Alternatively, take a look at some of the kitted "assemble it
yourself" speaker systems available from (e.g.) Madisound
and Zalytron. Many of them are available either as parts-only
kits (build the cabinets yourself from plans), or with cabinets
pre-built (just finish the cabinets and install and wire the
components).

One of the advantages of such kits is that you can build a rigid, tightly
braced, really /dead/ enclosure, which is never found in modestly priced
"box" speakers. You can also experiment with such things as painting the
cabinet with Nextel.


There are some very good kits available essentially equivalent
to the reference designs from the driver manufacturers themselves.

There used to be a joke that /everybody else/ knew more about using KEF's
drivers than KEF did. This was generally true.