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  1. Derek*k

    Help with Diy Sub

    ...hence the reason I said for the 3lbs of stuffing to bring the Q back in line. Still a little high, but not unfavorable, especially for music where a little better damping will get ya a bit more bump (but we're still talking a LOT less than your average >1 Qtc car audio box).
  2. Derek*k

    Help with Diy Sub

    That's actually not too bad. A 3.5ft^3 box with about 3lbs of stuffing would give you a sealed F3 of around 36hz and usable output down into the 20hz range. 4ft^3 would give you a few more hz of extention, but at the expense of power handling. Because of the size of the box (the higher Qts is...
  3. Derek*k

    Help with Diy Sub

  4. Derek*k

    Newbie needs help with SACD

    The number of cables. Monaurals will probably be a single cord, and the other will be a stereo pair...essentially the mono cable glued to another mono cable. You can use either...just see which is more cost effective.
  5. Derek*k

    Help with Diy Sub

    Well, car subs are often ill-suited to the task, but every once and a while you'll find one that fits the bill. Here are a few things to look for: First off, if you can't find the T/S parameters for the sub (or the manufacturer doesn't make them available), run, don't walk, away from the...
  6. Derek*k

    Aesthetically pleasing acoustic improvements?

    No no no no. Sorry I was unclear. Glass (or anything visually reflective) is EVIL and should be avoided. :D
  7. Derek*k

    Do you really hear it when a Tempest bottom out?

    Anybody know what the Sauron Sweep bottoms out at frequency-wise? I have a Dayton 12 DVC (130L@20)and I've never gotten the driver to bottom. My 250W plate clips first. :D Excursion gets a bit high in the 30hz range, but then she's solid down to about 18hz.
  8. Derek*k

    Aesthetically pleasing acoustic improvements?

    Have you considered hanging paintings at the strategic reflection points? I got the idea from a Crutchfield article on prepping a living space for sound. Basically, if you live in any larger area with a college, student art comes cheap, and it's all original. The space behind the canvas can be...
  9. Derek*k

    Infocus Projector "Flicker" (long..PLEASE read!)

    Is this like a video-sync kind of thing? How long does the projector flicker for? Is it a split second blip? I'd start by running a completely new cable from the Samsung combo to the projector. I'm not talking a permanent cable, but just one for a test outside of the service. If the flicker...
  10. Derek*k

    Contrast ratios meaningless?

    Well, on a PC, 256 shades of grey exsist from white to black. And beyond that, there are 256 shades (or intensities, I suppose) of each color. Does that not mean that the theoretical max for any 24bit image is 256:1? I guess what I'm getting at is that 24-bit is regarded as "photorealistic"...
  11. Derek*k

    Need projector screen advice

    I just got there. Almost pee'd myself at the price. A DIY screen, and I've got a 105" screen that I can watch movies *and* game on. Gotta love that. :D
  12. Derek*k

    Need projector screen advice

    Is that the Sanyo PLV-Z1 you speak of? MSRP is about $2500. Oooch. That's a bit more than the X1... ...wait wait wait. $1300? My wife will be pleased with that.
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