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I've heard of building speakers, what about a sub?

AgaBoogaBoo

AgaBoogaBoo

Lifer
Can a subwoofer be built?

If so, can you guys link me to good forums/guides/etc.?

I'm considering it so maybe I could build one for my car
 
have a custom-built woofer in my truck. My dad did the whole thing though quite a few years back... including the enclosure. It's possible.
 
you are going to either want to build a port tuned (vented) sub, or a sealed sub. Both still require a bit of math to figure out enclosure space etc, but there are programs out there (free ones) that will calculate everything for you.
 
www.hometheaterforum.com, diyaudio.com (that's for more high-end home audio stuff though)

MichaelD, ViperGTS and I (among others) have all built subs before...I think most of us used the Adire Tempest driver too. lots of popular designs out there, you can see white papers on Adire's site.
 
I would guess that subs are the most common DIY speakers that are made.

If you have the tools you will need, then it is cheaper than buying a sub if you don't consider the time it takes you to build it.
 
Originally posted by: apac
Titanic is a great do-it-yourself sub company. Google them.
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Titanic is actually a woofer made by Parts Express. It's comparable to the Adire Audio Shiva driver.
 
Originally posted by: Fandu
Originally posted by: apac
Titanic is a great do-it-yourself sub company. Google them.
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Titanic is actually a woofer made by Parts Express. It's comparable to the Adire Audio Shiva driver.
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Oh, ok. I was referring to the Titanic kits sold by partsexpress with everything minus the enclosure.
 
building your own sub, you mean, buying a standalone sub (adireaudio, reaudio, partsexpress) and putting it in a box you built, ported or sealed, or bandpass, or IB???? or completely from scratch getting the parts manufactured and then assembling it yourself?

MIKE
 
Originally posted by: Raincity
Has anybody around here built one of those waterheater subs ?
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You're probably referring to Sonotube, that's how I did mine.

It's an Adire aligned Tempest.

http://www.ttugly.com/sonosub/final/final18.jpg
http://www.ttugly.com/sonosub/final/final19.jpg

Very fun toy, though I wouldn't recommend it for apartment dwellers. I rarely power mine on now that I'm in an apartment.

🙁

I spent a total of $750 or so (including the 850W pro audio amp), you can do it cheaper but if you want good results be prepared to spend the money.

Viper GTS
 
I'm working on a DIY sub using a PE 12" Quatro driver with a DIY plate amp (335W LM3886 parallel/bridged) in a sealed enclosure. Total cost is ~$100 for the driver and ~$50 in parts for the amp plus about $70 in building materials. I'll post some pics when I'm done.

Viper GTS - I recognise that reciever remote in the pics 🙂 I got in on that deal from ecost on the VR6050 too. Great $99 reciever. Nice lookin sub as well.
 
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