Duty... seems to be some sort of tax for importing things. VAT seems to be the thing we call "Moms" here in sweden.
So, i think i remember the VAT was around 20-25% or so. That makes it A LOT more expensive from canada or whatever it is.
But, do you still recommend CSS EL70 for this build? Will it be able to play loud enough? And what box will be used? Any plans?
Edit: True with that, just around 500km to the place where this company is. To canada it is... very far!
So, i think i remember the VAT was around 20-25% or so. That makes it A LOT more expensive from canada or whatever it is.
But, do you still recommend CSS EL70 for this build? Will it be able to play loud enough? And what box will be used? Any plans?
Edit: True with that, just around 500km to the place where this company is. To canada it is... very far!
Rullknufs,
Forget about importing goods and save some money. The odds it will happen is once in thousand. And Dave is right, if you have problem, a local dealer will handle it quicker and easier, supposing the dealer is serious.
BTW, which company is selling CSS in Sweden?
VAT is 25% in Sweden.
Forget about importing goods and save some money. The odds it will happen is once in thousand. And Dave is right, if you have problem, a local dealer will handle it quicker and easier, supposing the dealer is serious.
BTW, which company is selling CSS in Sweden?
VAT is 25% in Sweden.
It's Välkommen till Bygg din bas - Bygg din bas
The only reseller in sweden afaik. I don't know how serious they are but they're the only one to chose from.
The only reseller in sweden afaik. I don't know how serious they are but they're the only one to chose from.
Yes. Given you are doing a FAST you can get away with sealed or a midTL for the EL70. If you'd like it to be useable with the woofer in a pinch the primeSize miniOnken would be my 1st choice.
Plans can be made (or already exist)
dave
Well actually, take it from an accounting officer for a mid-sized manufacturing firm who has experienced several colon-oscopic forensic audits 😱 by very capable Chartered Accountants during the past 15yrs, almost any conscious attempt or "innocent" overlooking of tax / reporting / remitting regulations is likely to be discovered. The long term cost can be much greater than any putative savings - as a result, I personally tend to resign to "rendering unto Ceasar" - and let chips fall where they may as far as the net landed costs are concerned. Unfortunately, acceptance of such philosophy by CEO's is sometimes not so simple.
For frugal DIYers with no aversion to risk, take whatever advice suits your comfort zone.
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😀 Chris - you´re a pro, so you get thrown with everything, encluding the kitchen sink. An amateur, baking small bread, might even get secret tips how to cut corners. Public servants ain´t vampyres, as long as you say "please" and "thanks"...and as to VAT (Viciuolsly Added Tax) - I believed 19% in Germany are manslaughter, 25% in Sweden is murder.😡
So, 129$ per 2500x1250x18 birchplywood sheet.
So, now when i know all the costs i will make a nice little sheet of what it will all cost. But i'm gonna have some fun today/tonight but i'll return tomorrow.
So, now when i know all the costs i will make a nice little sheet of what it will all cost. But i'm gonna have some fun today/tonight but i'll return tomorrow.
Hi again!
I'd like to know which cabinet i will be using. I don't think i can afford this build if it needs 2 sheets of plywood. The subs will cost around 2700 swedish crones, and the fullrange will cost prob 500-800each. And the plywood will cost around 1050 swedish crones.
I had a budget of 4000 so i'm already way over it.
So, what cabinets can fit on a 2500x1250 sheet?
I'd like to know which cabinet i will be using. I don't think i can afford this build if it needs 2 sheets of plywood. The subs will cost around 2700 swedish crones, and the fullrange will cost prob 500-800each. And the plywood will cost around 1050 swedish crones.
I had a budget of 4000 so i'm already way over it.
So, what cabinets can fit on a 2500x1250 sheet?
😀 So you´re off "thinking big" and into counting pennies before spending millions? Good show, young sir - many of us old men did it the wrong way, starting a luxury yacht project with dhingy money and falling flat on our face.
German DIY HiFi mag´s "Cheap Tricks" might be an idea - I built #163 some 17 years ago and they still have people look very astonished.😛
German DIY HiFi mag´s "Cheap Tricks" might be an idea - I built #163 some 17 years ago and they still have people look very astonished.😛
If you are going to build a FAST, the amount of plywood will be pretty much determined by the midbass/woofer you choose to suppliment the FR mid/tweeter. Being releived of bass duties, the box for it need not take up a lot of resources.
dave
dave
Can u show me the #163's?
The CSS EL70's will be imported from Finland and will cost me 498kr each, 64$ each.
The drivers in total will cost me 3500kr, 448$. And one sheet of plywood is was around 1050 so that's 4550, a bit over my budget. 582$.
But, hopefully i can get some money in some way.
Btw, if two sheets are needed i have to use MDF. Birchplywood will be too expensive in that case.
The CSS EL70's will be imported from Finland and will cost me 498kr each, 64$ each.
The drivers in total will cost me 3500kr, 448$. And one sheet of plywood is was around 1050 so that's 4550, a bit over my budget. 582$.
But, hopefully i can get some money in some way.
Btw, if two sheets are needed i have to use MDF. Birchplywood will be too expensive in that case.
Rullknufs, stay away from MDF. That stuff is OK for bass or subwoofer cabinets, but no good with fullrange. Cheap particle board may be a lot of work to make it look good, but it doesn´t "ring". Ask a professional painter which filler and prepaint to use - telling you any German brand names wouldn´t help, so I don´t.
Yeah, but two sheets of plywood will crack my budget by far.
In that case i will have to sell my amplifier aswell. I even started thinking of it, buying an amp without DAC and buying an Asus Xonar D1/DX soundcard instead. It's much better than HK3490 DAC and costs around 100$ or so.
But in that case i have to get a new amp...
In that case i will have to sell my amplifier aswell. I even started thinking of it, buying an amp without DAC and buying an Asus Xonar D1/DX soundcard instead. It's much better than HK3490 DAC and costs around 100$ or so.
But in that case i have to get a new amp...
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Perhaps it is time to look at less expensive woofers (you were thinking Trio8?), that will fit in a smaller box. I feel strongly enuff about the unsuitability of MDF that i'd find a way to build a smaller box, so that i could get away with 1 sheet of ply, vrs 2 sheets of MDF.
dave
dave
I'm pretty sure we could come up with a Trio8 box that lets you stay inside 1 sheet -- 2500x1250 right.
dave
dave