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My church has been a challenge when it comes to sound. It's a rectangular building with a hard floor, hard walls, hard benches and a really high hard ceiling. It used to have two hanging 12" EV's, but I don't think they were ever powered correctly and the microphones weren't set up correctly. The sound was redone, I suggested small satellite speakers along each side, spaced abou...

Live Edge Dipoles: 2023 Upgrade Advanced Application Notes ​
The Live Edge Dipoles took 1st Place at the Parts Express Speaker Design Competition August 4-5 in Ohio. 59 contestants. My Open Baffle design on a slab of live edge birch won top score in the Open Unlimited category.



Judge Jerry McNutt said, “The best way to not sound like a box is: Don’t...

Hello. I have formed a 130 member audio technicians group for sharing advice about repairs and restorations of audio equipment. 130 technicians are present, from all around the world. I am always looking for new knowledge bases to solve audio electronics issues. This group has technicians of intermediate skill like myself and technicians with decades of experience working profes...

I recently made a fascinating accidental discovery: By choosing unconventional crossover frequencies and baffle dimensions, you can achieve Constant Directivity using regular woofers and dome tweeters - without waveguides, horns or dipoles.

I call it Zero Horn Constant Directivity (ZHCD). Jack Regula (

After riding along on a few different line array threads I figured this project deserved it's own thread.
I wanted to get new speakers for my living room for a while but could not quite find something I liked.
The speakers I have right now are just too big to use in a proper setup. In a domestic setting with a girlfriend and a 7 year old son there's just not much room to...