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Audiophiles? Carpenters? Wanna talk shop?

wyverary

wyverary

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If you're an audiophile like me, I am sorry about your wallet. :D

I'm definitely not a handyman and saws terrify me, but I just bought some new speakers and am thinking about making my own stands for them. Naturally, I am compelled to do it all proper-like and make the pole out of PVC filled with sand. Here's hoping I don't hurt myself.

I started this thread mainly to see if anyone would like to ramble on and on about such things. Because I know I definitely would. :)
 
Sounds like a good plan and it helps keep the bass from bothering anyone who may live below you if your not ground level.:D
 
Nolan1971 said:
Sounds like a good plan and it helps keep the bass from bothering anyone who may live below you if your not ground level.:D
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It's tricky, though, as it is in my bedroom, which is such a bizarre shape that it's almost impossible to find an acoustic "sweet spot." Little alcoves, sloped ceilings...it takes a lot of compromise to get something to sound good. The only way to get a truly good acoustic balance and decent soundstage is to just use them as desktop speakers. However, that won't stop me from obsessing over it and trying a zillion different setups. :D
 
I know what you mean where to place them so that no matter where you are in the room no sound is dampened
while if in the right alcove it may boost bass by sounding like larger cabinet speakers.
I used to obsess about perfect equalizer settings so I constantly messed around with my 10 band dynamic eq
I put all that obsession in the design of the speakers I made in 7th grade. I constantly tried different cabinet sizes and and sound styles
ie bass reflex, tuned port, etc. I finally got it down to tuned port boosting frequency below 60hz with the sweet spot at 35hz.
I carefully chose the woofer, midrange and tweeter to give an almost perfect 180 degree sound pattern.
My obsession with perfection was so bad I wired them with 12 gauge wire with gold connecters, used nickel plated screws and made the cabinets air tight.
 
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