Right there with you. A lot of times using a financial analysis it's not worth the time and effort, but from a sense of ownership and pride in building something it usually is.
Any time I'm working on 'The World's Slowest Crack Build' I have the same thought-this makes zero financial sense. "But it's fun!" I tell myself with an ever-increasing sense of desperation...
As 3D printers mature, I think this will change. When I worked in hardware, I could design a circuit, create a schematic, layout a board, have it printed, and build it with no problems. Having an enclosure made that aligns properly and doesn't look like a high school science fair project was another story.
Same. I'm sure what I spent to build my OSMTs (plus support gear like the amp) could have bought a pair of those Massdrop JBLs with money left over. But it really was fun to DIY it.
If it makes you feel any better, enclosures just suck, period. They're pricey (especially in small quantities), fiddly, easy to get wrong, quick to scratch/dent...and, unfortunately, they're all that most people see.
Indeed, I can appreciate that nice chassis costs 400 bucks for power amp. That, even though I have quite alright workshop with lathe, MIG welder etc etc to use..
The thing is, it's boring, electronics is the fun stuff.
DIY only makes sense for 'the fix' and things that Jason&Mike's Co has not yet ruined for us. Like.. I have a freaking diy Saga in my drawer, bought just months before Schiit made its move, derp :D
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