Loudspeaker assembly kits are just what is needed when new loudspeaker chassis elements first see the light of day. The kits are the only thing that provides a practical application for them. We can feel fortunate with the Eton because we have Philipp Vavron on our team, who is known for building excellent drivers.
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04 Mar 2013, Article by Ralph about speaker kit
Needle
On the search for a new hobby, I ran across this website. I hoped that building my own loudspeakers would give me a creative, hands-on activity, with the reward of listening pleasure. The Needles assembly kit was a blind, or rather deaf, purchase – I wanted to be surprised.
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In the beginning, one thing followed another – a new FirstTime was always hot on the heels of the last one. Our first issues featured Numbers 1 through 6, which enriched the do-it-yourselfer’s life with economical chassis elements in somewhat unusual cabinets.
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You just can’t say it loud enough: the creations known as “Needles” have long ago become synonymous in the DIY world with the trick of pulling greatness out of small wide-range speakers. When we measured the small wide-range speakers from Dayton Audio, we thought of the Needle right away. Would they work well enough here, too?
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18 Feb 2013, Article by Alpen01 about speaker kit
SB 417
It’s high time for me to write my first assembly report. Now that I’ve been enjoying the sounds of my SB 417 for several weeks, I want to let you in on its creation story. It all started in the summer of 2012. I was looking for something to balance out my stressful work life,
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A little less than a year ago, I had the pleasure of hearing Duettas for the first time at Matthias’ place in Darmstadt. After that, I realized that my previous boxes were more nice than good, and that DIY was a real alternative. After jumping in with the SB 15 for the bedroom (very cool sound – but too small for the living room), I really wanted to have/build some Duettas.
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