GWSmith

This photo shows the 'fresh' pasta.... yes, this is soft and moist, ready to go into the boiling water...

Here, this is what it looks like after 4 hours of simmer.........YUM !

Ok, here, all the ingredients are just starting ..................

Here, the pepper is chopped and ready to go in...

Here, the BUTE JOLOKIA, the hottest pepper known to man..............rated at 1,000,000 skoville units!!!, and I decided to add just ONE to this large amount of sauce....!! Just smelling these in the container will give your nasal passages a little sting, NO KIDDING!!!

Just a touch of RAW sugar.....

Another action shot................XVOO sharing some space with all the elements in this mix...[]

and you can't have a great pasta sauce without some GOOD vino ...............IN it goes [Y]

Fresh sage goes in..

Chopped portabello mushrooms go into the mix....

Celery IN

Fresh garlic IN

The RED onion goes in, the two cans of organic tomatoes, both chopped and crushed are already there ahead of time to start warming up..

Here, ALL the ingredients are prepped and ready to go into the Crock Pot for a slow simmer...

Here, Chris is taking care of the celery.....

Here, the fresh sage (the herb theme of this dish) is chopped and ready to go into its bowl.... Oh, and yes, the ever present glass of vino to accomp. the making of a great Italian dinner....[]

Ok everyone.............lets get this started! Saturday evening, we decided it was going to be a slow cooked pasta sauce with a very nice linquini which was freshly sealed in its packages. So, here, ALL the ingredients are shown...

Ok Jason....... What are your mains set at ? If they are not full range, then your High Pass setting should be near to there low limit, and I would let the sub take if from there. As always for me, the lower the sub can START at, the better. If your mains are fine at 80Hz cut off, then I would not go any higher with the HP to them... Keep me informed... BTW, in my theater, I am running my mains down to 40Hz with the HP filter (they are towers with 8" drivers and rated to 32 Hz), and the Velodyne is set to its LOWEST LP setting of 40 Hz. where it takes over. Has always worked out nicely here at least... Let the mains give the attack and punch, and the sub takes over the rest of the subsonic impact like it is supposed to [] .........Gary

Yes, its a square driver. Its really more of an 'air pump' and has an excursion of nearly 2" ! I had a nearby professional wood shop cut my top and bottom baffles, do routing for the speaker hookup panel and cutouts, AND a third one which is the stained wood surface you saw in the previous photo. In a room measuring 15 x 13 x 7', a signal generator set to 14Hz. with only that little m400, I got 101 DB at the opposite end of the room ! Wonder what it would be if there were 1000watts at that frequency? Guess I will never know [] ....enjoy PS. DO note the hardware holding that thing down. Stainless Allen head bolts into robust 'T' nuts on the inside.... (click on photo for a closer view)

Hey there Jason..........yeah, you need to drive that thing ! I dug up some photos from my own DIY sub. Most of the fellows building these 'hot water heater' type subs use a specific driver and a ported inclosure. I decided to be different. Tried a SEALED 25" Sono tube, and turned to the automotive subwoofer line of drivers. This is a Kicker SQUARE driver with more radiating surface then an 18" round driver. It can stand up to a 6 cu. ft. sealed enclosure (did the math and came up with a 26" long tube to equal that space). I am running this with a little Carver m400 in STEREO (speaker has both left and right voice coils) and 416 watts is NOT enough for a driver that needs 800 to 1400 watts. Just don't have anything like that around here. Also using a professional active subwoofer filter and my lowpass cutoff for this one is 18Hz. Yeah, is a real subwoofer. Only my Velodyne F1500r can get in this range, but no where near the output. DO, let us know when you get a big amp on that one, and also what frequency you are seting its upper limit at.. In this photo (from an old theater where I used to live) the finished project... I got a shot of the bottom baffle coming up next.. ......Gary

Good morning Rick. Just to let you know, I am reading your posts and find them very interesting. Many of the events I remember, especially from the early to mid 60ies [] See you around the forums.. ........Gary

First off, let me say thanks to you Boxx for taking the time to show us your late winter garden project. Amazing you have these things growing at this time ! Sure looks good, and yes, should be easier on your back as well [] (hope the neighbors didn't mind all that camera flashing) Mustang, good to see you, and thanks for stopping by Fine Food!, your compliments are very much appreciated. Thanks for the tip on the buckwheat mix! PLEASE send some photos showing them in the process and also the plating, that would be fun [] So, as I always say, get inspired, get cookin' and take lots of photos [Y] See you in the kitchen! ...........Gary

Hey there Boxx..... Good to see you here, glad you liked the Pad Thai presentation [] and I look forward to seeing your lettuce project photos when you get a chance to send them along... ......Gary

Chris decided on a quick put together dessert. What could be easier? From Whole Foods, a very fine Madagascar Vanilla and Bourbon Gelato ! Yummm [] Thanks for checking in on tonight's dinner offering. So, I say to you, get inspired, get cookin' and take lots of photos ! See you in the kitchen [] ..........Gary

Our music was from the iPod, wifi to Pandora................I created a Gene Harris station, so it was great piano jazz for the dinner... []