Home Audio

I have a pair of brand new cerwin vega vs-150 woofers from the mid 90's. They are in mint shape. I need to build an enclosure for them but not sure what would work best. I found the original specs of the enclosure and calculated it to 5.1 cuft gross. They use a dual port design but obviously no idea of tuning. What would be a range I need to work with for port tuning and port area? I can estimate displacement but that's about all I have to go on. Not too familiar with building anything for an actual woofer. Thanks! Here is a pic for reference

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 just bought a 8" Bravox Audio subwoofer (PXW8D-2). I have a 180-240rms plate amp that I will be using to power this. I was looking to build a sonotube enclosure or just a regular ported enclosure (don't matter to me). I just need to know what size enclosure (sealed and ported) would be best for this subwoofer in the home. Space is not a concern. If not a problem, I would like to know the optimal enclosure ported for 1 and 2 of these also. My problem is that the lowest my amp will wire down to is 500rms @ 4ohms. I would like to eventually try it in the car, or I might just have to find another one in the future. But back onto the main topic..It will be used for movies…

The website is now up, there are a couple of things I need to get started in there, such as build logs. Have a look, post a comment Thanks to Denim for letting me start a thread about this, and thank you to everyone for your contnued interest. www.customaudiotechnology.com CT

Is there a cheaper place to buy the B&G Neo8 planar PDR other than Parts Express? Please let me know thank you http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cf...tnumber=264-713

I bought this speaker and put it in a prefab box. it does good but i think it could do better if it was in a better built box.( moves allot of air) it is in my room something the size of a dorm room. I use it mostly for music, I'm thinking maybe tuning it to 35-40 Hz. I would like to put it in a t line, but my box desinging skills are not up to par. Could some one help me out with some dimensions??? I'm not looking for sq. I know its a small speaker, but I'm in Iraq right now so I wanted something that Can pack up easily. and not take up to much space. Below is the speaker and the amp i have. Thanks for any help u can give me. The amp i am using The speaker

Is this a ground issue with the plate amplifier? I've been using this Canton subwoofer for quite some time... I have a brother subwoofer which does not do this. I currently have them powered off of my Marantz, so when the rcvr turns on the subwoofers turn on using the 12V trigger. Should I try plugging it into a dedicated outlet??? What do you think it could be???

My father is looking for a very good receiver for his home theater. He wants something that can use an ipod docking station He has an Onkyo TX-SR603 right now but it took a crap on him and blew out all the tweets so he just wants to get another amp instead of having it fixed. I know nothing about HT so I really need your help. This is what he wants: 1. of course a 5.1 or 7.1 it doesn't have to be THX certified. 2. He wants to be able to put an ipod to it (via docking station) 3. 80-100 watts per channel 4. he also has an amp so he wants to be able to connect that amp to the receiver. 5. budget around $350-$600 As far as I know he's just using regular speaker connections (…

i have this 5.1 system. i got it for cheap, and they included a 5 yr warranty at no cost. http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-documents.pl?mdl=DAVHDX589W the bass from the stock sub/box is pretty decent, according to specs its a 6 3/4 (i think it was 3/4") sub, 1.5 ohm and the amp feeds 280w rms to it. id like to build a new box for either this sub, or get 1-2 new subs (6.5s or 8s) that i can wire to ~1.5, rather not go any lower becuase thats what the stock sub is at now. if i do 2 subs thats 140w rms each. ideas? maybe a t-line? idk anything about HT, but i want something that gets alot louder with the power im working with, and something that gets pretty low too. bu…

I recently purchased a Harman Kardon 5.1 home theater receiver. It has 50w per channel. My question is will Klipsch quintet speakers be a nice match up? what is a good prive for the 5 speaker set up?

never messed with home audio before other than a pioneer box set up.. looking at maybe getting these: Parts-Express.com:�Dayton HPSA1000 1000W Subwoofer Amplifier | subwoofer amplifier subwoofer amp sub amplifier sub amp plate amp titaSub-41108 DASUBAMP110508 DayAudSubAmp050109 Parts-Express.com:�Dayton RSS390HO-4 15" Reference HO Subwoofer 4 Ohm | subwoofer rss390h0-4 15" subwoofer dayton reference rs sub dayton loudspeaker Parts-Express.com:�Dayton HTS-1200B Home Theater Speaker Set Black | HTS-1200 home theater surround speaker HTIB bookshelf multi-purpose indoor outdoor 5.1 7.1 on wall speaker system Theaters110308 Dayton25Speakers063009 would like to hook these up…

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 have someone who called my store today (we do car audio). And he asked if we did stereo's in offices. Well we don't but i do setup home stereos. So i figure how hard can it be. Well apparently alot more so than i thought. He is coming by later today with a floor plan and the exact stuff he wants. He wants to have volume controls in 7 different rooms. Its a chiropractic office. So he wants to be able to adjust the volume independantly. He didn't mention PA functions but i'm sure he'd like to have it. So basically what i'm asking is what do you think would be good hardware for this application. I was doing some research and found these Bogen in ceiling. http://…

sanyo PLV-1080HD. $1540 out the door w/ tax. love it so far, screen i built myself, roughly 125", the viewing distance is kinda small but it doesnt look like your sitting too close at all, IMO its perfect. obviously, my crappy camera doesnt do it justice.

Alright, so I have built and done some pretty crazy custom car audio builds and projects. I now live in the city of Chicago, and don't spend much time in the car so have sold most of my equipment. I still love my Hybrid Audio 4" mids, and would now like to incorporate them into a home theater system. I work for Best Buy as Magnolia Home Theater professional, and have tons of knowledge in the field, but this will be my first time building a home theater system from components. I have two pairs of the Mids, so 4 4.75" midrange drivers. I want to start this system by building a really nice pair of tower speakers. I was thinking of using a nice wood and maybe staining …

Alright all you whiners and complainers, you guys said you were gonna this and you were gonna that. It looks like they went up about 20 bucks but they are "new and improved" so links to your build logs, post up some pics and vids here too please.