Some people find overpriced restaurant meals or expensive clothing objectionable. Why should overpriced high end speakers be any different?
Speaker design is not magical. All you need is a very rigid sturdy mdf box. Mdf is a very cheap material. Buy the best drivers you can afford and stick them in the box. As for the crossover, that is much easier to do now than it used to be due to the availability of dsp crossovers like hypex.
Most commercial speakers are actually worse than diy since they use passive crossovers that have no advantages over active.
The only advantage you get from commercial ones is the glossy finish which has no effect on the sound but is used to justify the cost.
if we dont stop buying these overpriced toys, the manufacturers will happily continue raising their prices.
Speaker design is not magical. All you need is a very rigid sturdy mdf box. Mdf is a very cheap material. Buy the best drivers you can afford and stick them in the box. As for the crossover, that is much easier to do now than it used to be due to the availability of dsp crossovers like hypex.
Most commercial speakers are actually worse than diy since they use passive crossovers that have no advantages over active.
The only advantage you get from commercial ones is the glossy finish which has no effect on the sound but is used to justify the cost.
if we dont stop buying these overpriced toys, the manufacturers will happily continue raising their prices.