My thinking is that once you get beyond a certain price point, then value for money tends to drop off rather significantly ( e.g. The JBL M2 is 5 times the price of the 708s, which are 8-10 times the price of 308s). I was wondering if anybody had tried their hand at DIY speakers?
One idea that is interests me is something like a 10" driver + waveguide in a relatively small sealed enclosure supplemented by subwoofers. I think for medium and bigger rooms a 8" driver will likely always be something of a limiter if playing down to 80hz, I imagine a 10" driver might have that extra needed oomph without being too visually imposing.
Also, I know there is a fanatic portion of audiophiles who like using full range drivers and, for reasons of distortion/SPL I wouldn't want to use one of these on its own, but what about from around 300hz all the way through to 5khz+. Is there any advantage to having the most sensitive range of human hearing served by one driver? Are those guys onto something with that...
Anyway, has anyone undertaken a DIY design, if so what were your reasons for doing so and what were the results.
One idea that is interests me is something like a 10" driver + waveguide in a relatively small sealed enclosure supplemented by subwoofers. I think for medium and bigger rooms a 8" driver will likely always be something of a limiter if playing down to 80hz, I imagine a 10" driver might have that extra needed oomph without being too visually imposing.
Also, I know there is a fanatic portion of audiophiles who like using full range drivers and, for reasons of distortion/SPL I wouldn't want to use one of these on its own, but what about from around 300hz all the way through to 5khz+. Is there any advantage to having the most sensitive range of human hearing served by one driver? Are those guys onto something with that...
Anyway, has anyone undertaken a DIY design, if so what were your reasons for doing so and what were the results.