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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Rampage on March 24, 2013, 12:27:43 pm

Title: DIY Audio
Post by: Rampage on March 24, 2013, 12:27:43 pm
Anybody do it?  In a community like HLP there has to be at least a couple of people.

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Title: Re: DIY Audio
Post by: Scourge of Ages on March 24, 2013, 02:00:06 pm
Details? Like sound effects, music, stereo equipment, or PC audio?
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Post by: Rampage on March 24, 2013, 02:18:11 pm
Hardware, like speakers, amps, DACs, tubes, ham radio, etc.

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Post by: Nuke on March 24, 2013, 04:31:08 pm
i do some diy electronics but nothing audio related.
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Post by: LordMelvin on March 25, 2013, 12:30:30 am
just make sure your amp goes to 11 and everything else will come together.
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Post by: Nuke on March 25, 2013, 01:35:09 am
mine goes to 12 but i keep it on 3.
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Post by: z64555 on March 25, 2013, 09:38:52 am
I fixed an old Jukebox about a year ago, does that count?  ;)
Title: Re: DIY Audio
Post by: Dark RevenantX on March 25, 2013, 01:39:21 pm
Considering my knowledge of electrical engineering, I know theoretically how someone would do it, but I can't imagine a DIY solution being better than a high-end professional one, or even a medium-grade consumer one.
Title: Re: DIY Audio
Post by: z64555 on March 25, 2013, 02:05:03 pm
Depending on the skill of the DIY'er and availability of parts, the end-product can range from cheap junk to high-end grade perfection... but since everyone is not a Bob Vela of electronics, electromechanical parts, and corresponding tools, this usually means a DIY project will yield a crappy to OK-ish product.  :nervous:
Title: Re: DIY Audio
Post by: swashmebuckle on March 25, 2013, 02:57:38 pm
Fiddling with sound systems seems like a pretty cool hobby if you are doing it for its own sake and to learn stuff, but if your real goal is to get better sound on the cheap then I'd first look at moving your speakers to a better sounding room if one is available, then positioning them properly in that space, then maybe doing some acoustic treatment.