Never done it from a kit, though just out of high school a buddy and I got into speaker building... he built towers and a centre, the centre I built (well, mostly designed and wired - woodworking isn't my strongest skill) is still in use in my HT now. It's good but not great... the book and measurements only get you so far... testing and build quality are the rest (not to mention the speaker's, what... 12 years old?)
The best metaphor I can think of is... building your own speaker is like rolling your own tampons... you could, but... except for the satisfaction you'd get from doing it, why would you?
Bren R.
