New and looking for advice

[Number One]

hi all.

im new to all this so feel free to give any advise u have nomatter how basic.
i got a little carryed away with an i dear the other night and now i have to 135 watt amp modules Ultra-Low Distortion 135WRMS Amplifier Module - Jaycar Electronics
which i brought from jaycar and the psb's are on order weather i need one or 2 im not sure. I am just having a little bit of trouble finding all the infomation i am after, so far i have assembled the modules with out any trouble.

what i would like to know
firstly if there are any web sites that could be recomended that would be great? i have basic knowlage and m able to put a kit together with know troubles but any thing else im lost

for volume control can i just wire a double gang logpot to the 2 modles and thats it ?

if a simple ipod will work as the sorce with out the need for a pre amp ?

do i need speaker protection ??

and then it seems that speakers are a hole nother kettle of fish and i dont understand crossover ect much at all and is it possible just have one speaker per box and do away with the cross overs ect .

thank you and sorry for the long post and horrible amature questions

[pacificblue]

Originally Posted by Number One

firstly if there are any web sites that could be recomended that would be great?

Elliott Sound Products - The Audio Pages (Main Index)

Originally Posted by Number One

for volume control can i just wire a double gang logpot to the 2 modles and thats it

Yes. Between 10k and 100k are the usual values.

Originally Posted by Number One

if a simple ipod will work as the sorce with out the need for a pre amp ?

Yes.

Originally Posted by Number One

do i need speaker protection ??

Yes.

Originally Posted by Number One

and then it seems that speakers are a hole nother kettle of fish and i dont understand crossover ect much at all and is it possible just have one speaker per box and do away with the cross overs ect .

Full Range - diyAudio

[Number One]

thank you for ur help,

[janneman]

Originally Posted by Number One

hi all.

im new to all this so feel free to give any advise u have nomatter how basic.
i got a little carryed away with an i dear the other night and now i have to 135 watt amp modules Ultra-Low Distortion 135WRMS Amplifier Module - Jaycar Electronics
which i brought from jaycar and the psb's are on order weather i need one or 2 im not sure. I am just having a little bit of trouble finding all the infomation i am after, so far i have assembled the modules with out any trouble.

what i would like to know
firstly if there are any web sites that could be recomended that would be great? i have basic knowlage and m able to put a kit together with know troubles but any thing else im lost

for volume control can i just wire a double gang logpot to the 2 modles and thats it ?

if a simple ipod will work as the sorce with out the need for a pre amp ?

do i need speaker protection ??

and then it seems that speakers are a hole nother kettle of fish and i dont understand crossover ect much at all and is it possible just have one speaker per box and do away with the cross overs ect .

thank you and sorry for the long post and horrible amature questions

I'm not sure why I should spend time to do your legwork if you're obviously not willing to spend time to write half-way decent English.
It's real hard work to decipher your post! Give us a break!


jan didden

[pacificblue]

Sign of the times.

[AndrewT]

Originally Posted by pacificblue

Sign of the times.

It may be a sign of the lack of an education, but why should any Member have to tolerate it?

The attitude stinks.
Imagine the thoughts of a new Member:-
"I don't respect the Members to whom I shall address my questions and I will show that attitude by banging away at the keyboard and not even bother to check my spelling before I post the enquiry.

Heck, I'll not even bother to re-read my post after I have posted it, "they" don't deserve any better."

Do we want english speaking/writing Members setting an example like that, when there are so many non english speakers/writers on this Forum looking for an example to follow?

Well Number One is new and looking for advice.
I have given "my advice" !!!

[pacificblue]

I agree with your assessment. That is the sign of the times, that people don't consider how disrespectful they behave. It may be a logical consequence of social networks where good behaviour decreases the communication speed, because it means to think before and while you write and to check what you have written. It must also appear as a waste of time to use the search function when it is so easy to post a question.

Well, all we can do is give a good example by behaving better, because reproaching people for their bad behaviour rather scares them off than arouse the wish to improve it.

[cliffforrest]

Andrew,

You obviously haven't been involved in employing young people over the last ten years.

The spelling / grammar war is long lost.

I believe that texting on a mobile is the ultimate evolutionary purpose behind homo sapien's opposable thumbs.

[AndrewT]

Originally Posted by cliffforrest

You obviously haven't been involved in employing young people over the last ten years.

I am not an employer and never have been.
I have worked with all kinds of attitudes and some are intolerable.

Does that mean we Members need to tolerate the same on the Forum?

reproaching people for their bad behaviour rather scares them off

If Members choose to continue with bad behaviour they will get binned or even worse.

[cliffforrest]

Originally Posted by AndrewT

I am not an employer and never have been.
I have worked with all kinds of attitudes and some are intolerable.

Does that mean we Members need to tolerate the same on the Forum?

No, not at all!

But that is what it is like out there among a certain section of the population.