Dear members,
We are looking into ways to enable the DIY loudspeaker enthusiasts to focus better on their creativity while building even higher quality loudspeakers. To achieve this goal, I am doing research to get a better understanding of the needs of the DIY loudspeaker enthusiasts. I would appreciate it if you could fill in this very short survey.
Looking forward to your responses.
Thank you
We are looking into ways to enable the DIY loudspeaker enthusiasts to focus better on their creativity while building even higher quality loudspeakers. To achieve this goal, I am doing research to get a better understanding of the needs of the DIY loudspeaker enthusiasts. I would appreciate it if you could fill in this very short survey.
Looking forward to your responses.
Thank you
Dear Dave,
Thank you for the feedback. I did my best to keep it as short as possible.
Yes, I am looking to build some electronics to support DIY speaker builders. So, I want to understand better what they need. All inputs and insights are very welcome.
Arash
Thank you for the feedback. I did my best to keep it as short as possible.
Yes, I am looking to build some electronics to support DIY speaker builders. So, I want to understand better what they need. All inputs and insights are very welcome.
Arash
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Other electronics sectors have benefitted by simplifying, modularising and the most important part, creating an eco-system of support, documentation and community to effectively self-power the platform.
A very successful example of this would be the Arduino eco-system/platform.
Applied to speakers and I would include "powered" speakers. I'm sure you could modularise things by splitting out every individual component that might be tweaked, replaced, removed entirely, whatever.
You make the documentation bullet proof and the interconnects, specifications and even PCBs/Schematics open source. The community drives itself, people produce addons, replacements, better components, while you continue to sell the rather more expensive, but better marketted "Original Vendor" product range.
Just thinking outloud.
A very successful example of this would be the Arduino eco-system/platform.
Applied to speakers and I would include "powered" speakers. I'm sure you could modularise things by splitting out every individual component that might be tweaked, replaced, removed entirely, whatever.
You make the documentation bullet proof and the interconnects, specifications and even PCBs/Schematics open source. The community drives itself, people produce addons, replacements, better components, while you continue to sell the rather more expensive, but better marketted "Original Vendor" product range.
Just thinking outloud.
Thank you for your very interesting feedback. Indeed Arduino is a successful example of such an approach. We are also thinking of creating the community around it and make it open for the users to be able to expand on its functionalities.
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It might be more beginner focused, but often the paralysing issue in early steps in a tech is too much choice and having to determine compatibility.
If you release ranges of components which you gaurantee will work together people can start with a "kit" style build from the list of components. Then as they develop their skills they can DIY replace components one by one.
I think you'll need a genius of an engineer to come up with modular speaker cabinets and ports. It's not un-doable though. Lots of wooden and sheet metal kits exist, mostly using mass produced laser cut kits. However you can make a fortune buying fixings in bulb and selling them in small bags!
If you release ranges of components which you gaurantee will work together people can start with a "kit" style build from the list of components. Then as they develop their skills they can DIY replace components one by one.
I think you'll need a genius of an engineer to come up with modular speaker cabinets and ports. It's not un-doable though. Lots of wooden and sheet metal kits exist, mostly using mass produced laser cut kits. However you can make a fortune buying fixings in bulb and selling them in small bags!
Yes, it is. However, to avoid any direct advertisement, I didn't put the link in the survey and my post.
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Thank you all for your kind responses and filling in the form.
One of you mentioned in the comments that you have a good insight in the DIY market and kindly offered to help us. But you didn't fill in the email field. Since the forms are anonymous, I don't have any ways to contact you. If you read this message, I appreciate it if you kindly contact me or fill in the form again with your email filled in so I can contact you. Here is the link for your reference.
One of you mentioned in the comments that you have a good insight in the DIY market and kindly offered to help us. But you didn't fill in the email field. Since the forms are anonymous, I don't have any ways to contact you. If you read this message, I appreciate it if you kindly contact me or fill in the form again with your email filled in so I can contact you. Here is the link for your reference.