I hope you find this less exciting than the vacuum cord replacement post, in which I was (rightly) chastised for being vaguely interesting
I hope you find this less exciting than the vacuum cord replacement post, in which I was (rightly) chastised for being vaguely interesting
You can tempt me, that sounds rad!
It really is, and through diysoundgroup and parts-express and others there’s kits for beginners. Plenty of proven designs. Honestly such a fun hobby and so many great people in it
I’m very into repurposing stuff, making your own, etc.
But I took a peek at diysoundgroup and I’m not impressed. I can buy a router and jointer and make my own enclosures for the price of 1 press-board enclosure on that site. It’s great to build - I really love it - but my mentality wouldn’t allow me to buy components so I can build a sub that’s worse than a brand new sub at retail. idgi tbh 🤷
I did say they’re for beginners, but to say you can get a router and jointer and wood for under $250 you’re either buying the cheapest tools and wood I wouldn’t trust, or being extremely patient for Craigslist deals (nothing wrong with that, but definitely takes more time than some have), or extremely lucky with where you live. Also the MDF is a plus. No voids or issues in the wood, the uniformity is a big benefit over even plywood.
And worse than retail? In what way? Finish? Eh, maybe. But compared to all those faux wood veneers out there I’ll take even a basic rattle can finish. Audio quality? Doubted. The home theater groups near me (at least pre covid) was constantly doing sub/speaker shootouts and measurements. The diysoundgroup stuff was usually the winner or right up with the winners.
Well I do buy/fix things, I rarely pay retail.
But yeah, that looks like “fun” if you don’t consider money/value and need to be spoon fed I guess.
We’ll agree to disagree lol