So I've been lurking on this site for a while now and thought I'd better start an account since I decided to take the plunge and start building two Infinity Kappa cabinets, based on Andrew's "Simple" design.
After a couple of setbacks, I'm ready to get going again. My first attempt ended up in a couple of botched plywood cuts from the lumber yard (which I needed, in order to fit the wood in my vehicle), which led me to having to waste more plywood than I would've liked. Followed immediately by my basement flooding, ruining 3/4 of the plywood I had cut, and ready to be assembled. Sooo almost $200 later, I've got more plywood to start over again!
Unfortunately I can't get to it over the weekend, due to having other plans, so I plan to get started on it first thing next week.
I've just placed my order for the electronics, so I'll be expecting that to come in shortly. I can't wait to get these up and running!
I'm doing this build with the following:
Drivers:
2x Infinity Kappa Perfect 12d VQ (Already owned)
Amp:
Peavey IPR 1600
Receiver/Pre-amp:
Sony STR-DN610 (Already owned)
I'm going to attempt making my own SpeakON cables for the speaker connections due to the high price of prefab ones, so I've ordered a 100' roll of 12ga speaker wire, and four 2-pole SpeakON connectors to make two 50' cables for about $23 each!
The design of the cabinets is going to be very similar to Andrew's, with the only difference being, I've decided to 45° my edges to avoid seeing any plywood edges as well as avoiding the need for any edge banding or expensive veneer. I chose 3/4" Birch to build the cabinets with, and I'm going with a satin black stain. I also plan on making some cloth covers once I figure out the best way to do this!
All-in-all, this build will have cost me just under $600 Canadian, not including the items I already own, and having to buy the plywood twice...
I'll post photos of my progress as soon as I have them!
PS- I've read mixed reviews on whether I'd need to set up an EQ or not, it seems like the IPR 1600 comes with a fairly flexible built in EQ that's user-customizable.
Any tips/recommendations would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Patrick