2.1 Soundbar System With Sub | DIY Speaker Build

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👉Build Speakers - salvageaudio.com/
🔊2.1 SOUNDBAR COMPONENTS
Speakers - bit.ly/2Tymphan...
Tweeters - bit.ly/2NoaV4G
Crossover - bit.ly/Soundbar...
Port Tube - bit.ly/1x4PortTube
Plate Amp - bit.ly/2S4qhNI
Subwoofer - bit.ly/2Ak1sH7
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Foam - bit.ly/Foam5
Soldering Iron - bit.ly/SolderIronS
Glue Gun - amzn.to/2dCjf2K
🔗LINKS
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KMA Website - kirbymeetsaudio...
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My Speakers - bit.ly/SAspeakers
📲FOLLOW
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🎵MUSIC
Music Made By Me!
⚙️ALL YOU NEED TO GET STARTED
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Circular Saw - amzn.to/23iuCfx
Speed Square - amzn.to/23ivhgQ
🛠️TOOLS
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🛠️MORE TOOLS
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🎥CAMERA GEAR
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🤙If you have any questions, comment!
I invite you to be a part of this awesome community.
Thank you so much for watching!
-Kirby

[@hardt2788]

4 years ago I watched this video and it inspired me to mess around with wood, I now own my own woodworking business and left a career banking job. Thanks for sharing your work.

[@rahultej2248]

This is what happens when Kirby meets audio. And it’s the best feeling ever when its set up in the place Great build.

[@jasonperry6046]

I have to say watching your build videos is a zen moment for me.

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

I love that! It's pretty zen for me too. Thanks for watching, Jason!

[@jasonperry6046]

Two quick question I would love to make this project, but, the easiest way to integrate it into my very simple setup is with an optical audio cable. Do you have any recommendations on what parts I should get to add an optical audio port? I think this is something I am going to look into. Also have you played with torching the front panel of wood to make the grain stand out more?

[@_DSch]

You can get one of those cheap chineese 5.1 decoders and modify them, they can decode an digital spdif signal (a.k.a signal from an optical audio cable) and output 5.1 channels. With some work you can make the 5.1 output to an 2.1 ;)

[@jasonperry6046]

Thanks MrApplecraft​, I found this on Amazon, but I need a way of integrating it with the back of the speaker. amazon.ca

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Digital to analog converter would be the easiest way to hook it up.

[@cfcman1975]

That was 17 mins and 15 seconds of pure relaxation......... What a way to chill out. Amazing workmanship too :-) keep up the great work

[@jukpulfer]

as always very enjoyable video! as a little suggestion, I don't recommend mounting drivers to the back of the board as it gives the sound room to reflect.

[@tonymcclendon-hobbytime7727]

From an old school. I love the original design. That is the way my brain work. take something and make it your own. WOW!!

[@user-wc2vj5dh7i]

Молодец, безусловно лайк за золотые руки)))

[@falaquepratista]

I love the way he make the videos.. its all about speakers but its kinda rellaxing tho ☺️

[@AdelsonDePaulo]

I agree on that!

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thank you!

[@TocampRu]

Красавчик!!! Шикарно!!

[@PeriodWoodworker]

Couldn’t finish the great build you were making because that music was killing me

[@GustavoBrazBarros]

Awesome. You are a true artist. And what a photography!!!

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thanks, Gustavo!

[@KishoreKumar-tn7pc]

Nowadays Soundbar and sub-woofers are connected wireless via thru Bluetooth. Can u through some light on this. (such as LG model no : NB3540)

[@LeonardoBaez]

Gorgeous photography.... aweaome projects. 👍

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thanks, Leonardo!

[@nelsan2351]

I get the asmr with the miter saw, I will try with some speakers I have lying around. Thanks for the inspiration, build plans and great video. I swear two works of art every video

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thanks, Nel!

[@DavidGillooly]

Great video! I have been looking at 5.1 sound bar systems (Vizio) but your video has given me some additional ideas as I also just purchased a table saw, drill press and miter saw! With some thought I think I can get these basic ideas into a full 5.1 bluetooth system for surround sound. Should be super sound as I can pick the drivers and it will be good looking too.

[@roqui8690]

David Gillooly Upload your making video please.

[@davidpieratt]

david there is more to a 5.1 system then just the speakers. first and for most, your stereo needs to support 5.1 and the content your watching/listening too has to be 5.1, only way to have true 5.1 system on all sounds (music, movies, etc) is to go Dolby digital live.

[@tailleremmanuel9750]

Just got goosebumps, hypnotized and captivated for 17min. Awesome video and awesome work, thanks for sharing!!!

[@rahmatsyahpulungan]

you sir, are definitely beyond human. hands down.

[@MakotoRen]

This is therapeutic.

[@jivandabeast]

Can't wait to see the channel get big

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Me too! Though, 12,000 is HUGE for me.

[@weegee5719]

Your Video Editing Was Spot On.Your Works Building That Speaker Absolutely Great.Perfectly Nice,Well Done.

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thanks so much!

[@eirenwhelan3312]

I love all your videos. I find myself in a limbo between in utter zen and peace of mind, or raging jealousy of your job and your life (of what I can see) :) I am 15 and looking at different options for what I want to do after education, working with such beautiful tools and materials plus getting such an amazing product at the end of it really appeals to me. If you get a moment it would be very helpful to me if you could explain how you got to where you are now, and benefits / cons to what you do (I am presuming you do it as a bill payer and not just a hobby) Any information would be greatly appreciated. Good luck.

[@legolez]

What a lovely speaker! More knowledge for my brain and to do for my soul big big thanks from Argentina.

[@Arv1749]

I could look and listen to this video...for an indefinite amount of time.

[@lawrencemaithyamutie4013]

Man Everytime iwatch your videos bro..... Nuff respect

[@obedcardenasgalvez2948]

super padre , pero solo para gente con un taller profeccional. este tipo de barras de sonido por la construccion y el material ,tienen una acustica superior ,hermosa barra con suwoofer . no me imagino cuanto estaria valuada. pero por la purra barra sin bocinas y amplificador unos 100 o 150 dolares por la pura barra y subwoofer, sin amplificador . excelente trabajo .

[@robertszaumanis8457]

Damn this is some interesting, entertaining and actually relaxing stuff to watch. Good work making this kind of video a quality content.

[@YetAnotherTechChannel]

Fantastic craftsmanship... but I've been always wondering, when watching your videos, if there is some proper acoustics engineering involved in your projects?

[@JDs_RandomHandle]

I'm an electrical engineering student and was wondering the same thing. I've built a few simple speakers with copper wire and a magnet; granted they sounded like crap but it worked.

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Absolutely! But I don't solely focus on getting the best sound possible. I try to find a balance between form and function, using acoustical engineering when needed but still allowing for the project to look good. Theres a lot more forgiveness to speaker design than people think. Thanks for watching!

[@waynegale2729]

Justin Rush when you build speaker cabinets, best to use MDF wood and use a online software to measure the size of your cabinet and spacing of speakers based on the type of speaker drivers you using, to give best acoustic sound. you can use a thing layer of pine wood for finishing over the top of the MDF wood for the wood grain look., then use electronic crossover if you can afford it, that's what what high end speaker companies do. never use pine for the entire build as pine gives un-natural resonance and inaccurate acoustic bass sound stage. MDF wood is always best used for speaker cabinets. I've built many speaker cabinets and every driver is different, so online measure based on driver used is best, as some drivers may be need to be ported and others not. this guy just design a cabinet based on wrong materials no measure based on the drivers for accurate acoustic sound either. It's going to sound like a small alarm clock radio with lots of distortion and lack of bass.

[@Alemaocl]

Wayne Gale, would you recommend some specific software?

[@cekpi7]

Daniel Venturi WinIsd

[@ivanljujic]

You're lucky you've got the tools and knowledge to construct such good speakers! keep that way, I wish you all the best!!! greatings from Serbia!

[@alexhastenreiter]

is a therapy to me, see you working

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thanks, Alex!

[@vinaydhalla8712]

I can't even tell you how much you inspire me!

[@pinguinamsuedpol2953]

this music really is some kind of a trip...

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thanks!

[@jayanrajpurohit4711]

Hi, song name pls? and what is your source for the music in your videos?

[@guillaUXm]

Kirby Meets Audio Please Kirby, what is this neat and delightful music? Production on your own? Shazam has just identify that it contains a sample from "Plan And Act by Patrice Nko'o"…

[@DarkiCraftS]

@@guillaUXm this is the music but i pretty sure this is a remake by kirby

[@DarkiCraftS]

they use it as sample to and not notice it is bad kirby...

[@nadabindustudio]

awesome work bro.. u might have added some rock wool or glass wool sheets inside the subwoofer cabin.. it will help u to get more good clean bass response by cutting down the higher freq reflections..also u might hve used a good passive network instead of a capacitor .... An inductor coil network can enhance ur subwoofer also it can filter the higher frequencies entering to the woofer.

[@DanteMetaphor]

these videos are so well shot i can spend the whole day just watching them to relax

[@DanielSanchez-dl8gm]

Impresionante trabajo hermano. Hecho con pasión y dedicación.

[@rokinjosiah]

billy bad ass.... inspiring. ...

[@delarey]

Kirby, the build is great! But your video is visual and aural meditation. Is it possible to get the track somewhere. I have this video on loop. Thanks for amazing content.

[@mindes7483]

Hello. Your work looks amazing. Couple questions. How does it cost as diy and what about sound quality?

[@nathanield.4527]

That's one heck of nice home wood shop you got there!

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thank you, Nathaniel!

[@Alaskaism]

гениальная работа!!!

[@andrewlazarenko9925]

Man, you are great!!! Fantastic. You made my evening!!!

[@mytruckinlifeace4047]

I love the way that sound bar turned out. I didn't see how you attached the speaker baffle. And I'm wondering why you didn't miter the corners on the sub box. I would have liked to have seen the same look with the cherry baffle on the sub box and front firing. Very cool though makes me want to dust off the table saw.

[@FirstPolor]

it would be nice to hear some kind of after build test. to know that the speakers sound good. can you do a video please of what these speakers sound like?

[@talebuttbitchton1267]

He doesn't do one because it doesn't sound good

[@mxcoytrejo3240]

Wey.... que hermoso trabajo!!! Me encanto .... no me perderé tus vídeos ya que me inspiran a buscar inspiración y crear mis propias cosas, ya tienes un fan en México!!! saludos!!!

[@speakerzedan103]

very unique damn good build man its very unique

[@invertMASA]

Pretty snazzy looking! Well done! But that knot drives my OCD crazy!

[@julesbilodeau4851]

SAME!!!

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Muahahaha!

[@Cynyr]

the knot's knot bad in my opinion!

[@Khoudi_91]

Love the video style and editing. Very inspiring .

[@Alternabear]

Hands down, the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!

[@ChakhuliD]

Amazing man ! You are just making speakers but it's healing inside.

[@dennismikha7541]

nice background for delay+guitar improvisation 😎

[@_intrepid]

How about a video comparing the same driver in three boxes: too small, just right and too big; something like a test? Would it yield some interesting results? Love your videos!

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

That's a great idea! Thank you!

[@ChewyGDRP]

Do the speakers in the sound bar need a cross over? Or does the amp take care of it??? I've no idea about this stuff.

[@brianraulerson5037]

Not totally sure but it looks like the plate amp has a built in crossover. I have a Lempai 2.1 plate amp and it has a built in crossover. It seems to be a pretty common feature.

[@Chris_72]

It's great his channel is tiny but technical

[@dantube8471]

did you calculate the m3 needed for the sub and speakers. no isolation?

[@kalleklp7291]

Probably not and it's going to resonate the hell out of that cabinet.

[@digitalbestdealgujarat4237]

Great post!! Thanks for sharing this with us. Keep up!

[@davidsolis512]

Me gusta la música que le pones a tus vídeos :)

[@asternship1]

Wow fantastic .you deserve more people buying from you ,to support your kraft.Thumbs up.Keep up the good work.

[@alanpaola5266]

Yes the music sounds very interesting good theme for the video!👍👍

[@RascalCatify]

I have to say of all the channels I sub to lately yours is the one I want updates from the most! Keep up the good work!

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

That is is the compliment ever!!! Thank you so much, Mark!

[@Identificador2212]

Las cosas bien echas ,bien parecen .Saludos

[@ahemmedhsuhile5206]

These videos are the best!

[@acctsslppress4569]

I like it when you clean the wood with your bare hands :)

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thanks for watching!

[@Bchara-Knio]

you are a genius man

[@swarooparanis4291]

very beautiful end product

[@joeldias4199]

Beautiful work

[@willfulljoker6312]

First vid i've seen of you... that is the most confident subscription i think i've ever made. you are truly one of the best

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thank you so much!

[@whitlcj1]

That looked like a little tang band 6.5" subwoofer. I also think I bought the same little class d amplifier you have there. parts express is pretty addictive...

[@ZvoolabAcoustics]

Kirby, you are great!

[@MissAlicePaige]

even if I never made a set of speakers. I would still enjoy your videos

[@karolusnaga]

nice job ... and good music too.

[@gfreire57]

that is a piece of art!

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thank you!

[@housearea]

Man, your videos are so much inspiring and your HQ materials and machines are making your product the best! I hope to see how you are building wood speaker horn.

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thank you!

[@ParthBhat]

I always wait for your videos and share it with everyone who are interested in woodworking.. I wish I could arrange all the tools you have.. but you give me a best inspiration to setup a workshop... thanks a lot for the videos.. cheers..!! happy building

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thank you so much, Parth! That is a huge help. Keep at it and you'll get there one day. Thanks again!

[@nickk6109]

I. would suggest a high quality plywood (baltic birch 9ply or 13 ply) to reduce resonances in the cabinet. For the sub - a high density particle board with outside plywood with internal bracing.

[@khaleef_hrm]

I swear.... This is just cool!

[@shubhambeeharry]

Nice one.. But it would be great if we were able to hear the sound quality from it!!! 😀

[@fetymann]

But the quality would only be as good as his mic picking it up and your own speakers or headphones reproducing that captured sound.

[@Harlin67]

Yes but u can hear distortion, high and low levels if you have semi-decent headphones\speakers, which most people these days have, so hearing it is kind of essential. Without hearing the sound its pointless to even start on a project such as this. Love the vids anyway.

[@RickMcQuay]

No sound test = blue balls

[@somedude2492]

@@fetymann if you're here it's cause you probably like audio. if you like audio, then you probably have decent headphones, and this guy has a good microphone. it's not the same as hearing it in person, but it's quite better than nothing...

[@spllbnd2]

Nice diy video but I do have a few questions in regards to the build. First would be why do you choose to use pine boards for the speaker cabinets? Never building speakers I am unsure of how the sound would be from using pine wood. Second question is in regards to the sub box. I couldn't help but notice that the board looks cupped in the video at about 7:22. Is the board truly cupped like that? And finally after I saw the nice mitered case work for the soundbar, I thought maybe you would have used a better idea for the sub box rather then a simple butt joint. All in all a nice build and good video. Thank you for sharing.

[@PortuguesePai]

What kind of Tape are you using when you do the Glue ups? And Whats the Planing machine you're using? Is it portable?

[@kYMHUUDINH209]

this was so well put together! great job man.

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thanks so much, Kym!

[@lkjhgfkjs]

Hi Kirby, I've purchased your build plans for this, started construction, ordered parts, and am now trying to make sense of the cross-over. I've never build a crossover before and I've watched your videos on them and a few others and I'm just struggling with trying to understand exactly how to put this all together. If there's any way you can contact me about this to get a picture of how to wire this particular crossover I would really appreciate it. TIA!

[@walkaloneproductionsproduc3265]

Nice creation& good workmanship👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@brandonsaville6563]

This video was utterly satisfying! Good Job

[@joelito165]

wow excelente trabajo, con esas herramientas si que provoca trabajar.

[@TheBestofMediocrity]

After you apply the black stain what did you do to get that look? It looks so stunning and would like to add that to project I'm working on

[@eugene4637]

Kirby love the channel. Will you do a basic 2.1 system like a logitech z623 etc. I want to build something similar but have no idea what kind of electronics or parts to use.

[@thousandpoundpromise]

I dug the video. Solid build, but it was doing the music yourself that got you the like.

[@Myles8825-]

so satisfying to watch

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thanks!

[@j-yvesjys6884]

Hi Kirby. Nice video, as usual :-) In order to be more usefull (Real 2.1 TV Surround bar), it would be great to be able to get a surround/DTS effect. Do you have a solution (DIY board ...) ? Thanks

[@BillSkg]

J-Yves jys or even an atmos bar :)

[@melmixxx]

Hola, felicitaciones por tu trabajo, es fantástico. saludos desde Chile. PD.: No puedo activar las notificaciones por que dice que esta desactivada la opción en vídeos creados para niños, ¿ por que?.

[@toantuong8567]

On some project and saw you put additional capacitor between the speaker and tweeter is there specific size for the capacitor or just any capacitor will work???

[@ElvisRamirez]

You are a professional!! excellent work!

[@horusvivonaterra7222]

I love your work.

[@Makerious365]

i love the way you present your work and love for speaker building and music. could you give the details of material used for this speaker??? a printable ??

[@bdrlgin]

killer editing, oh yeah nice soundbar too

[@Zilverhunter]

What you do and how you present it, is almost spiritual! You deserve way more subs :)

[@KirbyMeetsAudio]

Thank you!

[@mrmsali7689]

where to buy plate for wireless subwoofer. you made the holes really nice. find hard to do the cure cut of front of speakers. yours came really nice because you have all the right tools good job. from London UK

[@LZACCARO]

Great job. I liked your job. Fantastic. Congrats

[@matthewwagstaff5361]

this look incredible

[@kneazy99]

You make some beautiful speakers Kirby! Also your build plans are the best I've EVER seen.

[@mrme6501]

Ok I like the recessed design of the speakers but in terms of sound quality which was better flush mount or recess? I have built a couple of speaker enclosures and the recess mount always acted like a wave guide. The sound was always muted or distorted compared to flush mounting.

[@craigmonteforte1478]

Nice build on the cabinet ! Very tight ,meters I did woodworking professionally for over 20 years and longer as my hobby/passion. I don’t. Really know why but the power of masking tape has always impressed me on how much. Force you can get on a joint in commercial Woodworking. I often had to. Glue 8 ‘ miter joints in the feild Using that method on stain grade veneers glued up on mdf substrates to wrap concrete columns. Or outside corners on paneling jobs Where did you. Get your speaker design and Products ? I’m a woodworker not a clue on what to use that will sound good and ive tried to look for kits to see what they used i was hoping to find a. Plan or video on building. High end home speakers specifically Bose quality sound I’m 55 years old and the way ive always bought speakers was. To go and listen to them so i never really learned how to buy all the components and build them although when i get them home ive looked at the way they are actually made. I think i could have made them better ? I figured there would be complete plans somewhere ? Another Speaker i would like to build is a pair of the old Realistic Mach ones i had in the 80s they were a tough set of speakers and. Held up awesome to being played loud with. A lot of power i can find them online but because of their size and weight most people dont want to ship them ive found parts like the crossovers and tweeters. Can be had on Ebay and new Whoofers can be. Found. Online listed as direct replacements so ive done some reasearch but only compiled notes. Not a complete list my hope was to find a old pair locally for cheap and. Make my own plans and parts list but many people think those are worth a lot of Money even. Ones that are beat to hell as a lot of the older gear Is popular with the younger Audiophiles these days only 15 or so years ago. People were. Dumping old stereo equipment for free and very cheap prices i used to cruise thru second hand stores and look at what they had. In the electronics sections i had a decent pair of speakers so i wasnt buying any more at that time but sadly those were stolen