The World of Wogg

Realistic Nova 15 (1988) rebuild Design Goals The main purpose of this build was utilize a pair of Realistic Nova 15 cabinets that were my own first set of real speakers.  This pair has been with me from… Read More

Cushing’s Disease This has been quite an experience.  The layers of luck I have had getting here have been mind boggling.  Cushing’s disease is a strange one, with a wide variety of symptoms that can all be caused… Read More

The Anarchies were finished in early 2023 with a simple cabinet treatment that was intended to be temporary until the time and resources were available to do a more complex gloss finish. It has been a couple years… Read More

Integrating the Drivers Crossover Goals This design is intended to be my best work and the centerpiece of my main listening spot in my home for the foreseeable future.  To meet that goal while not spending time and… Read More

Moving to reality Limitations My available tooling is minimal, really minimal.  So doing a complete build from scratch requires some careful planning and extra attention to detail to get everything done correctly.  I’ve been using this limited arrangement… Read More

Super compact subwoofer for a truck cab with limited space. Design Goals This build was targeting a commercial truck cab.  The full size van cab has an empty space under the passenger seat appropriate for a small subwoofer… Read More

Project Planning Design Requirements For my ideal home speakers destined for my small basement listening spot, there were just a few requirements that I wanted to hit. Woofer Selection Generally, there are tradeoffs for the 3 requirements of… Read More

Design Goals  This system was originally designed and built back in about 1998 when I became serious about gigging as a bass player and wanted a system worthy of the task.  The goal at that time was to… Read More

IKEA furniture hack into a real Home Theatre subwoofer. Design Goals  This project was born of necessity to replace a 30 year old DIY cabinet that had been beat up over the years and left in pretty rough… Read More

A Bluetooth and battery powered boom box Design Goals  This build was conceived to create a portable speaker that could be transported and used on battery power with good bass performance and output.  The size and weight needed… Read More

I’ve wanted to get this design on paper for a while. My dad did a pair of large 15″ 3 ways when he was young, and I grew up with them as inspiration to get into speaker building… Read More

A new application has been published! The Music Library database is a file for folks with a lot of local music files to keep track of that are sick of bloated software tied to services or hardware to… Read More

It’s been a year, which is about the right time to complete a new music video production. This one was targeting my core strengths with the funk rock bass, and showcase the use of slap style on my… Read More

SuperNova Minimus, a vintage Realistic Nova 15 re-design. Why build this? The main purpose of this build was to revitalize a pair of Realistic Nova 15 cabinets from the mid 80’s.  The cabinets have been in my family… Read More

This tune started out as a riff on the fretless acoustic that I played with for a while before deciding to turn it into a completed song. The bass is the main feature here, with the guitar tracks… Read More