SMSL HO100 Headphone Amplifier Review

This review of the SMSL HO100 will show you exactly why this is quickly becoming my favorite budget Headphone Amplifier. https://youtu.be/IRfHES78xXo HO100 Inputs and Outputs The SMSL HO100 being reviewed is a budget friendly, no frills headphone amplifier. It is absolutely about one thing quality.  And when I say no frills, I mean it.  It …

Fewest Tools Needed for Building Speakers (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love My Router)!

You may wonder what tools are needed to get started building your own custom loudspeakers. The list is surprisingly small if a person is simply trying to build a basic box with bracing. What tools do you need? A plunge router with bits, a circle jig, and clamps. Is that really it? Yes, surprisingly. But …

Shelf Filters: An Underutilized Crossover Filter

Why use a shelf filter? While designing a speaker using a full range driver, I ran into a common problem: the sensitivity shifts upward at a specific point making the higher frequencies output more decibels than lower frequencies. This problem is not unique to these drivers, though. Baffle step is another instance where this can …

HOW TO BUILD $3,500 SPEAKERS FOR $400 – KLIPSCH KL-650 COPY

The Klipsch KL-650 THX Ultra II were iconic in the Home Theater Industry. It was one of the first times I remember that you could affordably buy speakers that were truly designed for a small movie theater, for your own home theater. However, when I say affordably, they still cost around $$3500 for a pair! And for the entire system…a cool $13,000! And although, for movie theater speakers, that isn’t crazy, it is still a lot more than I want to spend on my Home Theater. And truthfully, I think that is the same as most other people. SO why not build some, for a lot cheaper.