thought. How does the Elsinore kit work. Looks like all the drivers are available here rather than having the designer ship them from AU. When I find build threads some are sourcing drivers themselves and building the boxes. What about the xovers? Is the designer available for just ordering waveguides and assembled xovers?
 
#23
Yes, you would NOT get the kit from Australia - just the waveguides. Those are just $190 Australian (which is pretty sad against the dollar/euro at about 69 cents per AUS to USD). 😀 Shipping would be costly (likely being half-a-world-away) for the size of the shipment, but not too expensive either.

Typical US driver source:
SB Acoustics SB17MFC35-8 6" Poly Cone Woofer

Scan-speak D2608/9130

You could do the crossover yourself (it's really not difficult), or get a distributor like Madisound to do it, or a builder like Steve (who might have some better suggestions on manufacturer's parts). It's a bit lower on the main page here:
Elsinore Speakers DIY

As for the cabinets:

Cabinet cut's are here a bit lower:

Elsinore Construction

You really don't need a cabinet maker to do your side/top/bottom panels: those are no more difficult than what a Home Improvement store can panel-rip for you along with glue/clamp and possibly joins (dowel/biscuit) or just screws. Plus, the side panels would be expensive for shipping. I'd only suggest you do this if you don't want to do the finish (..which isn't that difficult unless you actually want to paint - veneer isn't hard to do, nor is vinyl wrap (and frankly looks better than paint). Look at Youtube for suggestions on doing veneer or vinyl wrap.

Baffle/Rear/Bracing could be done by you, OR could be done a cabinet builder like Steve. Again, someone like Steve could recommend certain benefits to particular materials - like with regard to a specialized material for the baffle (that can "pay dividends" - even if more expensive), or even some modest baffle edge work to slightly reduce diffraction effects. You'd also talk with that person about joining panels and hardware mounting.
 
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ScottG said:
Yes, you would NOT get the kit from Australia - just the waveguides. Those are just $190 Australian (which is pretty sad against the dollar/euro at about 69 cents per AUS to USD). 😀 Shipping would be costly (likely being half-a-world-away) for the size of the shipment, but not too expensive either.

Typical US driver source:
SB Acoustics SB17MFC35-8 6" Poly Cone Woofer

Scan-speak D2608/9130

You could do the crossover yourself (it's really not difficult), or get a distributor like Madisound to do it, or a builder like Steve (who might have some better suggestions on manufacturer's parts). It's a bit lower on the main page here:
Elsinore Speakers DIY

As for the cabinets:

Cabinet cut's are here a bit lower:

Elsinore Construction

You really don't need a cabinet maker to do your side/top/bottom panels: those are no more difficult than what a Home Improvement store can panel-rip for you along with glue/clamp and possibly joins (dowel/biscuit) or just screws. Plus, the side panels would be expensive for shipping. I'd only suggest you do this if you don't want to do the finish (..which isn't that difficult unless you actually want to paint - veneer isn't hard to do, nor is vinyl wrap (and frankly looks better than paint). Look at Youtube for suggestions on doing veneer or vinyl wrap.

Baffle/Rear/Bracing could be done by you, OR could be done a cabinet builder like Steve. Again, someone like Steve could recommend certain benefits to particular materials - like with regard to a specialized material for the baffle (that can "pay dividends" - even if more expensive), or even some modest baffle edge work to slightly reduce diffraction effects. You'd also talk with that person about joining panels and hardware mounting.
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Appreciate all the info...got me thinking. At first I thought they were too big to consider but the footprint is pretty standard stuff for a floor standing pair. Time to dig into the mega thread.
 
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