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 …
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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 …
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Tools for Speaker Builders
Tools for Speaker Builders As with starting any new hobby, a person gets excited. They want to throw themselves into it whole-heartedly. And just like a new relationship, a person just throws themselves into it, especially in the honeymoon period.Now, if you are like me, you already were interested in some area related to audio, …
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.
3 Ways to Attenuate a Tweeter
In this video I talk about 3 different ways to attenuate a tweeter. So if youhave been windering if there are different ways, here they are.
DIY Ammo Can Instructions.
Thank you for your order of the DIY Ammo Kit. All the holes have been cut and it should be ready to be assembled after you paint it. The top is easily removed by opening the ammo can and sliding it to the side. This will allow you to paint that separately. Just follow these …