How hard is it to build your own equipment? I'm sure it varies by type, but generally speaking, are you always tearing your hair out or is it fun and relaxing for you?
Bob Brines Messages: 186 Registered: May 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, AR
Master
Depends on
1. Your personal interests
2. Your skill level
3. Your frustration tolerance level.
I personally will build speakers all day, do cross-overs when I have to, might consider wiring a tube amp, won't even consider a SS amp, particularly if surface mount components are involved.
Bill Epstein Messages: 1088 Registered: May 2009 Location: Smoky Mts. USA
Illuminati (2nd Degree)
Hi Bob, good to see ya here.
Nymeria, I've been known to fling a capacitor across the room in frustration, but I still keep trying to build electronics 'cause of the "I did it!" factor.
Speaker-building, well...I've been woodworking all my life and I have the basic techniques mostly under control. Still, with every new speaker project, I usually find a previously undiscovered way to screw up. But then, I get to exclaim..."I did it!"
Going from a buyer to a builder is like going from a listener to a player, very satisfying.
Before we talk about the difficulty, it is important that we consider passion. How passionate are you when it comes to building customised sound gear? If you have that desire, you can do it without much hassle. It can only take some time.
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Perhaps I should stick with just buying equipment.
