Infinity Column II Speaker Grill Build

[Zenith4me 1,479]

A speaker building friend of mine built a pair of bookshelf speakers for me and used magnets to mount the grills. He veneered right over the top of the magnets so you can't even see them. Very clean look.

 

I'm beginning to think I may want to go simple this time. I usually over engineer the crap out of things.

 

Grill pegs as mentioned above may be the way to go.

 

I still need to build the speaker grill frame. One step at a time.

[3M_Audio 2,022]

6 minutes ago, Zenith4me said:

A speaker building friend of mine built a pair of bookshelf speakers for me and used magnets to mount the grills. He veneered right over the top of the magnets so you can't even see them. Very clean look.

 

I'm beginning to think I may want to go simple this time. I usually over engineer the crap out of things.

 

Grill pegs as mentioned above may be the way to go.

 

I still need to build the speaker grill frame. One step at a time.

 

And don't forget the simple velcro option. Particularly when the speaker grill is mounted inside a cabinet lip it can do the job nicely.

[Zenith4me 1,479]

Hello all,

 

I decided to use the speaker grill frame kit from Parts Express. They just happened to be on sale for $26.20 when I bought them. I see the they are back at the regular price now. 

 

https://www.parts-express.com/Speaker-Grill-Frame-Kit-260-346?quantity=1

 

Since my grills have to fit inside a recess it turned into quite the project to get them to fit correctly. I had to allow for the thickness of the speaker cloth that I bought that turned out to be much thicker than anticipated. Much sanding was in my future. I'm sure the second one will be much easier. You know how that goes.

 

The sockets that get installed in the speaker case need a 5/8" drill bit.  I have a few 1/2" bits but not one 5/8" bit. That's ok because I like wandering around Lowe's.  

 

As you can see in the picture I used index cards to create even spaces all of the way around. I'll post more pictures when I get these completed.

[stereo_dog 1,218]

36 minutes ago, Zenith4me said:

Hello all,

 

I decided to use the speaker grill frame kit from Parts Express. They just happened to be on sale for $26.20 when I bought them. I see the they are back at the regular price now. 

 

https://www.parts-express.com/Speaker-Grill-Frame-Kit-260-346?quantity=1

 

Since my grills have to fit inside a recess it turned into quite the project to get them to fit correctly. I had to allow for the thickness of the speaker cloth that I bought that turned out to be much thicker than anticipated. Much sanding was in my future. I'm sure the second one will be much easier. You know how that goes.

 

The sockets that get installed in the speaker case need a 5/8" drill bit.  I have a few 1/2" bits but not one 5/8" bit. That's ok because I like wandering around Lowe's.  

 

As you can see in the picture I used index cards to create even spaces all of the way around. I'll post more pictures when I get these completed.

I think that's a good solution. Anxious to see how it looks finished.

[Zenith4me 1,479]

Here's a picture with new speaker cloth installed. I still need to come up with a solution for the top where Infinity originally had glass. BTW....the speakers are sounding fantastic. 

Edited February 18, 2024 by Zenith4me

[xavionics 2,069]

Wow, really nice work! 
 

Those speaker grill kits were a great option. 
 

[Receiver2000 4,013]

I like that alot. Good job.

[Will Meyer 2,374]

Very nice!

[3M_Audio 2,022]

Turned out great!

[stereo_dog 1,218]

22 hours ago, Zenith4me said:

Here's a picture with new speaker cloth installed. I still need to come up with a solution for the top where Infinity originally had glass. BTW....the speakers are sounding fantastic. 

They look great. Enjoy the speakers!