Recent content by Chris Tsutsui

Seems like the pre/pro would be doing the same thing your DAC does. It's sole function to convert digital signal to analog which would go to the amps. The DAC1 looks like it has a gain control too (though I may be wrong), so it basically is a pre/pro right? So the macbook is essentially...

I'm shopping for a pre/pro. Does anyone know what the best reasons would be to wait for this model and not get the ones Outlaw already has that are on sale? Is there any competition for this pre/pro from other manufacturers? Thanks

I suppose the air passage within a box can be altered to an "extreme" to fundamentally represent a transmission line. Basically, the back wave of the subwoofer would be altered by the "braces". Holes in a solid box brace may act as a sort of "filter" of acoustic energy. "Compartments" would...

I just saw that Dremel also has round over bits. It's not as robust as a router or mini router, but I think it could get the job done well enough if you already have one.

I've tried the Autobody way, but my paint turns out like a majority of autobody factory paint jobs... The surface has a tiny ripple like finish. Sure you can see your reflection and it's shiny... It's just not REALLY smooth like a nice piano finish. What I'd like to know, is how to get a...

Plate Amps are pretty cheap. Plus to make a hole in the enclosure you just use a Jigsaw. Even a $20 black & decker model can make a square cut if you just predrill a hole. I like working with plate amps because you don't need a speaker terminal or speaker wire, just connect plate amp wire to...

Hey All, It's been a long time... I remember your Ushers with lead bricks on them and adire 12s at your UCI place. You heard my dual tempests and GR-AV3s... Now I'm working on Linkwitz Plutos. :) I got all my tempests from Kyle back when he first started acoustic visions. His business...

When I think bass quality, I'm thinking you want to hear bass so real, it fools your mind. If a recording was done in an anechoic chamber and then played in your room... Then the sound interactions with the room might actually give you a good illusion of realism. However, if you have a...

Well if somebody wanted to know that didn't have banana plugs as an option. I say "don't terminate. Just twist the leads together, apply solder to the tip to bind the leads together, and use that.

The tempest also has a Horn Enclsoure designed by Adire Audio which supposedly increases output by 6db. That's pretty insane considering the sensitivity is already about 90db. You can also consider Dual Shivas for $130ea. That'll be $260 and you can set them up in either a stereo fashion...

3L sealed? That's incredibly small... My tempest enclosure was 214L, and I didn't even go for the "big" one. That's sweet they are bringing back the original Tempest and Shiva. My tempest that I had in my car for a couple years has discolored tremendously and the surround is starting to...

Too much treatment (absorb type) makes a room dead. Makes it sound acoustically "stuffy" as if your ears are plugged or your'e in a recording studio. Sure you'll hear ALL the direct sound from the speaker, but there will be no environmental interaction with that sound. With no environmental...

Aesthetics also has something to do with it since "skinny" is beautiful. People also only have "so" much room if they want a TV, equipment rack, etc... It also depends on the design compromise of finding the baffle that has good size/volume, aesthetics, and complexity. Dipole speakers and...

One thing to be careful for is professionals often have more than one person working, therefore it takes them less time, plus they do it ALL THE TIME. If you are the only one working, then it might take you 10 hours @ $40 an hour. While a crew of 2 professionals can do the same job in 2...

Enough of those "slight" noticeable differences is what seperates your system from the masses. :) They really do add up...