Home Audio

Yeah. Yesterday, I was slamming, and playing some tones. Today, most of the fluorescent lights in the next room don't turn on. That room is separated by two double walls though. Coincidence? The bulbs aren't broken, but they don't ignite, like the starter is busted. Just wondering if others have had similar problems in their HT.

some opinions on which Audio Technica headphones to buy would be helpfull. ath-m30 or ath-pro5v/pro5ms i am set on ATs, i've always been happy with them.

I'm having trouble finding sites that sell pre amps in the 250-300$ range besides audiogon. Ive been trying to find something new and it has to have a remote. Any links or sites in general would help a lot. thanks, Aron G

I used a parallel notch filter calculator to determine the values for L,C,& R for a trap attenuating 12db between 12k and 14khz. This will be used with the Dayton RS52's I purchased for my Blazer. The values given were: C- 30.03uf L- .75mh R- 2.65ohm I found the cap and inductor on PE's website, but the resistor is confusing me. I'm under the impression the resistor has to be rated for the wattage being used with te speaker, right? If this is so, I'm having a hard time finding a resistor of such little resistance @ 50 watts or better. At this point, I figure I'm near over my head. I figured the home audio guys could help here! TIA, Dan

What's the website name to get used higher end audio gear from? Thanks m

so i was bored today and went to guitar center to play with some eq's and some of the rack amps and tower speakers i could never afford. well i remembered i want to look at the behringer ep2500 to power what i want for subs in my ht. i talked with a pretty cool actually knowledgable guy. asked about the amp. said he didn't have any in stock and went and look at em online. http://www.guitarcenter.com/Behringer-Euro...544-i1145402.gc , so we talked alittle bit and he pulled them up on the computer to see if any other stores stocked them locally, there wasn't but he found this. if i was willing to wait a week behringer would mail one to the store for $199, $150 off no questi…

I am going to put this here since it somewhat relates. What is everyone using? I will be purchasing one soon ... missing some TV shows/sports games on nights that I stay at work late is not going to cut it anymore, and I do not want a VCR. I have not read into them much. I just want something fairly basic with a small-medium sized HD that is capable of 10+ hours at the very minimum.

I'd like to build a media PC to use as both my source of music and television. Any recommendations on where I can start looking? If it works better with satellite tv or cable I can do either. I have no idea on the functionality of the slingbox, but sort of looking for something similar for in house use only. My needs are: -Channel changing capability -Remote control -DVR -PC monitor only or TV out is fine as I will buy a TV and build a PC specifically for this purpose

Hello. I am currently wanting to redo my setup to a nice bookshelf, center channel, and sub setup. I already have a nice sub so I'll keep that and use what I have now for something else. My budget is about $600 for the the bookshelfs and the center channel. I currently have these speaker stands http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.c...FTOKEN=79969804 and wish to keep them. However, I think this may restrict the height of my bookshelfs. The center channel will be placed under the TV. Any suggestions?

Well, First, I was either looking at two of these MLI-65 http://www.mach5audio.com/product_info.php...37171c76d02db5d OR MTX T4508-04 http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/Pr...ProductID=13307 OR Kicker 07C8-4 http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/Pr...ProductID=17406 But here is the thing, I'm not sure how I would power these. Also, how would I give it an audio signal. Then, as for speakers, and power for them and a signal to them, I'm at a complete loss. I would like to keep this as cheap as possible. Help, lol

I've got 2000 watts to drive an RE XXX 12 - the split coil design. What would be the ideal enclosure size and tuning for a HT setup?

I have a set of older cabinet speakers with 15" subs. The foam surround has disintegrated for a lack of a better word. I'd like to keep the speakers. The cabinet was made by a friend out of birch many years ago and he did an amazing job with them. Where or how would one go about getting them replaced, and if so, would it be worth the cost and expense. I'd do it myself if it was easy enough. Any advice would be appreciated.

I started the thread 2.1 Setup a while back but hit a brick wall beings I really had no clue what I wanted/needed. So I have scratched the idea completely and am starting again from the ground up. Here is a couple options I want to consider 1. A single Full range driver BIB setup like ANeonRider's. I figure my advantages are that things are much more cost effective, less channels of amplification, no crossovers. Its really all in the box and I can build a box. 2.Topgun mentioned a 10" with a horn setup. I really don't know all that involved with it wanted to explore that option more. (Maybe get use of a SD-1 as a midbass driver?) 3. Somewhere in between the two, or …

I've been rocking some $40 Sony ear buds that have been through the wash for a while and I'm just flat out TRIED of them. I'm looking for some head phones that will lend detail to my personal music experience. I listen to everything, except for mainstream country and bluegrass. Seriously... everything. I'm looking for something comparable to B&W 683's in high and mid range detail. I'd like to listen to "I don't know why" and get the same melt in my chair experience as when I'm in the stereo shop pretending I'm going to drop $10k on a stereo. I wanna listen to Jazz, and be able to hear every part of the brush on the head of the snare. And of course I don't wanna spe…

Hey guys. I have been a Car Audio nut for a while now but it has come time to build a sub for home use, theater not really music. I don't have a ton of room, maybe 6-8 ft^3 or a little more if I push hard for it. Looking to build an enclosure that'll really bring out the low end <20Hz and have an upper cutoff around 60-70 Hz. Been looking at drivers for a while and I think I have decided on a 15" as the optimum size for the room. No windows, 1 door, carpet, etc around 13'x22' so fairly good in room gain. Now I need a driver. Here is what I had in mind, but I will be getting the amp once I've picked a driver(s): SI Mag 15 CSS SDX15 SS RL-p 15 Dayton TIT400C-4 15…

i scraped the spherical speaker idea and that means i need a large format tweeter what i have now is a pair of ca18rnx's and a pair of cheap-arse tweeters. i'm looking to upgrade the tweeters and i need some advice since i don't know what to choose. budget : $100 for the pair. i'm just looking for something laid back and not harsh. EDIT : budget is $150 and the IB question. we just finished building a garage and it's adjacent (sp?) to one of the walls in my room. that means i could attempt an IB subwoofer. only trouble is the garage isn't insulated and there is quite a temperature diffrence during winter : -5*C in the garage and about 20*C in the room. would this diffre…

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http://home.comcast.net/~burningamp/index.html Looks promising, next week there should be some good photos from this

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_i...roducts_id=8232 How does this crossover look. Im considering buying 3 sets for LCR and these seem to be reasonable and could buy all 3 sets for less than $450.

So, I am looking for something that can give me ~1000-1200W @ 4ohm for my home system & for testing subwoofers. Form factor really doesn't matter, rack mount or plate. Cost is a factor, so nothing outrageously expensive. If you have something for sale yourself, let me know, and we can talk. Let me know what you think is good, and why. I'm going to try to pick up something by the end of the week, so I can get one of our manufacturers my thoughts on one of his prototypes already. Thanks guys.

anyone know where to get some plain looking heatsinks? i am building a stereo amplifier using a set of LM3886 ICs...i just need a heatsink to encase the amplifiers and the power supply any ideas?

it's kinda home audio....it holds home audio stuff made out of solid ash....1/4" oak plywood....3/4" oak plywood....lots of dado grooves....lots of pocket holes...and lots of tenons. fun project. since cso is the no longer....i figured if anybody from there...was over here...and interested...well...here it is...

I'm looking to do a bit of an expirement. My HT system is a "people's choice" ORB AUDIO setup. I have two orbs (two 4' orbs) for all four channels. Anyway, The orbs have no real midbass. I have no connection between my sub and the orbs. I'm looking for a good 280hz-60hz. The best crossover point for these are around 120hz as per manufacture. I'm wanting to build a midbass enclosure to add to this setup. Not sure if things will work but I'm always willing to try. I don't want to spend too much at this point, probably around $30-40 for the mids and a simple crossover design to go along. I know I may be missing some info for some, so let me know what questions you have for m…

any body see any reason i can't use this model amp or something close from behringer for my sub amp as long as my reciever only sends out an rca signal under 80 hertz.... http://www.behringer.com/EP2500/index.cfm?lang=eng they seem cost effective. probably with some mach 5 woofers...

Just a heads up, we are giving away a 300GB HP Media Vault and $100 worth of downloads from MusicGiants. It is quick and painless to enter and I figured some of you guys might be interested. http://www.audiojunkies.com/blog/641/