DIY Speaker Kits, a good idea?

Consider Linkwitz

There's always satisfaction to be had doing something with our hands. We don't have to design crossovers or fine-craft enclosures out of raw materials; just assembling a kit is satisfying, As some folks remarked, you feel closer to your gear when you have skin in the game (I paraphrase). Feels that way when I repair broken gear too.

About resale value... it depends. A pair of big Linkwitz showed up on craigslist a few months back. Very good looking DIY build, the guy was a woodworker, but it had an older driver set. Asking $3.5K if I recall. Just in the time it took me to ponder whether they would be a significant enough improvement over my current speakers, they were gone. Meanwhile, brand name speakers get reposted over for months at a time.

Audiogon needs more actual builders and less arm-chair builders. The more people we have with hands on practical experience the better overall our hobby will be.

Word.

At the end of the day, how much is your time worth? If you are going DIY to "save money", yet it takes you 100 hours of your dedicated time over a few weeks to build them and make them look pretty, is that 100 hours worth it to you? 

@moonwatcher 

That's why they call it a hobby, isn't it? 

For those so inclined, here is a thread discussing a $1000 DIY speaker build (exclusive of cabinets).

The thread leans technical, but that's pretty typical of DIYaudio and also that's a start-from-scratch project. If you purchase an established kit you don't have to deal with any of that. Hope it feels inspiring!

https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/the-1000-budget-build-begins.430013/