I was wondering if anyone here has or is using the Hifonics Brutus series amplifiers? I am looking for a reasonably priced 1 ohm stable amp for powering subs. The brutus series look nice for around 280.00-380.00 depending on model. They range from 500x1 @1 ohm to 1500x1 @ 1 ohm.Probably only...
I have a couple of Atlas 15" subs I would like to try one out sealed but the recommended cabinets are quite big like 6 cu.ft. I was wondering if I could get one of these bad boys in a 3cu.ft. cabinet with a LT circuit. I was looking at the Rythmik Audio site and one of the amps the 350 is...
I have a Dayton DVC 12" sub in a 85L enclosure and I am not satisfied with it. It seems to struggle with the sub 25hz stuff,it also bottoms out.The amp is a Rythmik A250 basic. I have thought of doing several different things. I thought about a PR design but I don't think this will do it plus...
I know this is the Diy forum but I figured these are the opinions I am after. I am looking to purchase some speaker modeling software.The two options that stand out to me at this point are: 1. Bass box 6 pro/ x-over 3 pro package deal at PE. 2. WinSpeakerz from www.trueaudio.com I am...
I am looking to get some of there 8" subs but I want the 8ohm ones. Parts express only has the 6.5" one and CSS only has the 4ohm 8". Is there any other vendors or can you order straight from them? I did a search on google and only came up with PE and the rest were projects mostly using the 3"...
Is there a way of determining the sensitivity without taking 1w/1 meter readings? I notice that manufacturers seem to achieve quite high results but similar diy projects produce lower results, why? Most manufacturers end up with 90db+ and they are 8 ohm nominal. The only (that I have seen) high...
Anyone know what the resistor in this first order crossover is for? I was under the impression that first order network only had 2 components a capacitor and a inductor. Is this to maintain resistance for the speaker as a whole? The speaker is a meadowlark swift both drivers are wired in...
I have built a set of Dayton 8's from speakerbuilder.net I would like to build a matching center channel when I go front projection and was wondering if there are changes required to the crossover to place it horizontally? I have emailed Wayne J. at speakerbuilder.net and haven't heard...
Hey out there, Anybody build a dust collector? For when you are building/finishing your diy projects? MDF dust is major nasty stuff. and sometimes I am forced to work with it inside my basement.
Anyone out there clone these? I know they have a vifa tweeter and a peerless woofer. Judging by the dimensions it is a 6 1/2" woofer and the tweeter looks like one of the dual concentric tweeters. I looked at klone audio and didn't come across anything, I might have missed it though.
Looking for opinions from people who have used one or the other or both. The audiosource ones are a little cheaper but I have found a 5 CH. AMC under 600.00. I am building a set of diy towers and not sure if my old denon AVR-3300 will be able to handle the load. So it seems like a good excuse to...
I was looking for my next diy project. I really need some towers for my fronts and I came across speakerbuilder.net and the D8 project. Anyone out here build em'? I have a few questions. 1. What kind of power handling/ sensitivity do they have? 2. I don't have seperates yet don't want fry my...
I am looking at getting mt first front projector. The main use will be for dvd. However I would want to use it for 4:3 material too. Instead of buying a motorized screen. Could two manual screens be placed in front of each other? That way I could just use the appropriate screen for what I am...
I just finished my first DIY project, well almost. It needs one more coat of paint. I'll do that when I'm done playing :) I used the 85l adire alignment with a dayton 12" DVC. I was suprised at the performance. I even screwed up a couple things when hurrying to glue it together. Anyway now that...
I was looking at ordering the 12" DVC and a 250w plate amp and I noticed the original Titanic 1200 12" for basically the same price. Anyone out there ever hear the original Titanic? Would it be better than the 12" DVC? I was looking at a 85L enclosure with a 4" port. Basically the same as the...
I am looking into building my first sub. I have allot of ?'s. First off this will go in my suv for now.Hope that doesn't offend anyone, doing it for fun and experience. I want to make a PR enclosure. Would like to keep the box dimensions down around 18"x18"x18" or smaller if possible. I don't...
Anyone out there use audiogon.com? I have a couple of pieces of equipment I am looking to sell and was looking to see what they were going for these days. Wondering if subscribing to that site is worth it or not. I know I can post things for sale here in the marketplace section.Need to post...
I have been researching the pvr's from dish for awhile heard the 501's had some trouble. Was looking at the 721 has killer features like recording 2 channels at the same time.Anyway looking for some user feedback.