"Ian Iveson" wrote in message
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Stewart Pinkerton

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.

Now you've gone too far. DIYers may not be able to produce an equivalent
speaker as cheaply as a commercial one, but every commercial speaker can
be improved. DIY for economy is mostly dead everywhere, not just in
electronics. Unless you include kits. DIY now is about quality and style.


And difference (choice) - the only commercial fullrange speakers I can think
of offhand are the Zu Druids for about 2.5K!! (After that it's Jim Carfrae's
'homebrew horns' at up to about 18K a pair!! ;-)