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    Buying a meter

    Does it? If it's measuring pressure, then where does the voltage reading come into play, or how does it need to? I'm still shaking my head at the theory behind this, if any...just because it's comparable to a TL for certain readings really means squat, LORAN-C was comparable to GPS in accuracy if you were comparing two known coordinate points, but as soon as you went to a random point on a map the accuracy went out the window. Repeatable accuracy with new values is what's important here, and I'm not getting how they're coming up with a number. These questions aren't directed at you, more in general...until I read otherwise this one is going in the file with power cords that improve the sound stage and supports that get the interconnects off the floor.
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    Welcome to the IHoP

    I like the way the new NIN is being distributed
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    Buying a meter

    How does it actually work, though? Voltage does not equal SPL...in no way, shape, or form. Doesn't matter how accurate the DMM is. If I take Woofer A with Amplifier A out of whatever install it's in and put it in another, I'm likely to get an entirely different reading, even if I've got the same level of power down to however many digits of precision you want. Measuring pressure is the key here...how is this meter doing that?
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    Welcome to the IHoP

    Ah, James Taylor in his heroin days...
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    any plans for a sundown 5k?

    There are higher-powered Zenon boards...however the market for anything larger than 3kW, hell, even 3kW is so small that it may be a long time before you'll see one in a Sundown.
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    all about sq

    I think you mean SPL, because nothing in your post really has anything to do with sound quality...
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    Welcome to the IHoP

    I'd still rather have a 'Mog
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    Welcome to the IHoP

    Too easy... Or a Unimog and a Prius
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    Buying a meter

    Since the biggest variable in determining SPL is the environment, I don't see how voltage has any shred of anything to do with it...it doesn't even make sense on a theoretical level.
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    Welcome to the IHoP

    Depends on the class. I've gotten profs that range from wanting to give everyone B+'s to a guy who taught an intro environmental law class where the class average on the final was in the low 60s and he didn't curve at all. Usually it falls somewhere in the mid to high C range, though...
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    Welcome to the IHoP

    Got a 73 on my VBA midterm...class average was 70. I'm expecting a curve.
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    Welcome to the IHoP

    Three years is a long time even for hospitals. I've had an erroneous charge like that before, only took them six months though.
  13. Well, for the demographic they're marketed towards, you're either going to get SPL numbers or reviews like that, what else are you looking for?
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    Welcome to the IHoP

    Maybe I should change my location...
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    Welcome to the IHoP

    Next week when I get back to Tech, sure. I'm not near reliable broadband now...
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    eDead

    A small speaker box would benefit far more from perpendicular bracing in it than a layer of eDead, whether it sticks or not.
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    Fi vs. RF vs. JL

    Are we comparing companies or products here? Summary, it's totally install dependent and given the right install any one of those could be made to sound like ass easily. Honestly, I think the Fi Q stands up very well to the W6v2 in terms of accuracy, for all the engineering that went into the W7 I'm not really a fan of it.
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    Welcome to the IHoP

    I've had the Perception DVD-A box set playing a lot lately. 7GB and worth every friggin' one. Yeah, c'mon, I tripled 3/4" on my 6.5" enclosures, time to step those shelves up...
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    Never built one before

    Unless you have an SUV or cargo van, I'd hold off on making a TL. Even a folded line takes up a fair amount of space...5 cubic feet for a 12" TL really is tiny. I would look here for info on them: http://www.quarter-wave.com http://www.t-linespeakers.org
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    Welcome to the IHoP

    Whoever changed my location, nice I got a laugh out of that...
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    cant decide, what do you think?

    Honestly, either the SE's or Soundsplinters sealed.
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    when to worry about blowing windows out

    By the time you're likely to cause significant structural damage to your vehicle...you won't be asking whether or not you could.
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    speaker wall thickness

    3/4" material, either MDF if you're carpeting or painting or perhaps birch ply if you're staining...
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    Old School Parts

    Post some pictures of it so we can get an idea. If they're standard Molex or Cinch-Jones type plugs you might be able to find direct replacements from Digi-Key, Mouser, Jameco or one of the other big electronics mail order places.
  25. Audiocontrol, Arc Audio, many of the major manufacturers also make pretty decent outboard EQ's. Ideally, you should be able to EQ the left and right channels seperately.
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