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Hi Justin, I'll take a stab at your questions: 1. Yes. In addition to the subs and speakers mentioned here, you may also want to take a look at www.linkwitzlab.com and http://www.klone-audio.com/. The Linkwitz Orion and Phoenix kits are often considered and cited to be among the best of...

Going by Axiom's listed frequency response for the M60s (37 Hz, -3db) and the NRC's frequency response measurements for the M80 (~40 Hz, -3db), I'd say maybe. Flat response to ~40 Hz is good enough for most music, but you'll want a sub for that extra "oomph" for HT and some gospel and R&B...

Look at http://www.speakerpage.com/ and http://www.rutledgeaudiodesign.com/. I've never heard the RAD Micros, but I have heard good things about them, and based on the quality of their other offerings, I'd say you'd be in good shape with 5 of them in a surround setup. RAD also sells towers, if...

Hi Michael, Try looking into Rutledge Audio's T1 tower speaker. http://www.rutledgeaudiodesign.com/t1.html I have a bookshelf version of this speaker (the SCH K05B50, I believe), and it, when paired to my subwoofer, excels at jazz, gospel, and mostly anything else you can throw at it...

In my experience, buying a sub has done nothing but enhance the quality of my audio-music experience. A driver in a subwoofer cabinet is not much different from that same driver in a floorstander cabinet, except that while you can move the driver in a subwoofer cabinet to different places in the...

If that's what the sub really looks like, I still say go for it. Sure some people will say it's too big, obtrusive, and has obvious cosmetic defects, but to those people, I say it has character. You can't have enough of that these days. Well, there's that, and good, big drivers like the Tempest...

How would Tempest compare to an SVS Ultra Both Dan Wiggins and Tom Vodhanel weigh in on the thread, as do a number of knowledgeable users, so you at least know you're getting a scientifically balanced perspective on it all. If looks are a concern, though, and you trust the owner's...

Hello, I bought an Onkyo TX-SR500 receiver for my father this past Christmas, but while I was away at school this past semester, he managed to do something with speaker wire connectivity, and since then, the receiver hasn't worked. I'm home now for Thanksgiving, and I can't get it to work...

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-four or five SCH K05B50 speakers, depending on whether you wanted a simulated or a real center channel ($320 or $400) http://www.speakerpage.com/K05B50.htm -Adire Rava ($400) http://www.adireaudio.com/home_audio...eries/rava.htm -Pioneer VSXD411 reciever ($190)...

I recommend the SCH K05B50s. http://www.speakerpage.com/K05B50.htm Good drivers, good crossover, and great sound to boot. They're relatively short on bass, but if you'll add a subwoofer, I wouldn't worry about it. I believe they're also $80 a speaker.

Hi Josh, I'd look at the SCH K05B50s. http://www.speakerpage.com/K05B50.htm I prefer them to the Axiom Audio M3ti above 100 Hz. Visually, they're relatively unobtrusive, they blend well with my subwoofer, and, best of all, they only cost $80 a speaker. Hope this helps, Peter

1. http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...hreadid=122865 2. http://www.hometheatertalk.com/ubb/F...ML/007105.html 3. http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/viewtopic.php?t=176 4. http://www.madisound.com/cygnet2.html 5. Anything from http://www.zalytron.com/

Outstanding job, George. I especially like the name of the sub.

Brian, I just took another look at your webpage, then saw the full description of the sub, then rushed back here to see if I could edit my post in time, but you had already commented on my hasty reply. :b Who has the time to read descriptions, anyway?

Wow, it looks fantastic, Brian! I built a sub with a similar design, but I'm beginning to see the advantages years of box-building experience can give a guy. :D A few questions: Is that a marble top? How'd you manage to round the corners? What kind of veneer did you use? Do you ever plan on...

Ah, I'm catching on. Thanks Pete.

Pete, Why would you have to deduct the volume displaced by the stuffing if the stuffing itself makes the box think it's getting bigger, not smaller? Scott, For what it's worth, my version of WinISD Pro (alpha) predicts a 186 L enclosure for a .571 Q; the equation at Loudspeaker101.com...

Phil, Is the size of the box of any concern? If it is, I would buy the Stryke AV12 without hesitation. It has a low Vas as compared to similar drivers (88 L for the AV12; 120 L for the Dayton 12" DVC; 151 L for the Shiva; 160 for the Tumult; 228 L for the AV15; 280 L for the Dayton Titanic...

Jack and Brett, Thanks for the kind words and and input. My father was skeptical that any speaker built at home could compare to a retail speaker, but when I told him for how much a sub like this could retail if the letters "R-E-L" were written somewhere on the box, he exclaimed "WHAT?!"...

Thanks for the replies, everyone. I've been away and haven't had access to the internet, but to make up for it, here are some pictures of the finished sub: Finished AV12 subwoofer (front, left, top) Finished AV12 subwoofer (front, right, top) Finished AV12 subwoofer (back, top)...

Jack, Beautiful sub! I have no experience with circuit design and construction, but I'm giving an LT a thought. I'm curious to see if adding more extension, even at the expense of lower output, would add to the musical/bass experience. Thanks for the input. :) I remember reading that you...

When I played the THX Subwoofer test on my AV12 in an inefficient alignment at about 3/4 volume gain, my father rushed in my room to figure out why the doors and windows in the next room were shaking and rattling. The 250 watts of the AVA250 is much more than enough for my 2100 cubic foot room -...

After about six months of research, my father and I finally almost finished my first DIY project - a Stryke AV12 sealed subwoofer. It's a 3/4" MDF 15" internal cube ~.6 Qtc alignment, braced with a combination of JL Audio's Types A, B, and C braces, stuffed with about a pound of fiberglass...

As many a high school teacher told me before I asked a stupid question, there's no such thing as a stupid question. :) As I see it, a larger room will lower the frequency response in that room gain will be lower than that of a small or medium room. Nothing about the subwoofer itself will change...

I like my subwoofers to be able to go down to at least 20 Hz with noticeable presence. To my ears, a 20 Hz signal is very audible - it represents the tone "E". If you double the frequency to 40 Hz, you'll find that the represented tone is still an "E", only an octave higher. 17 Hz sounds like...

Paul, As far as I know, that's not how it works. The crossover filter on the AVA250 is a second-order low-pass filter and only affects the response of the subwoofer. If your mains are connected to the speaker level outputs, they're crossed over with a first-order high-pass filter fixed at 125...

No. I auditioned the Studio/20s about a year ago and preferred the sound of the Axiom M3ti then, though the differences between the two were minor. If I had to choose between the M22ti and the Studio/20, I'd save the money and buy the Axiom with no reservation whatsoever.

I hate to throw you off, but with that budget, I'd lean toward a finished pair of DIY speakers. Acoustic Visions, GR Research, Rutledge Audio, Sound Clearing House, and Selah Audio all sell fine speakers in your price range. If you check out their websites, you'll find well-received speakers...