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Posted by layman on July 24, 2002 at 23:30:43

In Reply to: Let's be practical - quality per $ posted by olpot on July 24, 2002 at 22:40:48:

Since you know the type of sound you want, you know the room you listen in, and you (presumably) know the electrical parameters of your receiver, why not custom design (with a speaker builder) a speaker to specifically match all those parameters. It might be easier and cheaper than the hit or miss approach of dragging countless off-the-shelf designs into your room, only to find that you like the treble but not the bass, or like the bass but not the mid-range, etc.

Working with a speaker builder, you could design and build the sound that you want...choose the drivers, choose the crossover components, choose the design of the box, choose the finish (to match your furniture)...all for less than buying a high quality off-the-shelf design. Check around in your area. Do your homework. A lot of hifi shops offer custom speakers or have relationships with custom builders. If you are good with a soldering gun (and electrical crossovers), you might even have a hand at building these yourself or building parts of the design and having a professinal cabinet maker do the cabinets. Furthermore, speaker part suppliers like Madisound offer numerous kit speakers that use high quality drivers and crossover components. You might want to consider that. The parts suppliers are very helpful people and they would assist you choosing just the right tweeter to create the smooth and even treble sound that you desire and just the right woofer to give you a coherent mid-range sound and smooth and extended bass (that precisely matches the physical parameters of your room). You could get just the right electrical impdedance so your amp can drive the speakers efficiently. Best of all...being involved in the process of designing your own speakers is a lot of fun.

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