He has been building speakers since the late 70's, I mean cabs, veneering, building the crossovers, installing drivers the whole thing. He wanted the high end stuff without paying the high end price. It allowed him to pick any veneer or color he wanted and he got a chance to make changes to the crossovers to taylor the sound to our liking. I'm not sure how many pairs he built but there was always something being built or changed. I don't remember many days coming home from school without something playing on the turntable. He doesn't build speakers anymore but rebuilds TT for fun. He recently sold a completely re-done Pioneer to Hal Steinbrenner, yes the New York Yankees Steinbrenner.