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Sealed 15″ Ultimax + MiniDSP + Crown XLS 1002 + Remote Trigger = Killer Subwoofer Project!
About a year and a half ago the wife and I decided to retire our old entertainment center and completely make over our family room. We bought a new TV, a huge couch/sectional, a new area rug, a new leather … Continue reading
How to Build a Rockin’ Outdoor Speaker Setup with Sump Pump Subwoofer
At long last, here is the complete write-up on how I installed a killer outdoor speaker setup, complete with 12″ subwoofer, using mostly gear from Craigslist, Amazon, Crutchfield and The Home Depot. I’ll go into how I designed this outdoor … Continue reading
Dan Marx and Kevin Rolfe are DMKR, Cover Classic 80’s Songs
This is the story about a cover band. The unlikely duo of two friends who met in high school. Two strangers who bonded over a common love of music – 80’s music to be more precise. A chance encounter almost … Continue reading
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Making of The Dayton Reference 2-way MTM Center Channel Speaker
Shortly after completing my Dayton HiVi RTS181.3 speakers, I got to work on a matching center channel to finish off the front sound stage of my family room theater. And this weekend, after approximately 10 weeks since I started this … Continue reading
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Tagged audio, audiophile, center channel, comb filter, crossover, dayton, distortion, DIY, frequency, home theater, lobing, measurement, movies, Music, off axis, PCD, phase, plots, response, REW, speakers, stereo, tv
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Introducing the Dayton HiVi RTS181.3 Two-Way Bookshelf Speaker
A few months ago I decided to redo a pair of bookshelf speakers I had built almost 15 years ago. Click here if you want to check them out. This speaker makeover consists of swapping the HiVi Research W6 driver … Continue reading
How I Turned an Old HP Tower Case into an Awesome HTPC Case
Let’s face it, the era of the HTPC, or Media PC, is just about dead. With support for Windows 7 finally coming to a close, and by extension the renown Windows Media Center (aka WMC), combined with the fact that … Continue reading