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<blockquote data-quote="Fast1one" data-source="post: 3486240" data-attributes="member: 567387">Parts express has a lot of projects that are great for beginners if you want to build your own. Granted, you won&#039;t get something that sounds as good as for example B&amp;amp;W, but you can get close for hundreds less...My favorites:<img src="http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/tritrix/tritrix.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/tritrix/index.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/tritrix/index.cfm</a>Center and surrounds that use similar drivers:<a href="http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/triune/index.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/triune/index.cfm</a>You can probably use one woofer for the surrounds...The woofers are 13.60 when you buy several...8 woofers total: 108.85 tweets at 16.80: 84Misc crossover part: 30Total: 222.80 Plus shipping and wood. Easily under 500 dollars....Name any manufacture and expect a 5-10 times mark up on loudspeakers, or almost anything for that matter. This means that if something costs 1000 dollars, it is most likely somewhere around 100 dollars TOTAL in parts, labor, and R&amp;amp;D. This is why its so beneficial to build yourself.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fast1one, post: 3486240, member: 567387"] Parts express has a lot of projects that are great for beginners if you want to build your own. Granted, you won't get something that sounds as good as for example B&W, but you can get close for hundreds less... My favorites: [IMG]http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/tritrix/tritrix.jpg[/IMG] [URL="http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/tritrix/index.cfm"]http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/tritrix/index.cfm[/URL] Center and surrounds that use similar drivers: [URL="http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/triune/index.cfm"]http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/triune/index.cfm[/URL] You can probably use one woofer for the surrounds...The woofers are 13.60 when you buy several... 8 woofers total: 108.8 5 tweets at 16.80: 84 Misc crossover part: 30 Total: 222.80 Plus shipping and wood. Easily under 500 dollars.... Name any manufacture and expect a 5-10 times mark up on loudspeakers, or almost anything for that matter. This means that if something costs 1000 dollars, it is most likely somewhere around 100 dollars TOTAL in parts, labor, and R&D. This is why its so beneficial to build yourself. [/QUOTE]

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