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I am looking to put a tempest in an enclosure directly below my TV. How would I go about magnetically shield the enclosure? I am figuring a bucking magnet and maybe some sheet metal on the top of the enclosure. What size magnet would I need? Thanks for the input guys.

I have been seeing them on eBay and they have begun to tweak my interest. Wondering if anyone has used them and has any opinions on them. I don't think they actually play mp3s but rather convert them to ATRAC or what ever it is minidisc reads. I'd really like to get a portable MD payer and...

For my biggest DIY project to date, I am wanting to make a Tempest coffee table. I plotted it in winISD and was going for as flat a responce curve down to 20Hz as I could manage. The way I have it now, I get my 3dB drop right at 20Hz. The box dimensions(internal) are 24"x16"x41" taking into...

I did a search on a couple differant terms and didn't get anything that helped me, so here it goes. I am moving into a new apartment, and the living room is kinda small. It is like 17x11 but the area that the HT stuff will go is more like 11x11. Would it be preferable to have the TV and...

Well, I am hoping this is just a setup issue and not what I suspect is the real culprit. My front left channel is not putting out much volume compared to the rest of the speakers. Just a bit of background info, this receiver was purchased from www.Ac4l.com as a factory refurb. When it...

It is an Apex Jr amp plate amp. It is basically the same (at least to my eye) as the 120w PE plate amp. It decieded to bite the dust one day. It still has a thump when turned on and off. Only think that I can think possibly happened to it is a dead short between the leads (however, this is...

I was kicking around ideas of the enclosure shape for the sub I am planning on adding. Has anyone tried, or have opinions on, a coffee table enclosure? It would kill two birds with one stone, so to speak. Not exactly sure how big it would be just yet, but it seems like a neat idea. Anyone think...

I purchased an Apex Jr plate amp from this company back at christmas. About a week ago it died on me. During a song the amp faded in and out and finally completely out. To me, it seems as though a capacitor bit the dust or maybe an opamp. Anyway, I emailed Steve at Apex Jr and explained what...

I have gotten lost on Adire's site, and cannot seem to find the enclosure designs for the tempest. I'd kind of like to build an enlosure this weekend and now I can't find the designs that I know I have seen before. What I am wanting to do is build a 50/50 HT/music mix. I think I'd like to go...

I am wanting to eventaully make a set of mains, a center, and surrounds. I have been looking through the madisound catalog and looking on PE for possible drivers to use. What are some T/S parameters that are common to good drivers? What should I be looking for?

I am a poor college student looking to upgrade from a Apex DVD player. The Apex works and has a digital coax out... that is about as far as I can go for its performance. I have done some searching on here for a good thread but haven't found what I am looking for. I don't mind used equipment...

I am just curious if anyone has dealt with them for warranty issues. I purchased an SR5200 last august and it didn't work. So I contacted them, and they were nice enough about it. They said that they would have UPS come pick it up and ship it to service wide tech. UPS either never came, or I...

I have an older model Kenwood receiver (model number KRA-4010) that I have had no luck finding wattage info (or any other info for that matter). I was curious if anyone has had any luck with estimated output of an amplifier, and if so how was it done? I was considering using some test tones I...

Yep... How wide should my fronts be placed apart for a good flow from left to right? Should they be a couple of feet away from the TV of should they be right next to the TV?

I have searched and read many positive experiances about the bass shakers but have yet to see any real negitive reviews. Just curious if anyone doens't reccomend them and for what reasons. Currently (and for the next few years most likely) I live in an apartment. I don't have a sub, but my...

We just got digital cable (only for the channel selection and the fact that we live in an apartment). I can get the digital audio to work on the digital channels, but not the analog channels. In order to get sound for both sources, I have to connect the digital coax and the analog RCAs to the...

I have a 46" RCA RPTV. It is an older model (99ish) that was a prize in a contest. Anyway... I like the TV, but there is a problem with the reds. When ever there are bright reds on the screen they get a snow liek static in them. If you are familiar with "The Learning Channel" thier logo is a...

I have an older model (1998-99ish)RCA rear projection screen TV. When there are bright colors on the screen most notibly bright to medium reds the colors get staticy snow effects. The static generally stays in the bright color area. Say, if there is a woman wearing a red sweater and blue jeans...

I am looking to build a small powered sub for a shelf system. I am looking for a small amp that puts out around 30-50w or so. Going to use a 2ohm DVC 8" driver, so a 4ohm mono stable amp is wanted. I do have 2 drivers, so if an 8ohm model is what you have, then I can deal with it too. Thanks for...

Appologize if this should have been posted somewhere else... How does center channel decoding work when the input is stereo? I am fairly sure that it isn't just a sum of L and R otherwise it would have L only sound in it. Does anyone know how something like Pro Logic combines the left and right...

Well, after quite a long ordeal I finally recieved my SR5200. Now I am having some trouble setting it up. The front left channel has no output. I have yet to check it with a DMM to see if it is getting any voltage. Gotta search some boxes to find it again. Anyway, I have tried it with a DVD (The...

I have a Marantz SR5200 (well, will have when it comes in) I have done a search and cannot seem to find a strait answer. I was curious as to reciever (amp) warm up time. Is there a general rule of thumb for the length of time one should let the amp warm up for best results? Is there any...

Can anyone help me? I just got my Marantz SR5200 from accessories for less and it isn't working. I plugged it in, and let it warm up for about 15 minutes. I then started hooking up RCAs and S-video cables and what not. The standby light comes on when I push the power button. If I push it again...

Well, I figure it will work as it is not blown or anything. A better question would be, will this be a useful driver, or should I sell it and get something a little better suited? It is a Soundstream SPL Mule. It is a 12" car sub that I got over a year ago and never used. Still just sitting here...

Dunno if this is exactly the right place to post this, but if not I appologize, and please move it to where it belongs... Now, I have a Sony stereo reciever sitting here that I got from a guy inlue of cash. Now it seems like a decent little thing, maybe good for running in a bedroom or for a sub...

Since it uses RCA ins instead of a pure subwoofer cable, how do I hook it up given a 5.1 output? Do I use a y-adapter off of the sub-out and then recombine them into the left and right inputs? What is the reccomended way to do this? Thanks in advance...

I was thinking of building a set of bookshelf enclosures and a center channel enclosure for my burgining HT. What I am wondering is should I use the same speakers for the center as are sued in the mains? That is to say, if I was to use (this is just an example) a vifa 6.5 for the midbass and a...

Has anyone here used the 250W plate amp? I am curious as to if it is a decent amp. I would like to get started on a sub enclosure. I am planning on using an Adire Shiva.

Hi all. I have been a lurker here for a few weeks and I think I am now ready to post. First, my setup... well it consists of a Kenwood "back in the day when CDs were a new concept" stereo reciever. Some cheap-o Aiwa towers and some aiwa bookshelf speakers. The setup works, and until now that is...