CSS Criton 1TD-X Kit (Pair)

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The ultra-low distortion LDW7 woofer provides clean and impactful bass that never loses its composure, even at high outputs. No other woofer compares to the level of bass clarity and detail this woofer offers. The LD25X tweeter with its XBL^2 motor provides a detailed, yet smooth and non-fatiguing top end so that you can listen for hours to all of your music in your collection without ear fatigue.

The standard crossover comes with basic poly caps on the tweeter, basic resistors, and high quality steel laminate inductors for low DCR. For those who wish to take things a step further, we offer an option to upgrade using higher quality parts of the same values. Resistors are swapped for Mills, inductors are replaced with 14 AWG air core, and the capacitors are swapped out for Jantzen Superior Z-caps on the tweeter circuit.

Any Skill Level

• Option 1 (Lowest Cost, Highest Skill): In the most basic form, our kit comes without any cabinet parts. To take on this kit you need, at a minimum, a table saw (or circular saw) and a router with a circle cutting jig. We provide you with the cabinet plans needed to build our kit (see data tab).
• Option 2 (Medium Cost, Medium Skill): If you don't have all of the tools or skills necessary to build a cabinet from scratch, we offer MDF flat packs (bare panels that you assemble and glue yourself) as an add on option. Our flat packs are designed to be easy to assemble and produce a very solid and inert cabinet. Our MDF is Being bare MDF, you will need to finish these yourself or take them to a local cabinet maker or paint shop. See our blog post for some finish recommendations and tips.
  
• Option 3 (Highest Cost, Lowest Skill): Our fully finished speakers, hand built in the U.S.A., are delivered like any normal speaker directly to your doorstep. If you just want a pair of amazing speakers without the hassle of trying to finish them, we can provide you with superior sound and stunning looks for a great price. Contact us for options.

All of our speakers are designed to be well-balanced and non-fatiguing. We use a combination of detailed measurements, modeling, and listening tests to evaluate our speakers before the final design is set and released to our customers. Our focus is always on making our speakers sound as engaging and musical as possible.

The midrange is where the majority of the music happens yet it is often the main area speakers fail to reproduce properly. We have spent years studying and developing crossovers to understand exactly how to make them transparent. In fact, our crossovers integration is so tight that we have converted numerous customers who before only used crossover-less full range driver systems. We have taken care of the crossover design, box tuning, and all other important details so you can build your kit with confidence that it will sound great once finished.

The full kit with includes everything you need to assemble your speaker except glue and solder. You can add on a flat pack cabinet (bare MDF panels you assemble and finish yourself) so you don't even have to cut your own wood. Just a little glue solder and you have great sound in no time. You'll need a screwdriver, wire strippers, soldering iron and solder, and some way to hold the cabinet for glue up.

• 2x CSS LD25X Tweeters
• 2x CSS LDW7 woofers
• 4x 12 uF capacitors
• 2x 6.2 uF capacitors
• 2x 3.0 mH inductors
• 2x 0.30 mH inductors
• 4x 6.0 Ohm resistors
• 2x 2 Ohm resistors
• 2x CSS SmartNode crossover boards
• 2x pairs gold plated binding posts
• 2x 2" diameter port tubes
• Screws
• Zip Ties
• Internal speaker wire
• Crossover hookup wire
• Eggcrate foam

Plans

Instructions