About Speakerbuilder.net
This site is a private, non-commercial website for the purpose of assisting the do-it-yourself speaker-building enthusiast. All the projects on this site are freely licensed for non-commercial use. You may build and enjoy (I hope) any project on the pages contained herein for your own, personal use. Of course, when you want to move on to another speaker, you can sell your creations or do whatever you want with them. Those who choose to build speakers and sell them in commercial channels should contact me for a license. Since I only do this as a hobby and for personal enjoyment, please don't abuse the non-commercial license. Since my employment is as an intellectual property attorney (patent, trademark, and copyright law), I will aggressively police and pursue license violations and intellectual property infringement.
That aside, please understand that as an amateur speaker designer, I do not provide any warranty with regard to any of these projects and by using this site, you are assumed to have read and agreed to the terms of service, for which a link is provided at the bottom of each page. More importantly, please have reasonable expectations of what to expect when you build a D-I-Y speaker and know your own limitations. If you're not comfortable working with electronics, please consult someone more experienced than yourself. If you're uncomfortable working with power tools, for god's sake get some help -- if you lose a finger on a table saw, no one is going to replace it and I'm sure not going to pay your medical bills.
Finally, this site is my own, personal project showcase. I don't get paid a dime for anything I post, any of my designs, or any of my DIY speakerbuilding activities (I did sell the Veritas speakers shown on the site for a rather hefty sum, but that's none of your damn business, is it? <g>) What I choose to build and what drivers, crossover components, or suppliers I prefer are based on my own opinions (hence if you want to be a jackass and post that I shill for Parts Express, get a clue -- it's a great place to buy stuff from, the people there are nice and friendly, and their service and support beats the socks off every other speaker building parts supplier there is). Those of you who have ever looked into it know that web hosting isn't cheap (and I chose a fast host with good services). I pay over $50/mo out of my own pocket for this site and I don't accept advertising or other forms of compensation. Why? Because if I don't like something, I want to be able to say so without taking heat from someone. But I also like to give credit where credit is due, so if it seems like I'm overly enthusiastic about a particular product or supplier, it's because I think they deserve the credit. It's that simple -- good or bad, this site is all about my unbiased, unadulterated opinions.
Further, just as I choose to exercise my right to speak freely on this site, you should too -- whether that be on this site's message forum or another. If you build one of my projects and aren't happy with it, say so. I don't know what other people think unless they give me honest, detailed feedback. As I've mentioned, I don't get a dime either way, so I have no incentive to post projects that I don't think are worth your time, money, or effort to build (which, by the way, makes me unique in the DIY community -- other than the occasional page posted by fine people who are proud of their work, I'm not aware of anyone else who goes through this trouble out of their sheer enjoyment of audio.) I've been a sterophile since I got my first Yamaha receiver and Klipsch speakers at the age of 13. I started building my own speakers when I was 17 and have never looked back.
