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One thing still hasn't changed since I made that post, I still don't have money falling out of my butt. I have though about doing a 1 off aluminum waveguide design just for me, but since it would...

Using the same drivers is not important. All you really need is a center with low distortion and a proper response curve. I have heard vendors and DIY'ers use the phrase "timbre matched" but...

Boy that's a tough call. I hate to say this, but the ZA5.5tt is the best I have as far as midrange and upper midbass performance. I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before, but the ZA14 driver was...

The ZDT3.5 uses Dayton drivers, so I doubt you'd find anything here on Madisound.

There are no printed circuit boards for this system. Most people just direct wire the parts on wood boards.
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Here's the crossover:

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This will make the system cleaner in the 1.5-3kHz range with a broader vertical lobe and less baffle step...

Interestingly, my own setup, and my room, is almost exactly like what you have in scenario I. (mirror image though) I'll leave the comments on the receiver to the others. But if you do the single...

Looks beautiful! Those curtains by the right side are actually doing a lot to help your sound quality and balance. Will help with absorption of that early reflection.

Interestingly, I just heard from a guy who also thought his SR71's sounded brash or wimpy. Then his friend brought his own pair of SR71's and he said they sounded way better, like a completely...

My designs are unsupported and it's generally against my policy to respond to people who automatically assume something is wrong with the design. More thought, testing and checking go into any of my...

That port, like most one piece plastic molded ports is tapered to allow release from the mold. Average diameter appears to be about 55mm. That's a bit larger than the recommended port and the...

In regards to the ZA5.5 power handling, I do think the weakest point for power handling in the system is that resistor. That's intentional however. The next weakest point is the tweeter, and 350...

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Yes, either of these designs can be built as a tower. Keep the width and driver spacing from the top the same, extend the bottom down and close off the bottom to get the volume you need. ...

Rounded cabinet corners are much less likely to cause a frequency response aeration that affects sibilance on T's and S'es that would a poorly countersunk tweeter. (or worse, no countersink surface...

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Running full range, my estimate of which component to fail first under high power was the woofer. Then the tweeter, and very rarely, the crossover components.

That said, what component...

Generally, as close as possible to each other will give the broadest vertical dispersion. But some space between then will smooth out mid-bass floor bounce peak-dip. The trade off is limited...

The entire enclosure is open. I think one of the panels is solid and needs to either ventilated or removed. No sealed lower chamber or anything like that. If you did seal the lower chamber, you'd...

Way back when I did that design, I just wired everything on a wood board. If you are doing it yourself, that's what I would recommend. I usually drill little holes for the leads and wire them on...

The center channel will generally sound horribly forward if used as a main speaker. If you really want to try it used as a left or right system, it needs a crossover that provides more attenuation...

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I'm not sure of the exact size of Madisound's crossover boards, but you do have a lot of flexibility as to where they are placed. If not on the back in that particular spot, up higher...

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The enclosure drawing was originally modeled after the Parts Express .38 cu ft enclosure. The shelf brace in that is essentially a .75" thick board with 2 4.75" holes. You don't really...

Unfortunately, no box style speakers sound good when against the wall. Basically, some of the sound wraps around the enclosure then reflects of the rear wall. that reflection causes huge dip/peak in...

To add my own comment, The ZA5.5tt has surprising depth and extension and you may not even need an 8" in the side of it. You could cross over to the 10's lower and have a system that works equally...

Glad you like them. What's important in setting up mains with a sub is that the mains should get a high pass filter. Using a plate amp, you don't get that. With a plate amp, you get low pass to...

Unfortunately, the in-wall version is quite a bit different and not many parts will swap out.

The fundamental difference between those two designs is that the 5.3c still has a bit of baffle step compensation while the 5.3iw is running full blast and about 2 or 3 dB louder. The difference is...