If I were building a speaker today, I would buy a kit from North Creek. Their documentation makes me realize how far we have come from the days of G.A. Briggs' Cabinet Handbook, which I used to build my first boxes. At that time, I would have needed a signal generator, a mike and a scope to measure the free air resonance of my drivers and calculate the box volume and port dimensions for a reflex cabinet.
I agree with D_edwards. To equal the performance of today's designs would be a horrendously bigger job, even for a system much less good than the ones you mention, even if I could budget for quality materials instead of paying markup.
That doesn't mean you can't have fun, though.
North Creek
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I agree with D_edwards. To equal the performance of today's designs would be a horrendously bigger job, even for a system much less good than the ones you mention, even if I could budget for quality materials instead of paying markup.
That doesn't mean you can't have fun, though.
North Creek
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