Purchased 3 of the Volt-6 kits about a month ago and have been using them for a week or so now, figured I would post a thread on them. I was looking to replace some very old and cheap JBL surrounds in the family room (not our HT area) and given the size and specs, decided the Volts would be a good choice.
I'll skip the part about the unboxing. Suffice to say, everything arrived in perfect condition.
First time I've ordered flat packs from DIYSG. These make it so much easier and faster, I didn't have to spend time calculating cut sheets, gathering the supplies, cutting, etc. Highly recommended, and by my calculation actually saved me $$ vs. buying the lumber myself and all the time saved, even with the extra shipping cost (Lesson learned!).
Took me longer to unbox everything than it did to get the first box all glued up (trust me, you cannot have enough clamps. And I didn't have enough to put both boxes together at the same time )
Crossovers: Very first time I've ever assembled one (or 3). Drop-dead simple with the supplied PCBs and instructions (Lesson learned!). I have quite a bit of experience with plumbing soldering/sweating so understand the basic principals, but almost no experience with soldering electronics. Those worried about it should try it, you'll be surprised (OK, mine didn't turn out quite as good as Matt's...).
Fast-forward to lined and crossovers mounted. The crossovers get to be a tight fit with 1-1/4" mattress topper, but they fit.
Wrangled up some more clamps (Lesson learned!) and glued the baffles on.
Really fast-forward, boxes sanded and veneer applied. Just a simple birch veneer from Menard's, I used the same on my VBSS build and liked the way it turned out.
Stain applied, 2 coats of semi-gloss poly. I use semi-gloss to hide all my imperfections
And finally, ready for surround duty!
I connected them up as my mains in the family room for a couple of days to see what they would do and I have to say I was impressed. I really didn't know how such a small coax would sound and I was surprised by the amount of bass they actually produce for their size. Nothing like mains with 8" plus drivers of course, but it was there and noticeable. Overall the package has a great sound in a small footprint, I can see why others used the larger version for mains for awhile. Perfect for my needs as surrounds.
I'll skip the part about the unboxing. Suffice to say, everything arrived in perfect condition.
First time I've ordered flat packs from DIYSG. These make it so much easier and faster, I didn't have to spend time calculating cut sheets, gathering the supplies, cutting, etc. Highly recommended, and by my calculation actually saved me $$ vs. buying the lumber myself and all the time saved, even with the extra shipping cost (Lesson learned!).
Took me longer to unbox everything than it did to get the first box all glued up (trust me, you cannot have enough clamps. And I didn't have enough to put both boxes together at the same time )
Crossovers: Very first time I've ever assembled one (or 3). Drop-dead simple with the supplied PCBs and instructions (Lesson learned!). I have quite a bit of experience with plumbing soldering/sweating so understand the basic principals, but almost no experience with soldering electronics. Those worried about it should try it, you'll be surprised (OK, mine didn't turn out quite as good as Matt's...).
Fast-forward to lined and crossovers mounted. The crossovers get to be a tight fit with 1-1/4" mattress topper, but they fit.
Wrangled up some more clamps (Lesson learned!) and glued the baffles on.
Really fast-forward, boxes sanded and veneer applied. Just a simple birch veneer from Menard's, I used the same on my VBSS build and liked the way it turned out.
Stain applied, 2 coats of semi-gloss poly. I use semi-gloss to hide all my imperfections
And finally, ready for surround duty!
I connected them up as my mains in the family room for a couple of days to see what they would do and I have to say I was impressed. I really didn't know how such a small coax would sound and I was surprised by the amount of bass they actually produce for their size. Nothing like mains with 8" plus drivers of course, but it was there and noticeable. Overall the package has a great sound in a small footprint, I can see why others used the larger version for mains for awhile. Perfect for my needs as surrounds.