Product video / Donnie Mulligan
GR Research X-CS Encore Speaker Build part 2
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GR-Research
Loudspeakers / USA
GR-Research
GR-Research develops speaker kits, proprietary drivers and crossover components in Texas. It also offers loudspeaker design and upgrade services for independent builders.
Design & approach
GR-Research supplies speaker kits, proprietary drivers, crossover parts and upgrade packages, and also offers design services. This makes it relevant to venues whose cabinets are assembled or finished locally. The acoustic design and the physical cabinet build can have different authors, so those contributions are kept separate in our installation credits.
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GR-Research X-CS Encore. Danny Richie’s sealed two-way from the Encore family: a pair of 16 Ω M-165 woofers wired in parallel for a nominal 8 Ω load, published 90 dB kit sensitivity (89 dB on the finished listing). Sold as a DIY kit, CNC flatpack or veneered finished box (cherry, oak, maple, mahogany, walnut or Duratex). Designed as the matching centre for the X-LS Encore monitor and the ported X-MTM Encore tower; the factory copy also allows it as left/right mains — the use at Bonsai HiFi. Iowa Park, Texas. Catalogue: gr-research.com. Public video is on YouTube @GRResearch.
Bonsai HiFi
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Bonsai HiFi lists GR-Research in its loudspeakers setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.
- Main speakers: X-CS Encore · sealed enclosure; two M-165 woofers; nominal 8 Ω; rated 90 dB sensitivity