HAF Recent Topics http://www.homeaudioforum.net/index.php Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:22:40 +0000 120 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/237-hdmi-over-cat-5-problem/
These are the exact extenders used.
http://www.amazon.com/Choice-Select-1080P-Extender-receiver/dp/B0015OL12G]]> Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:22:40 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/237-hdmi-over-cat-5-problem/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/235-any-experience-with-bsa-towers/ Mark and I are thinking about grabbing some towers from BSA. Has anyone used them?

http://www.bsaaudio.com/produto_cat.asp?id=27


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The foam surround has rotted off both the 12" driver and the passive radiators

I've always liked their sound and hate to just junk them. I see repair kits on Ebay for the passive radiators and re-foam kits for the 12" woofers. The diaphragms are available also.

Are these repair kits any good? Difficult to apply?

I wonder, have the cross-overs deteriorated over time, rendering them so far out of spec to be useless??

Any comments will be appreciated.

Phil]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:54:30 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/234-ess-amt-1a/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/233-new-member/ Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:02:41 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/233-new-member/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/232-home-bar-stereo/
So here's the deal, my roomates and I host get togethers at out apartment a lot and what we are really lacking is a a stereo in our downtairs kitchen/living room area and thats where we do most of out partying. In the coming month or so, we are going to construct a bar and I am planning on integrating the sound system into the bar. I want to keep as much space as possible underneath so I do not want to construct enclosures within the front of the bar, rather I'd like to have an open baffle type of alignment. The goals are to have it be somewhat efficient and party proof. By party proof I mean I want it to take abuse. I was thinking multiple 6.5" or 8" woofers on each channel(simple left and right set-up) and dome tweeter, probably titanium dome.

Fidelity isn't the number one concern, and I would like to keep costs down so I plan to just use Dayton pre-made crossovers.

Just want some feedback oh what you think about some suggestions.

3 of these per channel for a 4 ohm load
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=299-060

and a set of these tweeters
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=275-075


and these crossovers will work with the listed frequency response of the drivers without risking damage to the tweeters.
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=260-146

This is just a thought I put together real quick, but I am open to any suggestions. Thanks in advance]]> Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:14:29 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/232-home-bar-stereo/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/231-neko-audio/
I was referred to this audio forum by Steve of Daber Audio and signed up to say hello. I'm the owner of Neko Audio, which some of you may have already heard about. ]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:50:14 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/231-neko-audio/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/230-happy-birthday-neil/ ]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:17:07 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/230-happy-birthday-neil/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/229-happy-36th-nem/
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Here is the sources that I have/want and some general goals.

The bedroom wouldn't need to stream audio really, just be able to watch movies in bed without the HORRIBLE sound from the display. Ipod connectivity by 3.5 to RCA would be just fine if I wanted bedroom music. Or laptop streaming to the server. I also have a spare tower I could dedicate to that room or the living room if needed. Bedroom is just a BRD player. 99.9% of the time the bedroom is used for movies when someone feels sick, but some very basic music playing function would be ok. We don’t have cable hooked up to that room now and for now that is fine.

For the living room I have a PS3 and cable box. I would like to feed audio from my home server/pc to the living room, and maybe the bedroom. I'm not sure how much receiver I should be buying because of this. For the living room though the W wants to plug in her ipod, and then she saw that some of them have DNLA and can run pandora etc and really liked the idea of that. The living room would get much more use. The TV in this room is on 70% of the time we are home after work probably. We are rarely watching intently(honestly maybe only 5% of the time it’s on), but it serves as background noise while doing things around the house, and cooking. Right now since the kitchen breakfast bar area is not finished and we don’t have a real dining room we spend meal times here also.

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I would also at some point like my system to be capable of whole home audio and lighting control etc. I just don't want to have anything I can't take with me. I will need some level of local control in each room. The average home buyer in my neighborhood would probably not value a change like that also so I take that into consideration. Hard wiring is fine I'm just hesitant to integrate too much into the home structure itself. ie place permanent electronics etc. I can run wire anywhere. Not one bit afraid to do that.

In this current home I will want to have audio piped outside also, and maybe kitchen. The kitchen is close to the living room so it makes it a bit silly to have more speakers in there, but then it doesn't have to blast in the living room to sound good in the kitchen. It would be nice when watching food network and cooking. As for outside speaks and kitchen speaks I don't care about the quality really and that's not on the menu yet, but just something to let you know the ultimate goal for this house. For right now the scope is just upgrading the living room and bedroom. With the ability to expand someday to kitchen and outside if not whole home.
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Here is basic control of the system I will need.



I would say each of the 3 rooms would need control of the display & brd player minimum. Living room also needs some stereo music functionality

In the HT I want to control the music from the server( right now it’s in the same basic area of the house) and any other adjustability that I might desire. The Living room the wife wants control for radio, music from teh server/ipod, and maybe pandora also.

So both local and global sources in each zone.
Local control of volume and source in each zone.
Ipod input and BR.
Extra PC's are acceptable interfaces in rooms where I want control.



Current resources, budgets, and other thoughts.

As for speakers, I could break up the energy RC 5 chan system I have in the theater, left, right, and center for the living room, and then the bookshelves for the bedroom. I do really like how these speakers give love to the mid range. I have a yammy z7 in the HT also. This thing is a BRUTE. The GUI is a bear to handle sometimes, and some of the functions are a bit tough to find and use but it works and has lots of capability. Extremely robust IMHO. I would be willing to move it to the upstairs, but then I would then need something that would be quite a receiver to put in the HT. It wouldn’t be worth it unless I could get some nice functionality like extra sub control/more sub chans. I doubt any receiver would have enough control that I could forgo a separate unit for sub management with my current dual Mael-x project. I honestly haven’t delved past 75% of the functions of this AV receiver. For an example it has 4 zone capability and I’m not even sure what to think about that. The second video zone is *only* composite video however, if it had HDMI I may have looked into using it to run the bedroom and living room etc.

I can see the cost skyrocketing if I bring up either my current speakers or receiver. This is fine if I get longevity and functionality out of it. I don’t have a budget. I have a very low ceiling for cost/rewards though. If I really deem something worth it I will work out the finances and either slowly get parts or find a way to pay for it now. Lewt is on standby anyway.

I also have an integra that doesn't have HDMI, but has optical. This would definitely work as an audio source and I could just run HDMI video direct to the display. I figured this would be an easy option for the bedroom. I will have to make sure however that the BRD player can shoot optical audio and HDMI video at the same time.

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Thanks guys for helping me put collect my ideas and condense into a thread worthy venture. Special thanks to Deep for keeping my brain on topic and solidify goals here.]]> Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/227-expanding-media-in-2-rooms/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/226-cablguys-1997-chevy-silverado-white-lightning/



Sound Quality Audio System with kick pannels (6.5" Blues drivers) and A pillars (Blues tweets) designed and built by Robert Rayfield at TIPS and Mike Flanagan at Ultimate Autosound in Jackson, Mississippi ...
All the Blues drivers are the origional series ... The NEW BLUES CAR AUDIO DRIVERS comming soon !!!



Linear Power 2.2hv (25 watts rms) for the front speakers ... Linear Power 502hv (50 watts rms) (8 ohm mono) for the subs ...
75 watts rms total ... Amp rack located under the rear seat...

]]> Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:05:00 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/226-cablguys-1997-chevy-silverado-white-lightning/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/225-new-house-new-projector-install/


















]]> Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:03:22 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/225-new-house-new-projector-install/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/224-does-4-or-8-x-oversampling-digital-filter-on-older-cd-players-have-much-difference-in-sound-quality-than-those-without/ My dads older Teac PD-365 has something called 4 or 8 X Oversampling Does it really make that much difference in sound quality? Does my CD Player have this feature? Kenwood DP-R6070 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:12:26 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/224-does-4-or-8-x-oversampling-digital-filter-on-older-cd-players-have-much-difference-in-sound-quality-than-those-without/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/223-new-member-here/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:49:10 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/223-new-member-here/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/219-comcast-xfinity/ Just wondering whos got it ... If not, what cha got ??]]> Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:13:30 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/219-comcast-xfinity/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/218-its-the-cablguy/ This looks like the place where a Cablguy needs to hang out !!! Hope you don't mind Me checking in and hangin out a while. ]]> Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:53:17 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/218-its-the-cablguy/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/217-2-chan-set-ups/
What I have is an integra receiver. Now I can definately use the integra in the living room and get a 2 chan amp for the PC, but the integra doesn't have HDMI input. SooooOOoo no audio from the cable box. This could be a problem for the W, and eventually I would want to listen to the TV through the 2 chan speakers.

The wife will accept small floor standers but they will need to be right against the wall. I would like book shelves for my PC. The living room speakers need to be clean sounding and powerfull. It's not a listening room so I don't need anything pristine. I have a sub (just need an amp) ready to pair up with them.


For my PC I would like extremely clean and clear with lots of mid and bass. I'll be really close to them most of the time so super loud won't be such an issue.

Help me brain storm. I don't have a budget but I'm going to start from looking at this isn't a big budget set up as neither of these set ups will be ideal for listening as the rooms are not, and my HT doubles as my listening room.]]> Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:36:08 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/217-2-chan-set-ups/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/216-new-verses-old/
Years ago all we had was a 78 rpm windup gramaphone and a radio for entertainment .
We had to replace the steel needle after each play of the wind up gramaphone to make the record last longer other wise you could see the acetate,vinyl ., just peeling away in a helix fashion .Also when the music began to slow down you had to race over and wind the spring up again , that was fun ..............
No one complained about the quality of the sound . One could hear the music and voices , What else could a person want ?
On special occations we listened to the battery operated valve (tube) radio , not too often as the batteries were very expensive to replace and they didnt last very long at all. They cost nearly half a weeks wages to replace them.
Next came the electric gramaphone that you didnt have to wind up and a radio that pluged into the electric supply , no batteries to replace. What a marval of technology.
Then the black and white TV was invented , then the invention of the transistor , then you know the rest .
I loved my old valve amps and my linear tracking turntable with my stanton 99e cartridge and my home built transmision line speakers.Untill...................... I heard a very good well designed solid state amp coupled with a CD player with a good AD section all running through Klipsch RF7 speakers .
No more distortions just pure sound , the way it was recorded .
Out went all my outmoded turntables valve amps and speakers all down to the tip to be land fill.
There are absolutly no comparisons between the old technology and the new , I just wonder what will be next in the future . Maybe they will do away with weakest link . The flapping cardboard speaker ..........
Alan]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 08:56:15 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/216-new-verses-old/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/214-expanded-line-of-pioneer-home-av-at-parts-express/ Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:25:46 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/214-expanded-line-of-pioneer-home-av-at-parts-express/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/213-tv-critics-needed/
I recently just moved into a rent house, and need suggestions on a new TV.

specs im looking for:
-HD ready
-1080P
-energy efficient

Im looking for:

- 30"-40" for the bedroom

- ~50" for the living room

Thanks,
Travis]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:39:47 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/213-tv-critics-needed/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/212-bravox-audio-uxs-subwoofer-blowout/ Blowout on Bravox Audio UXS 8 and 10 Dual 4 ohm sub woofers.

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/store/products/Bravox-Audio-UXS-10D%252d4-Blowout.html

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/store/products/Bravox-Audio-UXS-8D%252d4-Blowout.html



]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:21:07 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/212-bravox-audio-uxs-subwoofer-blowout/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/211-can-i-use-a-bk-reference-50-71-preamp-for-2-channel-stereo/
I decided to upgrade my stereo and and second guessing something I just ordered. I thought I'd check with the experts to see if there is no need to worry. I am setting up a pure 2 channel (mostly music) setup. I ordered 2 new JBL L880 tower speakers, a used B&K 200.2 Amplifier on EBAY, and a B&K Reference 50 7.1 Channel PreAmp/Processor.

My question is...if I am interested mostly in just 2 channel stereo, will I lose any quality having the 7.1 preamp? Will the 7.1 preamp play 2 channel as well as a dedicated 2 channel preamp. My hope is that B&K is quality enough to trust the 2 channel on the 7.1 is going to be just as good as on their 2 channel preamp.

Thanks,
Jason]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:47:35 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/211-can-i-use-a-bk-reference-50-71-preamp-for-2-channel-stereo/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/210-back-again/ ]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:11:52 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/210-back-again/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/209-nems-2-channel-set-up/
My wife came to me with this great idea. She want to get me some digms and a receiver for fathers day and our up coming anniversary (14yrs) and I was like WOW you have got to be teasing me. Well needless to say she gave me a budget and I went playing and listening for several hours at my local audio shop. I let my ears guide me with my own music and the out come was pretty awesome.

I deceided that the Monitor 7's were the best fit for my room (14'x14') althought the 9's were awesome I wanted to stay with in the budget. Believe me I play and tested the 7's and 9's for hours today on various receivers and amps. Now for the power I went with a Yahama RX-797. Nice little unit that provides 100 watts rms with a very nice damping factor. I was suprised what 100 watts can sound like. More than enought for what I am going to be doing.

Now on with some pictures to do this the right way!!]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:45:32 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/209-nems-2-channel-set-up/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/208-upgrade-complete-ipb-311/
Enjoy

I will get a skin up here by the end of the day.]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:12:13 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/208-upgrade-complete-ipb-311/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/207-ascendant-audio-avalanche-18-build/




Motor and basket is an Avalanche and the soft parts are from Fi. Parameters should still be the same as the original Avalanche.

I am upgrading from a Mach5 MJ18-M.

I will be building a 11 cuft net box tuned to 17hz with a single 6" aeroport. I still haven't figure out if I will port on the same side as the sub cutout, the front, or port on the top panel. The ceiling is only about 7" tall. What do you guys think?

WinISD shows that I should get SIGNIFICANTLY more output under 20hz compared to the MJ18-M in about the same size enclosure and same amount of power. The Avalanche will be powered by a Behringer EP1500 and filtered bandpassed 13hz and 35hz with a Edead eQ.2.

I will be using another 18" sub for music so that is why I am lowpassing the Avalanche at 35hz.
The 2nd 18" will be a Mach5 IXL 18.4 with about 600 watts in 5.5 cuft net tuned to 35hz with 3 4" round ports. The sub is torn apart right now and waiting for the recone kit to come. I was planning on selling this sub, but in the meantime I will put it to good use. :T

Each sub will have a range to excel at so I can have the best of both. I didn't get enough topend from the MJ18-M for music so I found the blown Avalanche and the IXL and putting them back in the game.

What would you guys recommend to go with either a reckhorn b2 or a behringer mic2200 for subsonic EQing? Where is the cheapest place to get either?]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:07:00 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/207-ascendant-audio-avalanche-18-build/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/206-what-receivers-are-you-guys-running/ I do love it, the power, the clarity, function, and controls, but I may upgrade to something with HDMI switching


What do you guys have?]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:43:56 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/206-what-receivers-are-you-guys-running/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/205-howdy/ Hello from San Antonio. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:20:46 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/205-howdy/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/204-planning-my-zaph-inspired-51/
1.Cheap! Don't have much money so that means used receiver and value components
2. Versatile - I'm at home for the summer but don't know where I'll be moving so I need something that can be used in a wide range of locations. This means a small footprint which basically limits me to monitors. I also need something that works well in off axis or less than optimal situations.

Components I've chosen...

Receiver - Just purchased an older Pioneer Elite receiver from Ebay. 5.1, plenty of power and processing options.

Speakers - Zaph|Audio - ZMV5 - MCM / Vifa 5" System

Cheap, original design can be layed (sp?) over and used as center. I also chose this because the receiver I bought will crossover at the lowest 80hz (most others I looked at were 100Hz). I don't really have the budget to make something that I would be comfortable jamming at full range, so I'm willing to make the compromise. If/when I ever upgrade these could easily become a nice set of speakers for a range of situations

As far as sub stage I'm trying my best to skimp (use stuff I already have) Only problem is the largest sub I have laying around is an RLI-12 and I could run it at 8 ohms to my dayton amp (120W). I feel I may be lacking on movies (could it be enough?) What I was thinking of doing instead is finding a 15 or 18 even that can run at 4 ohms which would give me 240W from the Dayton amp.

If I need to buy an amp and subs I'd really just want to go big with a wow factor and get something like a QSC GX3 and run 2 subs stereo at 300w or 425w each

That's what I've got so far. I'm still open to changing anything (except for the receiver because I already bought it). Any suggestions?]]> Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:31:17 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/204-planning-my-zaph-inspired-51/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/203-does-anyone-here-smoke-stogies/
But I have been considering building humidors. I am asking around to get some ideas on humidors, specifically the humidifiers... If you do enjoy smoking cigars, could you answer a few questions for me?

First, do you prefer gel/crystal type humidifiers, or the classic sponge type?

What humidity level (and temperature if you store hard core) do you like to maintain?

How frequently do you smoke, and on that note how often do you smoke the stogies in your humidor, as how often the humidor is opened will affect the humidifier in question.

Finally, do you prefer a clean, smooth, classic wood exterior, or do you prefer a lot of decoration on the humidor?

I have pretty much concluded the basic design of the humidors I will build. I am still contemplating the humidifier type I want to use, and I want to get a hygrometer in my hand to decide weather to mount it on the outside, so that the user can view and determine humidity in the humidor without opening it and causing a drop in humidity, or to mount it inside the lid, which is a more classic design.]]> Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:58:46 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/203-does-anyone-here-smoke-stogies/ http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/202-21-setup/ Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:23:18 +0000 http://www.homeaudioforum.net/topic/202-21-setup/