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In Reply to: Student? Young Family? You need to be DIY my friend. posted by Jim Doyle on October 22, 2006 at 22:22:29:
It has taken me quite a while to get what I have. I save and buy one item a year or two. If I go speakers, something will have to leave my system and that is likely the EAR HP4 which retails for about 4.5k USD and could likely be sold for nearly half that, paying for the amp or all of the amp and some of the speakers.I'm leary about going DIY mainly because I have very little experience soldering and wouldn't want to mess things up after spending money on a kit. However, if there are simple walk throughs then that could be an option. I'm after sound, not throwing money away and perhaps I should have prefaced my "student, family man" bit with: "after hearing what some of the best SETs can do, I want that but on a budget ;) Basically, I can't afford AA or Wyetech gear, nor the wonderful speakers they were paired with, but I can afford some middle ground stuff and don't mind dropping the cash so long as I can approximate the good tunes I heard.
Maybe we could exchange emails and you could tell me more about what you have accomplished over the years?
Follow Ups:
With no experience I learned to solder off the internet and then ordered Welborne 300drd.
I got everything right on one and the other I put a diode in backwards. It took me an evening to figure out but then everything was OK. They just won "Enjoy the Music's Product of the Year". Over a year later I still love the sound. SET amplifiers are not missle guidance systems, You can do it. My next step is to actually buy some books and learn about this stuff. I love advertising it makes you feel better about your decisions but the same knowledge and quality is out there in kit form for a lot less. You won't get some critic patting you on the back telling you what a great shopper you are, but you will get to tell your friends who are awed by the sound "I built it".
Hey-Hey!!!,
WIth your bidget you can buy a lot of parts. Since a lot of the price of 'Off the Rack' units goes to pay for the engineering time spent to turn them into something one can make more than a single pair of...put that money somewhere it will do some good.Besides, a lot of the production prep involves stuff you wouldn't have to do to a personal amp( and your personal amp will be better because of it). Besides, you'll be able to make decisions on what is best for you, not what somebody thinks might be best for most.
The engineering assist is quite available, I found it( and now share it ), as does Jim and a whole host of others. It is fun to find, and even more fun to apply.
cheers,
Douglas
Friend, I would not hurt thee for the world...but thou art standing where I am about to shoot.
See my post above and email me privately or ask any questions in the forum. DIYing is not hard and going with kits makes it much easier. You only need more time and patience but is also much more rewarding.
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