Stuck at home? Make a kit!!

Big fan of DIY. Particularly speakers. Bang for the buck is stunning. 
After building a set of GR-Research NX-Oticas and servo OB subs, I’m a huge fan of Danny’s designs  

I also think basic DIY cables make a lot of sense, meaning using high quality bulk cable and connectors. I’m not as much of a fan of using querky cable geometries or trying to braid my own cables. 
I’m currently working on building my own mono block amps with a design derived from Firstwatt’s F5. I don’t think there is as much price-performance advantage building electronics but there is satisfaction and an ability to optimize the design to exactly meet your needs. 

DIY is great, I started a long time ago because I didn’t trust Hi-Fi marketing BS so I thought I’d learn and make my own decisions. I think kits are the best jumping in point to learning as at least you’ll end up with something decent in the end.
Speakers: Seas & Zaph|Audio. Madisound are popular on your side of the Atlantic, I get drivers from Falcon Acoustics in the UK.
Amplifiers: Check out Neurochrome, very well regarded in the DIY world and obviously Nelson Pass.
Oh and an account at diyaudio.com is a must because you’ll get stuck at some point and it’s the best place to get help, even more so if you get into developing your own designs.
For those who like making stuff and have the time and patience I can’t recommend DIY enough... my personal recommendation for VFM is the Seas A26 kit with Neurochrome Modulus Amplifiers.

 I lost trust in some of the speaker manufacturers. It happened when I was majorly ripped off in high school for a pair of JohnZer speakers. Let me say this though. Had it not been for that disappointment in my young life, I would probably have never looked into DIY for speakers. I have been at it for decades now, and am as equally fascinated by new/old designs, new products, and of course, the end result often being something to love. I don't own a set of speakers usually for more than a few years before 'what if' turns up, and off I go in another direction just to experience it.
 The last two decades, I have ventured into electronics, and pretty much the same thing has happened, some of what I build turns out incredibly. And yah, sometimes it doesn't, and I learn from that too.
 I wouldn't trade this experience for simply buying the latest new equipment off the shelf. Yes, I tried that a few times, but it can be a costly chance.

I agree with williewonka. Don't read the thread if it bothers you. Why take it out on others who may want to read the posts in this thread?