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Why the cost increase?

I went to buy materials for a speaker project. I also priced some T-111 siding on 8" centers, 5/8 thick, Ship lap.
I hadn’t picked up any sheets or anything in over 18 months.

48" x 96 x 5/8 wood siding was 19-26.00 and on sale 15-20.00 per sheet, NOW 74-84.00 per sheet.

MDF 3/4" 48 x 96" if you can find it. 45-55.00 per sheet it was 22.00 to 27.00 per sheet.

2x4x8 DF stud grade 1.99-3.00 per. Now 4-6.00 per stud,

There is no shortage but there sure is a LOT of price gouging. NOTHING changed. Just the price..

The quality is worse. The workers aren’t paid worth a crap...Why the increase?

I’m getting ready to finish my home out. WOW.. I might have to rethink this a bit..

The price all most tripled in 12-18 months.. This kind of stuff is NOT cool at ALL.

Just my opinion of course. Any projects you’re doing get put on hold or STOPED?

YES I’m very frugal. Money never came easy, and it leaves the same way..

oldhvymec
oldhvymec OP
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https://www.google.com/search?q=vmps+626r+speakers&sxsrf=ALeKk03KLsCSAF-Az8mOA0os-mmAFOLr-w:1629...

You see that 626R I want to do it with a neo 10, AC G1 G2 or G3 with a rear firing neo 8 and a 8" HO reference bass driver.. (30 hz no problem) 60hz to 40KHz

Not a fan of bass in the monitor cabinet, we'll see..

Two years I've had the drivers. Now to come up with the energy.. :-)

Regards
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nonoise
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Damn... I just got back to this thread now and I see that there were several posts removed immediately after mine. God I would have loved to read them. I can only imagine. LOL.
They made you out to look like a fool. LOL.


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stereo5
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@nonoise,

well, what devilboy said was all the same bologna that our former president has been spewing for the past 10+ months.  Nothing new, same old, same old. It does get tiring though. 
oldhvymec OP
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Now now.. I got a funny felling bologna never touched his mouth..

Though I heard he was a fast food eater..

Looked a lot like a burger, fries and shake kind of guy to me..

I'll take that over a VEGAN, that just ain't American.. (My sister in law for 50 years). But she does look 40 and she is almost 80.. No kidding. Retired from the Pan Am era on up in flight attendants.

Yup a lot of great stories.. like the King from Tonga. She weighed 105 tops. He was looking for a NEW Tongan queen.. LOL. Three seats wide..
she sat in part of the 4th one. 747 back then..
5-600 pounder.. Little fluffy!!

She told him she was already married, didn't really care to be # 5 or 6..

Regards
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