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<blockquote data-quote="kolakidd" data-source="post: 912098" data-attributes="member: 14465"><p>If you have all the tools already, then that does help, but actually the best place to start is with a BOM. </p><p></p><p>List everything you'll need, and start part hunting. Looking at only the basic parts is deceptive, you have to factor in enclosures, transformers, connectors, switches. You can buy and populate a chip amp board for next to nothing, but it's the parts around it that drive up the cost. Anyway, you start with the dream BOM, cry a little when you get the total, and then go back and make compromises until you get it under budget.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes DIY can be cheaper, but it really depends on the project and the exchange rate, and clever thinking (repurposing stuff). Personally, for R3,500 I would rather play it safe and go 2nd hand, and age is not a good determinant of how good audio equipment will sound.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kolakidd, post: 912098, member: 14465"] If you have all the tools already, then that does help, but actually the best place to start is with a BOM. List everything you'll need, and start part hunting. Looking at only the basic parts is deceptive, you have to factor in enclosures, transformers, connectors, switches. You can buy and populate a chip amp board for next to nothing, but it's the parts around it that drive up the cost. Anyway, you start with the dream BOM, cry a little when you get the total, and then go back and make compromises until you get it under budget. Sometimes DIY can be cheaper, but it really depends on the project and the exchange rate, and clever thinking (repurposing stuff). Personally, for R3,500 I would rather play it safe and go 2nd hand, and age is not a good determinant of how good audio equipment will sound. [/QUOTE]
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