Recent DIY Audio Articles
A Guide to Turntable Isolation Platforms: Materials and Benefits
This article discusses the crucial role of isolation in achieving high-fidelity turntable playback, offering methods to minimize unwanted noise and resonances for the purest possible sound.
Powerstrip Program Guide ‑ A User Manual
Powerstrip is indeed "the killer app" of the HTPC world. It is possibly the most important program today in the "convergence" market between computers (PC only unfortunately!) and the high definition …
Building a Windows MCE 2005 PC ‑ Part 3
This is Part 3 of a set of articles summarizing my experience choosing the components and building a a custom-built Home theater PC running Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (or …
Building a Windows MCE 2005 PC ‑ Part 4
This is Part 4 of a set of articles summarizing my experience choosing the components and building a a custom-built Home theater PC running Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (or …
Building a Windows MCE 2005 PC ‑ Part 2
This is Part 2 of a set of articles summarizing my experience choosing the components and building a a custom-built Home theater PC running Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (or …
iPod Mini Hard Drive Upgrade
All right, I confess: I don’t go anywhere without my iPod Mini. Because it holds my contacts, calendar, and other work-related information, I carry it like a PDA at work everyday. Of course, the fact …
Building a Windows MCE 2005 PC ‑ Part 1
This is Part 1 of a set of articles summarizing my experience choosing the components and building a a custom-built Home theater PC running Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (or …
Whole House Wiring Basics Part 2
In our last installment of Whole House Wiring Basics we explored the hottest business sector in entertainment electronics today: the implementation of multi-room and/or multi-zone media …
DIY Absorbers for the Less‑Than‑Handy Man ‑ Part 2
So the big question - How do they work? In my opinion - great. The difference in my room is dramatic. I don't have any fancy measuring devices (only my SPL from radio shack) so I can't do a …
DIY Absorbers for the Less‑than‑Handy Man: Part 1
I don't profess to be an acoustical engineer or some sort of sound guru. I'm a normal guy, married with a kid, who has recently purchased my first house. I've been an audio nut for years with very …
Revamping a Vintage Yamaha T‑80 Tuner
Recently I acquired a Yamaha T-80 tuner. This tuner was manufactured in the mid 1980’s, probably in 1985 from what I can tell. I proceeded to put the unit in my system and connected it to a standard …
Madisound Solist DIY Speaker Kit
In this article it is hoped that some of the risk factors of building speakers is removed (i.e. investing time, effort, and money without ever knowing how the speakers will turn out.)
Building Do It Yourself Loudspeakers
Through the years I listened to as many speakers as I could in the area and what I found in general was that I didn't like hard dome tweeters. Although there were a few speakers with hard domes that …
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