boogie6301 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Are there members here from Singapore who know if there are any good speaker cabinet fabricators? I'm planning to get a DYI kit from GR Research. Shipping fully assembled or even with all parts disassembled would be substantial from the U.S. to Singapore. Just buying the driver and crossover parts would be considerably cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthesis1624705793 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Any specific reason to get GR Research? Wanna have a listen to my DIY speakers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decatech Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 On 10/19/2020 at 8:13 PM, boogie6301 said: Are there members here from Singapore who know if there are any good speaker cabinet fabricators? I'm planning to get a DYI kit from GR Research. Shipping fully assembled or even with all parts disassembled would be substantial from the U.S. to Singapore. Just buying the driver and crossover parts would be considerably cheaper. Which plans are you looking at? i can help u send to a guy and let him take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kptseng Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 On 10/25/2020 at 5:37 PM, decatech said: Which plans are you looking at? i can help u send to a guy and let him take a look. Do you have someone who is familiar with speaker box building? I just walked into a carpenter shop near Kaki Bukit, one of those that renovate retail shops, and had a pair of boxes made (15mm MDF) for $500 which I though was expensive but that was due to some miscommunications earlier (he quoted $280 which I thought was for a pair but when collecting he said it's for one box only.......) The boxes were a little more complex than the standard rectangular ones and had internal bracing and air tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthesis1624705793 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Building pair of speaker cabinets with real wood finishing may take 25-30hrs. That price minus the material cost, the manhour rate is not much if you can appreciate custom built. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decatech Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 1 hour ago, kptseng said: Do you have someone who is familiar with speaker box building? I just walked into a carpenter shop near Kaki Bukit, one of those that renovate retail shops, and had a pair of boxes made (15mm MDF) for $500 which I though was expensive but that was due to some miscommunications earlier (he quoted $280 which I thought was for a pair but when collecting he said it's for one box only.......) The boxes were a little more complex than the standard rectangular ones and had internal bracing and air tunnel. yes i do, he knows what we are talking about. but seriously base on your description of the box , $500 a pair... if u go buy own materials, put in the sweat and time, u will still pay him $500 to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decatech Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 1 hour ago, synthesis1624705793 said: Building pair of speaker cabinets with real wood finishing may take 25-30hrs. That price minus the material cost, the manhour rate is not much if you can appreciate custom built. agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraken580 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Wait till one get's his hands dirty then one will understand the effort & time that's involved. Off course carpenter shop is one up on us diyer's as he's already got the equipment to begin with but still . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Teh Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Yeah, when you start doing the routing the panel and all the MDF dust flies everywhere, you know you are going to have a tough day ahead ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kptseng Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) Sounds like 500 is still a reasonable price, I underestimated. But seriously......... I’m not complaining so much about the price but the availability of such workshops who are willing to provide customised fabrication in small quantities, and I could understand it may not be economical for them to do, but it is just frustrating. I went to Ubi to find someone who is willing to fabricate a set of aluminium base for my speakers, walked into a few signage shops and 2 aluminium window makers, no one wants to take the job Anyone knows of any shops that can provide 10mm aluminium plates cut to size and shape? Also, do you mind sharing your carpenter contact? Many thanks Edited October 28, 2020 by kptseng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decatech Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 18 hours ago, kptseng said: Sounds like 500 is still a reasonable price, I underestimated. But seriously......... I’m not complaining so much about the price but the availability of such workshops who are willing to provide customised fabrication in small quantities, and I could understand it may not be economical for them to do, but it is just frustrating. I went to Ubi to find someone who is willing to fabricate a set of aluminium base for my speakers, walked into a few signage shops and 2 aluminium window makers, no one wants to take the job Anyone knows of any shops that can provide 10mm aluminium plates cut to size and shape? Also, do you mind sharing your carpenter contact? Many thanks I am referred to the below for metal fab.: https://www.facebook.com/leplussolution/ i have not used them before but a friend told me they do small volume work and they are good at it. try contacting them but please come back here to update of outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthesis1624705793 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Try to email Superfix and see if they can take the order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kptseng Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 On 10/29/2020 at 9:37 AM, decatech said: I am referred to the below for metal fab.: https://www.facebook.com/leplussolution/ i have not used them before but a friend told me they do small volume work and they are good at it. try contacting them but please come back here to update of outcome. Hi, many thanks for the contact. I'm now working with Le-Plus on the final dimension and price. My original intention was to have 2 sets of base using 10mm aluminium plate, 8 aluminium cones of 30mm diameter and 2 small back panel with 3mm aluminium for my bidding posts. The first quote was way above my budget (as expensive as the cabinet) so I'm throwing out the cones (will find alternative on eBay, not ideal but will lower the cost), and the 10mm base plate will now be 6mm instead; 10mm would require CNC machining which is more costly and 6mm can go for laser cut. They are very responsive and helpful. Though no work is finalised, but the customer experience has been very good. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dedii Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I'm also looking into getting one of these XLS Encores. If you're interested we can purchase the parts from GR together to share the shipping costs. Also I found a local shop which may be able to build the cabinet at $500 (22mm MDF + veneering), which I think is very reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogie6301 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 On 10/25/2020 at 5:37 PM, decatech said: Which plans are you looking at? i can help u send to a guy and let him take a look. Hi, Thanks for your reply. GR Research informed me that the parts are currently out of stock but I'm looking at this kit https://www.gr-research.com/store/p14/NX-Studio.html I'm planning to pair it with their open baffle servo woofer https://www.gr-research.com/store/p22/Servo_Sub_Kit_4.html GR Research provide the cabinet drawings for all their kits. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogie6301 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 14 hours ago, Dedii said: I'm also looking into getting one of these XLS Encores. If you're interested we can purchase the parts from GR together to share the shipping costs. Also I found a local shop which may be able to build the cabinet at $500 (22mm MDF + veneering), which I think is very reasonable. I changed my mind to go for the higher end open baffle NX-Studio but they're currently out of stock on the parts. I plan to purchase the parts together with their subwoofer kit. I estimated the airfreight from the U.S. and it would be too much so I'm planning via sea freight route instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogie6301 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 20 hours ago, synthesis1624705793 said: Try to email Superfix and see if they can take the order Thanks for the info. Their website is still running on flash so I can't get info on their services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthesis1624705793 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Btw, I have been building custom speakers and subwoofers for many Bros here. Just for hobby. I'm fortunate enough to get a chance to work with so many fine drivers including Scanspeak, Seas, SB Acoustics, Peerless, Vifa, Wavecor, Fountek, Tang Band, HiVi, Acoustics Elegance, TC Sounds, CSS, Stereo Integrity, Dayton, Fostex, some Chinese drivers, and probably I missed couple more. My main speaker, don't ask me to build this kind of cabinet 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decatech Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 On 11/1/2020 at 10:22 AM, synthesis1624705793 said: Btw, I have been building custom speakers and subwoofers for many Bros here. Just for hobby. I'm fortunate enough to get a chance to work with so many fine drivers including Scanspeak, Seas, SB Acoustics, Peerless, Vifa, Wavecor, Fountek, Tang Band, HiVi, Acoustics Elegance, TC Sounds, CSS, Stereo Integrity, Dayton, Fostex, some Chinese drivers, and probably I missed couple more. My main speaker, don't ask me to build this kind of cabinet beautiful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kptseng Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 On 10/29/2020 at 9:37 AM, decatech said: I am referred to the below for metal fab.: https://www.facebook.com/leplussolution/ i have not used them before but a friend told me they do small volume work and they are good at it. try contacting them but please come back here to update of outcome. Hello Everyone, Thank you Bro Decatech for the contact; I just collected the aluminium base plates and cones, as well as the back plates for the binding posts. Workmanship is great and I must say they exceeded my expectations. Items were nicely packed when I collect them. Overall customer experience is great. See pics: The plates are all laser cut and the cones are machine-turned (not sure if this is the correct term). Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decatech Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) kptseng, thanks for updating the results. My friend who recommended them has been singing praises of them too. glad u experienced the same. You have got PM from me. Edited November 10, 2020 by decatech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHT Triode Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 On 10/28/2020 at 3:16 PM, kptseng said: Sounds like 500 is still a reasonable price, I underestimated. But seriously......... I’m not complaining so much about the price but the availability of such workshops who are willing to provide customised fabrication in small quantities, and I could understand it may not be economical for them to do, but it is just frustrating. I went to Ubi to find someone who is willing to fabricate a set of aluminium base for my speakers, walked into a few signage shops and 2 aluminium window makers, no one wants to take the job Anyone knows of any shops that can provide 10mm aluminium plates cut to size and shape? Also, do you mind sharing your carpenter contact? Many thanks I got some 10mm plate laser cut and powder coated at Sunny Metal. Easy to work with, will do small jobs. You will need a CAD drawing to give them though or be prepared to have them do CAD drawings based on a physical drawing which adds to their price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizardofoz Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) I can attest to the effort required to DIY speakers...lots oh hours and custom work (not just a square box) add even more effort. see my DIY build here.... http://walaneh.com/LX521/ Edited January 5, 2021 by wizardofoz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHO23 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) On 10/31/2020 at 2:11 PM, boogie6301 said: Hi, Thanks for your reply. GR Research informed me that the parts are currently out of stock but I'm looking at this kit https://www.gr-research.com/store/p14/NX-Studio.html I'm planning to pair it with their open baffle servo woofer https://www.gr-research.com/store/p22/Servo_Sub_Kit_4.html GR Research provide the cabinet drawings for all their kits. Thanks I have an LXmini kit on the way to be build and I'd like to pair it with the GR research Servo Sub kit 4 too. Would love to know how you got the cabinets made. Also did you go for the H frame or W frame design? On 10/19/2020 at 10:42 PM, synthesis1624705793 said: Wanna have a listen to my DIY speakers? Hi Synthesis, I'm thinking of a new build using Rythmik 8" servo drivers. How do I get a hold of you? I can't mesage you here on StereoNet Edited July 24, 2021 by WHO23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voidgarden Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 How much did you pay for the Lxmini kit with shipping? Sounds like it'd be a hefty bundle On 04/07/2021 at 4:59 PM, WHO23 said: I have an LXmini kit on the way to be build and I'd like to pair it with the GR research Servo Sub kit 4 too. Would love to know how you got the cabinets made. Also did you go for the H frame or W frame design? Hi Synthesis, I'm thinking of a new build using Rythmik 8" servo drivers. How do I get a hold of you? I can't mesage you here on StereoNet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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