First sub accomplished

[ShockValue]

Just wanted to come toot my own horn, and say thanks for all the good info on this site. I mostly lurk and search the forums since this has been my first project and don't have a lot to contribute (yet?). Anyway, this is what I ended up with:

Sealed 14.25"(cubed) internal volume (47.5liters) MDF
Peerless XXLS 830845 12" Driver
Rhythmik Audio A370-SE plate amp.
Got the cool spikey feet and nifty hex screws to "trick it out"
Covered all internal MDF surfaces with 1" quilt batting (like polyfill, but in sheets)
Finished with semi-gloss black to match my other speakers (boring, but my wife wanted them to match, and didn't want me to spend more money on veneer )

I have no real test equipment except a sound pressure meter, so I equalized all my speakers with a pink noise generator and went to work playing movies and music to impress myself (my wife just rolls her eyes Master and Commander is frickin cool, and there are a few songs that I've listened to so far and thought 'wow, I didn't relize I was missing so much on the low end.'


I'd get some pictures, but you've all seen a black cube before I suppose

[David Gatti]

Congrats SHockvalue. Of course we'd still love to see your work & its place in your system.

[francis varkey]

Schockvalue,

Congrats, both on your DIY and WAF.
All of us love to see speaker pics., try to post 'em.

Regards,
Francis

[ShockValue]

Sub closeup: (please excuse the smudges, I'm still playing with placement)



Front of home-theater/living room. (Sub on far left between chair and guitar)



Specs of system:

Plasma - 50x3m NEC
"MythTV" for DVD/Audio Source/TV
Reciever - Marantz sr8000
L/R/center/surrounds - Custom made bookshelvers by "posh"
Guitar - Washburn d10
Wifes Sewing crap and decoration thrown in for good measure

[phillfyspoon]

nice

get that sub on a slab for tighter bass

[morbo]

great parts selection, nice execution, congrats!

[tade]

sweet tv!

[ShockValue]

Originally posted by phillfyspoon
get that sub on a slab for tighter bass

Not sure what method you are talking about. Like sticking some granite or concrete underneath or something?

Currently it has 2 inch spikes that pretty much pierce the carpet and hit the sub-floor.

Originally posted by tade
sweet tv!

Working for the largest US plasma+lcd distributor has it's benefits. It's a scratch+dent model, so instead of really damn expensive, it was just pretty much damn expensive

Thanks for the remarks

[crippledchicken]

fine looking sub!

[simon5]

Since he's using spike feet, he can discard the slab IMO.