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DIY Speaker Kits - Suggestions.


1. Anyone have a suggestion, or more importantly, first-hand experience, for/with high-end DIY Speaker Kits that use high-quality drivers in a floor-standing speaker? Fully-assembled kits?
I'm thinking of Scan-Speak, Seas, Eton, Raven, (other drivers?)-- especially if the kits employ a transmission line bass. (Seas/Thor?)

Hopefully, someone has either made a kit or bought one fully assembled that they believe can compete favorably with more commercially available products.

2. Suggestions for a high-end floor-standing speaker from small companies led by respected audio veterans - owners/designers?
My thought is this: although they may produce an excellent product, the company hasn't made a big splash in the audio industry due to lack of marketing and advertising - or for other legitimate reasons. They usually - but not always - sell direct to the consumer.

I can think of: Source Technologies, Carolina Audio, Reimer, Buggtussel. I'm sure there others that someone can recommend.

Any and all recommendations will be appreciated.
Thank You
sedona
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My advice is to start simple. It can get very complicated, very quickly.

I have tried many different kinds of speaker designing/building projects over the last 30 years. A good place to start is a basic 2-way. Get your feet wet with basic cabinet design and tuning, crossover design(and tweaking), and learning acoustic principles in relation to speaker systems.

Actually, after trying about every kind of speaker system design known to man, I am personally now using a very simple single-driver system, and am happier than I have ever been with any of my other speakers, whether they were commercial or DIY. Simple can be very good, if it is done right.
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slaufer
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Linkwitz Orion is a great choice and right up there among the world's best speakers. See www.linkwitzlab.com. I owned and enjoyed the Orions for about 1 year and thoroughly enjoyed them, coherent, dynamic, great low end, airy high end, easy to place and great looks.
slappy
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Adaire Audio have some well reviewed loudspeaker kits.
Im going to be ordering a pair of thier KIT-281's here in the next few days.

finally be able to kick my radioshack speakers to the curb.

hahahahha
jokeguy8d65
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Sedona, wonderful to meet such a famous person!

My wife and I went hiking and I said, "I would kill for a chair."

Wife says, "Sit there just like everyone else does"
Looking puzzled, she pointed and said, "Sedona Rock."
zspradlin
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If you are looking for a place to buy kits, check out www.zalytron.com. I have never dealt with this company, but they have alot of really neat stuff...
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