Parts Express C-Note MT Bookshelf Speaker Kit Pair with Knock-Down Cabinets

These speakers sound much better than anticipated. With a bit of fiddling and learning through the youtube videos, we were able to make these sound great. They are currently running through an old Harmon Kardon 25w stereo receiver, but could easily handle more power. If we had known how clean and pure these would sound, we would have spent more time in constructing the cabinet. The visual aesthetics of the final product are much lower than the audio quality they output. We did not use furniture clamps to square up the boxes - they were only a few mm off of square when we built them. I thought we could smooth out the misalignments with sanding and putty before priming and painting, but every imperfection in assembly shows in the final paint layers. For our first speaker project, it was an overall success.

This was a project for my daughter. Sounded good. Fit up was excellent! Matched these speakers with an Aiyima D03. Pretty Awesome combo!

Everything was about as expected with this project.However, I have read other reviews that compared the sound quality of these to a $300+ pair of bookshelf speakers. I can say with certainty that the sound quality of these is nowhere close to my Alpha B1's from PSB.(a $300 pair of bookshelf speakers). If all you are after is pure sound quality(and you have no interest in the building aspect) I would reccomend getting an entry pair of bookshelf speakers from Polk or something along those lines. You will get better sound for your dollar.

bought the kit for winters boring months, took a couple of weeks to assemble, took lots of time, sound quality is on par with other $100 speakers, fun to build tho...

The sound you get out of this speaker kit is truly exceptional. The C-Notes, when built correctly, sound like speakers 5x as expensive. You won't need any special skills besides the ability to watch a YouTube video and follow simple instructions to put together your own speakers.One note: You'll need to buy binding posts separately. That one component isn't included. Amazon has a TON of great options. But knowing that on the front end will save you some time waiting on them to get sent to you, rather than finding out the hard way.They're worth the wait, though, because the sound is just killer.

The quality of these speaker has me relistening to music with great pleasure at the presence of the sound. A true value.I did buy circuit boards available on ebay for the crossovers.

I have built a few sets of speakers and bought a good deal of components through Parts Express. I wanted a pair of bookshelf speakers for my home office and am a woodworker so these sounded like a great fit.I modified the design boy cutting down the front baffle (taking of the vertical radius) and mounting flush in the cabinet. The crossovers were easy to assemble ( soldering experience helps) and the speakers went together easily (used glue and a brad gun since I was planning to use cherry veneer on the boxes). I have Elac Debut 2.0 6.2, and PSB Tower speakers in other rooms run with an ADCOM system and use a 50w hybrid tube/ solid state amp with these C Note speakers, not equal to my other system but AMAZING speakers for the money and a great project. I would recommend !!

I had been looking for some nice desktop speakers for near field use and wasn't satisfied with much else in my budget. For reference the other speakers I have are the Hivi 3.1a kit (also amazing) and MartinLogan bookshelves as part of a home theater setup. I tried the Dayton MK402BT's for the computer but they were too much of a step down.These are not the easiest to put together - you need at the very least wood glue, a drill, binding posts, and screws. I would recommend terminal crimps and a PCB board for the crossover also. There is a .22uF capacitor mod I included on my crossover which supposedly smoothes out a small peak in the treble. I haven't heard these without the mod but they sound amazing from where I am. I decided on a painted gloss white finish which was difficult. I would recommend a vinyl wrap or a veneer to make things easier on yourself.There are really no weaknesses with these. Aside from cheaping out on pilot holes or binding posts or speaker wire they are an amazing value and punch well above their price range. Treble is clear and cymbals sound lifelike and detailed. Vocal reproduction is not quite as good as the HiVi kits but those are 3x the cost so even coming close to that is very good. Bass is tight and controlled and extends well (they're not bass monsters, get a sub if you want that). Detail and imaging is a strong point - I can hear whether the guitarist is finger plucking or using a pick. They are perfect for near field desktop speakers with a little chip amp.