Home Theater HiFi progress

~ kris

The grand experiment of combining the two side-by-side stereo systems continues. Still waiting on the second Schiit amplifier. The initial setup with the new-to-the-house Yamaha receiver with pre-outs is functional. Now pulling wires for extending a second zone for the office basketball TV (Go Lakers!). Once the second amplifier shows up we can shorten the wires and encapsulate them.

Xterra done

~ kris

The new todo list is as follows:

  • Install new dishwasher Done
  • new Guibo bush on the 128
  • new center bearing support on the 128
  • implement new home-theater amp to eliminate double stereo
  • Trip to IKEA
  • Deport virtulized XP machine from my world. First test tomorrow
  • Implement UnRAID and Plex all the things.
  • So messy after a real project
  • Lightroom export
  • Testing out Luminar 4

Heil + Horns

~ kris

Heil has arrived

Crossover Build

Pair Backloaded Horns + Single AMT-1
AMT-1 Re=3.4Ohm
FE126 Re=7.2
Parallel FE126 = 3.6Ohm

ESS claims to use a 800hz, 3rd order crossover. Let’s investigate what capcitor and inductors we can actually get, and calculate where the x-over point ends up using parts I can find.

Lets pick out some components….

  • L1 = Jantzen .5mH 18AWG $7.98
  • L2 = Jantzen 1.1mH 18AWG $11.48
  • L3 = Jantzen 0.37mH 18AWG $7.29
  • C1 = 40uF 250v $11.98
  • C2 = 2x60uF 250V $20.48
  • C3 = 75uF 250V $22.98

Let’s proceed to set this up though, let’s model these values in software and see where the x-over point is…

Looks like it hits 806hz at these components, good enough for me.

Update:11-19-19 The Heil has arrived. After some deliberation, constructing a dedicated passive crossover for this setup is inflexible, and given the consideration that I am unlikely to stick with ‘The Horns’ for much longer, I am better served moving to a solution that I can re-use in the next speaker I use. Active digital crossover inbound, and another amplifier.

Semi-productive weekend?

~ kris

Good news, the Xterra runs great. Bad news, I continue to never ever get a water pump to seal on the 1st try. Every time, I follow other people’s advice, and use ‘recommended’ sealants, applied in a neat (thin) way. It always leaks. This always results in purchase of a new gasket, followed by gooping the living shit out of it. Bet it works this time. New timing belt is re-installed, hasn’t been tensioned, need to roll the crank a couple times and put my 22lb on it.

Mist Cooling Bandsaw

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Due to a large fabrication project underway I have a lot of box steel to chop up on my vintage Rockwell Model 7V. Blades are not cheap, and I have them made for me. To this end, preservation of the blades is a priority. Designed a magnetic base with captive rare earth magnets, a combination of 6mm and 20mm rare earth units fit, is compact, and secures the mist solution very well. I use sta-lube water soluble oil diluted at roughly 10:1