"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote


But it's not all about the money - many DIYers are looking to beat
commercial stuff in terms of ultimate performance/specification and are
well
aware they would definitely *not* be beating commercial producers on a
cost
basis if their own labour was priced into the equation....!!??

Still true in absolute terms. DIY satisfaction has a lot of clout, but
in the real world, home-built full-range speakers can in no way
compete with good commercial equivalents. All else is wishful
thinking.


No, give at least some of us credit for having the honesty to pack an idea
in if we thought we were ****ing in the breeze!

When my mate Pat (the ****) came round to hear my Pinkies for the first time
his *immediate* reaction was 'Woah! You'd have to spend a lot of money to
that kind of sound!"

As I said to Don just now - I cut a pair of (£500) JM-Labs in the other day
to *double check*, my Pinkies (sorry!! ;-) beat the crap out of them with
the possible exception of a crisper bass, but the comparative overall
'flatness' of the sound was unbearable! (That was on a sandamp - put them on
valves and the 'firewood horns' really shine!! ;-)

Incidentally, the name 'fullrange' is one of convenience - nobody I know
considers them to have the same bass extension as some of the bigger/better
mutliway speakers. Treble is another story - I've yet to encounter 'normal'
speakers with the extent and sweetness of treble that you get with Fostex
drivers, at least!!