The return of the DIYer

RadioShack used to have all the tools and circuit components and not only RadioShack.
Instruction manuals for sound equipment used to have schematics of all boards printed and now instead all we read that access under the box should only be done by professional.
DIYing died back then.

You know, you hit it on the head.  With the death of Radio Shack it's really hard for a hobbyist to get into anything without a mentor or group.  I mean, sure, the Internet has a video for that, but why would you eve get interested? How do you get started?

The big interest is in robotics and Python and Raspberry Pi.

Actually, Erik...it was really easy, at least for me. *s*

It helps to have a focus, and I certainly found mine.  And I get to either critique' my efforts or just f'n enjoy them.  And, pardon the pun:

Sounds like a 'win/win' to me....*goody, nice cringe*

@Lanx0003....1st comment on last of yours, i.e., Wilson & Co.

Of no interest to me.  As for the WAAD device, shouldn't that be 'built-in' vs. a new X$ item?
Interesting cabinetry, I'd wager the bulk of what one pays for.
SAF?  You've Got to be Kidding....@ that price point, she'll likely just go shopping for her 'itch'.

Cloning:  Pick any 2 speakers of any similar 'build' level, and you see more 'clones of clones' than much else...

Agreed (surprise!), kits are not 'design it yourself', no.  They do give one a chance to develop skills and the requisite tools to move on from...
'Kit' speakers are a leap of faith; 'raw' drivers even more so...;)

I know of one who is 'diy-ing' a 'clone' of a MBL 101...the 'Martian fire hydrant' so well loved...
MBL has not shown up at his porch, nor legal leeches.  More likely astounded that anyone would Try.....
(Last contact he'd got the top 2/3s' down, moving into the balloon bass base....)

Save $?  Well, maybe....I've spent more on set-up and time vs. actual parts and raw materials, and the time is of a premium to me....more because I only have so much to spare anymore....
...but it's important to me to spend some of it, on It.

I have a 'bookshelf pair' I listen to daily, attached to this desktop.

One 'gets involved' for the challenge...and the previous line. ;)

...which really is the point of it all, doing it for the pleasure derived in ones' pursuit, whatever the means and method to achieve that.

If something significant happens, I'll let y'all know. *G*

...still an open RSVP to any, but you’d have to come Here.

Slices ’n suds nearby to retreat to, and ’discuss’ over.... *L*

(...and Yes, I'll buy.  New hotel next door if you can't crawl very far due to weather....
....You pay for that.  I'm 'game', but not insane.,,,)

Don't get me wrong. I have tremendous respect to the DIYers who has abundant knowledge about how the electronics work, crossover design, tuning the SPL to achieve optimal sound performance, etc. and I wish to become one to ultimately fabricate my own ideal speakers. I just do not think buying the kits off the shelf and building it a true DIY project. Design It Yourself not just Do It Yourself.

Don’t get me wrong. I have tremendous respect ...

And here is the problem. I don’t think respect should rely on how a person enjoys their free time. How much or how little some one is ready for isn’t a dividing line about who is worthy or not.  Snobbery of any kind is what's killing our hobby.