Need advice on speakers for $2-2500 speaker budget

Hallo Auntarctica

I totally understand your quest. So I am going to do you a favor and transport you a few years a head in time.
Don't waste you money on commercial products. Some are good, some are bad, yet all of them are overpriced.
Take the jump and search for Troels Gravesen DIY Speakers.
There are among us professionals who are constantly building insane stuff but do not need to pay taxes, employs and other bills... The same drivers and components that are being used in 20-50k Speakers are also available to the DIY person.
I can guaranty you that a well made DIY got way more attention to detail and love from the person who builds it compared to a worker in a factory which builds 20 pair of them every single day.

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From a 2k Speaker, chances are that you get 200D worth of drivers and crossover parts. In our world, it means that this speaker will have be built in China and in huge numbers to get a profit out of it.

In DIY Speaker, those 2k are going on components alone. and 2k are a lot money.

I've been where you are years ago. Took the plunge, and have never ever even considered paying for a commercial product since.
 
I looked at building something similar but on a smaller scale. The problem is most folks don't have the space, skill and tools to attempt this kind of project. However, you do get great value for the money and time invested. Very nice work.
 
Noam said:
Hallo Auntarctica

I totally understand your quest. So I am going to do you a favor and transport you a few years a head in time.
Don't waste you money on commercial products. Some are good, some are bad, yet all of them are overpriced.
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LOL ! says the man who has the talent and the time to do it ! 'Overpriced' is relative to ones ability, no if, ands or buts !

The one person I've seen on here fully capable of your woodworking skills would be Brad, hopefully he will chime in here with his thoughts.

What you have to realize is that there are those that don't have that talent yet have other talents that can make them $$ in the same time span and feel completely OK with their speaker expenditure.

regardless, congrats on your ability ! :congrats:
 
Hi Dave, Thanks for to compliment!

Yet,
I am fully aware that is totally time\tools\talent dependent... That's why one can go on the internet ''hifishark'' and find some crazy stuff that other talented people made. For example:
Troels Gravesen Scanspeak Illuminator 7751 floor standing speaker For Sale - UK Audio Mart

This speaker uses state of the art components of scan-speak! The industry can't compete with this kind of stuff for this kind of money. This speaker would be an easy 18k+ if been done from any of the high end leaders.

If the budget is tight, DIY is the way to go.
 
Hi Dave, Thanks for to compliment!

Yet,
I am fully aware that is totally time\tools\talent dependent... That's why one can go on the internet ''hifishark'' and find some crazy stuff that other talented people made. For example:
Troels Gravesen Scanspeak Illuminator 7751 floor standing speaker For Sale - UK Audio Mart

This speaker uses state of the art components of scan-speak! The industry can't compete with this kind of stuff for this kind of money. This speaker would be an easy 18k+ if been done from any of the high end leaders.

If the budget is tight, DIY is the way to go.
 
Noam, the speakers are a stunning work of art. Clearly, you are a craftsman.
This is not a critical question I am curious. How much have your invested in building your masterpieces? What would you charge to build them for someone if they asked?

I think, we will agree that DIY is a economical jackpot for those that can do it. Unfortunately we both know that is a very small percentage of any group.

I'm curious what the OP is going to for a pair of speakers.
 
If I was going to spend $2500 on a pair of speakers I would build the Jager speakers from Bottlehead. However, they are $300 over your $2000 - $2500 price range but well worth it.
 
Brad225, thanks a lot for the compliment! The next4 was about 4000€... which is a lot of money for a pair of speakers. Nelson Pass (pass labs) did design a similar speaker with the same drivers. I think it is called the sr1. And that came at about 25000$. I was able to sell the next4 for 6000€. And currently working on a new project, the TL2, from Troels Gravesen. If you want you can follow the progress here:
Building process- The loudspeaker 1 | diyAudio
 
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