How to Build $5000 Speakers for $400 - Klipsch KPT Inspired - Cinema 10

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Have you ever wondered how High End Theaters got great sound? Is it possible to get that same sound in your house? It absolutely is! Come along as we take a look at Klipsch theater speakers and see if we can replicate them. But instead of paying over $5,000 for my speakers, I decided to make my own speakers for around $175 each. Want to make your own? Come see how!

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[noelcarlson]

I really appreciate you posting this. You have given me confidence that I can build great speakers myself. As a finish carpenter, I will say that cutting square edges on the ports with a mitre saw is a very risky move and one that viewers should be aware of, Not only for your liability but for their safety. A round surface gives no stability against the fence to hold the port securely while being cut and can easily be caught and ripped through the saw taking fingers with it. I wish I had your CNC machine.

[cici]

Several years ago I met Bruce Edgar in his home. He was a contributing editor for speaker Builder magazine. I later sent him a pair of Dynaudio drivers and asked him to try them in a mid-range Traxic Horn speaker design he was working on. He was so impressed with the speakers that when he returned the them, he also included the hand-built horns that he had designed.

I later built a Pro sound system using the hand built horns with with Peavy Black Widow speakers and a set of tweeter horns. I've lost my high frequency hearing because of those speakers. Oh, but how much fun they were to listen too. This traxic midrange horn that was very similar to a design that ended up in a Klipsch speaker that Bruce designed for them.

[johnnyvegas]

I bet if I took a year break from your channel (won't though since this is my first video of yours!), and then came back, the subscribers will have at least tripled! Quality stuff all around brother.

[goodwinml]

I love your videos, I wish you would do a video on making some Klipsch LaScalla's.

[MrColtnutz]

As an owner of a full klipsch system these make me jelly!!!! I'm going to have to build a set now.

[darkmoon]

I built these. Exactly to your spec. Love em!

[sygad]

Nice build and amazing colour but I was curious why you used crimp connectors and not solder and why there was no speaker gasket / threaded inserts for speaker screws.

[jtee]

It's great to see a simple, reasonably priced build that a guy could make on a table saw out in the shop or garage. Well done. You could have a lot of fun with that speaker.

[zarboaudioprojects]

I chuckled at time stamp 10:50... "Who cares if I slip with this here high-powered drill-driver and go right through my hand... I MUST protect the driver!" I do the same thing.
Nick, you're a true speaker builder!

[epi]

Awesome DIY. Klipsch has been raising prices (even before the pandemic) based on heavy marketing. I do like their sensitive speakers and this DIY project is really interesting.

[ElCidPhysics]

Love seeing the grooves and rabbets being used

[maafeustyle]

Hahahaha just when I finished building the cinema 8. These look amazing. Great job!

[wal]

Great build! I’d love to duplicate the old Polk audio towers with (8) 6.5’s and a 15” passive. Or some Def Tech towers with side firing powered sub? So many possibilities! BTW, I could watch that CNC all day

[patrickkilian]

Like the hand blocking the screw penetrating the speaker when screwing it in with the drill. Thats literally the most important part of this build ha!

[Jims_comment]

LOL at the touch plate plug 2:57. Exactly how mine is!

[MrButuz]

This is really cool they look great speakers i want to try diy'ing speakers at some point just watching youtube vids for now.

[bhgemini]

I just looked at the 10 posts in the build log and didn't see the sound demo in your comments. Did I miss it? Excited about this set up.

[ThisIsBIGIyan]

I love ur channel but can you make a rcc 122 ispired design speaker

[DivineAV]

Great build! But if you want the actual Klipsch units, we sell the Cinema units consumers all the time. They’re not that expensive. But building is probably more fun.

[purplerider]

I read someone on here (YouTube) bought some used ones from a theater that was closing down. He said they were the best speakers he ever used. I believe he used them for a 2channel setup