Volt-10

I echo all the reviews here. I used these for all the surrounds for a 7.2.4 Atmos setup. Sound absolutely incredible!

Bought these as my first DIY speaker build, and being a perfectionist, I was worried the build would be difficult or the sound wouldn’t be to my liking. Fortunately the build process was smooth, and the sound is quite wonderful, especially for the price. I’ve been testing them with music from a variety of sources, and the Volt-10’s definitely sound better, the better the source. I would certainly recommend these, both for the ease of the build and for the sound quality.

not much else to say that hasnt been said..these are outstanding speakers..I replace my Volt 6s with a pair of these. The Volt 6's were great, I just wanted something a little larger. These things are loud, clear and dynamic. I plan on buying another pair real soon.

These rears brought an amazing clarity and presence to my rear channel I honestly wasn't expecting. I read good reviews about them and they are all justified. The other day I was watching a movie with my family and my wife asked if I heard something upstairs. I paused the movie and the sound went away. We were both blown away by the presence these speakers offer. They do not have the wide stage offered by SEOS but its wide enough for my needs as rears in a 5.2 ATMOS setup. Highly recommend.

I ordered 4 with the atmos flat pack for surrounds. Was a little worried about crossing at 80hz in the atmos pack but I got 2 finished up with light stuffing threw them on an old amp in full range and pushed them to reference level and just wow. Did not expect them to be so good. I’m pairing with titan 615 fronts I own and think for surrounds they are perfect. Even in full range stereo these volts did well. They did start to distort at higher volume, but if crossed at 80 with a sub I would expect clear dynamic sound. Did a frequency sweep and even at 60hz in a small sealed atmos cabinet they hit pretty good. For reference I was in a hallway that is open to a very large room. When at the reference volume it shook the floor it sat on a little!! Don’t get me wrong you need a sub but if you have a wife and kids and want to watch a movie these could be used without one and you’d still be happy. When I get my next home I plan on 4 more of these for actual atmos speakers because I don’t think you can get anywhere near the performance of these without spending 2-4x the price. Also the flat packs were so nice over building you own just glued them with a light sanding. If your debating on these just buy them and you won’t be disappointed.

These are my first kit speakers, and I bought them as a pair of "testers" prior to going all in. Yes, I'm going all in as soon as the HTM-12s come back into stock.

Packaging and materials are impeccable and opening it felt like Christmas. Everything fits perfectly, it's very straightforward, and there's not a lot you can screw up. I did buy the PCB option and I'm glad I did. The small cost of the board is a huge timesaver and reduces the chances of making an error when soldering together the XOs. There's a video on Youtube showing the process for assembling the XO and it's basically you dry fit all the pieces, then go back and hot-glue them into place. Zip tie the big stuff, but have the connectors on the top side as the little feet are too short to allow a zip tie to reside under the board. When you're done fixing the components into place, flip the board over and heat the lead and pad a bit before feeding a line of solder into the iron. Stop once you have a nice puddle that covers the pad and it will cool quickly. Do all the leads and then snip them. Easy peasy, there's plenty of space to work with.

I got an angled flatpack and it all fit perfectly. They were CNCed perfectly. I used a card scaper to clean up any dried glue squeezeout, but a quick wipe when wet and a sanding when dry can do it for ya. Don't forget that "glue-up" rhymes with "screw-up" so be sure to do a practice run with your clamps FIRST. Once you have your clamping strategy down then you undo it all, apply glue, and clamp with confidence. Under no circumstances should you apply glue and then try to figure out what the heck you're doing with the clamps. You will run out of time and won't be happy.

As for the performance, I'm going to be using these as rears mounted on the wall directly above the second, and last row in my theater. There's a bit of upper frequency falloff when moving off-axis, but it's not jarring and it's gradual. As surrounds they're just fine. More than fine. I'd call them overkill. I've got them as mains right now for testing purposes on my downstairs setup and took a picture of one sitting on a Velodyne CHT-12. From the front they're almost the same size. I tried running them paired up with my Martin Logan center and it was just sad so I turned it off and right now my downstairs setup is centerless. If you want theater impact, these things deliver.

Don't be like me and underestimate how large these things are, they're not small. Measure for real. They're not cube sats by any stretch of the imagination, they're beasts. Some people use them as mains and I can understand why. If I had to do it again I might have gotten the 6s instead.

If you want something that sits on a side-wall then don't forget that the HT lineup exists as well. They have the same compression driver and should mix in well. The SEOS waveguide should give better off-axis performance.

I just recently built some sealed Volt 10 v2’s for LCR and am absolutely loving them!! I built them mostly for HT use, but the first day we fired up some music “real quick” to make sure they were built correctly. “Real quick” turned into a three hour session cranking our favorite songs, it was a blast!

Since then we have also played video games, watched TV, and watched a couple movies with them, and they do not disappoint. Combined with the volt 6’s I built last year, the experience is a ton of fun.

Highly recommended!

These were my first DIY-speakers, thanks to the flat packs and assembled crossovers putting them together was very easy for a newbie like me. I have been running them as mains paired with a subwoofer in my parent's living room and the sound quality you get for the price is just great. Also want to commend Erich's amazing packaging skills, as the Volt and Titan kits I ordered spent six weeks in a shipping container to Finland and arrived here in perfect condition. Thanks Erich and DIYSG for making DIY easy, I am sure I will never buy commercial speakers again!

Most think that small height speakers are all you need and that there is no benefit to using a larger speaker for those height job duties. To some extent that is true but there are many advantages to using a well defined larger speaker such as a Volt 10 for your height speakers.
Height speakers produce some very mixed sounds, all simultaneously, so the better those speakers are the more the details will come out.
I replaced my four Klipsch RP-140s with four Volt 10 V2's and the difference was far more that I was expecting. Clear, more defined, and with a larger coverage area all make those height sounds seem even more realistic.
The design of the Volt 10's with the compression driver threading into a hole in the driver magnet is so unique its a shame there isn't a way to show it off. One of the easier kits to build, even with the angled flat pack.
The Volt 10's make me want to go to a 7.4.6 (currently 7.4.4) system so I can build a couple more of them.

This is my second set of DIY speakers from DIYSound group. Shipping/Packing was great and everything came in perfect. As of this posting I've had the speakers mounted (rears and sides) using the angled flat pack for about 2 days. So far they sound great and they completely blow my previous little speakers out of the water. Well worth the price!

I'm just going to re-iterate what everyone else has said here about the Volt 10's. They are absolutely wonderful with great detail and range for surround speakers. I have built subs in the past, but this is my first DIYSG build and what a wonderful experience it was. I'm hooked and plan on building some more speakers soon. Since this was my first, I opted for the angled Flat Pack and Assembled Crossover. The shipping and packing of the materials was perfect, customer service was always very responsive and everything arrived clean, new and safe. The flat pack lined up perfectly and was a breeze to glue together. This set is replacing my existing Klipsch R-14s speakers, but I plan on building two more in angled flat packs for the rear and then building some overhead Atmos versions as well. Thanks DIYSG!!!!!