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DIY Speakers CSS Torii

Has anyone ever built a pair of Torii's?  I did, and I can tell you, It's the best $400 I ever spent on audio.

These things are amazing. so much so that I had to buy a new amp to drive them.

My current setup is a workbench in my garage. I have a laptop for my streaming, going into a SMSL SU-1 DAC, to my NAD 316 Cbee integrated amp, and the CSS Torii's on speaker stand at either side of my workbench, pulled away from the rear wall about 16 inches.

I am currently listening to Mozart and it sounds AMAZING.  These things are bass monsters.  for the size of the cabinet, and the 4 1/2 inch drivers, they dig deep. Roger Waters, Dark side of the moon, Redux really brings out the sound of these speakers.

I have yet to finish the Cabinets.  I bought a sheet of two tone hickory veneer that I am going to cover them with. 

gregostar
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simonmoon
641 posts
 

I am a long time DIY'r!

The end results of building a DIY speaker, will always yield a speaker that sound substantially better than the price put into them. 

And this is holds true for any price point.

I heard a pair of CSS Criton 1TD-X a few months ago, and was very impressed. Better than any $1500 speaker I know of. 

My current DIY speakers are built from a design from well respected speaker designers, Curt Campbell and Jim Holtz, known as the "Bordeax".

They are comprised of: Aurum Cantus Areo Stricuture tweeters, Accuton ceramic mids, and (2 per side) Dayton 8" woofers. 

All in, I spent about $3500, but the end results are speakers that rival commercially available speakers at at least, $12K.

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ticat
448 posts
 

The DIY speaker experience can be very satisfying and rewarding. A well executed project is the Best Bang for your buck in audio (and a lot of lessons, transferable to other areas are learned).

Congratulations on your success… very Happy for you.

gregostar OP
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Simonmoon, Those are some beautiful speakers.  I can't wait to build my next pair.  I was planning to build the Torii Tower P2's, but I should look at some other recommendations first.

Torii Tower P2 (pair)

I can't keep adding more "stuff" in the house.  So I may end up selling the Torii's to offset the cost of the next kit.  There is a high end audio shop in town that may let me sell them on consignment.

Any thoughts about other DIY kits?

mark200mph
825 posts
 

Madisound.look at website under kits.had good luck with all mentioned sites.enjoy the craft.

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