Hey guys,
Several Golds are teaming together to make up a series of tests or "topical reviews" to help others that want to learn more about the projects they are working on. Many Golds have been so used to fielding questions that are often repeated, that it would be easy to overlook what some of the newer site readers are interested in.
If you have a pet topic that seems less than clear or is not normally addressed in our normal forum, (or you desire more details) how about some ideas on what those topics are? Then, we can look for ways to address them and give useful tools to those who want them. (And plan to use them)
The general goal here, is to build a solid reference library of topics and detailed information to help our readers. If we know what you need most, we can target those areas specifically and provide a solid library for others to read, apply and actually use.
The last thing we want to do here, is put out a bunch of meaningless information that none will bother to look at. To avoid that, I would like to ask our readers to offer some topics that are now a mystery or confusing. With that general list, we can develop some tuitorials and evaluation questions that are most useful to your needs and interests.
Any suggestions? (Here's a thought starter list)
1. Basic wiring of a system
2. Proper install techniques to use
3. Component choices and gear selection
4. Functions of EQ's, Crossovers, Line Drivers and other devices
5. Enclosure basics: What box design best suits my needs
6. Basic enclosure fabrication steps
7. Low Pass/High Pass and SubSonic filters
8. How to gain match Source Units, (Players) to outboard amplifiers
9. Add on integration (AM/FM/CD/MP3/DVD/I-Pod players) to basic HU's and power amplifiers components
Those are just a few that come to mind. Got any others that need some explanation? OK, here's your opportunity to shape this new program offering. (Tailored to your needs)
Swez
Replies (6)
cplkittle on 12/6/2006 19:34:47
I have a suggestion..
How do I convince my wife that I need to spend $1500 on a DSP for my stereo. That is the only topic I can think of that would make my life alot easier.
ShootuhMcBustaCap on 12/6/2006 21:06:35
You could slip her a roofie............
swez on 12/6/2006 22:13:22
Uhmmm, that's what a personal budget is for.... she gets one and you get one and each spends as they wish. Of coarse, it may take a while to save up with a $50.00 allowance each month... or a few side jobs to pay for the new toys?
Swez
ShootuhMcBustaCap on 12/8/2006 23:19:24
I think more information on passive crossovers (inductors, capacitors, ect.) that any idiot can understand would be great. In this department, I am just any idiot, and this is one thing I would really like to learn.
Another thing I can think of is small details, such as choices of connectors and things like that, what reasons to choose such equipment ect. I don't need help here personally, but a lot of amatuers don't even use them, and make a lot of faulty connections that way.
One more, this may be slightly off topic here, as C/K is more of a car audio site as opposed to a mobile electronics site but more info on things such as vehicle alarms, remote starts, and things like that. Exspecially the security issues, too many people (myself included) have no protection for their investment. (well, not installed in the car neccasarily.
And another slightly O/T one here, How about more vehicle dress up and custom fitment Issues adressed. (not vehicle specific of coures, but materials, tools, techniques for making custom fitment plates for damaged/difficult to fit/ Impossible to find dash kit vehicles.) I say this because a lot of people just "wedge" their H/U's in with anything they can find to make it fit.
As for the dress up, Things like neon lights, custom trim rings/ grilles, "personallized" sub enclosures, (exe. Routering your name in to plexi/lexan windows in BP enclosures) would be awesome. Speaker/amp cut off switches, basic things that make your ride yours. I'm a detail freak, and I could share a little knowledge here.
anyway, I hope I help with this think tank, roofies aside, and am looking foward to thes new features of CK. This is a great site, and I'm sure whatever changes you make will be killer.
Shootuh
P.S. You da man Walt! Keep it up! You too Swez!
cplkittle on 12/8/2006 23:38:42
Thanks for your input, you bring up some very interesting topics.
I don't know if it would be fair to simply test you on these topics without a little prior discussion. Within the discussion, myself, swez, victor, or who ever decides to put together a test on that topic may get most of thier ideas from the discussion.
My suggestion is to ask a simple question on each of the topics you mentioned, and let's see where it goes from there.
When I first started coming to this forum, I knew next to nothing. I asked tons of questions and argued the answers with everyone until I understood them. I also took it upon myself to write DIY articles on the things I wanted to learn more about. I spent hours and hours doing research, and when I finished putting the article together and posting it, I still didn't know as much in other areas as most newbies here know now, but that is how I learned. If there is something on your mind that you really want to understand, write a DIY article about it. Ask us some questions, google it, and by the time you finish, you will be an expert at it and we will be asking for your opinion before long.
I would start with components, that is a pretty defined, yet broad category. there are different materials for the midbass driver and tweeter, there are different electrical components within the crossover, there are different crossover alignments (Linkwitz-Riley, Butterworth).
If you decide to do this, ask us some questions, and try looking at wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
swez on 12/9/2006 09:26:27
Agreed, we learn best when we have a big desire to master one thing or another. That means researching things, asking lots of questions and then taking the "Big Picture", down to the smallest details. That's what mastery is all about.
Crossovers and basic filtering is pretty easy to understand with some background in electronics. It's when we start looking at 2nd, 3rd and 4th order passive filters, things get pretty deep. It might be better to pick some easier topics initially and then wander into this very deep area of electronics.
This site has a lot of great topics in it. Many are written for advanced users, but there are a few good tools to spend the time on now. Have a look at the given topics and read as much as you can... then ask better questions to get passed the mental blocks.
http://www.bcae1.com/
Swez
PS I agree with Kit on this process of testing. It makes a lot of sense to provide good study and reference materials first. Once one has studied a given topic well, then we can develop tests to see how well others get the concepts and then, we can fill in some of the gaps where things get a bit foggy.
Several Golds are teaming together to make up a series of tests or "topical reviews" to help others that want to learn more about the projects they are working on. Many Golds have been so used to fielding questions that are often repeated, that it would be easy to overlook what some of the newer site readers are interested in.
If you have a pet topic that seems less than clear or is not normally addressed in our normal forum, (or you desire more details) how about some ideas on what those topics are? Then, we can look for ways to address them and give useful tools to those who want them. (And plan to use them)
The general goal here, is to build a solid reference library of topics and detailed information to help our readers. If we know what you need most, we can target those areas specifically and provide a solid library for others to read, apply and actually use.
The last thing we want to do here, is put out a bunch of meaningless information that none will bother to look at. To avoid that, I would like to ask our readers to offer some topics that are now a mystery or confusing. With that general list, we can develop some tuitorials and evaluation questions that are most useful to your needs and interests.
Any suggestions? (Here's a thought starter list)
1. Basic wiring of a system
2. Proper install techniques to use
3. Component choices and gear selection
4. Functions of EQ's, Crossovers, Line Drivers and other devices
5. Enclosure basics: What box design best suits my needs
6. Basic enclosure fabrication steps
7. Low Pass/High Pass and SubSonic filters
8. How to gain match Source Units, (Players) to outboard amplifiers
9. Add on integration (AM/FM/CD/MP3/DVD/I-Pod players) to basic HU's and power amplifiers components
Those are just a few that come to mind. Got any others that need some explanation? OK, here's your opportunity to shape this new program offering. (Tailored to your needs)
Swez
Replies (6)
cplkittle on 12/6/2006 19:34:47
I have a suggestion..
How do I convince my wife that I need to spend $1500 on a DSP for my stereo. That is the only topic I can think of that would make my life alot easier.
ShootuhMcBustaCap on 12/6/2006 21:06:35
You could slip her a roofie............
swez on 12/6/2006 22:13:22
Uhmmm, that's what a personal budget is for.... she gets one and you get one and each spends as they wish. Of coarse, it may take a while to save up with a $50.00 allowance each month... or a few side jobs to pay for the new toys?
Swez
ShootuhMcBustaCap on 12/8/2006 23:19:24
I think more information on passive crossovers (inductors, capacitors, ect.) that any idiot can understand would be great. In this department, I am just any idiot, and this is one thing I would really like to learn.
Another thing I can think of is small details, such as choices of connectors and things like that, what reasons to choose such equipment ect. I don't need help here personally, but a lot of amatuers don't even use them, and make a lot of faulty connections that way.
One more, this may be slightly off topic here, as C/K is more of a car audio site as opposed to a mobile electronics site but more info on things such as vehicle alarms, remote starts, and things like that. Exspecially the security issues, too many people (myself included) have no protection for their investment. (well, not installed in the car neccasarily.
And another slightly O/T one here, How about more vehicle dress up and custom fitment Issues adressed. (not vehicle specific of coures, but materials, tools, techniques for making custom fitment plates for damaged/difficult to fit/ Impossible to find dash kit vehicles.) I say this because a lot of people just "wedge" their H/U's in with anything they can find to make it fit.
As for the dress up, Things like neon lights, custom trim rings/ grilles, "personallized" sub enclosures, (exe. Routering your name in to plexi/lexan windows in BP enclosures) would be awesome. Speaker/amp cut off switches, basic things that make your ride yours. I'm a detail freak, and I could share a little knowledge here.
anyway, I hope I help with this think tank, roofies aside, and am looking foward to thes new features of CK. This is a great site, and I'm sure whatever changes you make will be killer.
Shootuh
P.S. You da man Walt! Keep it up! You too Swez!
cplkittle on 12/8/2006 23:38:42
Thanks for your input, you bring up some very interesting topics.
I don't know if it would be fair to simply test you on these topics without a little prior discussion. Within the discussion, myself, swez, victor, or who ever decides to put together a test on that topic may get most of thier ideas from the discussion.
My suggestion is to ask a simple question on each of the topics you mentioned, and let's see where it goes from there.
When I first started coming to this forum, I knew next to nothing. I asked tons of questions and argued the answers with everyone until I understood them. I also took it upon myself to write DIY articles on the things I wanted to learn more about. I spent hours and hours doing research, and when I finished putting the article together and posting it, I still didn't know as much in other areas as most newbies here know now, but that is how I learned. If there is something on your mind that you really want to understand, write a DIY article about it. Ask us some questions, google it, and by the time you finish, you will be an expert at it and we will be asking for your opinion before long.
I would start with components, that is a pretty defined, yet broad category. there are different materials for the midbass driver and tweeter, there are different electrical components within the crossover, there are different crossover alignments (Linkwitz-Riley, Butterworth).
If you decide to do this, ask us some questions, and try looking at wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
swez on 12/9/2006 09:26:27
Agreed, we learn best when we have a big desire to master one thing or another. That means researching things, asking lots of questions and then taking the "Big Picture", down to the smallest details. That's what mastery is all about.
Crossovers and basic filtering is pretty easy to understand with some background in electronics. It's when we start looking at 2nd, 3rd and 4th order passive filters, things get pretty deep. It might be better to pick some easier topics initially and then wander into this very deep area of electronics.
This site has a lot of great topics in it. Many are written for advanced users, but there are a few good tools to spend the time on now. Have a look at the given topics and read as much as you can... then ask better questions to get passed the mental blocks.
http://www.bcae1.com/
Swez
PS I agree with Kit on this process of testing. It makes a lot of sense to provide good study and reference materials first. Once one has studied a given topic well, then we can develop tests to see how well others get the concepts and then, we can fill in some of the gaps where things get a bit foggy.
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