C-Note MT Bookshelf Speaker Kit Pair & Other kits

[AlexRivera]

If any of you were to change the little 5" woofer for another one more powerful w/o needing to change anything else what would you choose?

[AlexRivera]

Hey Alex,

Thanks for sharing! Nice, clean crossover build. I like the underneath soldering to leave the top looking clean and professional.

I think I will soon modify mine with some polyfill, as I am almost sure I forgot to add when I first finished mine. Will remove the woofer and add a small amount to see the results.I feel that a bit of polyfill will make them sound a little bass-y-er, bringing them a bit closer to the sound of my Amiga towers. I am using these speakers as rear surrounds anyways so they do not need to be very loud. They do the job very well so far!

Thanks for your reply Evan, I have a pound of polyfill sitting in my garage so I'll be looking forward for your comments if you ever add it to yours

[AlexRivera]

Part 4 - Final Product:



I'm sorry for the pictures that are flipped, I don't know why the editor uploads them that way...

[Evan Steeves]

Hey Alex,

Thanks for sharing! Nice, clean crossover build. I like the underneath soldering to leave the top looking clean and professional.

I think I will soon modify mine with some polyfill, as I am almost sure I forgot to add when I first finished mine. Will remove the woofer and add a small amount to see the results.I feel that a bit of polyfill will make them sound a little bass-y-er, bringing them a bit closer to the sound of my Amiga towers. I am using these speakers as rear surrounds anyways so they do not need to be very loud. They do the job very well so far!

[AlexRivera]

Part 3 - Final Enclosure Assembly:

[AlexRivera]

Part 2 - Crossover Assembly:

[AlexRivera]

Hi All,

I just finished building 2 pairs of these babies, I'm fairly new to building speakers but this kit was very easy to build and the instructions provided are easy to follow, I did everything as suggested plus adding the .22uf cap in parallel to the woofer's inductor.

They are not very loud speakers, which is understandable for their size, but their sound is great as well as the value for the money.

I just need to decide how I want to finish the enclosures.

Here are the pics of the build...

Parts and Enclosure Assembly:

[ronk]

Also is this the correct cap?

https://www.parts-express.com/dayton...citor--027-202

Yes, .22 in parallel to the inductor on the woofer. I have not played with my c-note, listening to my full range builds. Nothing like no crossover.

[Kered]

Evan, thanks for the info.

[Kered]

Also is this the correct cap?

https://www.parts-express.com/dayton...citor--027-202

[Evan Steeves]

Are the roundovers on the c-note baffle too sharp to wrap veneer over? I bought some of the walnut paper backed from PE.

Hey Kered,

Yes they are too sharp to wrap around with veneer. A trick I will be trying, that another member shared with me in one of my build threads, was to use a router to route the roundovers out (once build is complete), and then veneer the face with no roundovers (and trim), then install walnut quarter rounds where the roundovers were. This will ensure you get the same type of wood on the face. I thought this was a neat idea to conserve the roundover look, as opposed to veneering the whole speaker in wood with the exception of the face, and then either painting the face or wrapping it in vinyl due to roundovers.

Evan

[Kered]

Are the roundovers on the c-note baffle too sharp to wrap veneer over? I bought some of the walnut paper backed from PE.

[grizzlyman]

Thanks for the kind words! It's all paint that I finished with several coats of polyurethane. I saw a YouTube video a while back where this older gentleman details how to do this type of finish. I practiced on some scraps before trying it. I did use kilz as a base after 50/50 wood gluing the edges. Maybe not necessary but it looks good enough.

Here is the video of anyone is interested https://youtu.be/9_RkQhMEw4g

[ronk]

^^ Wow, it looks fantastic. Is that real veneer or very good wrap?

[Evan Steeves]

http://imgur.com/XpjpaPX
http://imgur.com/IWm4kR5
http://imgur.com/WOhO4W2

All finished, not the prettiest but they look great from the couch.

WOW, those look good to me! Nice work!