Dissident Sound on Nostr: if you're a dopamine junkie like me DIY is rather irresistible. i also build speakers ...

if you're a dopamine junkie like me DIY is rather irresistible. i also build speakers from time to time. in fact my website was originally supposed to be about DIY speaker building.

https://dissidentsound.discoursehosting.net/latest

but what i learned in building speakers was the same as what i learned in building computers - that most DIYers are completely delusional and believe that the outcome is a function of quality of parts used not level of knowledge used in design.

i had an idiot tell me that he can design a subwoofer as well as JBL ( basically a Dell equivalent to speakers ) because he has a shitty free program that simulates bass response. this would be like saying i can design a computer as well as Dell because i watch Gamers Nexus. but idiots actually believe this.

yes you can design a computer that works better than Dell does. but you will spend TWICE as much money on parts as Dell does, and then you will simply not count the cost of Windows as well as not count the cost of your own time to make it seem like you won in the end. you will also overlook minor problems in the final result that you would not have overlooked in a store bought PC / speaker.

this is a known psychological effect - we value things we have created higher than they really are worth. this is why DIY is a thing. it's not about sticking it to the man. it's about Dunning Kruger.

this is why i have really shifted from DIY to Analysis. instead of building flawed things i teach others how not to.

LOL