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Hey all, So I'm hoping someone here is able to help me out. A lot of content on Netflix has some loud peaks and then the talking is rather soft. When I had an AVR it use to have a normalisation feature which was useful for these situations, although I no longer have one so am hoping there...

Hey all, So I'd like to make some RCA interconnects myself, although I now need to source some decent RCA plugs to terminate the cable with. What is available locally which is reasonable and won't break the bank? I'm not even sure where to start looking. I'd prefer plugs where I can solder...

Hey all, So I am looking at putting in a solar system, will be a proper, larger, pure sinvewave solar inverter. Wondering if anyone is running off a solar inverter and whether they have had any noise issues with their audio equipment or whether any issues can be expected? Regards, Psy

Hey all! So I have a small modified sinewave inverter with a biggish battery for load shedding but am unsure whether it would be fine to connect my Harmon Kardon amp to? Most of what is connected to it all run off DC and have their own SMPS build in (TV, router, PC, DSP etc.) however with...

Hey all, So I have a friends bday coming up and he has been wanting a pair of decent dual driver IEM's, I recall stumbling upon a thread here a while ago discussing them. If I recall there was a specific name for the type of dual driver IEM's and I think Rose made one or two which were...

Hey all, So my friend and I have been wanting to get some enclosures CNC routed for a while now, I have been dragging my feet and now that I am inquiring I have not had much luck. It is a small build, for some Mini Karlsonators and we would like to use 6mm plywood. There are angles on some...

Hey all, I have never ordered from DigiKey before and need to purchase some power supply stuff which is rather heavy and the price should be over R2000. It seems as if DigiKey bring in the items from overseas? Do I need to pay customs / taxes on these or is that all included in the price...

Hey all, So I have some 3" drivers which I want to put in my car - have some enclosures 3D printed for them and then mount them on a ball socket joint (unless you have alternative ideas, I am all ears!). The ball socket joint will then allow me to aim the drivers where I need them to be...

Hey all, Just want to run this past you guys before I go ahead and connect the transformer to the mains. The wiring diagram on the transformer: The red and orange wires are connected. I will then connect the blue and brown wires to the mains and leave the grey and violet wires connected...

Hey all, So I was wondering whether anyone here might have already built this headphone amp or might be considering it? I need to look at building a headphone amp as I last night I realized I only have the sound card in my PC now if I want to use my headphone and that isn't really ideal...

Hey guys! So with my amp parts arriving soon I am still unsure about the wire for inside of the amp. I'd like to get at least 2 different colours to make life easier, I reckon 2.5mm CSA should be plenty and then perhaps 0.5mm for the signal input cables, also twisted quite tightly? I saw...

Hey all, So I was wondering if anyone has had the misfortune or having to try and claim from insurance for some of the DIY goodies you have build - be it speakers, amps, enclosures etc. What was the outcome? Was there any issue since it was something custom and so forth. Regards, Psy

Hey all, So I have been toying with the idea of possibly winding my own transformer, I can get toroidal transformer cores relatively cheap (will need to check shipping costs though). I watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyZ7nM6Fo94 and it seems quite easy. However I am...

Hey all! So I need to learn to solder and I would like to get some decent solder to use for DIY audio stuff once I feel my skills are sufficient (will possibly use cheap solder to learn and mess around with). Now I have seen many people enjoy working with TRT Wonder Solder as well as the...

Hey all, I now need to try find an enclosure for the amps I plan on building and was wondering whether anyone knew of a company or someone who could possibly bend some sheet metal to form a relatively cheap enclosure? I could then look at getting it anodized or powder coated possibly. This...

Hey all! So I am looking at "building" some Class D IRS 2092 based amps (the LJM L15D to be specific) and plan on using an SMPS PSU. I would like to run between 4 and 6 amp boards off a single PSU, 2 of those amp channels will likely be used for subwoofers. As far as I understand there are...

So I ended up thinking about how some people have their speakers straight / squared while others have them toed in and was wondering what everyone here does with regards to their speakers? I believe the type of speakers you have and your room will determine whether its best to toe in speakers...

Hey all! So I have been toying with the idea of getting a DSP for quite a while now and am taking a more serious look into it and trying to decide which route to go as they have plenty of options. I feel as if I will give the normal MiniDSP a skip, I am specifically looking at the MiniDSP HD...

Hey guys! So I have been trying to source some mass loaded vinyl locally, actually for use in my car but I figured this would be a suitable place to post this regardless. I would like to try avoid the expensive name brands, such as the Second Skin Luxury Liner Pro - I wouldn't mind glueing...

Hey all! I need to get myself some 16mm MDF, at least half a sheet which I believe is around 1.8m x 1.2m however will consider a full sheet depending on price. I'd like to have them cut it for me as well, as I do not have time to do it myself. If they can do the driver cut-out for me as...