Build-your-own speakers

Psycho Sonny said:
You will be surprised what the margins are for some companies speakers.

BK for instance probably only make 15% on their subwoofers. Monitor Audio probably only make 30% on their speakers.

Plus you can always buy second hand which means your getting speakers worth thousands for hundreds.

e.g. I would like to see you build my system for even double the money I paid for them second hand. Monitor Audio BX6's (fronts) with matching Centre speaker - £220 collected (plus about £20 in fuel drving to and from) Monitor Audio BX2's (surrounds) - £125 delivered

BK XXLS400 DF - I bought this second hand but it was brand new the owner bought it the month before he sold it to me (gave me receipt) and he had never even opened the box. I think they are £440 plus delivery. I think I paid around £350-£375 including delivery


http://exceptional-av.co.uk/monitor...age-5-1.html?gclid=CKr_-4ewwdECFZMYGwodJncN4A

The newer version of my setup is around £1400 albeit I have a much better sub than that system as I opted for BK over MA. So I paid roughly 50% of what that sort of system retails for.
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Unless you work at BK/Monitor Audio you have no idea of the markup. Nor if you read a statement from those two companies.

You didn't get a bargain on those speakers. Not like me

£900 speakers for £125
£3500 speakers for £670
£700 center for £120
 
hornetstinger said:
Unless you work at BK/Monitor Audio you have no idea of the markup. Nor if you read a statement from those two companies.

You didn't get a bargain on those speakers. Not like me

£900 speakers for £125
£3500 speakers for £670
£700 center for £120
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Please pull your head out.

I paid less than 50% the RRP. If that isn't a bargain then tell me what is?

Definition: a thing bought or offered for sale much more cheaply than is usual or expected.

Also like I stated the info is available over at AVForums, I'm not going to bother wasting my time searching for it. I read it a while back whilst researching my system.
 
not gonna lie could be tempted to go the wilmslow route for my living room, currently babysitting some whafdale S2000's and they are 1 pretty ugly and 2 a bit too bassy for my living room
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don't want anything too expensive but prepared to spend a fair bit as my bookshelf speakers have lasted 15+ years

That said though i'm incredibly lazy :D
 
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TwsT said:
not gonna lie could be tempted to go the wilmslow route for my living room, currently babysitting some whafdale S2000's and they are 1 pretty ugly and 2 a bit too bassy for my living room
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don't want anything too expensive but prepared to spend a fair bit as my bookshelf speakers have lasted 15+ years

That said though i'm incredibly lazy :D
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Is that your way of saying "the missus has had enough of the beasts"! I know mine would go mental at the sight of them
 
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