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Here is a thought!

Posted by tubesforever (M) on October 13, 2005 at 00:07:49

In Reply to: A Funny Thing Happened When I Sold My Audiophile Speakers posted by zog on October 11, 2005 at 14:35:25:

When I sold high end speakers and gear, I fell in love with the Sonus Faber Guarnari Homage speakers. At 10,000 a pair, I did not want to dive in while having two kids in college.

So I built my own speakers using PartsExpress Beech cabinets (100.00 ea) Scan Speak 5.75 inch Revelators (175.00 ea) an MB Quartz 3" titanium mid tweeter (135.00 ea but no longer available; a Foster ribbon (75.00 each but no longer available; and about 125 dollars in sound deadener, crossover parts, and dual 5 way binding posts.

The results are staggering. I have the upper midrange and highs of the Martin Logan speakers. With the vocals of the Sonus Faber. It is also much more 3 dimensional with a beautiful soundstage.

For sub reinforcement I built REL wanna be speakers from 3.75 ft cabinets with a Peerless XLS 12 inch driver, dual order crossover set at 125 hz, and powered by a Nikko Alpha 440 amp.

So whatever I throw at it, it sounds like the musicians are right there in my room. No Sizzle. No Boom. No Irritation. Just honest emotional music reproduction.

So why not DIY or just buy a Guarnari and a couple of RELS and call it good!

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