Just thinking about DIY speakers how difficult it is to make how expensive they are to be made etc.
Looking at the cost of some of these speakers in the market it looks like it is well worth going the DIY way. Some of the best speakers available in the market range from 2 to 10 Lakhs. I am sure DIY way will not lead to so much expense may be less than half of the lower end price.
We have three components here
Driver selection
crossover design and implementation
cabinet design and implementation.
If we get above things right then we must be on target.
The drivers available in market do they match drivers used in the branded speakers in quality. Some of the DIY speakers seen online as said by owners are the best they have ever heard. If that is so that the drivers must be of good quality.
With regard to crossover design and implementation, it is all electronics and good parts, lot of experimentation combined with good parts should yield good crossovers.
Cabinet designs Not too bad. We have the web for designs, Fortunately in India we dont need to be a good carpenter to make good speaker cabinets. As long as we get the design right and we do have carpenters who can make it for you at a reasonable price.
I guess we should be able to import Drivers. How is the customs duty on them. Are spare parts also charged with customs duty. When we buy New SPeakers, we pay a customs duty of 35% flat beyond the dealer margin. How is it on the drivers.
Apart from the above we need lot of time to research and design the product. While I was building DIY acoustic panels, I enjoyed everybit of it and it turned out to be a satisfying one with significant saving of the cost.
your thoughts please.
Thanks
pandu
Pandu
Looking at the cost of some of these speakers in the market it looks like it is well worth going the DIY way. Some of the best speakers available in the market range from 2 to 10 Lakhs. I am sure DIY way will not lead to so much expense may be less than half of the lower end price.
We have three components here
Driver selection
crossover design and implementation
cabinet design and implementation.
If we get above things right then we must be on target.
The drivers available in market do they match drivers used in the branded speakers in quality. Some of the DIY speakers seen online as said by owners are the best they have ever heard. If that is so that the drivers must be of good quality.
With regard to crossover design and implementation, it is all electronics and good parts, lot of experimentation combined with good parts should yield good crossovers.
Cabinet designs Not too bad. We have the web for designs, Fortunately in India we dont need to be a good carpenter to make good speaker cabinets. As long as we get the design right and we do have carpenters who can make it for you at a reasonable price.
I guess we should be able to import Drivers. How is the customs duty on them. Are spare parts also charged with customs duty. When we buy New SPeakers, we pay a customs duty of 35% flat beyond the dealer margin. How is it on the drivers.
Apart from the above we need lot of time to research and design the product. While I was building DIY acoustic panels, I enjoyed everybit of it and it turned out to be a satisfying one with significant saving of the cost.
your thoughts please.
Thanks
pandu
Pandu