considering building a pair of two channel speakers

[Maximo]

We are moving offices and I want to have a high quality stereo pair in my office. I am seriously considering building these myself. Mainly because I like projects and all my stuff is done at the house so now I need something else to do.

Any thoughts, input, advice about kits or building from scratch?

 

[Towen7]

There are some neat DIY projects on partsexpress.com.

Then there's madisound, but those kits can be pretty pricey.

 

[DIYer]

Or find Flint's thread on diy speakers.

 

[Rope]

THOR!

Rope

 

[Maximo]

Sky's the limt on this right? I am going to wait unt I get into my new office but I am hoping this idea will be a vehicle to get my two channel on.

 

[Yesfan70]

THOR!

Rope

Or the Odins. At one point, I was seriously considering buy a pair.


Another pair to consider is Vifa. There used to be a Vifa kit that sold for about $500/pr. Dentman owned (maybe still owns?) a pair and my bud Ben also has a pair. One of the best pair, if not the best pair, of speakers I've heard in the $500 & under range. I think DIYer may have owned a pair too, but can't remember.

 

[DIYer]

^ I used to own MTM pair but sold them. I still have MT which are my surround speakers. I like them.

 

[Yesfan70]

I thought you did. Did you sell yours to Dentman?

Ben scored on a used B&K preamp and power amp to go with his Vifas. Pretty bad ass setup. When we were demoing speakers at a Knoxville store to replace my Mackies, we went back to his place to give the Vifas a run through. That's when I decided to just start looking for my old Klipsch setup and not buy new. I don't regret it.

 

[DIYer]

Yes. I got them from Madisound.com but they no longer carry that specific kit.

 

[Maximo]

I could always say F-it and buy these babies for my office.

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/ele/3529584527.html


Sweet....

 

[DIYer]

Sweet....

as Belgian waffles?