- Apr 1, 2001
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So, for various reasons (moved a few times, travel for work constantly) I've had the same home audio system for quite some time now. The heart of it have been my Dynaudio Contour S1.4 and Velodyne DD-12, with the receiver/amps/sources changing once a year or so. For the last 2 years I've actually primarily used a full-range pair of DIY Mark Audio speakers, with the Dynaudio's sitting in their boxes.
Finally listed them last night on Audiogon, hopefully they don't take too long to sell. I'm 95% certain I'm going DIY again for their replacements. I was set on "upgrading" (aka, spending more) for a while, maybe going to their Confidence line or something in that ball park. Instead, I'm going to be a little more reasonable and have been looking at the 1099 from DIYsoundgroup.com/AVS Forums.
Considering that a flat pack will soon be available, the assembly of the speakers should be very straightforward. I toyed with the idea of using my friend's tech co-op and CNCing a curved enclosure, but decided that if I'm trying to do the reasonable thing that that design can wait. I'm just going to Duratex the exterior instead of a veneer or traditional paint.
The rest of the system will be an LDR-based attenuator combined with a PassDIY B1-based DCB1, Pass Pearl phono preamp, Oppo BDP-105D, aaand...not sure what the amp will be. F5? Manufactured class A? Tube? I have a few receivers, chip amp, B&O ICEpower, and vintage amps laying around while I decide.
Long post, sorry...just feel excited and relieved to have made the first step toward my next iteration.
Finally listed them last night on Audiogon, hopefully they don't take too long to sell. I'm 95% certain I'm going DIY again for their replacements. I was set on "upgrading" (aka, spending more) for a while, maybe going to their Confidence line or something in that ball park. Instead, I'm going to be a little more reasonable and have been looking at the 1099 from DIYsoundgroup.com/AVS Forums.
Considering that a flat pack will soon be available, the assembly of the speakers should be very straightforward. I toyed with the idea of using my friend's tech co-op and CNCing a curved enclosure, but decided that if I'm trying to do the reasonable thing that that design can wait. I'm just going to Duratex the exterior instead of a veneer or traditional paint.
The rest of the system will be an LDR-based attenuator combined with a PassDIY B1-based DCB1, Pass Pearl phono preamp, Oppo BDP-105D, aaand...not sure what the amp will be. F5? Manufactured class A? Tube? I have a few receivers, chip amp, B&O ICEpower, and vintage amps laying around while I decide.
Long post, sorry...just feel excited and relieved to have made the first step toward my next iteration.