I am in need of a sub

[vi edit]

Yeh, I use 3/4" for the fronts and sides. I double laminate the face to allow for a flush mount of the driver and give double the edge surface to "bite" to the sidewalls.

 

[glen]

All your bass are belong to us!

 

[Kaido]

Plain old Elmers wood glue. And clamps. Lots and lots and lots of clamps. Harbor Freight is your friend.

Also this thing rules:
http://www.amazon.com/Jasper-200J-Ci.../dp/B00009K77A

FYI if you are buying a new circle jig, Jasper has a special version at Parts Express, the model 240, which goes down to 1" circles:

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=365-265

Available in black and a few dollars more. The standard model only goes down to 2-1/4".

Also FYI on hole saws, if you're doing smaller drivers/ports/round terminal cups & whatnot - check out Forstner bits. They are super awesome. I had a lot of trouble with hole saws; Forstner bits are similar but have a bit-in drill and also kick out the chopped wood so it doesn't burn like hole saws do with MDF.

 

[gorb]

I am sorry, SVS and musical typically are not in the same sentence. They do have certain ones that are musical, but their typical application is simply loud, thumping low for movies (i.e. explosions, etc).

Anything larger than a 12 will be too big to be very musical. 10's seem to really be the sweet spot unless you listen to organ music (unless you are using 4 or more which are properly tuned). If you listen to organ music, the only things I can say will do it are servo controlled 15's, but you are talking big money for that.

lol

Anyway, after quickly reading through the thread, it appears you are going DIY-ish with a Dayton RS kit. Good choice.

Here are two more options if you haven't purchased already though:
http://www.creativesound.ca/details.php?model=Trio12APR15
http://www.creativesound.ca/details.php?model=QUARTET12(TRIO12)H

 

[Kaido]

lol

Anyway, after quickly reading through the thread, it appears you are going DIY-ish with a Dayton RS kit. Good choice.

Here are two more options if you haven't purchased already though:
http://www.creativesound.ca/details.php?model=Trio12APR15
http://www.creativesound.ca/details.php?model=QUARTET12(TRIO12)H

Have a TRIO12 sitting on my dinner table atm. Gotta finish choppin' the rings for the Sonosub :biggrin:

 

[JJChicken]

OP, may I ask why you are particularly interested in getting a good sub? If you are just going to use it for music and not games, I think a 2.0 system will actually give you better overall sound quality unless you are willing to tinker with your sub settings alot. Or maybe I've just had bad experience with 2.1 systems. The last one I got was the 2.1 Logitech Z series (cant remember the number), and it pales compared to my $200 cd system which is 10 years old.

How about a decent pair of studio monitors, e.g. from M-Audio: https://www.storedj.com.au/products/MAU-BX8ADELUXE2 ?

 

[SithSolo1]

O The last one I got was the 2.1 Logitech Z series (cant remember the number), and it pales compared to my $200 cd system which is 10 years old.

Trust me, it was the Logitech speakers. Even the top of the line Zs pale in comparison to a budget stand alone 2.1 setup. Though there is nothing wrong with a nice, powered 2.0 setup for music. Best setup for music is probably a 2.2 setup.

 

[Anubis]

OP, may I ask why you are particularly interested in getting a good sub? If you are just going to use it for music and not games, I think a 2.0 system will actually give you better overall sound quality unless you are willing to tinker with your sub settings alot. Or maybe I've just had bad experience with 2.1 systems. The last one I got was the 2.1 Logitech Z series (cant remember the number), and it pales compared to my $200 cd system which is 10 years old.

How about a decent pair of studio monitors, e.g. from M-Audio: https://www.storedj.com.au/products/MAU-BX8ADELUXE2 ?

i run a pair or Energy RC-10s right now and they like just about every bookshelf speaker lack deep bass, the m-audio speakers are nice (ive heard them) but they have the same issue. For a music system you dont need the same amount of base down to sub 20hz like in a HT but there is a ton of information in the 25-50 range that is simply lost when not using a sub, even a small one. And one would most likely cross it over at 80 or 100 simply because the sub would handle the midbass much better and with proper integration (which is not hard) will sound much better

i do game on this but TBH most of my gaming now is done on the console which is hooked up to the HT which is why its like 90% music

 

[gorb]

Yeah. I also have RC-10s with my computer and sold my computer sub several months ago. I miss it 🙁

While music does sound fine with the RC-10s without a sub, it did sound better before...but I mostly just stream to the bigger system nowadays anyway 😀