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In Reply to: Building my own speakers posted by Chuck on May 27, 1999 at 08:28:15:

>The question is, will I really be able to build a pair of speakers for a few hundred dollars that perform as well as those costing 3 and 4
times that much?

Yes this is possible, but can not be done without equal materials, components and knowledge. In many cases you can buy all of these, usually
refered to as a full kit or flat back kit. All you may have to do is screw in xover, add stuffing and mount drivers.
If you don't buy the knowledge, then you have to get it and earn it. Along the way you will make some failures based upon the design goal you set out on. Just like most learning experiences in life.
I am unclear on what you mean about "If I buy a pre-made crossover". If it is a xover bought off the shelf that has no releation to the drive units you are selecting, highly likely doomed to failure. If it means using
a customised or predetermine xover (again buy the knowledge) then success
is based upon how well the unit was implemented, significantly higher
success probability.
Speaker prices are high for many factors. Labor, parts, advertising, support, and higher than electronic warehousing/shipping. You can load a
amp/CDplayer/DAC 5 high on shelves or in back of car, you need lots of space and a commercial truck to handle a 200lb floorstander (true for stores as well).
As to the mass market names you mentioned - they make what they can sell, and do a very good job at making money selling those units. If one is interested in small profit margins for the manufacturers as a deciding factor on speaker purchase, those are the models. If one us interested in
music performance than those models do not stand up.

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Topic - Building my own speakers - Chuck 08:28:15 05/27/99 (11)

Re: get a kit - hZ 02:28:56 06/01/99 (0)

Re: Building my own speakers - Sherwood 17:20:41 05/27/99 (0)

Re: Building my own speakers - Edp 10:10:26 05/27/99 (0)

Speaker-Pricing, design and corporate politics - was: Building my own speakers - Thorsten 10:01:40 05/27/99 (4)

Re: Speaker-Pricing, design and corporate politics - was: Building my own speakers - MIKE 10:36:34 05/27/99 (3)

Thanks Old and PC (nt) - MIKE 15:41:37 05/27/99 (0)

Re: Speaker-Pricing, design and corporate politics - was: Building my own speakers - Old, gray and definitely in the way 11:37:09 05/27/99 (1)

Re: Speaker-Pricing, design and corporate politics - was: Building my own speakers - PC Dude 12:54:25 05/27/99 (0)

Re: Building my own speakers - PC Dude 09:17:11 05/27/99 (0)

Re: Building my own speakers - Quest 09:09:44 05/27/99 (1)

Try Swan speaker kits on SpeakerBuildermag (nt) - Quest 10:31:21 05/27/99 (0)

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