Recent content by KevinYao

Matt, We've all been through that CC game - I'd rather enjoy my speakers debt free myself. Hope you find a good deal when the time comes for you to buy your speakers.

UPS Ground with $200 insurance will cost about $28 shipping. I'll round that down to $200 total. Forgot to mention, I can take paypal (Visa/Mastercard) with 2.9% surcharage, or personal check (I'll wait until it clears), or a money order or cashiers check. Kevin

These have the black finish and were factory outlet from Axiom. I've looked them over carefully and the defects are the following: 1) Slight discoloration in the finish of one of the speakers on one corner. Hardly visible unless you're looking for it. 2) One of the woofers has a slight...

Here are the instructions I said I'd post (they're also in the DIY section). Paradox Assembly instructions

This was my first kit and I learned quite a few things (including how to solder) along the way. Thought it might encourage others to build their own. The AV1's apparently follow the same design so these instructions apply to them as well. Feedback is most welcome! Paradox 1 Assembly instructions

I figure I should jump in here since I was the 3rd party at the shootout. John, you certainly captured the essence of the evening far better than I ever could have. Still, I can't help but put in my two cents. I was astounded by the amount of bass that the Mini Monitors put out. Cliched it...

Wayne, Thanks for the info. Actually, I think I was saved from my own ignorance by my weak (and failing) solder gun - the tweeter sounds fine at the moment. Unless there are some other symptoms of a burned out tweeter... Based on your info., it looks like I shouldn't risk appyling the solder...

Saurav! I remember seeing you post at AA. You're comments helped me choose this kit. I was actually also using a lighter for the heat shrink on the first speaker, and then I got so tired of burning my fingers that I broke down and bought a heat gun for the second speaker. You still using...

Should have done this in the first place. From the kit's designer's web site : "The Paradox-1's series crossover utilizes an air-core foil inductor and is wired point to point using only oxygen free copper wire. Plus, each connection is sealed with glue-filled heat-shrink to prevent oxidation...

Bill, BTW, I don't know if its implicit, but the ofc in my kit is composed of strands (like speaker cable), I'm not talking about just a single wire. I'm not sure if the heat shrink provded in the kit (it's the Paradox 1 kit from GR-Research) has those qualities you mention to squeeze out...

"If you are worried about the exposure, don't." By "don't", did you mean don't worry about exposing the wire to the air, or did you mean don't use electric tape to cover it up? By the rest of your message, I'm guessing you meant don't use electric tape (correct me if I"m wrong). Anyways...

I assembled my first kit last weekend and I made a mistake in soldering the end of an ofc (oxygen-free copper) wire to the terminal of a tweeter without first sliding the heat shrink up the wire. Now it's all soldered together and I can't get the heat shrink on the wire (since the other end of...