Speaker kits?

[Xgm3]

I'm looking to build my own speakers, but I'm a novice and I wanted to start with something fairly easy. I was looking at the speaker kits on http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/se ... rchCat=769, and was wondering if that would be a good way to start?

 

[DIYer]

Yes. I started out with kit speakers.

 

[Xgm3]

Cool, do you have any recommendations for the kits that they on parts express? Do you know of any other websites I could check out? My budget will be $1,000 and they will be used as my mains.

 

[-B-]

check out the kits at Zalytron.com. I did a Focal/Hiqquphon kit from there. I'll try to find a link for a write up I did on another forum.

I almost did the Loki kit from another well known source, Madisound.com

 

[DIYer]

I'm not familiar with PE's kits but they generally have better value than store bought speakers of same price range.
Madisound is another good source. I would pick a pair of two way bookshelf speaker and a sub that can fit your budget.

 

[Xgm3]

I have an SVS sub so I'm good to go in that department. Thanks for the replies I will check out the 2 way speaker kits.

 

[4rings4life]

I have the A/V MTM kits from Madisound, they are no longer available as a kit but they sell the parts for them plus the enclosure. I love them, they are very musical and a lot of fun to listen to. They were dead easy to build, just a soldering iron and a screw driver and a few hours. I will go kit form on the next speakers I get and will some day design and build my own because you can't beat the quality vs price in a kit.
Ben