Nova Hits
Realistic Nova 15 (1988) rebuild Design Goals The main purpose of this build was utilize a pair of Realistic Nova 15 cabinets that were my own first set of real speakers. This pair has been with me from… Read More
Anarchies Finishing, Round 1
The Anarchies were finished in early 2023 with a simple cabinet treatment that was intended to be temporary until the time and resources were available to do a more complex gloss finish. It has been a couple years… Read More
Anarchies Crossover Design
Integrating the Drivers Crossover Goals This design is intended to be my best work and the centerpiece of my main listening spot in my home for the foreseeable future. To meet that goal while not spending time and… Read More
Anarchies Construction
Moving to reality Limitations My available tooling is minimal, really minimal. So doing a complete build from scratch requires some careful planning and extra attention to detail to get everything done correctly. I’ve been using this limited arrangement… Read More
DIY Bass Amp PPA100
A Portable Practice Amplifier for bass guitar, designed to have a far more accurate frequency response than the typical commercial offerings. This design goal makes it suitable for a mono music blaster, a keyboard amplifier, or whatever needs… Read More
Advanced Speaker Design Simulation
Before you start making sawdust in the shop, there are a whole host of tools available to the DIY speaker enthusiast that can help you estimate and design your speaker on your computer. For engineering nerds like myself,… Read More