Many of the senior folks would remember that a group of our forum members had got together and got loudspeaker kits imported from a US based kit supplying company GR Research. The entire saga of the import process was documented in this epic thread.
While participating members were free to choose any of the kits, a majority of us had chosen the X-Series kits, specifically the X-LS Classic / X-LS Encore kits, because of the stupendous VFM factor.
I went in for a 5.1 set up. So, in addition to the X-SLS Encore (Floor stander version using the X-LS kit) for the mains, I've gone in for X-CS Encore for the centre (not listed on the site), the A/V 1RS for the rear surrounds and the 12" Servo Controlled subwoofer driver to be driven by Rhythmik Direct Servo Sub woofer Amp A370PEQ in a sand filled sub woofer enclosure.
Several members have documented their builds, links to which could be assessed by clicking on my signature. I'm probably the last to take up the build because I was already having a good stereo rig and there was no place to keep the 5.1 setup in the smallish apartment that I was living then at Chennai.
When I got relocated to Trivandrum on transfer last year , I took a reasonably big house on purpose because I wanted to build the HT setup after all. I could locate a professional team of two brothers who make speaker boxes for theatres who also happened to be one of the interior work contractors of the organisation that I am working for.
We've started the work in all earnest sometime in January this year. However because of their professional commitments and my office hours, we could work only on one or two weekends every month.
I was clicking the pictures religiously during the build process but initial procrastination on my part and the tediousness of uploading the pictures later as the pictures got piled up have forced me to postpone documenting the build process as and when it happened.
Now that the build has come to close and I have a few queries to seek answers to, I've decided to start the thread and think of posting the pictures later, in due course.
To be continued...
While participating members were free to choose any of the kits, a majority of us had chosen the X-Series kits, specifically the X-LS Classic / X-LS Encore kits, because of the stupendous VFM factor.
I went in for a 5.1 set up. So, in addition to the X-SLS Encore (Floor stander version using the X-LS kit) for the mains, I've gone in for X-CS Encore for the centre (not listed on the site), the A/V 1RS for the rear surrounds and the 12" Servo Controlled subwoofer driver to be driven by Rhythmik Direct Servo Sub woofer Amp A370PEQ in a sand filled sub woofer enclosure.
Several members have documented their builds, links to which could be assessed by clicking on my signature. I'm probably the last to take up the build because I was already having a good stereo rig and there was no place to keep the 5.1 setup in the smallish apartment that I was living then at Chennai.
When I got relocated to Trivandrum on transfer last year , I took a reasonably big house on purpose because I wanted to build the HT setup after all. I could locate a professional team of two brothers who make speaker boxes for theatres who also happened to be one of the interior work contractors of the organisation that I am working for.
We've started the work in all earnest sometime in January this year. However because of their professional commitments and my office hours, we could work only on one or two weekends every month.
I was clicking the pictures religiously during the build process but initial procrastination on my part and the tediousness of uploading the pictures later as the pictures got piled up have forced me to postpone documenting the build process as and when it happened.
Now that the build has come to close and I have a few queries to seek answers to, I've decided to start the thread and think of posting the pictures later, in due course.
To be continued...
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