There are very few people who have the time/money/desire to start a YouTube channel. My friend, who has the system I just mentioned does not have the inclination. You have to have big passion and big "balls" to want to do this.....you have both......good on you. My friend goes to shows and he has only heard two systems that he likes maybe better than his (and this was before he changed amps ,etc.:......the Alsyvox panels and the Borreson babys. He is using the Lii Audio 10 inch drivers ($1200) the pair.
This is a hobby of "every man for himself". There is no way to compare a DIY tweaked out thing to a $100,000 commercial speaker......People who are DIY......do not generally buy expensive stuff that they can beat for fractions of the money......why would they. Once you know as much as us tweakers....you cannot take standard speakers very seriously....at least for the money. Most Audiophiles know nothing of what is inside a speaker or how it works....pretty simple really. But you have to WANT to know. Once you know, you can never go back. It is so much fun to make your own speakers, etc....and you get sound that is crazy good and cannot be dupicated unless you spend 10 or more times the money.....even then...maybe not.
But, it is those that have played with things that know. You know about expensive toys you can buy at a store....that is all you know. You do not know that the binding posts on your speakers are wrecking the sound....and the same with the spades on your expensive speaker cables. You do not know that the parts in the Focal xover are not the best in the world. You do not know that they do not wire directly to the voice coil wire on the woofers or midranges so they are not getting all the sound that is possible. You do not know what Ground Enhancers do, what speaker rf filters do or what Bybee Quantum clarifiers do when mounted on the back of a magnet. You simply do not know these things because you have not listened to them.
We each do our thing. You are doing a great thing. It serves those that it serves. But, yes, you can get the kind of sound you have for way, way, way less money and have your creative juices flowing way more than just "buying things". You will never know what you are missing unless you try.......or as Yoda would say......no try....DO.....................unless you come out of your comfort zone.....you will not learn anything new. Life is infinite.....infinite possibilities.
I keep coming here thinking maybe I will learn something or you will show me something I do not know.....but it has not happened yet.......but, since my mission on this planet is to help people feel better about themselves and to help them in any way I can.......then I comment occasionally to help shine a light on a "different way of looking".....that will touch those that are so inclined. Most that come to this forum cannot "hear" what I say......but a few will be touched......and it will make a difference in their stereo.....but mostly in their lives.......because what we really want to be.....is to be happy. And happiness comes when you know "you are enough"......right now and forever. You do not need to prove anything....you do not need to have anything. You can drink the love and joy of life with every breath.....you are infinite joy. Be a smile millionaire......its free! Enjoy every moment.....yes, I give you permission....the universe has always given you permission........will you take it? Will you breath in the love and joy that is ever present? You choose. I hope you choose love.
Since there is nothing but God loving itself.....then, it is always God talking to itself. So, when I write something here......it is for me, as well. If I am not walking the talk then it is just words.....more and more I commit each day to living the truth of my soul....to be the best person I can......to appreciate, be inspired by and to bless every single person on the planet.....and on other planets.....he he....as Buzz says....to infinity and beyond.