DIY Audio & Video
Tutorials, FAQs, Calculators and Examples
for Speaker Boxes, Crossovers, Filters,
Wiring, Home Automation, Security & more.
Speaker Building and Testing Tutorials
- Speaker Box Building Tutorial - Steps to building a speaker box from scratch.
- Speaker Crossover Tutorial - All the steps of designing and building a crossover.
- Speaker Testing - Use a computer and a microphone to test your speaker response curve.
- Build Your Own Microphone for Testing Speakers - Build an inexpensive high quality microphone for driver or listening position tests.
Guides / Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Speaker & Amplifier Wiring - Anything to do with wiring speakers & amps.
- Home Theater Setup - What separates home theater from the rest.
- Basic DIY Speaker - Things to consider before doing anything.
- Speaker Box Construction - What is involved in the box construction.
- Using MDF - Everything you need to know about building boxes with MDF.
- Speaker Crossovers - Some rules for building and wiring crossovers.
- Sound Terms - Basic information on common terms and sound properties.
Crossover Circuit & Speaker Box Design
- Speaker Box Enclosure Designer (Help) - determine best box volumes and port sizes for your drivers.
- Speaker Box Volume Calculator (Help) - calculate box volume from box dimensions or dimensions from a volume.
- Sealed or Ported Calculator (Help) - what type of enclosure works best for your driver.
- Speaker Driver Displacement Calculator (Help) - determine how much room your driver takes up in the speaker box.
- 2-Way Crossover Designer (Help) - design many types of crossovers from 1st to 6th order.
- 3-Way APC Crossover Designer (Help) - design a 3 way APC crossover 1st to 4th order.
- Series Notch Filter (Help) - design a LCR filter to remove that response spike.
- Parallel Notch Filter (Help) - design a parallel trap filter to remove broader peaks.
- Driver Attenuation Circuit (LPad) (Help) - design a L-Pad to decrease driver sensitivity.
- Impedance Equalization Circuit (Help) - design a Impedance Equalization Circuit to match driver resistance.
- Contour Network (Help) - design a Contour Network to correct drivers with a rising response curve.
- Air Core Inductor Designer (Help) - wind your own air core inductor with low gauge wire for a low resistance crossover network.
Television & Entertainment System Technology, Setup & Wiring
- TV Technologies - Information about the different types of televisions.
- 3D in the Theater - How 3D in the theater works, and how it is different than home.
- 3D at Home - What you need to know about 3D Television.
- Home Theater PC - Options for making your own Media Center PC, DVR, or Streaming Devices.
- Types of Wires - Shows the different wires you might use in your Entertainment Center.
- Home Theater Setup - Speaker placement, entertainment centers, and audio distribution.
- Sample Component Connections - Another perspective on system wiring.
- Wire Conversions - How to convert the wire you have into the wire you need.
- Entertainment System Component Wiring - Some sample wiring diagrams for your system with wiring and viewing instructions..
- Design Your System - Entertainment System Wiring Tool. Build a wiring diagram and save it or send to a friend.
Home Wiring - Future Wiring/Structured Wiring from Structured Home Wiring .com
- Structured Wiring Overview - How to future wire your home.
- Structured Wiring Plan - Creating a wiring plan for your home.
- Sample Projects - Some sample projects that should help you with your plan.
- Wiring Project Parts Guide - What parts and tools you will need to do the wiring.
- How to Wire Your Home - What you need to run the wires correctly and safely.
- Wiring an Existing Home - How to run wires through walls after your home is built.
- Terminating Wall Plates - How to terminate the wires at your outlets or speakers.
- The Wiring Panel - The central location that all wires should run to.
Burglar Alarm / Security System Installation from Structured Home Wiring .com
- Alarm Components - What are the different components that make up a Security System, from sensors to keypads to the main panel..
- Alarm Planning - Some options with examples on choosing how to make use of the available "zones" in your alarm panel.
- Tamper Proof Wiring - Understanding the different methods that can be used to bypass an alarm will help you understand some of the wiring conventions used in alarm systems.
- Alarm Wiring - How to wire the different types of powered and non-powered using Normally Open / Normally Closed circuits with and without End of Line Resistors.
- Sample DSC Alarm - Pictures and Wiring Plans for every necessary component to wire a DSC Power 864 Security System.
- Programming the Alarm - How to setup the zones, activation codes, and other considerations after your alarm system is wired and ready.
Audio/Video Manufacturer Links
Basic Audio Information
- Definition of Terms - What all the letters used in the formulas mean.
- Metric/Standard Conversions - for calculating box volumes.
Basic Electronics
- Basic Electronics - Wiring electrical components in parallel and series.
- Resistors, Capacitors, & Inductors - The various types and what you need to know about them.
- Resistor Color Codes & Other Component Identification - What all those colored stripes mean.
Sample Audio Projects
- Home Projects - Other Speaker and Electronics Home Projects.
- Car Projects - Car Audio Projects.
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