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  1. fred garvin

    What to do with my SVS 12.1 drivers

    I put a 12.1 in a 142.5 ltr vented cabinet (plans from adire audio for the shiva's ebs allignment) the 12.1 drops right in, fits like a glove, and sounds incredible. I figured the calculating volume by external dimentions for the svs pb12+ and my box was nearly identical. both boxes are well...
  2. fred garvin

    27-30" Tv

    I know we usually talk huge screans, being Home theater nuts and all. But I have a friend looking to get a nice 27 to 30" TV for his parents. budget is around 500 ish. he wants a nice TV with a flat screen, any format LCD or CRT will be fine (it doesnt have to be thin) the goal here is nice...
  3. fred garvin

    Sony vpl-hs20 front projector problems!!

    has anyone had any wierd and chronic issues with this projector (Sony vpl-hs20 front proj). My in laws have sent this thing back to sony twice. The bulb burns out in like 200 hours tops. They maintain this thing well and keep the filters clean as a whistle. this has even been noted by the first...
  4. fred garvin

    speaker brands

    I'm a polk audio fan myself. The LSi line will be out of budget if you figure a good Sub (also, 4 ohms might be an issue). Polk's RTi line are very solid performers for home theater, I'd go RTi8's for mains, CSi5 center, RTi6 or 4 for surrounds, but get a good quality sub. Polk aint known for...
  5. fred garvin

    The best pair of speakers below US$600.00

    I've heard bigger maggies, but not the MMG. Maggies have a clear, airy, transparent sound. Very accurate. I've not heard a person who got the maggie MMG's shipped to them for around 500 be dissapointed. That being said, budget for a good sub. They supossedly need help in the low end even for...
  6. fred garvin

    techwood????????????

    i've seen these at rent a centers too, right up their with white van speaker crap. beter than nothing, but still crapola. not worth a second thought unless you were stranded on a remote island with techwood as your only sound option.
  7. fred garvin

    Confusion with rptv?

    seems like you made a good choice, i have an older model Mitsu VS 50607 and am extremely happy with the performance. picture for regular tv and movies is top notch for a rptv. good luck with it, as well the procedure and the long recovery afterwards.
  8. fred garvin

    Mitsubishi Empty Promises?

    sorry to beat a thread into the ground, but i have a mitsubishi VS 50607 HDTV "upgradeable" tv . does that mean if i get the HDTV digital cable box from my cable company ( i allready have digital cable, just not a HDTV box) will my tv be able to display the hdtv signal from that box (will most...
  9. fred garvin

    svs pb-10 compared to a 12" Titanic MKII in an EBS enclosure ...

    i just remeberred that parts express used to sell an enclosure kit for the titanic. i believe 3 cu Ft sealed. i've been told that with the 250 W plate amp and that cab, you just couldnt go wrong (well balance for music and movies). they dont sell that cabinet kit anymore, but if you call them...
  10. fred garvin

    svs pb-10 compared to a 12" Titanic MKII in an EBS enclosure ...

    the dayton 12" DVC is very close specs wise to the Shiva, and is arguably perfectly swapable for the purposes of cabinet design but i'm pretty sure that titanic does not fall into that category, admitedly i could be wrong, but it warrants some research. I would think the DIY would dig about as...
  11. fred garvin

    diy cabinet ideas for a dayton dvc 12

    hey jack, you got any plans for that 64L box, as well as what passive radiator you used?. i'm intrigued by the passive radiator design and might give it a spin. how do you think it would perform musically compared to the sealed Shiva designs out of curiosity?
  12. fred garvin

    diy cabinet ideas for a dayton dvc 12

    sounds like a plan, thanx for your help.
  13. fred garvin

    diy cabinet ideas for a dayton dvc 12

    i built a 142.5L box for my shiva mark 4 as my first foray into DIY. sounds great with the 500W Parts Express Plate amp, and will pull duty in my home theater for years to come, but i have an extra Dayton DVC 12 driver and a 250W plate amp that i need ideas for a cabinet. I am thinking of using...
  14. fred garvin

    FYI: PE DOTD 500 Watt Plate Amp!

    p.s., i guess i am hoping jack keck is right
  15. fred garvin

    FYI: PE DOTD 500 Watt Plate Amp!

    i picked this up too, just too good a deal to pass up. i have a shiva driver in a 142.5L box. right now it is being powerred with the 250W partsexpress plate amp, but i will be replacing it with the 500 watt amp when it comes. anyone think thats going to be ridiculous overkill? i figured i...
  16. fred garvin

    $3k budget, please review my compenents before i buy.

    is this going to be a 2 channel music system or a home theater? not too familiar with the components, but does not look like you have dolby digital or dts capability with the integrated amp. if home theater is your goal, you might want to keep that in mind. if music is your goal, then trust your...
  17. fred garvin

    yamaha htr5740 help

    advise worked like a charm nick, thanx for the help
  18. fred garvin

    yamaha htr5740 help

    i hope your right, going back to my friend's house saturday. will give it a shot. thanx
  19. fred garvin

    yamaha htr5740 help

    my friend picked this reciever up, and i am helping him hook it up, problem is, all of his components (digital cable box and DVD player) have coaxial outputs only. problem 2 is, i hooked up his cable box via digital coax cable to the reciever's only coaxial input (which is labelled CD) and can...
  20. fred garvin

    Tempest 214L Adire

    i'm building an adire box as well. i'm curious as to whether you feel the box vibrating or do you hear it vibrating, i.e. 2 pieces of wood rubbing together and making an annoying noise. I imagine that the box is going to have some vibration in it no matter what. every sub i have touched vibrates...
  21. fred garvin

    142.5L shiva box help.....yet again

    P.S. i have vintage polk in my theater too, rta-12's and a pair of monitor 5's (center channel). sweet SDA's ya got there. i also have a pair of SDA-2B's in the basement 2 channel rig.
  22. fred garvin

    142.5L shiva box help.....yet again

    cool sub, i myself built the box type plans right from adire, 22.5 x 22.5 x 22.5 inches. definitly leaning toward the MDF base plan under the legs. i still have to figure out a plan for finishing (my theater is in the livingroom, and my wife is not a fan of MDF and screws in raw form, she did...
  23. fred garvin

    142.5L shiva box help.....yet again

    interesting idea, the mdf on the bottom. i see what you mean by the SVS look, and yes, while i happen to be a weightlifter, this cabinet is still going to be heavy as hell. i think i might use that idea as well, thanx for the insight.:emoji_thumbsup:
  24. fred garvin

    142.5L shiva box help.....yet again

    getting closer to done on the project. for the legs, the plans call for a 2 1'2" diameter legs (round) the biggest dowel i can find is 1 1/2" can i use the narrower legs, what kind of problems will be caused if i do. of course, i understand that the 3 1/2" length f the legs must be followed for...
  25. fred garvin

    Anyone seen the boycott Monster Stuff?

    effin insane, put me in the never buy Monster product category!!!!
  26. fred garvin

    more help with my 142 L shiva enclosure (thanx)

    almost done with the enclosure, only thing left for me to do is the baffle (plus mount driver and put the port together) what i need to know is, since it seams that mounting a plate amp seems impossible, where can i put the terminals, on one of the walls or on the bottom (on the baffle)...
  27. fred garvin

    diy shiva sub 142.5L

    cuts arent bad, but are slightly off, hence some gaps, hence the caulk. is my first foray into any kind of cabinet building, so this will definitly be a learning experience. if it doesnt fly and i have to build another cabinet, so be it. the shiva is on order, and its not like it has a shelf...
  28. fred garvin

    diy shiva sub 142.5L

    i'm in the process of building the adire plans for the 142.5L ported shiva enclosure. i know i have to caulk the interior seams, but should i do anything else to dampen the sound, i.e. a sound dampening spray? some eggcrate foam on the inside (i'm pretty sure polyfill should be avoided), or...
  29. fred garvin

    first diy sub help

    looked at the specs, they are awfully close from what i can tell, plus, i just realized that they look identical too. either way, i think i'll stick to my plan, with the worst case scenario being i would have to buy a shiva if the dayton sounds that bad in the enclosure. does using the parts...
  30. fred garvin

    first diy sub help

    the dayton driver of which i speak is part number 295-185 on partsexpress
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