A newby has born

Janver · 17th September 2011, 10:57 PM

Hi there,

I'm Jan from The Hague - The Netherlands.

I'm totally not a DIY person(although I have a technical degree, learned soldering more than 10 years ago haven't done it since), but a few weeks I got triggered in a shop. The guy was selling own designed speakers which were also available as DIY package where the wood is already made to the correct size. There I've been listening to a pair of 200 Euro speakers(TL) which were sounding quite good and detailed.

Now in a few weeks I will make another listening session in an other shop where I will choose one of the cheapest models to test my DIY skills. From there I will see what will be the next step; Failure = searching the expensive brands for better speakers than I have. Success will mean probably the build of some more exclusive speaker.

thanks for reading and hopefully I can learn a lot here!

Jan

Cal Weldon · 18th September 2011, 05:14 PM

Hi Jan, welcome to diyAudio. This is a great place to cut your teeth. Careful though, it can be very addicting.

planet10 · 18th September 2011, 06:19 PM

Welcome to the forum Jan ... diying can get addictive

dave

Janver · 19th September 2011, 04:50 PM

Thanks!

Just have informed my friend in my plans and he'll join/copy me. Luckily he's a little bit more handy than I am. We can share tools and he already has a soldering iron.

Soon we'll organize a listening session together to make a choice.

DSP_Geek · 19th September 2011, 06:51 PM

One thing to remember: building your own stuff may well cost more than buying it off the shelf, once tools and test gear are taken into account. The sense of satisfaction makes up for it.

17th September 2011, 10:57 PM	#1
Janver diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: The Hague	A newby has born Hi there, I'm Jan from The Hague - The Netherlands. I'm totally not a DIY person(although I have a technical degree, learned soldering more than 10 years ago haven't done it since), but a few weeks I got triggered in a shop. The guy was selling own designed speakers which were also available as DIY package where the wood is already made to the correct size. There I've been listening to a pair of 200 Euro speakers(TL) which were sounding quite good and detailed. Now in a few weeks I will make another listening session in an other shop where I will choose one of the cheapest models to test my DIY skills. From there I will see what will be the next step; Failure = searching the expensive brands for better speakers than I have. Success will mean probably the build of some more exclusive speaker. thanks for reading and hopefully I can learn a lot here! Jan

18th September 2011, 05:14 PM	#2
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Hi Jan, welcome to diyAudio. This is a great place to cut your teeth. Careful though, it can be very addicting. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

18th September 2011, 06:19 PM	#3
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	Welcome to the forum Jan ... diying can get addictive dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

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19th September 2011, 04:50 PM	#4
Janver diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: The Hague	Thanks! Just have informed my friend in my plans and he'll join/copy me. Luckily he's a little bit more handy than I am. We can share tools and he already has a soldering iron. Soon we'll organize a listening session together to make a choice.

19th September 2011, 06:51 PM	#5
DSP_Geek diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Santa Cruz, California	One thing to remember: building your own stuff may well cost more than buying it off the shelf, once tools and test gear are taken into account. The sense of satisfaction makes up for it.

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