Recent content by JeepnHeel

Awesome... that was what I was looking to find out. Hard work I am capable of right now... expertise and theory, not so much. :P It sounds like the AV-3's are the way to go for me right now. From the information I have, it sounds like they come with very thorough plans/instructions, so I...

That sounds encouraging! If you were using a pre-defined kit for any of those builds, did you have to spend any significant time 'tweaking' the physical parts of the speakers to sound their best, or was it mainly just assembling the parts themselves? I definitely hear you on the 'not cheaper'...

Thanks for the advice -- as you mention, finding someone who has heard the Diamonds/BX2's AND the AV-3's seems like a pretty unlikely scenario. In my head, the question started becoming, do I build my own, or buy something smaller? I'm happy to hear DIY worked out for you... I definitely know...

They do.... as weekend-mechanic type of person, the thought of building the cabinets & doing the assembly myself to save $ is very appealing (having no particular experience with speaker/audio physics, I'm just a bit apprehensive). I will definitely post pictures of any construction if that's...

Thanks very much, Al! The kit is $330, but I would add in sonicaps for another $70, which makes it an even $400. I can get the mdf & veneer locally, and have every tool, clamp, and solvent currently known to mankind (that's my other expensive obsession). The kit spec list is here...

Hello all, I'm putting together a music-only 2.0 (later 2.1) setup for a listening room/office, and have never done this before. I'll be spinning vinyl (vintage pioneer table) 70% of the time, and listening to flac/mp3 through a DAC (bifrost) the other 30%. My current amp is an old pioneer...