Is it not the most overpriced kit that is best. Maybe keep that in mind. I saw some quite expensive stuff in this thread.
The first thing you should do is stop thinkering about theoretical "Sarori" ideas and go find a good carpenter you can trust and that is able and willing to realize a cabinet from a plan, without any creative "improvements" and "I thought it was better that way" ideas and short cuts.
Just build veneered cabinet from plan and material mentioned in the plan. If he starts to tell you "I will basically do it like that, but...", look for someone else.
You think that is simple? Be prepared for a surprise. If he tells you "I have done that a hundred times", he has no clue and will give it some apprentice to build some crap.
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If you are so naive to tell him "the speaker pair will be valued 9000$ but only cost me 2000$, he will carge you 2000$ per single cabinet. In his mind you are still saving 3000 Bucks. Having worked with carpenters for 40 years now, I think I know them all. By the way, ask if he works in imperial or metric units. In imperial units anything will go wrong. Ask the NASA how many billions they have lost that way.
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None of this will happen if you give a carpenter a reasonable order (contract for work) in which the workpiece is described in sufficient detail with its final state, materials (including glue), processing and finishing, and of course with the price per piece and number of pieces.
The best thing is a technical drawing with CNC data, which you can order online for $25-100. This leaves no room for anything and saves a lot of time and stress.
If the carpenter doesn't stick to it, he is liable, or you don't have to take the speaker housings. Or only with a discount, if you want.
Always get a quote and make it clear that you are getting several quotes. You should always avoid giving any further information, also because it can influence the price calculation.
My experience over the last 40 years with hundreds of commissioned metal and woodwork jobs, both professionally and privately.
I'm interested in the the
Satori S1 kit, but it's pricy. The Q is then, do they exceed what I have for that $? "On paper" the Satori kit should be very good, but might be pumping hard into diminishing returns? Hard to know. I find their web site les than informative, much of it likely due to the translation to English. I sent them a conact, no responses so far.
That is a way of thinking about costs that is inappropriate, especially for these kits. Simple question, do you work for your employer for free, or do you want to be paid for your work?
You pay a surcharge of around 10% for the development and the effort to get a kit that really contains everything, even small parts, in high quality. There are no cost-cutting measures for the crossover either.
It is no secret that Intertechnik is behind Satorique. I have already written about who Intertechnik is and the enormous know-how behind it in loudspeaker and crossover development. For example, a developer with over 30 years of experience was involved in the Satorique crossovers, who worked for many years in development at Focal and Dynaudio.
I don't think they ever really get paid for the development time they put in, but I am convinced that 10% per loudspeaker is an incredibly low price.
We have now compared 2 of these speakers, my 4 and the 1 from a friend, with finished speakers that cost 3-6 times as much at a dealer. The dealer was amazed and at times shocked at how good these speakers are. I would have been willing to pay 3-6 times as much for a better and more detailed speaker, but that's not the case for either of us. Future comparisons at this dealer will only take place outside of opening hours.