"Dave Plowman" wrote in message
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Jem Raid wrote:
Must be great to know how something is going to sound before you've
even made them. Are you trying to sell the kits or something?
LoL there aren't any kits, most DIY speakers and amps are far superior
to the overengineered and overly priced rip offs that crowd the pages of
the so called 'hifi' magazines.

*Most* diy amps and speakers? Wonder if you'll feel the same after you've
made yours - or will, to the point, others?

e.g.classic milestone DIY amps, the JLH Class A (1969) and what is now
known as the Gainclone (2001), both using ordinary components in a
different and innovative way, and then copied and sold to the punters
for 100 times the price of the components. In the case of the Gainclone
the component price using the very best availaible would be about £100
for a pair including the (2) power supplies; the cost of buying a pair
of Gaincard amps and a pair of power supplies is about £7,000.

I wouldn't dream of defending high priced fancy 'naimed' stuff. However,
at the decent budget end, NAD etc, you'll not even buy the components -
even in bulk - for what they cost.

As regards DIY speakers, few will have the equipment or skills to make
them *look* other than DIY, and poor diy at that.

I'm not knocking making sound equipment. But it's best to make the things
you can't buy at a reasonable price.

That's a bit defeatist Dave, you can get the wood sawn up on a wall mounted
cutting machine at lots of woodyards, all you need after that is a saw and a
rough file and maybe a plane for the final cuts and angles. (I'm talking of
the Buschhorn here) Advice on finishing them is available on the DIY forums,
usually from some expert only too keen to share their knowledge.

The vital difference between DIY and bought stuff, is that you KNOW that you
are being ripped off against using a design that someone has worked on for
years, has been modified by other interested people and presented to the
rest of us in a truly altruistic fashion.

J


*It doesn't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep *

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn