This may be a good time to talk about speakers and value.
The _average_ speaker maker using off-the-shelf parts charges 10x the driver costs. So, $200/speaker = $400 x 10 = $4,000 finished cost. This is so rigid a lot of makers don’t want to use premium crossover compnents. To their credit, Magico and B&W do use pretty pricey parts in the crossover.
This is of course retail pricing. Assume 20-30% off for big bulk purchases, even if "custom."
If you make your own drivers, from scratch however you end up with an even better ratio, maybe 20-30x. That’s where the big money is. Focal and Monitor Audio are among the brands I’m thinking of. Make your cabinet out of pressed cardboard and it’s even cheaper. :)
BTW, I’m a huge Monitor Audio fan, I don’t mean to disparage them, just wanted to explain the biz end.
So, in all of this the best value really is the speaker kit. @pbnaudio makes really nice kits out of premium parts you get for a song compared to say, their Sony equivalents.
Best,
E
The _average_ speaker maker using off-the-shelf parts charges 10x the driver costs. So, $200/speaker = $400 x 10 = $4,000 finished cost. This is so rigid a lot of makers don’t want to use premium crossover compnents. To their credit, Magico and B&W do use pretty pricey parts in the crossover.
This is of course retail pricing. Assume 20-30% off for big bulk purchases, even if "custom."
If you make your own drivers, from scratch however you end up with an even better ratio, maybe 20-30x. That’s where the big money is. Focal and Monitor Audio are among the brands I’m thinking of. Make your cabinet out of pressed cardboard and it’s even cheaper. :)
BTW, I’m a huge Monitor Audio fan, I don’t mean to disparage them, just wanted to explain the biz end.
So, in all of this the best value really is the speaker kit. @pbnaudio makes really nice kits out of premium parts you get for a song compared to say, their Sony equivalents.
Best,
E