To Buy or to DIY, here is my question

If I buy the speakers that appear closest to what I desire

they are $11k new and $8k used.

If I buy the raw speakers and build it

the speakers alone are $2.2k.

That is a 3 way system.

Still must add costs of XOs and cabs.

Assume the total custom build cost would be about $3k.

The $8k speakers used are Proac D40Rs.

The raw components would be from ScanSpeak and SB acoustics

and include 10" woofer, 4.5" Mid and a planar ribbon tweeter.

MadiSound provides XO advice.

Comments???

chorus02-15-2022 6:59am

holmz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,328 posts 02-15-2022 at 09:47am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I was going to do some homemade ones, but found a nice speaker already engineered. There is always active XO if you do not like doing crossovers. Then there are cabinet resonances, etc, so it is not like it is just a table saw, a drill, and a router. Or one can get a set of Vandersteens for about 3k, and they effectively have ScanSpeak motors I think.
jasonbourne52 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,863 posts 02-15-2022 at 09:49am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Save up until you have $8K for the used pair. No way you could duplicate factory quality!
coralkong Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 611 posts 02-15-2022 at 10:03am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Depends on your DIY skills, how much time you have, what you want the end product to look like, and whether or not the difference in price is worth it. BTW, A quick Google search shows me that a pair of those used should be nowhere near $8K. I’ve heard some pretty good DIY speakers. Most of them look like $hit, though. I’ve only ever seen one pair that was DIY that would pass the WAF, and that guy was a master cabinet maker.....so....take that for what it's worth.