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Danny, I have an offer for you. If you would send me a pair of speaker kits, I would be glad to build the cabinets for the privlige of auditioning the finished speakers. If I like them, I would keep them. But if I didn't like them, I would reserve the option to return them to you and be...

Danny, Thanks for participating! I really do appreciate it. I'm sure the others do too. You have made some excellent points. As I stated earlier, a sensitivity of 84db is of concern to me as well as I would want the option of using any speaker I own with my Bottlehead Foreplay preamp and...

Phil, Thanks for being so helpful with my thought process. The more I think about it, the more I am leaning toward going with a known entity. You're right about the Jags having the longest and most well received track record of the speakers in contention. That's not to say they would sound...

Phil, You make some good points and I agree that I would think those are not apple to apple comparisons. With regard to the cost of components, I believe that the cost of the drivers in a speaker do not fully indicate the sound quality that will be achieved as well. In some cases, lower...

Phil, I agree that test-driving one of these DIY speakers would really make this decision easier. Also helpful would be to find someone who has done head to head comparisons with some of these. I'd especially be interested in anyone who has heard some Jags and AV1+'s. Or Jags and...

Thanks again Phil. I hadn't really investigated those before. They do look interesting. Brian, You make an excellent point about resale. If the speaker is well known in the DIY community, and beyond, like ACI speakers are for example, building a couple entails very little risk in that if...

Phil, Thanks for the advice. I considered Jags but have heard that they pretty much sound like Saphires except with lower extention. Since I'm using a Tempest sub, I don't think it would make a significant difference in my situation if I continued to use the Saphires as mains. Then I only...

Hi, Here is my problem. As I've become more educated about this hobby of ours, I've come to realize that I need timber matched speakers. I've already built ACI Saphire III's a few years ago, which I love. I have also, over the last few months, built a center channel based on the...