Be sure not to confuse Bipolar with Dipolar. They are different. Their are explanations out there better than I can give. If you do a search you will probably find something. Dipolars are often used as surrounds because they give a diffused sound. I personally have Mirage Bipolar speakers all...
Bernard, that all depends on which floorplan we end up with and that decision is still a long way away. We are going to do some more looking this weekend. To do a combined room I think we would need at least 30 feet in length and 17-18 in width. If we can't do that then separate rooms would be...
Thanks for the reply Bernard. As for basements - I believe it is the soil here in the Dallas area that makes it difficult to impossible to have a basement. It is a high clay soil that shifts and expands/contracts with the weather. I could be wrong though. I have lived in different parts...
My wife and I are looking over floor plans and thinking about building a new house. We want both a theater/media room and a game/family room. We think that one big combination theater/gameroom is the way to go. Both rooms will get more use that way since it will be a natural place for our son to...
Check out the Nakamichi SP-W120. It is a discontinued model but you can still pick one up at thezeb.com or woofersetc.com I think for about $75. It is a very good sounding subwoofer. It doesn't have huge power handling or anything just top-notch sound quality. I have mine in a .85cf sealed box...
Here is my setup I am currently installing in my Jeep GC.
Nakamichi SP-W120 (nice SQ sub) in 1.75 cf ported encl.
Zapco Studio 100X mono amp for sub
A/D/S 336is comps
Zapco Studio 100 amp for comps
The best part? I bought all of this brand new recently for a total of $620! Sub and...
It's been about 7 years since I got my M-5si but if I remember correctly the top just popped on as mentioned above. Mirage has a pretty responsive customer service group. You might try e-mailing them from the Mirage website. They have responded quickly to several of my questions in the past...