If you’re happy with the stuff you hear in the stores and can afford to buy it, there’s likely no reason to explore other options. The prospect of 40% to 50% of my audio budget going into someone else’s pockets never sat well with me, and fostered the pursuit of alternative methods to acquiring what I wanted. Learning to tweak and modify existing equipment led to DIY and building stuff from scratch....for me it’s the ultimate puzzle, and ultimate learning experience.
With the availability of information on the web more prevalent than ever, there's little reason not to jump in with both feet if you have even half an inkling to get your DIY feet wet.
With the availability of information on the web more prevalent than ever, there's little reason not to jump in with both feet if you have even half an inkling to get your DIY feet wet.