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I just finished building my ported Atlas subwoofer. I connected it and powered it up. I turn on some music. I realize that even though they've worked for the past 5 months straight, worked fine last night, even when I got home from work today but the second I am excited about my new subwoofer...

I just finished building my ported Atlas subwoofer. I connected it and powered it up. I turn on some music. I realize that even though they've worked for the past 5 months straight, worked fine last night, even when I got home from work today but the second I am excited about my new subwoofer...

So I busted one of my Adire Audio ACD1 tcompression tweeters. What can I do as far as replacing it? I heard Adire is also not selling anything themselves anymore and the two sites they have listed don't have their tweeters. Matt

Hello, So to complete my 6.1 system I bought a cheap KLH center channel off of ebay. I noticed in the loud battle scenes of LOTR:ROTK and Saving Private Ryan that the dialogue was severely drown out. So once I build my Atlas ported sub I'm not going to be able to hear any dialogue. I'm...

Hello all, I think I have picked up one of the last Atlas 15's. As excited as I am I still have no plans for the enclosure and amp just yet. I'll need all the help I can get. Let me explain what I'll be using this for. Here's a big shocker, HT AND Music. This is where I am thrown off. I...

Since the tempest is currently unavailable to build a Sonotube what are my best options. I would love to get a 15" Atlas at the current discount price but my bank account is stretched thin right now. I won't be able to purchase everything for a week or so. Whats my best option then? I'm going...

Hello, I am in search of the cheapest possible plasma or LCD television. I don't care if it is an off brand, isn't HDTV, etc. I'd like it to be at least 35" but no bigger than 42". It will be used in a college dorm room primarily for tv and video games. Do plasma's have direct cable...

Hello, I recently moved back into my dorm room for another semester. At home I have an Onkyo 601 surround sound receiver running everything. I built the Adire Audio HE10.1 kit for the surrounds. Everything was fine. I brought the HE10's to school for my listening pleasure but brought my cheaper...

This isn't a huge shaft just an extremely annoying one since I am still in college and currently have $11.12 in my bank account. I bought a refurbished Onkyo 601 receiver for 250 from ecost.com. I got it and it looked great but had no sound. No sound came out of the speakers whatsoever. I...

Here's the deal. I have a Sony Stereo receiver that cost me about 150 bucks. Its nothing special. I recently bought an Onkyo 601 surround sound receiver. I'm really impressed by its build quality. Problem is, I disconnected my stereo receiver and put in my new Onkyo and it didnt work. It powers...

Alright, I just got my Onkyo 601, refurbished, in the mail today. Really excited about it..blah blah blah. Anyways I get it down to my basement to hook it up. I plug two speakers in to the left and right main terminals. Then I hook up my computer to the Video 1 input. I turn on the receiver to...

Alright so here is the deal. I have a Sony DE-195 stereo receiver. I know its a cheapy. I've had it for about 3-4 years I'd say and it has done an awesmoe job for what I've asked of it. I'm still in college and just a few days ago I came home. I had the DE-195 at school and packed it up for the...

Hey all, I bought a Dell 3200MP last summer. It is my 2nd projector, my first being a broken down epson that barely got by. Anyways, on the Epson I had to put cd cases under the back because the feet were broken off. I bought the 3200 off of ebay from an electronics dealer who said it was brand...

Hello all, I've been building my home theater for about a year or so now. I have a Dell 3200MP DLP projector with a Bravo D1 dvd player. Everything is projected onto a flat white wall in my basement. For me that is good enough. It continues to impress me at times. For audio I only have a pair...

Why are speakers so inefficient? I can't think of many things on earth only have .5% "efficiency" Whats the deal? Is it the mass of the driver? The resistance of the surround system? I dont think it would have much to do with the magnets because the coil is either getting pushed or pulled, not...

Here is my thinking about the spider/suspension. Besides the fact that the spider/surround keep the coil lined up in the middle of the gap does it have a place in the speaker? Once energy starts moving through the coil and it starts moving is there anything useful, besides lining up the voice...

Hello, I recently asked a question about what really is the determiner for SPL when considering a subwoofer. I thought it would have to do mainly with the diameter of the subwoofer and the Xmax of the subwoofer. Something else I considered was Force = Mass X Acceleration. So would a heavier...

Here are some questions that bug me 1. What restricts xmax? Surround and spider or the way the voice coil is designed around the magnets? 2. How do companies determine all the mathematical quantities of speakers? Basically how do they determine the recommended box sizes? 3. What is the...

Just a quick question, has anyone used sonotube to build speakers other than subwoofers? I'm thinking it would be simple to do. Probably the hardest part would be making the stands but that is simple if you can build a traditional enclosure. Of course you wouldnt be able to have them downfiring...

Hello all, Another year at college is almost over and I could not be happier. This means I can begin to look into building my first subwoofer ever. My first plans were to take a tempest and just follow the plans on Adires website. I did that this winter when I built their HE10.1 monitor kit. I...

Alright, I'm building my first DIY speakers. They're a pair of Adire Audio HE10.1's. Here are a few questions that for some reason I just can't find. 1. Polyfill - Stuff it everywhere in the enclosure except near the speakers? Should I do anything to hold the stuff back so it doesnt shift and...

Hello everyone, I own a Dell 3200MP. Not even 30 minutes ago I received the Bravo D1 DVD player with DVI output. I could have sworn someone told me the Dell 3200MP has DVI compatability. On Dell's website it even says it has "Great connectivity — supports S-Video, Composite Video (RCA)...

Hello everyone, I own a Dell 3200MP. Not even 30 minutes ago I received the Bravo D1 DVD player with DVI output. I could have sworn someone told me the Dell 3200MP has DVI compatability. On Dell's website it even says it has "Great connectivity — supports S-Video, Composite Video (RCA)...

So I went to school on August 23. I later returned home for thanksgiving break on Nov 21. I walk downstairs and I notice something strange. The lights for my receiver and 5 disc cd player were on. My father said he hadn't gone into the basement or done anything with my stuff since I had left...

Hello, I'm interested in Hometheater obvisously but I am really interested in Professional loudspeakers. Here are my questions. 1. What is the difference between the build of a speaker they use at a concert and one you find in your home theater? I am talking about the actual speaker itself...

Hello all, I have finally saved enough money to upgrade my projector. I'm looking to spend about $1500 for a quality projector. Right now all I have been looking at are the Dell 3200 mp's on ebay. There seems to be a constant supply of them at $1549. I would prefer a DLP because this is going...

Hello, I am still confused about resolutions. Compare the Dell 3200mp to the 2100mp. The 3200 has a native resolution of 1024X768 while the 2100 is 800X600. These are their native resolutions meaning everything will be scaled to fit that resolution. Both projectors support 720p and 1080i. So my...

Hello, I went to see the Matrix Reloaded, unfortunately, and was amazed to see how the theater was wired. Just on one side of the theater were about 20 speakers lining the wall. Here is the question: Do theaters have advanced audio systems that would be comparable to us having a 30.5 audio...

I'll admit I cheaped out a while ago and bought a 5 disc cd changer for 40 bucks off of uBid. For the most part it's a great player and does the job for me. My only complaint is that one quieter pieces of music I can hear the squeeky rotation of the cd being played through my speakers. It can...

Hello, I hear DVI is the newest technology that is creating a storm by how well it outperforms everything else. So since I haven't purchased anything for my Home theater I would like to know how I can incorporate it into my system. Someone mentioned the Bravo D1 as being a premier DVI capable...