No frills speaker manufacturers
What are some speaker companies that put all or most of their build budget into parts and design function and none or hardly none into aesthetic? If there was no wife acceptance factor and you didn't give a hoot about how they look what speakers would you buy?
thegm,I'm going back your idea because I built a GR Research sub about a year ago. I just happened to have had a cabinet that I made for passive sub many years ago and used it. My compliment to GR Research was about the quality of the driver and the amp. Plus, it came with many ways to 'tune' the sub to my system. If they build products for active subs this well, then it carries into their speaker line as well. |
+1 @daledeee1 Crites packages are a great bargain. The Type B I also built for 2k will run with the Cornwall IV all day long. I swapped out the Sonicaps on the crossover board for 40 bucks worth of NOS Russian PIO and couldn't be happier..
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Needless to say if you can diy in your spare time it’s the most bang for buck… Also buying used (someone’s diy) can be much less expensive. Its true that you need to know what you like the sound of though …for me it was mostly in terms of high sensitivity vs. low sensitivity. For my first build I did not …and I went ahead and built a pair of speakers (B741SS) from Madisound that I was terribly disappointed in…and even these weren’t inexpensive (in my world). I then built a different high sensitivity design and was much happier. Live and learn!
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