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?

kennyc

Showing 1 response by panzrwagn

I'm mid-design on a pair of 2 X 6.5" 2.5-way with a ribbon/AMT tweeter. I just got fascinated by the 2.5 way design, and the more I've dug into it, the more ingenious the 2.6 way design is. It's not a 20Hz 120dB bass monster, but rather a small to medium room design good to 40 Hz. It's been fun learning all the subtleties  of crossovers, step frequencies, and a bunch more.