Recent content by minhG

I built the 142L vented adire box a few years back and now i want to downsize (it's way too awesome for my apartment building, people keep asking if there was an earthquake everytime i turn it up!!) But Adire have taken down their plans, does anyone still have them? Or can anyone give me...

well to add another data point i paid $30 in jan 2004 for mine, direct from nintendo.

did you design the ported enclosure with the lining in mind? the batting will change the volume 'seen' by the driver, so if you don't take it into account it will change the tuning of the speaker.

i think the shiva is dual 8ohm right? i'd try wiring them up in series (don't wire only one of the VCs!) for a 16ohm load, that will drop the output considerably and may be enough. most people building large vented box shivas only use ~200W amps. that's what i have and i've never bottomed...

Dave, before you do anything, get a sound meter and measure the in room response (and the in car response) i think you'll be surprised at what the charts look like. i don't think i've ever seen an in-car plot that was close to being as flat as a home theater. you just get so much cabin...

just to be clear, is that 11.5 with the flares or only the center section?

i'd think hard about doing double wall on that box. it's not that big to begin with so i don't think it's necc. and it will be *heavy* my 142L box with the braces + speaker but without the amp weighs 80-90lbs so it's a bear to move around. you box is smaller but if you double up the mdf i...

just try it out, i'm only using 120W into my Shiva, though my enclosure is bigger (142L) i'm not pushing my amp very hard--i think it will be enough.

I've got my surrounds (JBL S36) "bookshelves" on endtables right now. but i'd like to put them on some stands. i'm not happy about the ones i've seen in stores. does anyone have any ideas or pictures of stands they're using for such large speakers. for people unfamiliar, this speaker is a...

hey dan, do you have a suggestion for an alignment for the tumult in a small box in particular? I'm just itching for a reason to get a tumult :)

jack, i don't know if either is appropriate for an apartment! i have a shiva in the 142L adire vented alignment, running on a Hypex 200W plate amp. at 80db on the meter (which is loud but not super loud) i can shake/vibrate the apartment building with a 20hz tone (easily). i hope you're...

I dunno, maybe i'm just dumb (and happy!) but i don't know if it's as big a deal as Michael makes out. is it ideal? well no, the adire plan is for the shiva, but there are some folks who've adapted it for the Dayton Titanic, i think you could adapt it for the Dayton DVC. Even as is, i bet it...

Joe, I strongly suggest you measure, i thought my shiva sounded 'off' and i kept diddling with the levels etc. When I finally got a meter, i reset all the levels and to my surprise a frequency sweep from 20hz-60hz came up pretty flat, some small 3-5 db bumps but nothing major. i realized it...

wow $150-$200 for clamps? yikes! those must be nice clamps! if you have a harbor freight nearby you can spend a lot less, probably not as nice but ask yourself how many times you'll need the clamps! i did the screw method because i didn't want to buy anymore clamps, if you have 2-3 that are...

someone did a cube inside an ikea endtable, works fine.