Hi All
I have been lurking all over the forums for the past 6 months or so until it became too great of temptation to resist going hog wild, buying a bunch of tools and building my own subs and speakers.
This will be written primarily as a guide for other adventurous beginner minds. I will try to provide as many links and prices as possible to give a better idea of what people are talking about, where to find the items and how much they cost. I found it difficult on occasion, as I'm sure others may have, to keep up as there are much internal lingo/abbreviations that go on here.
With that being said this thread will be dedicated to documenting the builds of
Left, Right and Center Channel 1099 (out of stock currently as of 17:35 5/24/14)
Surrounds V-10 Volt
Undecided 18" Subwoofer(s) SI18 or UXL18
Quick overview:
I had considered several options for main speakers such as Emptek , Arx , and HTD Level 3 . All seemed to be great solutions and offer frankly more than I need in my current viewing area-standard living room.
Arx was narrowed down to my first choice based on the great reviews they got on the HomeTheaterShack 1k speaker shootout. However, the A5 line is currently being refreshed and will be released in June sometime as I understand. This-combined with my built up desire to build them myself-lead to me looking into speakers kits.
Eventually I stumbled onto Erich's DIY sound group site and then began to research all his kits. Once the 1099's came out I knew I had to have the them and checked the DIYSG site everyday until I was able to get (3) 1099's and (2) V10 Volt surround speakers.
Tools:
I moved to SoCal a couple years ago and didn't bring any tools with me so I basically had to start from scratch. I am trying to balance buying too many tools and having the right tool for the job. Below are estimates of what I spent. I love Amazon as you can see due to the quick and cheap shipping!
3M 6000 Series Face Mask $15
3M P100 Particulate Filter $12
Howard Leight Lightweight Earmuffs $20
Incra T-RULE12 12" Precision T-Rule $30
Amerock TMP-Multi Template $10
Kreg R3 Jr Pocket Hole Jig $40
Kreg Face Clamp $20
Kreg Driver Bits $5
Bosch 13 Piece Spade Drill Bit Set $30
Porter Cable PC1014 Forstner Bit Set $60
Tekton Center Punch $5
Black & Decker Sander $35
3M Assorted Sandpaper $5
Titebond 3 $6
Vacmaster VB1210 12 Gal 5HP Vacuum $90
Dewalt DWE575SB 7-1/4" Circular Saw $150
Freud Diablo Ultra Finish Saw Blade $20
Kreg Square Cut $11
Kreg Rip-Cut $30
Swanson Speed Square $10
Bosch 1617EVSPK 2-1/4hp Router $200
Bench Dog Router Table $260
Jasper 200J Model 200 Circle Jig $40
MLCS Round Over Bit Set $30
Freud 1/2" Top Bearing Flush Cut Bit $20
Freud 1/4" Double Flute Spiral Cut Bit $20
Freud 1/2" Bearing Flush Trim Bit $20
Incra IG32 Gauge $15
Bosch Router Dust Extraction Hood $25
Rolair JC10 1HP Air Compressor $240
Goodyear 25' 300 PSI Rubber Hose $25
Milton 1/4 Quick Disconnect $7
Wen 18 Gauge Brad Nailer $35
Milton Blo-Gun $12
1/4" x 1/16" Neodymium Magnets (100) $10
*Elusive* Fusion 1099 $377 x 3 = $1,131
V-10 Volt Coaxial Speakers $138 x 2= $276
Angled Flatpacks for V-10s $28 x 2 = $56
Shipping for Flatpacks and V-10's $35
Duratex Coating for speakers $75 (shipped)
Neutrik 2 Pole Connector $2.93 x 3 = $8.79
Neutrik Speakon Connector $2.59 x 3 = $7.77
Binding posts $6
Dayton Audio Mic $80
Clamps from harbor freight (6) $40
Hot glue gun $10
Zip ties $3
C utters $7
Soldering iron $25
Shrink wrap $12
Heat Gun $15
Speaker wire $25
.25" Female disconnects $5
2 lbs of Poly-fill $10
Fabric for interior of speaker $6
Flat black spray paint $5
6” wide paint roller and pan $10
Hand sander $6
I try and research anything that I consider an "investment" almost to a point of obsession so I feel that most of the tools and components have been fairly carefully selected. That being said I'm always open to suggestions and other people's knowledge. I could have overlooked something obvious in my search.
I will be making a regular rectangular enclosure for the 1099 center channel and building a TV stand around it. It will be finished like this. The surrounds will be duratex coated as well.
I'm planning on curved enclosures for the left and right channels. This inspired me to do something similar.
No progress yet, but here's some of the components awaiting construction.
Lastly, I wanted to thank the many people that give much of their time to this forum!
/Edited. Updated tool list
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Hi All
I have been lurking all over the forums for the past 6 months or so until it became too great of temptation to resist going hog wild, buying a bunch of tools and building my own subs and speakers.
This will be written primarily as a guide for other adventurous beginner minds. I will try to provide as many links and prices as possible to give a better idea of what people are talking about, where to find the items and how much they cost. I found it difficult on occasion, as I'm sure others may have, to keep up as there are much internal lingo/abbreviations that go on here.
With that being said this thread will be dedicated to documenting the builds of
Left, Right and Center Channel 1099 (out of stock currently as of 17:35 5/24/14)
Surrounds V-10 Volt
Undecided 18" Subwoofer(s) SI18 or UXL18
Quick overview:
I had considered several options for main speakers such as Emptek , Arx , and HTD Level 3 . All seemed to be great solutions and offer frankly more than I need in my current viewing area-standard living room.
Arx was narrowed down to my first choice based on the great reviews they got on the HomeTheaterShack 1k speaker shootout. However, the A5 line is currently being refreshed and will be released in June sometime as I understand. This-combined with my built up desire to build them myself-lead to me looking into speakers kits.
Eventually I stumbled onto Erich's DIY sound group site and then began to research all his kits. Once the 1099's came out I knew I had to have the them and checked the DIYSG site everyday until I was able to get (3) 1099's and (2) V10 Volt surround speakers.
Tools:
I moved to SoCal a couple years ago and didn't bring any tools with me so I basically had to start from scratch. I am trying to balance buying too many tools and having the right tool for the job. Below are estimates of what I spent. I love Amazon as you can see due to the quick and cheap shipping!
3M 6000 Series Face Mask $15
3M P100 Particulate Filter $12
Howard Leight Lightweight Earmuffs $20
Incra T-RULE12 12" Precision T-Rule $30
Amerock TMP-Multi Template $10
Kreg R3 Jr Pocket Hole Jig $40
Kreg Face Clamp $20
Kreg Driver Bits $5
Bosch 13 Piece Spade Drill Bit Set $30
Porter Cable PC1014 Forstner Bit Set $60
Tekton Center Punch $5
Black & Decker Sander $35
3M Assorted Sandpaper $5
Titebond 3 $6
Vacmaster VB1210 12 Gal 5HP Vacuum $90
Dewalt DWE575SB 7-1/4" Circular Saw $150
Freud Diablo Ultra Finish Saw Blade $20
Kreg Square Cut $11
Kreg Rip-Cut $30
Swanson Speed Square $10
Bosch 1617EVSPK 2-1/4hp Router $200
Bench Dog Router Table $260
Jasper 200J Model 200 Circle Jig $40
MLCS Round Over Bit Set $30
Freud 1/2" Top Bearing Flush Cut Bit $20
Freud 1/4" Double Flute Spiral Cut Bit $20
Freud 1/2" Bearing Flush Trim Bit $20
Incra IG32 Gauge $15
Bosch Router Dust Extraction Hood $25
Rolair JC10 1HP Air Compressor $240
Goodyear 25' 300 PSI Rubber Hose $25
Milton 1/4 Quick Disconnect $7
Wen 18 Gauge Brad Nailer $35
Milton Blo-Gun $12
1/4" x 1/16" Neodymium Magnets (100) $10
*Elusive* Fusion 1099 $377 x 3 = $1,131
V-10 Volt Coaxial Speakers $138 x 2= $276
Angled Flatpacks for V-10s $28 x 2 = $56
Shipping for Flatpacks and V-10's $35
Duratex Coating for speakers $75 (shipped)
Neutrik 2 Pole Connector $2.93 x 3 = $8.79
Neutrik Speakon Connector $2.59 x 3 = $7.77
Binding posts $6
Dayton Audio Mic $80
Clamps from harbor freight (6) $40
Hot glue gun $10
Zip ties $3
C utters $7
Soldering iron $25
Shrink wrap $12
Heat Gun $15
Speaker wire $25
.25" Female disconnects $5
2 lbs of Poly-fill $10
Fabric for interior of speaker $6
Flat black spray paint $5
6” wide paint roller and pan $10
Hand sander $6
I try and research anything that I consider an "investment" almost to a point of obsession so I feel that most of the tools and components have been fairly carefully selected. That being said I'm always open to suggestions and other people's knowledge. I could have overlooked something obvious in my search.
I will be making a regular rectangular enclosure for the 1099 center channel and building a TV stand around it. It will be finished like this. The surrounds will be duratex coated as well.
I'm planning on curved enclosures for the left and right channels. This inspired me to do something similar.
No progress yet, but here's some of the components awaiting construction.
Lastly, I wanted to thank the many people that give much of their time to this forum!
/Edited. Updated tool list
//Edited. Formatting