Building a really solid box seems to be a big chunk of the cost of some expensive speakers and there's cheap stuff at Home Depot and Menards that anyone could use to do this. If you attached a porcelain floor tile to MDF it'd be near resonance free. It'd cost next to nothing.
DIY Speaker Kits, a good idea?
Looking at the high quality of drive units in DIY loudspeaker kits like from Madisound, GR Research, SEAS, etc., it easily looks like a sonic bargain.
However, the typical audiophile mantra is to demo for yourself to find what subjectively “resonates” with you. Can’t do this with a kit. But a kit could be a sonic jackpot for one on a tight budget. Also seems fun to build.
What’s your opinion?