I've started building my box out of MDF. I happen to have some 1/4" furniture grade oak plywood laying around. Would it be OK to use the plywood as a veneer?
That would be great! Thanks! email: trrglr at columbus.rr.com (that's a lower case "L" in glr) sorry about my email address format, but you can never be too careful.
Thanks for your replies!
I've searched and I can't find a solid answer, I've seen anything from 2-4 inches, or more. And a lot of those answers were based on a flush mounted driver... Thanks again!
I'm going to start my Atlas 15 project in the next few weeks. I have a few questions that I can't seem to find the answers to... I was going to use a 6" PVC port. When subtracting the port volume from the internal volume do you figure the port as a solid cylinder or just like it is (with a...
Thank you for your help, Steve. I apologize for asking the same old questions. :frowning: I tried the search function, but there was just too much information to weed through. I'm a bit of a newbie to the display scene so I got bogged down by all the tech talk. So I got a bit frustrated...
I'm helping a friend finish a home theater in his basement. He just bought an Infocus 4805. Projectors and TV's are the least I know about home theater. So I have a few questions. Hookup: We have component video cables from the DVD player to the receiver (Onkyo TX-SR702), then to the...
I used two 4" PVC pipes per stand. You'll want the extra weight for a stand that high so if you can do it, more is usually better. My DIY speaker stands
Just use blu-tak to hold the speaker to the stands. It's a reusable puddy adhesive that will hold the speakers down TIGHT! I use it on my speakers and they won't budge. It won't ruin the speaker in any way either. Link to reusable adhesive
I have Dynaudio 1.3mkII, and they're just awesome. I love them! Dynaudio makes a damn good speaker! I'm not sure of the price on the 122's but I would get the 52SE before any other speaker in the Audience line. It has the mid-range woofer of my 1.3mkII and a tweeter from the higher line of...
You could contact JBL and see if you could get the TS parameters for the driver and mess around with DIY. It would be a cheap way of trying your hand at making/tweaking a sub...
Did you disable the rumble filter on the PE amp? I was under the impression that PE's 250W plate amp had a rumble filter around 18 or 19hz that causes a quick drop off? If you haven't disabled it I'd be scared to see how much output at 16hz you'd really be getting!
My wife and I are buying our first home. The house is 80 years old and most of the wiring is still knob and tube style. Should I be concerned about plugging my electronics into these outlets since there is no ground present? Should I use a surge protector, cheater plug, something else? Or not...
Thanks again for the info Colin. I hope to some day in the future get a nicer crossover and an EQ of some sort. but the wife and our new house is going to put a lock on the stereo spending for a while! At least with the new house I'll have my own stereo room to set the sub right in the middle...
Thanks! I believe the slope on the PE amps are 12 dB/octave. Since I haven't really played with it a lot it's hard to say what the problem with localization is. It's probably just the pressure wave or location. I'll have to keep investigating and see what I can come up with!
I do have the 300-794 amp. Thanks for the info! the sub does sound great. I heard some things I've never heard before on a few CD's yesterday. The sonotube vibrates a bit so I'm wondering if that is why I can localize it so easily, or if it is just the pressure wave. I'm not sure. I'll have...
Thanks! Around $250. The only major expenses were the driver ($50) and the amp ($90). Luckily I got the amp from scratch and dent at Parts Express. The thing looked brand new to me!
I finally finished my DIY SVS sub. I bought the driver back in November and never had any extra cash or time to do anything with it until recently. The sub sounds pretty good. I haven't had much time with her, but she is a step up from the predecessor (Polk PSW450). The two problems I am...
I built some based on this design. Here is a pic and construction pics Fun project that only cost me about $80. You could make them cheaper if you use MDF instead of hardwood. Good luck, have fun!
I totally agree with James; however, most people automatically dismiss bookshelf speakers right off the bat because they believe they can't compete with floorstanding speakers. Sometimes because they've been steared that way by many people or they've just never experienced a well designed, high...
I don't agree when people say this either. In my experience tower speakers are more easily knocked over than stand mounts (provided you have them securely attached to the stands). With floor standers most of the weight is at the top with the drivers. with stand mounts the weight can be lower in...
Because for the same price range you can get a higher quality speaker if you buy a bookshelf design. A $1000 bookshelf will most likely be made with higher quality components than a $1000 floor standing speaker. With floorstanders you're also paying for the extra materials to build the...
I kinda got lucky. About a year ago I visited a friend in Austin, TX who had the Dynaudio 1.3SE. He took me to the audio shop where he bought them. Since I became familier with the shop I checked out there web site every now and then and just so happened that they were cleaning house and had it...
I also own the 1.3mkII and wanted a "cheap" center channel. I found a "cheap" demo Audience line center channel for around $400. It is the Audience C120+ and retailed for about $800. Obviously the 1.3's are better speakers but the difference isn't enough for me to care. They do a fine job...