A lot of audiophile clubs in Japan build their own speakers. They meet each week to compare and critique each others projects. My friend who is somewhat of a tech was in one of these clubs for a couple of years. He said that the majority of the craftsmanship was unbelievably good (woodworking, soldering, etc.). They favor DIY full range speakers such as Diatones and vintage horns that TWL referred to. They also like old Tannoys and JBLs. They would even buy a portable cd player and modify it by changing parts on it and the sound surpassed expensive Sonys.