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Parts Express also carries two Bash plate amps - 300W and 500W. The SVS subs use a Bash amp of some sort in them.

I see that the Dayton 250W sub plate amps are discontinued. Well, at least the one that I wanted with the high pass filter. They were pretty sweet at $120 or so, so even two of these would have been cheaper than the Behringer, albeit only by a small amount. I look forward to seeing the pics...

Sammy, please post photos of the IB as you go. Also, how are you driving the 4 Dayton IB drivers? If I recall, they are 8 Ohm drivers. I am planning on either 2 or 4 of these same drivers, but with each pair being driven by a PE 250W plate amp with LF sub filter. If I used 4, I'd need a second...

Matt, My current plan is to use the same sort of IB and components as you. I am actually not sure whether to use 2 or 4 drivers for this sub, and my plan is to build with 2 but build it so that it can be expandable to 4. I'm doing a rectangular manifold, so I'll lay it out for 2 drivers per...

Jeff, I don't think anybody suggested an IB (infinite baffle) sub yet, so I'll throw that idea out. An IB sub is ideal for eliminating floor space as you use an adjacent room (closet, attic, basement, etc) as the actual enclosure. The "catch" is that you'll need to cut a hole in the wall for...

Thomas, thanks for the advice. Sounds like you are recommending the Dayton DVC 15" over the Dayton IB 15" for a 4-driver IB. That's probably the way I'll go, and the more I think about it, the more I'm leaning towards a cube manifold approach. I need to run electrical wiring through the wall...

Just when I thought I had decided on 4 Dayton IBs (15"), now I'm wondering if 2 isn't just as good in some regard. I'm thinking bang for the buck here. 2 drivers gives me a 4-ohm load. I could get the PE 250W plate amp to drive it, and get up to about 125W to each driver (250W output into a 4...

Yes, although you will find that if the drivers vary, the overall will probably not be exactly the same value as any one of them. Basically, wire 2 drivers in series - the (-) of one drive to the (+) of the other. Now you'll have an unconnected (+) on one driver and an unconnected (-) on the...

OK, I was thinking the same thing. I've been working on this project for so long that when I'm done, I don't want to feel like I didn't go far enough on something! Using 4 also means (probably) using a manifold design, unless I decide I actually do like the look of the driver array taking up...

Thanks for the info, Thomas. The more I look into this idea, the more I see your name. Seems like I have a true expert answering my questions, so thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge. Currently, I only have the drywall up on the "closet" side, so at this point in time, there is...

Kenneth, If you want to make a pair of speakers utilizing those drivers, with each speaker rated at 8 ohms, you need to wire each speaker in the following manner: numbers refer to driver number, R(red, or plus) and B(black, or minus) refer to polarity of voice coil: Speaker...

Thomas, I assume that is your 12-driver IB sub on those pages. WOW! When you suggest going with 4 drivers because of ease of wiring, I assume you are saying that provides equal and friendlier amp loading from each driver (assuming 2 pairs hooked up in a serial/parallel fashion, providing...

I think I'll look into this a bit more, and keep everyone posted on how it goes. However, I'm not sure when I'll get to it - the base finishing work on the basement is not moving very fast, and I still have quite a task ahead of me before I get to purchasing HT equipment. However, I need to have...

I recently uncovered the subject of IB subs, and am intrigued by all the gushing press on the quality of the sound, as well as the neatness of the packaging. The only way this would work for me would be to use the "enclosed" furnace room. The back 7 feet of my basement is walled-off and...

My personal shop is quite limited. I have a cheap table saw in the garage, and will borrow my brother's router when I get to making sawdust. However, my next door neighbor has an awesome shop in his basement, complete with hood and dust collector, table saw, radial arm saw, drill press, and some...

I hope to do (7) of these babies, so the difficulty factor is important to me. The center will be the most interesting for me - I think I'll convert the A/V-3 to a ported design with 1.1 cu ft internal volume. That way I can make my cabinet a little shorter to keep it below my screen without...

Thanks for the pics, Dan. I'm looking forward to your listening review after they've had a chance to break in. Would you consider these speakers easy, moderate, or difficult to make for a first-timer? How did you end up lining your cabinets (sorry if that is posted already). They look good!

Rutgar, Once you figure out the exact size of hole you need to cut (you said 1-inch plus), you can either try to drill with a very large bit (and preferably a hammer drill), or you can use a combination of drill and chisel. The combination method is what I intend to use to make a vent...

I believe the Pro Logic IIx also "decodes" 7 discrete channels from 2 or 5 channel sources. Don't know for certain whether it does 6.1 if you only have 6 speakers or not.

Michael, Please give us a full review when you are ready (probably in its own thread). As someone who is still in the planning stage of building his first speakers, I find it very interesting that your wife noticed the improvement. That does indeed make a statement that the effort involved...

Dan, From all that I have read, I would guess that the role of the rears/sides is much smaller than the mains and center. The exception would be on some SACD and DVD-A recordings that might employ more full range going to sides and rears, but for most people, that type of consideration is not...

Another example of why we only seem to find positive comments on Danny and GR! Thanks a ton!

You're not kidding, are you, Danny? I think I found my plan! I didn't see the ported cabinet design on the GR website - does anyone have a URL for it? Sounds pretty simple to mod the design. No crossover change required? This would be perfect - essentially squeezing in 3 identical...

Dan, I think we share the same design goals in our applications. I too am trying to nail the front 3 speakers. If my room were high enough, I would go with 3 towers across the front, by due to my basement ceiling height at the location of the FP screen, I cannot fit a 42+ inch tower as a...

Hank, You did a wonderful job on those speaker cabinets! Thanks for the info on moving the TL opening to the front. But now you have me thinking - 1 foot from the wall is feasible, but I've read elsewhere that you want about 4 feet. Are TL designs a bit more forgiving on "wall clearance"...

By the way, Brian, regarding the AV3s and reversing the braces. Seems like this will be impossible since the top brace, which is on the back, cannot move to the front since that is where the lowest driver is mounted. I suppose I should start a new thread to get Danny's input on this.

Man, this will be tough. The Kit 281s, the HE12 towers, the A/V-3 ported to the front, or even the SCH towers will all probably satisfy me - especially since these will be my first "real" speakers. Since I won't be comparing these to anything, I won't notice their inherent shortfalls. Does...

Just thought I'd throw one more possibility in the mix. I like the GR A/V-3 (especially the smaller footprint), but am worried about the rear port. Can this speaker be ported to the front without consequence, or is that design parameter coupled in with the crossover design, etc? Ii'm...

I'm convinced to build something myself after hearing all of the positive things about the speakers I was considering. I'm intrigued with the HE tower idea - I must have missed that option on Adire's site. I will look into that. I have a preference for towers. Although they might be more...

As my basement finishing project crawls along toward completion, I have been pondering my speaker decision more and more as of late. I have a fairly large open floor plan, much of which will be used for HT/music. I find myself favoring the use of 6 towers, a center, and a sub, as far as speakers...