12 Inch Audio Nirvana Speaker Cabinets Build (Part 1) THE BUILD!
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- 12" Audio Nirvana 5.6 speaker cabinet build with magnetic dust cover. Part 1 of 2.
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This is NOT a sponsored video!
Audio Nirvana are just great speakers designed by awesome people.
Cabinet Design by Common Sense Audio
Audio Nirvana Speakers - www.commonsenseaudio.com/nirva...
If you're interested, send David a message and tell him I sent you!
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Thank you so much for watching!
-Kirby - Jak na to + styl
Those build vlogs are so relaxing to watch!
Hi Kirby! Just discovered your work. It's so inspiring. I can't wait to try my hand at making speakers. Any chance you could list the music artists you use? I'm sure a lot of people would like to know. Thanks for all you're doing. Can't wait to see what's next.
This man makes nice ass speakers, his editing is casey neistat level good, and makes the music for the videos, goat
Thank you!
I don't know why I never thought of building my own. Being someone who enjoys wood working, making, and hi-fi audio, it should have been a no-brainer. Thank you for doing these. Very inspiring.
Great stuff , good movie making , cool muzak , relevant information and hands on demos ,couldn't be better , thank you from Albany Western Australia.
Good Job.
The way it was assembled, without waste or strain, was excellent. I'm looking forward to the next one.
Fabulous video Kirby and an inspiration to start building myself. I have a pair of 12" Nirvana's waiting for me to build a cabinet, your video is a huge inspiration. Big fan from the Netherlands here.
Can't wait to see the rest!
See, the GREAT thing about your videos is that not only is the speaker building shown amazing, but the artistic side of the video is amazing! Seeing there is a new video on your channel is like hearing the ice cream truck, I get all fuzzy inside and I can't wait to watch it!
Thank you so much, Jules!
its like Christmas morning when u upload
Haha Best comment!
I really like your build videos. This one is especially relaxing.. Keep up the great videos. I really love your speaker designs btw.
Thanks so much, Kon!
These artistic style build videos are just great! While I like the tutorials, it is really nice to just watch you build. Great camera angles, great music choice, and awesome speaker build. Can't wait for part 2 and many more videos to come from this channel. You are awesome, have a great day!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate you comment and for watching!
Pretty video, can't wait for part II!
Thank you, Brad!
Awesome, your videos are my current inspiration! Big fan from Scotland here 👍
Thanks so much, Gerry! This made my day.
+Kirby Meets Audio thanks for responding! I am currently making a Bluetooth powered speaker in oak from your ideas mate, your videos are an excellent and rich resource of great info that the non-audio-expert like me can benefit from. Best, Gerry 👍🎼🎸🔌☺️
same here :)
Fantastic Noah and Louis, I love that Kirby and CZcams can connect us all. Good luck with your speaker builds pals! 👍
Same here! from Brazil, btw ahaha
17 seconds in and I know I'm going to love this video.
In future videos, will you be able to discuss things like how to calculate baffle step and edge diffraction? I like how you approach things and laymens terms, and I've never been able to wrap my head around it
Dont worry about it. Thats how you do it. Just build the req. enclosure and you will have a great sounding system. Quit worring about things that arent going to matter.
dig the relaxing vibe with the music and no voiceover. keep up the good work dude!
Thanks, Bill!
you are an artist bro i realy like your stuff that you made.good luck
Hi! Great job! What cloth did you use for the grids?
Love to see your workshop look like
This is sooo damn awesome !!!! Amazing video kirby ... just llove them..
Thank you, Saif!
well hot damn. feels like winter is here now.
great video i mean its awesome and its not even done yet. cant wait for the part 2
Thanks for watching, Pat!
Mate, love your videos. Quick question, how do you connect your drivers to the binding posts (internally).
Ive seen some people solder the wires directly to the stems, and ive seen some people put a connector on the wire and just use the nut supplied with the post. Just curious how you do it. Ta very muchly.
Hi Kirby, which magnets did you use? Can you put a link to them?
Thanks
You also have a fan from Sweden. thank you for all you Good information.
Thank you for watching!
What circle cutting jig do you use?
is it possible to make car audio speakers into a good home speaker I just wanted to know I have some CT Sound audio and just wanted to know what it be a good idea to build
Kinda unrelated to audio, but are you using drill bits with hexagonal "connectors" (as in, an impact driver)?
Kirby I'm not seeing these plans on your site, are you still offering them?
Did he share the sound test for this project?
You have considered using flat head Torx screws instead of those tacky Philips ones?
Great videos! Professional and clean. Made me itching to build my own :D... so i did haha (made a set of speakers, semi-glossy white enclosure (painted) with a natural bamboo front, with gold accents).
Keep up the good work!
Greetings,
a fan from belgium
Those sound amazing! Any chance we can see some photos? Thanks for watching!
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awesome ! good job
Thank you!
Brasilian fan, tks for the video! 👊
Thank you for watching!
looks cool!
Thank you!
marvelous 😍
Thank you!
Awesome video, you are not simply good at make video, you are an artist! I want to make this project, may i ask you what wood is used for make this project and how thick it is? Grazie from Italy!
Thanks so much, Marco! This was made from Baltic Birch Ply and it's 19mm thick. Thanks for watching and good luck!
Man, no rabbet joints or anything? Dado your bracing?
Hi Kirby,
your videos inpired me to try on building my first speaker. It is going to be a small multiroom audio system using a raspberry pi with 2, 3 inch speakers. Greeting from the Netherlands
That sounds like an awesome project! What software will you be using on the raspberry pi?
Hey Kirby,
Currently I'm using a raspberry pi 3 running raspbian. The software i use is Mopidy, an open source audio server, with the moped webinterface and upmpdcli. The latter allows me to broadcast my audio over its speakers. It's rather easy to setup everything. It's a really cool piece of software with a lot of plugins. There are plugins which allow you to connect it to, for instance, spotify and soundcloud.
It would be REALLY awesome if you included it in one of your builds. Try it and if you have any issues dont hesitate to contact me.
P.S. out of the box raspberry 3 audio to really crappy to fix this, add
audio_pwm_mode=2
to the bottom of /boot/config.txt
kind regards,
Ocelot667
I'll have to look into that setup. I've been wanting to incorporate a raspberry pi into a project for a while now. I messed around with Volumeio about a year ago, but wasn't super happy with it. I'll for sure be in touch if I have any troubles. Thanks so much for the info!
The link to the build plans are not there...I'd like to build something like this.
great!
Can someone tell me what measures the cabinet has? I can't find the measures of the build
I have always liked working with wood. I would have built some DIY speakers myself but I don't really have access to tools and electronics. I will certainly do it in future. Anyways nice video!
I started selling kits with wood already cut. Maybe that would help! You can find them here: kirbymeetsaudio.com/shop/fawn-bluetooth-speaker-build-kit-wood-kit-pre-order Thanks for watching!
Hey there! New subscriber, really enjoying the build videos. Not sure how much of your fanbase comes from a woodworking background, so you may have heard this before, but I'll give you a couple of tips for free:
1) Lose the pencil. Ideally all marks should be made with a knife, but at the very least, just the sharpest pencil you can find. Also, avoid measuring whenever possible, because the errors quickly add up and things wind up just that tiny bit out of square, which makes assembly a bit of a head scratcher. What I'm talking about here is ganging up your pieces to make cuts. Whenever possible make all cuts of the same dimension at the same time, on the same machine, without adjusting your fence or stopblock.
2) If practical, invest in a pin nailer or brad gun. A relatively cheap compressor from Harbour Freight or the like won't set you back too much, and a simple low end gun is more than ample. For the sort of light duty construction you're doing, with relatively limited exposed joinery, it'll just speed up construction so much, because you won't be fiddling with clamps or waiting for the glue to dry. Time is money as they say, and if you're mostly just using butt and mitre joinery, there is really no reason NOT to use a few tiny nails.
3) Take it a bit easier on the glue. Titebond is expensive, and too much glue in a joint is just as bad as not enough. I would guess you probably need about half what you're putting on. You'll know you've got it about right when only just a little tiny run of glue beads squeeze out the side when you tighten up the clamps.
4) Just a safety note, but ideally you should never make a cut on the tablesaw without using the fence, and you should never ever stand behind the cut. We've all done it from time to time, but it's a terrible habit to get into, and it's especially true when your tablesaw lacks a riving knife, or those anti kickback claw thingies. It goes just fine probably 19 times in 20, but if the blade binds kickback can be very scary, especially in plywood which for whatever reason tends to have more tension in it than other woods. You'll probably tell me that you're just fine and you're careful yadda yadda yadda youtube safety nazis etc, but you only have to be tired and in a hurry and screw up once. Safety isn't for you at your best, it's for you at your worst.
Finally, just want to say, it's great to see another maker channel on youtube, I wish I could do what you guys all do. Also I'm pretty sure your channel is about to get huge, so congrats in advance.
Hello there! And welcome! Thank you for the tips! I really appreciate your time to write those out and I'm sure others will also find them helpful. Fingers crossed on the blow up part! :)
No worries! And I'm going to keep watching, so I'll know if you were really paying attention or not :P
Great work!!
Where do you get your music from for all your videos?
I make it! Thanks for watching!
you should upload all the music separately
Hey kirby, amazing build so far. Cant wait to see the second part. This is exactly what I was hoping for from you, something big and powerfull. Quite the contrast from your earlier speakers sold online. Can you say something about what you are going to use for the higher frequency? Judging from the second round hole maybe a fullranger? Maybe the bigger brother from DA ps-95?
Anyhow; I would love to see more of these build logs! The pace is very well balanced; slow (so that you can see all the steps) without it getting boring. The music also keeps it chill. Some better lighting in your workshop would be a welcome addition though.
Maybe an underwhelming question, but how do you keep that pencil so sharp? xD
Regards from the Netherlands!
idd dit is iets wat ik leuk vindt
heb hier 2 subs met 2 speakers totaal 4 8inch subs uit een homecinema set
en 2 5inch woofers van een mini pa setje met 2 tweeters
Thanks so much for watching! These Audio Nirvana speakers are full-range, so they are designed to not need a tweeter or mid range. They are absolutely amazing speakers. Check them out and read some reviews!
+Kirby Meets Audio Whooa! I did not know something that big could be true fullrange.
good video!
Thank you!
At 5.31 time in the video, Kirby put in a nail in the corner of that wedge but pulled it out. Can anyone please tell me why he did this?
good shit yo
awesome
Thanks!
Awesome project, if you come in italy contact me that i want to see you my garage with my current project for speaker building
Oh man, I wish! Maybe someday I'll take you up on that! Thanks for watching, Riccardo!
grab a coffee, lean back and enjoy. speaker building time, woohooo!
Haha perfect!
What is this soundtrack , please? Mesmerizing !
Thanks! I made it! It doesn't have a title.
Well then ,you are a good musician!
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Who’s music is that?
i'd like to hire you for a project
fun.
woodworking will always be one of my favorite things. always satisfying I hate its a dying art.
Same here! I love learning new techniques. Although it is down overall, I think this whole "maker" movements has been a great resurgence to keep it alive.
Its not dying, but being re-born.
I couldn't have said it better myself, shaggy Jesus.
Cool background music, who is it??
Thanks! I made it using apple loops.
where's the part 2 mate? when is it coming?
Next week!
+Kirby Meets Audio -_-
man I want you to help me with my wood working. problem is I only have a jigsaw lol
what is the song?
I made it for the video!
Woah Dog! That's not the 5.6 Tower that's the 2.8 Series I Tower. That's about half the size of the 5.6! ;)
THAT IS SUB!!
More internal bracing would be better
I'm unsure if you had a router at the time of making this speaker, otherwise a dovetail joint for the inside could've been awesome for smooth fit. But still an awesome build!
Yep, this is a slow one.
You need to make a dent in making modern looking car audio enclosures,you'd do great!!!!!
Why no one gives the dimensions. What is the point for us watching your build?
where part 2??????????????? PLEASEEEEEEE
Coming next week!
सर कोई अपना नंबर दो जिससे कि हम भी बात कर सके हमें भी 12 इंच के पेयर चाहिए
there are no build plans about this speaker on your page...............
You're right! I'll fix that link description. These enclosures are designed by David at Common Sense Audio. Theres a link in the description.
I think you should try and make some guitar cabs. 1x12 or better yet 2x12. 4x12's are great too, but a bit much for most. 2x12's are the best of both worlds.
I've built a few 2x12's before I stared filming stuff. Thats a great idea for a future project! Thanks for watching!
Tiny ass magnet lol
THE VIDEO SHOWS SOMEONE CUTTING WOOD TO HOUSE A SPEAKER OR SET OF DIFFERENT SPEAKERS, WHETHER BE IT THEY ARE TWEETERS, MID-RANGE OR WOOFER. IT DOES NOT GIVE SPECIFICS ON WHETHER IT IS ANY OR THE ABOVE. NO DIMENSIONS OR SPECIFICATIONS TO BUILD A PROPER SPEAKER SYSTEM FOR THE DESIRED SPEAKER BEING HOUSED. EACH AND EVERY COMPONENT HAS TO BE CALCULATED IN ORDER TO BE FINE TUNED TO GIVE THE PARTICULAR SPEAKER BRAND IT'S FULL QUALITY IN DEPTH AND SOUND. FIRST IN BUILDING A ENCLOSURE YOU MUST DETERMINE WHETHER YOU ARE BUILDING A LOUD SPEAKER, PASSIVE POWERED SUB SYSTEM, ENCLOSED SEALED SPEAKER SYSTEM, OR A FINE TUNED TOWER OR SOUND BAR. EACH REQUIRE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF BOX SPACE DEPENDED UPON WHAT KIND OF SPEAKER ONE IS TRYING TO BUILD AND WHAT THE SPEAKERS SPECIFIC PURPOSE IS TO BE USED FOR. JUST BUILDING A SPEAKER ENCLOSURE ALONE WITH NO ACCURATE DIMENSIONS ACCORDING TO THE SPEAKERS FUNCTION NEEDS, WILL RESULT IN A POOR SOUND QUALITY. THERE FOR THE VIDEO IS GOOD FOR WATCHING UNDER ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OR INSTRUCTIONAL USE!!!
Frank Beck dude check the description