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DIY Swans M3 Tower Speakers Get an Upgrade for 2024!

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Dan

I’ve had a pair of Swans M3 speakers since around the year 2000 – that was 24 years ago as of this writing – they were one of the first pair of really nice speakers I had ever built at … Continue reading →

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Building a Notch Filter for the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro Headphones with Measurements

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Dan

In this article I’ll go over how I designed, built and tested a passive notch filter for the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 250-ohm closed-back headphones and include measurements using REW of the different filters responses. I bought these headphones over … Continue reading →

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Inexpensive Crossover Upgrade for the OSD Nero MB5 Bookshelf Speakers

Posted on August 6, 2023 by Dan

So I picked up a pair of OSD Nero MB5 bookshelf speakers about a month ago and after giving them a listen and measuring their frequency response, I decided these speakers need an upgrade! In a previous post I updated … Continue reading →

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3 Simple Modifications that Make the Jamo Concert Series 93 II Speakers Really Shine

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Dan

Here are 3 simple modifications I made to a pair of Jamo Concert Series 93 II bookshelf speakers that give them a much more balanced and more neutral sound with better bass extension and better vocal response. I’ll do a … Continue reading →

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Setting up a 3-Way Speaker with MiniDSP 2×4 using REW

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Dan

It’s been about a month since the completion of these speakers and it’s about time I do a write-up on how I set up and tuned these speakers. I’ve spent the last several weeks and many hours setting up and … Continue reading →

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Review of Pioneer DEH-6900UB iPod-Ready HU

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Dan

For my birthday a couple of weeks ago I got the new DEH-6900UB head unit from Pioneer for my GTI. In anticipation of getting the new HU, I bought a new 12″ sub and mounted it in a old Q-Logic … Continue reading →

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