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Not really a regret as the technology is still evolving, but I placed 2 speakers Left Rear and Right Rear next to each other (2 inches apart) behind the main seating area. This was done based on THXII recomendations. Look at the recent Widescreen Review Mag and there is a move to have speakers...

I was just watching a Aerosmith special on A&E and Steven Tyler commented that they had a loud show at 98db. Given that reference is 105db - yikes! I usually listen at -15db from reference which is 90db and my wife still complains ! Doug

Biscuits work great in MDF. I usually use #20 in 3/4 in. When I laminate 2 pieces of 3/4 together to make a 1.5" baffle, I use use 2 rows of #20 biscuits to joint the walls to the baffle. This is overkill but my motto is, "If a little is good then alot is better" :) An alternative to...

The red filler is used in automotive body repair. The stuff I have is made by 3M and I picked it up at my local automotive parts jobber. The good thing about using automotive body repair products for filling wood is that they retain some flexibility when dry. This is good when one considers...

Rob: Given that you are using ETF, I strongly recommend that you go to the Tag Mclaren Audio site (follow the link in the first post of this thread) and review the equalization project that they have posted. It steps you though how the use ETF effectively. Until I did that, I really didn't...

Wayne: You are right, our family room is quite long and is an intergal part of the eating and kitchen area - sorta a great room concept before great rooms were popular. There are two doors, one into the formal dining area and the other into a hall. EQ has worked wonders for me at the low...

Wayne: Nice to here from you. I value your experience and comments. For the mains I run an Integra 9.1 with spec'ed power of 170 w into 6 ohms. My speakers are 4 ohms and are of average efficiency (I haven't measured them but I haven't perceived them to be power hungry). Having said that...

Chris: I have read the papers and presentations done by Dr. Toole that are posted on the Harman site. I agree with your comments on cutting vs. boosting, room treatment etc. I wish the world was perfect and I could have a dedicated HT room, however, I use our family room for the HT. Like...

I have posted this here because I believe that the subject of EQ can be treated as an advanced topic if persued with rigour. I have been very interested in EQing my set up for some time now. I have lurked here for several years and occasionally posted. Now I would like to give back and present...

On the heat issue..... I have a Crown K2 driving a Stryke 15.2 It is housed in a enclosed wood cabinet with very, very, minimal venting. I use Rane Balance Buddies (BB2) to get from consumer audio levels to pro audio levels. Yes the amp gets quite warm but it has never shut down. As Mark...

The best reponse to all questions regading speaker cables that I ever heard was the following: "I like my speaker wire SHORT and THICK" ;)

I too built an end table sub. Mine is a "by the book" Stryke 15.2 in a 22 inch cube. I too doubled 3/4" MDF everywhere including the top. I also have a layer of 3/4 cherry on the top. So the top is actually 3 layers x 3/4 thick". I made allowances for natual movement of the cherry given...

I built a Stryke HE15.2. I power it ith a Crown K2 amp. It delivers 1000 W per channel into each of the 3 ohm voice coils - 2000w total. Cost me about $1100. I know, a big nut to bite price wise but wow does it work good. No fan, no thermal shut down, just lots of power and no problems...

Try the Danish Audio Connect at www dot dact dot com/html/applications.html for a 5 channel DIY preamp. Replace the dot with a . and remove the spaces. Sorry for a reply in this form but I kept getting an error message saying I have not been a member long enough to post a URL. Doug

I have Crown K2 Pro Sound Amp driving a Stryke HE15.2. The problem that I was running into was that I could not drive the Crown hard enough to realize its full power output. I had the subwoofer output of my Integra 9.1 processor turned up to +9 dB to compensate for the input sensitivity...

I bought some B&W 802's from a big box retailer about 10 years ago. They were floor models. I have no idea how they were treated while on demo duty. Here I am 10 years latter - they still sound great! My advice would be to listen to see if you can hear any problems before you buy. Doug

Jack: I understand your concern and reference to the Federal Trade Commission. I must point out that the FTC is a US government entity and in this case US law probably does not apply. Since you bought the speakers from a Canadian dealer you might want to check out the Canadian...

Jim: I have used MDF and Cherry to build speakers. The Cherry bookshelfs look very good. I used lock miter joints and initially worried about wood expansion causing cracks as the lock miter joints are a very strong physical joint. After a year there are no cracks. The Cherry speakers look...

Guys, thanks for the great replies. My next step will be to measure the in room response of the fronts and then experiment using the unused channel in the BFD. I'll try and post the results when I get them. Thanks Doug

Wayne/Stephen: Thanks for the great replies. Wayne, I like your idea of examining the in room response before deciding on either a parametric or graphic equalizer. This is clearly the way to proceed! I have a licensed version of Doug Plumb's ETF software so I am able to pre test the in...

I would like to know if anyone has had any experience in EQing the three front speakers in their HT set up. What is driving me is that I have EQ my sub (Stryke 15.2) with a BFD and I am very very pleased with the results. I had a 24db peak that resulted in true one note bass. With the EQ in I...

Here are some an alternative ideas From IKEA: These are the brushed metal leg available in 3 heights (even though this URL only gives info on 6 1/2". I am sure they are available 4" heights. http://www.ikea-usa.com/product_pres...54564&type=ART Another leg...