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mangosta HT Intro


Uploaded Aug 24, 2010 10:25:14
mangosta HT Intro
   LG BD370   Toshiba 46RV525R 

Top view



Internal Bracing


Uploaded Nov 15, 2011 03:42:22
Internal Bracing


Internal Bracing


Uploaded Nov 15, 2011 03:42:31
Internal Bracing


mangosta HT 3


Uploaded Aug 24, 2010 11:10:13
mangosta HT 3
R Side view



Uploaded Nov 15, 2011 03:42:38


HT Living Room 1


Uploaded Aug 25, 2010 11:55:20
HT Living Room 1


Internal Bracing


Uploaded Nov 15, 2011 03:42:47
Internal Bracing


HT Living Room 2


Uploaded Aug 25, 2010 11:55:28
HT Living Room 2


Living Room


Uploaded Jan 11, 2011 08:29:18
Living Room
A view of the area adjacent to the HT/living room.



Internal Bracing


Uploaded Nov 15, 2011 04:18:26
Internal Bracing


screen shot 1


Uploaded Aug 30, 2010 11:53:06
screen shot 1


screen shot 2


Uploaded Aug 30, 2010 11:53:15
screen shot 2
   Toshiba 46RV525R 



New surround speakers big picture


Uploaded Nov 22, 2010 08:43:37
New surround speakers big picture
Upgraded surround speakers. Although originally my set up was 6.2 I’ve sacrificed the back surround speaker, but increased quality, now is 5.2 but with great sound quality!



Internal Bracing


Uploaded Nov 15, 2011 04:18:34
Internal Bracing


L mangosta surround speaker


Uploaded Nov 22, 2010 08:43:52
L mangosta surround speaker


R mangosta surround speaker


Uploaded Nov 22, 2010 08:43:45
R mangosta surround speaker


Damping


Uploaded Nov 15, 2011 04:18:42
Damping


Old receiver Sony


Uploaded Aug 30, 2010 11:53:23
Old receiver Sony


Damping


Uploaded Nov 15, 2011 04:18:50
Damping


No crossover, only a capacitor!!!!!!!


Uploaded Sep 10, 2011 06:48:34
No crossover, only a capacitor!!!!!!!
My Sony speakers had no crossover, no surprise there, only a small capacitor that serves as a filter to prevent low frequencies from reaching the tweeter, after reading a lot about crossovers, I started my first project to improve the quality of my speakers, no is that I can not buy a set of first class speakers, the way I chose to get a good sound quality is longer but more rewarding from my perspective.



unpacking


Uploaded Aug 30, 2010 12:08:08
unpacking


mangosta Center Speaker


Uploaded Nov 09, 2010 09:34:32
mangosta Center Speaker
Center speaker side view



The New receiver : Yamaha RX-V565


Uploaded Aug 31, 2010 08:41:37
The New  receiver : Yamaha RX-V565
   Yamaha RX-V565BL 



Mangosta speaker R


Uploaded Sep 03, 2010 10:16:00
Mangosta speaker R


mangosta Front Speaker


Uploaded Feb 18, 2011 15:06:13
mangosta  Front Speaker


mangosta Front L Speaker


Uploaded Feb 18, 2011 15:06:20
mangosta Front L Speaker


mangosta Front R Speaker


Uploaded Feb 18, 2011 15:06:28
mangosta Front R Speaker


New crossover


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 11:17:24
New crossover
I have not designed these crossovers, just find which best fits my need according to the components of my loudspeakers. Do not try to have "audiophile" sound but I want to get a clear and pleasant sound.



Echo Attenuator


Uploaded Aug 31, 2010 15:20:02
Echo Attenuator


Installing the new crossovers in the main speakers


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 11:17:16
Installing the new crossovers in the main speakers


Putting all together


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 11:17:33
Putting all together
After installing the crossovers in the main and surround speakers, I did a calibration of the levels in the receiver, then I did three sessions of listening, three hours each to make some corrections, in the first one, I heard my favorites CDs in stereo mode to test the sound image of the front speakers, I was stunned, the improved mid-range was amazing, I loved the clarity of the voices, was the first thing that surprised me, but later I notice another big improvement, the clean high frequencies and tight bass when I focused my attention on the instruments; the second session was a lot of movies with surround sound such as Master and Commander, I loved it! substantially increased the detail and accuracy; and finally my favorite concerts in BDs, the result was something like the CDs with the addition of surround sound of a crowd of fans screaming and singing in my living room! Well, anyway, I really enjoyed tweaking my HT

I think is fair to say that the loudspeaker behaves totally diferent now, the improvement in the performance was in the entire audible spectrum, "intelligible" is the word that better describe their performance.



Zoom in


Uploaded Aug 31, 2010 15:29:49
Zoom in


X BOX 360


Uploaded Feb 12, 2011 11:10:24
X BOX 360
   LG BD370   Toshiba 46RV525R   Yamaha RX-V565BL 



New crossover for the surround speakers


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 11:34:38
New crossover for the surround speakers


Uploaded Jul 08, 2011 19:41:41


The speaker wires hidden


Uploaded Jan 11, 2011 08:15:59
The speaker wires hidden
A little more tidy and cable management in the bottom of the wall, there are no exposed wires.



Making connections


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 11:34:47
Making connections
I really enjoy DIY, and I suffer from Audio-addiction, I found that both of them go very well together, DIY is a very cheap remedy for my pain, LOL



DIY cable project


Uploaded Jul 08, 2011 19:41:50
DIY cable project


DIY cable project


Uploaded Jul 08, 2011 19:41:59
DIY cable project


DIY cable project


Uploaded Jul 08, 2011 19:42:07
DIY cable project


Pin connector


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 12:05:02
Pin connector


Pin connector attached to the DIY cable


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 12:05:10
Pin connector attached to the  DIY cable


DIY speaker cables connected to the right main


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 12:05:18
DIY speaker cables connected to the right main


Current configuration


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 13:01:38
Current configuration
   Yamaha RX-V565BL   Toshiba 46RV525R   LG BD370 

Diagonal view of the living room



Panoramic View


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 13:01:47
Panoramic View
   Toshiba 46RV525R   LG BD370   Yamaha RX-V565BL 



Side view


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 13:01:55
Side view


Cutting the legs for the DIY stands for main speakers


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 12:05:27
Cutting the legs for the DIY stands for  main speakers


Making a DIY support for the main speakers


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 12:34:39
Making a DIY support for the main speakers


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 12:34:51


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 12:35:04


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 12:35:12


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 13:01:30


R Front speaker


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 13:24:24
R Front speaker


L Front speaker + Subwoofer


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 13:24:31
L Front speaker + Subwoofer


Back of the front right speaker


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 13:24:39
Back of the front right speaker
Showing connection of DIY cables



Connection of DIY cables


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 13:24:47
Connection of DIY cables


Center speaker


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 13:50:08
Center  speaker


Cable management


Uploaded Sep 21, 2010 10:15:25
Cable management


R front speaker without grills


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 13:50:16
R  front speaker without grills


Cable management 2


Uploaded Oct 11, 2010 11:49:20
Cable management 2


Bass boost port


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 13:50:24
Bass boost port


Home-made cable


Uploaded Oct 11, 2010 12:07:59
Home-made cable
Homemade Hi-performance cable for speakers from cat 5e for network



Main speakers DIY stands


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 13:50:33
Main speakers DIY stands


Home-made cable 2


Uploaded Oct 11, 2010 12:24:29
Home-made cable 2


Uploaded Sep 07, 2011 17:56:32


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 17:44:42


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 17:44:53


Subwoofer


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 17:45:01
Subwoofer


Vent port


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 17:45:10
Vent port


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 18:30:05


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 18:30:13


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 18:30:21


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 18:30:29


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 18:53:42
   Yamaha RX-V565BL   LG BD370 



Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 18:53:50


X Box 360


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 18:53:58
X Box 360


R Surround speaker


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 18:54:06
R Surround speaker


mangosta HT/ Living room update


Uploaded Jun 11, 2011 12:32:48
mangosta HT/ Living room update


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 19:17:45


mangosta HT/ Living room update


Uploaded Jun 11, 2011 12:32:56
mangosta HT/ Living room update


mangosta HT/ Living room update


Uploaded Jun 11, 2011 12:33:04
mangosta HT/ Living room update


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 19:17:53


Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 19:18:01


mangosta HT/ Living room curtains closed


Uploaded Jun 11, 2011 11:32:51
mangosta HT/ Living room curtains closed
As you can see, the black curtain help me a lot with this extremely bright light of the half of the world. I put the black curtains even though I see the movies and concerts mostly at night.



mangosta HT/ Living room curtains open


Uploaded Jun 11, 2011 11:46:18
mangosta HT/ Living room curtains open
I recently added a heavy black curtain between the clear lights ones for obvious reasons.



Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 19:34:30


mangosta HT/ Living room update


Uploaded Jun 11, 2011 12:32:36
mangosta HT/ Living room update


Finishing DIY speaker stands


Uploaded Sep 10, 2011 18:15:23
Finishing DIY speaker stands


Finishing DIY speaker stands


Uploaded Sep 10, 2011 18:15:32
Finishing DIY speaker stands


Finishing DIY speaker stands


Uploaded Sep 10, 2011 18:15:40
Finishing DIY speaker stands


Crossover Network for fronts speakers


Uploaded Jul 24, 2011 06:54:52
Crossover Network for fronts speakers
From Sony: 2 way 12 dB/Octave Crossover Slope



Crossover Network for surrounds speakers


Uploaded Jul 27, 2011 04:16:10
Crossover Network for surrounds speakers
2 way 12 dB/Octave Crossover Slope



Uploaded Jul 27, 2011 04:16:18


Uploaded Jul 27, 2011 04:16:26


Finishing DIY speaker stands


Uploaded Sep 10, 2011 18:15:48
Finishing DIY speaker stands


Starting the installation of the Crossover Network


Uploaded Jul 24, 2011 06:54:44
Starting the installation of the Crossover Network
Uninstalling the lower woofer driver of the right front speaker



Uploaded Sep 11, 2011 09:05:52


Putting all together


Uploaded Jul 24, 2011 06:55:04
Putting all together


R mangosta front speaker without grills


Uploaded Jul 03, 2011 09:20:33
R mangosta front speaker without grills


Bass Without grill


Uploaded Jul 03, 2011 09:20:22
Bass Without grill


Uploaded Sep 11, 2011 09:06:01


Center mangosta speaker without grill


Uploaded Jul 03, 2011 09:20:41
Center mangosta speaker without grill


Uploaded Sep 11, 2011 09:06:09


Center mangosta speaker without grill


Uploaded Jul 03, 2011 09:20:49
Center mangosta speaker without grill


Uploaded Sep 11, 2011 09:06:17


Front speaker closeup


Uploaded Jul 03, 2011 09:20:57
Front speaker closeup


Uploaded Jul 03, 2011 11:51:16
After installing the new crossovers networks in the front and surround speakers, I did a calibration of the levels of front and surround speakers, then I did three sessions of listening, three hours each to make some corrections, in the first one, I heard my favorites CDs in stereo mode to test the sound image of the front speakers, I was stunned, the improved mid-range was amazing, I loved the clarity of the voices, another big improvement was the clear and tight bass, the second session was a lot of movies with surround sound such as Master and Commander, I loved it! substantially increased the detail and accuracy, and finally my favorite concerts, the result was something like the CDs with the addition of surround sound of a crowd of fans screaming and singing in my living room! Well, anyway, I really enjoyed tweaking my HT.



KEF C4 Subwoofer


Uploaded Sep 18, 2011 10:14:31
KEF C4 Subwoofer
   KEF C4 



Update picture


Uploaded Jul 08, 2011 17:24:11
Update picture
Displaying Back to the future II



KEF C4 Subwoofer


Uploaded Sep 18, 2011 10:14:38
KEF C4 Subwoofer
   KEF C4 



KEF C4 Subwoofer


Uploaded Sep 18, 2011 10:14:55
KEF C4 Subwoofer
   KEF C4 



Uploaded Oct 22, 2010 16:06:47


Uploaded Sep 18, 2011 10:27:49
   KEF C4   Toshiba 46RV525R   Yamaha RX-V565BL   LG BD370 



Uploaded Oct 22, 2010 16:06:55
   Toshiba 46RV525R 



Uploaded Sep 18, 2011 10:27:58
   KEF C4 



Uploaded Sep 05, 2011 19:34:22
   Toshiba 46RV525R 



Uploaded Sep 12, 2011 22:10:53
   Toshiba 46RV525R 



Uploaded Nov 01, 2011 05:48:11
   Toshiba 46RV525R 



Uploaded Nov 06, 2011 11:06:21


Panoramic view of the configuration


Uploaded Nov 06, 2011 11:06:32
Panoramic view of the configuration
On side-lying position, these bookshelf speakers sound great as surround speakers, I am very happy with the result.



Uploaded Nov 06, 2011 13:34:04


Uploaded Nov 06, 2011 13:34:13


Uploaded Nov 06, 2011 13:34:21
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9-N7YSjOcQ I hope you enjoy the video clip



Original color of the speaker


Uploaded Feb 20, 2012 15:06:03
Original color of the speaker


New color of the speaker, Light Cedar


Uploaded Feb 20, 2012 15:06:11
New color of the speaker, Light Cedar


New color of the speaker


Uploaded Feb 20, 2012 15:06:21
New color of the speaker
The front speaker has a new face, the back speaker has the previous color.



Color matching


Uploaded Feb 20, 2012 15:06:37
Color matching
   Sony BDP-S370   Yamaha RX-V565BL   Toshiba 46RV525R 

The new color of the speakers matches the TV stand.



Uploaded Feb 20, 2012 15:27:53


Uploaded Feb 20, 2012 15:28:01
   Sony BDP-S370   Yamaha RX-V565BL   Toshiba 46RV525R 



Uploaded Feb 20, 2012 15:28:09


Uploaded Feb 20, 2012 15:28:17


Uploaded Feb 20, 2012 15:56:45


Uploaded Feb 20, 2012 15:56:53


Uploaded Feb 20, 2012 15:57:01


Neodymium new drivers


Uploaded Feb 20, 2012 15:57:14
Neodymium new drivers


Neodymium new drivers


Uploaded Feb 20, 2012 15:57:22
Neodymium new drivers
En esta foto se puede apreciar mejor el nuevo rostro de los parlantes



Uploaded Feb 20, 2012 15:57:31


Uploaded Feb 20, 2012 15:57:39


Uploaded Jun 23, 2012 17:37:18




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