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Welcome to our project portfolio and audio home page.

HouR Audio. The name "HouR" comes from the late DC comic book hero "HouRman" who could have super powers for a single hour. How this relates to Audio I do not know, but the name just stuck.

The Project Workshop

Steffen Damgaard and I (Chris Tsutsui), have been working together for almost 2 years making customized Audio/Video products for ourselves and others. If you live in Orange County and are interested in a quote for a job, please click on our "Contact Information" section on the left.

Acoustic Treatments:

Acoustic Panel - Absorbs reflected sounds improving imaging and reducing ambient noise.

Hang these in the mirrored reflection points of your listening room for optimal performance.

Bass Traps - These are not support columns, but are acoustic treatments designed to remedy the dips and peaks the room creates with standing waves. They are four feet high, and 16 inches in diameter. They come in fours, and are not for the weak.

Subwoofer Projects:

	Tempest Dresser Not only a functional dresser, but also a 195L beast in disguise tuned to 18.4hz. Quite possibly on of the most wife friendly subwoofers around.		Car Audio Tempest (AKA Orange Crush) ~3.5 CF tuned to 25hz. One unique car audio installation that packs a punch. Orange is the complimentary color to a Blue interior.
	Project JL-Audio 10W3 car subwoofer. 1 cubic foot sealed installed in an 89 Ford T-bird with a 100W pioneer amplifier.		Project JBL JBL 10" 1cf MDF box with 180w JBL amplifier in a unique hexagonal shape custom fit to a 90 Firebird Formula painted piano white.
	Frustum Pyramid Tempest #1 This subwoofer is an Adire Alignment Tempest made of maple and aluminum laminate. Solid maple legs and finished with "good stuff".		Frustum Pyramid Tempest #2 This subwoofer is identical to FPT1 except it is made entirely of MDF.

Speaker Projects:

	Project AV Series Building some Maple Laminated GR-Research AV series speakers.		JBL S38 Bookshelf Speaker Stands These Adjustable bookshelves can store DVDs and were built to raise JBL S38s to ear level.
	Project AV-3 Building some GR-Research Floorstanding speakers and painting them Scarlet Fever Red.		Vifa 2-way Dipoles - These speakers will soon be in a sealed box for my car.

Links


	Hometheaterforum Discussion
	GR-Research DIY audio products
	Adireaudio DIY audio products
	Harman Information, JBL, Infinity, etc.
	Anandtech Computer Discussion
	Newegg My #1 shop for computer products

Previous Project Links

Home Theater

	Acoustic Panels
	DIY Tempest
	Room Tuning
	DIY AV-3 (Under Construction)

Computer Related

	Computer Case Mods
	Painting a Speaker Terminal

Project List

	GR-Research AV3
	Tempest Pyramid 1
	Tempest Pyramid 2
	Acoustic Wall Panel
	Bass trap/HH Reson.
	Binary Array Diffuser
	Room Blackout Shades
	Pocket Amplifier
	GR-Research Diluceo

My Home Theater

THE ROOM (divided by phase)

Phase 1

Picture of my Room after Phase 1, "BEFORE" the strip and treatment. My speakers back then were JBL S38s.

During AB testing comparison of JBL S38 verses the DIY GR-Research AV3.

To read my initial review on this comparison Click here.

Phase 2

Phase 2: Added sound absorbent panels and new floor standing speakers. I also added a 3 ply vinyl roll up shade to blackout the window. I also constructed a cushion seat that puts the listeners ear at tweeter level using a pillow, a Pepsi crate, and foam.

<< Click on to enlarge

My DVD Collection

Phase 3

Phase 3: Completed Bass traps, added two to the front top corners, and two are in the rear bottom corners. I haven't mounted them to the walls yet but they proved effective enough for the time being.

Project Backyard

Objective: To design and create an outdoor audio system for a Client.

Includes 4 JBL outdoor speakers powered by a separate amplifier. Plays zone 2 sources from home theater receiver. Wired to a Behringer 602A mixer for P.A. dual wireless microphone use. Nady XR-61 Microphone ranged to anywhere in the backyard. Placement C, D, A, and B are used to spread sound evenly throughout entire backyard. Vocals are equalized to sound natural, and individual volume controls on each pair of speakers as well as switch able on/off button. Outdoor wire is hidden under house eves and 16" underground utilizing 14ga direct burial monster speaker wire.

Project PC Silencer

Objective: To reduce the sound of my PC fan noise and maintain adequate ventilation without the need of new internal components.

Project on hold, I would like to buy new "quiet" fans, but it can be cheaper if I just built a housing unit out of scrap wood and lined it with sound board.

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