The WAAT Knowledge Base
Everything we know about building, running, and tuning serious sound — in one place. Assembly walk-throughs from the WAAT shop, system tuning guides, builder write-ups, and a direct line to the bench when you're stuck. It grows as we do: speaker builds today, the broader WAAT world of rigs, rentals, and production know-how as it lands.
The HOQS PARAFLEX Resource
WAAT is the Southeast's home for the HOQS catalog of high-order quarterwave loudspeakers. The full resource covers every published cabinet design with direct plan downloads, the complete HOQS driver line with full specs, and the path from free plan to CNC-cut flat pack.
Build it right, tune it right
Walk-throughs and write-ups from the people who design and build these systems — growing as new material lands.
Build video library
Step-by-step assembly walk-throughs for our most-built cabinets — glue-up order, bracing, sealing, and finishing, shot in the WAAT shop.
System tuning & RTA
Crossover points, limiters, delay alignment, and how to actually read an RTA — getting a rig from “assembled” to “dialed.”
Builder write-ups
Long-form articles from Matthew Morgan J and other designers and builders — design theory, driver selection, and lessons from the field.
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Rental rig guides
What to rent for your room, crowd, and genre — and how to run it.
Event production resources
Stage, lighting, lasers, and projection — planning notes from real WAAT productions.
Care & maintenance
Keeping cabinets, drivers, and finishes healthy on the road and in storage.
Stuck on something? Ask.
Real answers from working builders
Questions go straight to the WAAT bench. Pick the topic that fits and we'll route it to the right person:
- Speaker Design — cabinet choice, driver selection, plan questions, build technique
- Amps & DSP — amplification, processing, crossover settings, limiters, system tuning
Building a PARAFLEX? The deep specs, plans, and driver data live on the HOQS resource page.