Home Audio

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 need a pre-amp and pretty quick. It doesn't need a phono stage, just a volume knob. Passive would be fine and perhaps even preferred. I don't plan on keeping it very long or if I do it will be relegated to office/bedroom/garage duty. Something that is already depreciated so I wouldn't lose on buying it would be perfect. So if anyone has any recommendations or anything for sale let me know. I am open to about anything. I would prefer to spend less than $300 but don't want something super disposable either. If there was a cheap solution, in particular that was portable that could be sweet too. The current application is just as a source (single) for the whole hou…

So basically this is one of the projects on my plate.. but first off let me say i am ex user of CAJ.com previously known as jkaudio.. but back to this thread i am in the process of makin a pair of full range cabinets they will contain the following (listed amount per enclosure): -1 infinity kappa something i dont have the woofer with me right now ill edit this when i do, btw its a 12" -1 Dayton XO3W-375/3K 3-Way Crossover 375/3,000 Hz -1 Dayton DC28F-8 1-1/8" Silk Dome Tweeter -1 Dayton RS150S-8 6" Reference Shielded Woofer 8 Ohm -1 Dayton SBPP-BL Binding Post Plate Blue Anodized -1 Dayton BPP-NI Premium Binding Post Pair Nickel other materials needed: sheets of 3/4 …

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...

Built these for to go with the Mach5Audio IXL-18 in the sonotube I just finished: I figured I did 324 passes with the router. Baffles are 2.25" thick, backs are 1.5" thick. Took 5 sheets of MDF with (2) 4" strips left over. yes they are HEAVY!! Each driver is in .5 ft^3 tuned to 38 Hz. These are based on the ART array, but doubled. Tweeter spacing is not great, but we tested before I cut the holes for the tweeters, and they sound awesome. . . They are driven with an old school 380 x 2 RMS Carver amp, and it is like being at a concert in this guy's living room. these along with the 18" sub on 1000 watts is nuts!!! Brian

I'm buying this pre amp for my microphone: ART Pro Channel Microphone Preamp and Compressor It has an XLR input for the mic, and XLR output, and an 1/4 input and output. My question is, what would be the best way to go from the pre amp into my sound card to record ? I have your typical line input on the sound card, 1/8 size. 1/4 to 1/8, or XLR to 1/8 ?

just bought this projector at the advice of the great Johnecon2001. attempting to install it now. Also picked up a Onkyo 7.1 with HDMI switching. I'll post up picks later today when it's working.

i have a KLH 10" side firing powered sub. On the amp it has speaker terminals and i remember reading and seeing pics in the manual about hooking speakers up to that same amp but I do not remember what it said and I do not have the manual. Does anyone know what I am talking about, sorry I can not explain it any better. If you know what I am talking about how would I hook up more speakers?

I've recently caught bass fever and now my home setup just won't due. This being said I have a spare 600 watt amp and was planning to hook up a sub on my home system. I looked into modifying a computer psu to power the car amp over other solutions simply because I build computers as well and have a few laying around. The only thing I'm unsure of is this... am I going to need a power supply over 600 watts to power the amp? I don't plan on maxing it out but even if I were to I wasn't sure if I just needed any old 12 volt rail considering thats all a car battery is.

What is usually used to mount all the parts? Piece of wood? Plastic? How do you ground the parts also. I was looking at pictures on madisound to get an idea and i understand that a ground has to be grounded to metal but how do i attach the metal to the base? Do i need to build one crossover for each bookshelf speaker?

On Madisounds there are 8 different quick connection options that I can choose from but I don't know what size to use, I've looked and looked and haven't seen a definitive answer. I'm going to use 2 for a satellite speaker for my parents cabin running full range. Help on which ones (connectors) to buy would be greatly appreciated. Another question I had was for a in line lowpass filter for 11 kHz 8 ohm, does anyone know where I can find them? I'll need 2. The speakers are going to go in a ported enclosure tuned to about 100hz. Powered by a little receiver. They are not happy with the speakers in the TV.... No surprise there. They will be mainly using them for TV and mo…

I am not tooo interesting in using a home theater receiver and all of that. I moreso like the concept of putting a car system in home. Not for the outstanding theater surround sound just for the deep loud bass and all that. I was wondering what places like Best Buy and other places use to run their display system. I am looking moreso for like a brand and model. I am assuming they use power supplies but the only ones i have found are small ones for computers. And if possible I would like to avoid getting a battery charger and battery(s). I intend on at least 1 rf power 1000 5 channel amp. Maybe a large four channel and a 1000-1500 rms sub amp. Im looking for total sy…

well..recently my grandfather said that he wanted to get rid of his old record thing..so i was like dont give it away to some random...i want it!!..so i got it and i wiped it out....well ...its a cherry wooden box and it opens by use of a lid ..theres a green and a red plug ..looks like rca's middle prong but split..im thinkin its output..but uh...wheres the current go and how do i operate..i really want to get it working and understand vinyl some more.....all help is accepted and will be appreciated,..thanks. brandon

My picture coming out of my receiver is very dull. When i use coax cable straight out of the cable box it is ok ,but i need to use my receiver. I was thinking it was some where in my Rca's so i want to adapt them to hdmi. Does anyone know of one? Or do you have any ideas?

I have an old RF power hx2 10" that I broke, burnt the leads. I have no knowledge of home theater stuff or repairing subs, so what I was thinking is using this sub for my room. Is it possible to buy a recone kit that would make this sub suitable for this? What should I look for? Another question, what mono amp would I use for it? This is just a little side hobby that Id like to try, so I dont know if Im getting into something that gets really involved. I don't even know if I'll do this because I seem to be always strap for money (or spend it all on my car) but Id like to get some ideas and learn something.

Found a Technics SL-210 in the attic at the folks house, as well as a bunch of old records Going to get a replacement belt from http://www.turntablebasics.com/belts/technics.html Also needs a needle/cartridge. JimJ, where can I get the Shure cartridge that you mentioned? or what are some good budget minded cartridges? Would love to get this thing running again. Will hopefully sound great when I get some BIB's up, built, and running

Hi all, I apologize for not being active in forever. I had to quit college to take care of my father with his aneurysm recovery, and now have a full time job with him, and another to get some cash. Life is busy. He is doing exceedingly well considering how bad his rupture was. ANYWAYS, I'm looking at picking up a decent turntable for my home theater. My Mom just told me she has numerous record from the 60's and 70's which I would like to listen to. I have NO knowledge of record players at all, so I'm hoping one of you with more experience could help me. I'm just looking at something to play the old vinyls. Budget under $200 preferable, and I have no problem buying…

anybody ever buy a refurbished TV? In particular an LCD? I'm looking to pick up a fairly inexpensive 37" LCD and found some good deals on refurbished ones. They seem to carry full warranties, but this is an investment I want to last for a few years.

I think Jim and I are the only full range people on here, but what the hell. I'm looking to build a replacement set of speakers to change up my basement setup. I'm currently running QSC pro amps and a pair of Magnepan MG-IIB's, the sub stage will be covered by Mach 5 audio MAW-15's in stereo. I've been listening to my BBBIB's more and more and I'm loving the sound more than my maggies, plus I'm itching to build something knew. I'm leaning heavily on the frugel horn spawns (the Bruce is what I'm looking at), something in the range of an 8" or larger full range setup. I would love to do another BIB, but I feel that my ceilings in the basement are to short for that, I…

I've got a Kenwood HTIB (the 504, I think) that I've had for a number of years. It does the job, but I'd like to play around with it and replace the sub. The only info I can find on it is that it's an 8" sub, has a nominal impedance of 4 ohms and the amp does 100 watts at 4 ohms. Does anyone have any idea of what sub might work as a drop in replacement? Or, should I just take a shot in the dark and try something out? I've been looking on Parts Express.

Hey guys, hope you can help with some info, I'm building a sub for my home theater, using the RL-p15 and a QSC RMX1450, the amp is rated at 1400 watts at 2 ohms bridged. What would be my best option for hook-up to the amp, Dual 2 or 4ohm? Dual 2 ohm- one coil each side, or dual 4ohm to 2ohm bridged? Also this will be a ported enclosure, I can't do the 10 cu ft as stated as optimal, whats a good compromise betwen optimal and minimum sq ft for this set-up? thanks in advance!

so i haven't been on here for awhile since been i have been extremely busy with my new house, puppies, and building my currect truck but now that summer is coming around it is time to relax, open up the windows and blast some tunes. so here is my question. i have a behringer 2500 for my sub duties in my home theater. i'm looking for a sub or subs that handle music well in a home theater application while sealed. i've tried ported applications in my house and with vaulted and peaked ceilings it makes it way to "peaky" and was not to my liking at all for all kinds of music. so what subs should i look into for a floor firing sealed applcation. size isn't a concern and i'll …

I create a lot of bass lines in the 16-35hz range and need some good headphones to listen to the music a lot better than what i am doing now.. I see the reviews for these are great but do i need to really get these for my goals? In a few hours from now, i'm planning on buying a used pair of these for around $150. I like them because of their insane power capability without the requirement of an amp. That's something i keep reading that many people like about them.. that and the fact on how low they drop. Any other headphones out there for my goals that may be cheaper without the need for an amp?

Well im trying to contact Jacob from sundown about those SI bm 10's he reconed, for my ht/music setup in my room. Im wondering if that sub on an O audio 500 watt plate amp at 8 ohms (385 watts) is a decent setup for what i want. I have Polk monitor 50 floorstanders, a CS1 center, r15's for rears and im about to buy a Harman Kardon AVR 247 reciever. It is for about 50% games, 25% music and 25% movies. Is there anything else i should consider? (such as a different sub or amp) and How big should i build the box, what should i tune it to, and how much port area should i give it? here are the specs of the sub: RE: 6.89 ohms Z: 8 ohms Fs: 27.2 Hz Qes: 0.56 Qms: 3.32 Qts: 0.48…

My sony DA2ES died on me a couple of days ago. I'm looking for a small 2 channel amp to drive two bookshelf speakers, I believe they're 8ohm (could be 6 ohm). I want to plug my phone into a dock that I'll run a 3.5 mm stereo jack to something like the dayton audio DTA-120. https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-dta-120-class-t-mini-amplifier-60-wpc--300-3800 I have seen some other amps by plye and kinter, but I don't know anything about them. When I was younger pyle wasn't very good, have they changed? Has anyone used the dta-120 or would you recommend something else. I guess my budget would be ~ $100.00 or less for what I'm using it for. Thanks.