NOGAPS suggestions are top notch. The Linkwitz is great. The others offer designs from lower cost to almost ultimate. Troels kits don't offer cabinets but there is a German site listed in some of his designs that offer CNC flat packs for some of his speakers. Plus he literally has zillions of designs and he's good enough that ScanSpeak had him do the first design for their latest high end drivers.
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Hi, looking for some advice on DYI speakers kits. One of my best friends has a wood working shop and he and I are thinking about tag teaming building cabinets for a kit.
I currently have Alta Audio Alec’s which are a 2 way, transmission line design with ribbon tweeters. I’ve had Focal 1028BE, Omega DynaTen, Mirage Standard Floor Standers. I love the Alta Audio, found the Focal’s magical with specific tracks but for the majority of tracks fatiguing.
I’m leaning toward wanting to build a 3 way design, either retro style cabinet or standard floor stander cabinet. Purpose is to have a really good time building them with my buddy, tapping into his passion for wood working. I also want to build a speaker that sounds awesome with some high quality components and a design that takes advantage of the quality components.
My gear is a PS Ausio BHK Pre, PS Audio Direct Stream II DAC, Lumin U2 mini with SBooster feeding a Krell 300XD Duo. I listen to a wide range of music, ranging from Rock, Hard Rock from the 70’s-2000’s. Eagles, Tom Petty, Chicago, Van Halen, Metallica, Aerosmith, Pearl Jam, U2 and others, Newer Country, Hip Hop from the 80’s to early 2000’s, Pop from 70’s through present. My space is a finished basement, fairly open space, listening area 18 x 20. Sit about 14 feet away from speakers.
MadisonSound is a spot I know to go for DYI kits, I don’t have any experience in the this space.
Thanks,