How does this diy subwoofer look?

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What do you think about this Dayton Titanic project?

Here are the final specs:

Dayton Titanic MKIII 15"
250w Rhthmik Audio Plate Amp (adjustable rumble filter @ 17Hz)
200 liter ported enclosure tuned to 19Hz

And the graphs:

Green = Dayton Titanic 15", 250w, 200 liter, 19hz tuning
Orange = Dayton DVC 15" (Tempest), 250w, 350 liter, 17.8Hz tuning [my original project]
Red = Dayton DVC 15", 250w, 200 liter, 19hz tuning.

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Dayton DVC Xmax - 15.1mm
Dayton Titanic Xmax - 20.5mm.

Is 19Hz a good tuning frequency for the Titanic project??

As you can see, I plugged in my orginal DVC project in WinISD except with a 200L enclosure, and 19Hz tuning frequency (same as the Titanic project), and plotted it alongside my Titanic project. It looks very similar to the Titanic Project. Is there any advantage to using the Titanic over the DVC in 200 liters / 250w? I know the Titanic is built better, but will I get better SQ with the Titanic over the DVC (in 250l w/ 250w)?

Any simple changes to this design that you think will make it better, I will be willing to do. How will this compare to my original 350L Dayton DVC design?

Any other graphs you need, I will be happy to post.

--Thanks
 
bigger box = mroe group delay? i believe ive talked to you about this, and it isnt so. properly designed vented subs can have jsut as good GD as sealed. oh, and i would be surpriused if you coudl even ehar a high group delay at 20hz, if you can even hear a 20hz fundamental.


simulation is simulation, but math is math.
 
xstephanx said:
example? try VERY low tuned boxes, below FS, and a large box, you can get GD VERY VERY low that way. and where there IS group delay, is below your range of eharing, so does it really matter?


You must be kidding.
Example? Some real bass unit with T/S parameters and your suggestion:
Vb=? box volume, netto
Fb=? tuning freq.
Dt=? tunnel diameter
Lt=? tunnel lenght
 
The value of the group delay is meaningless without knowing the frequency at which it occurs and the cutoff frequency of the system.
People have latched on to "group delay" recently IMO because of the proliferation of programs which calculate it and mostly because they don't understand it - it is a magic phrase, somewhat like "phase" that is often mentioned in reviews and websites but not explained.

An EBS type design, where the box is 1.5-2 times the typical size and tuned low enough to provide a shelf in the response, will show a very low group delay. It has a step response which is basically equivalent to a sealed box, but with a LF ringing superimposed. If the tuning is low enough, there is no chance of your hearing the ringing - and it is "virtually" 😉 the same as a sealed box, in a sense.
 
I certainly had great success with my DIY sub in a 7.5 cu ft enclosure tuned to about 16.5 hz. I don't know what the GD was but the response seemed tight, smooth and very deep. So many commercial subs sound to be as if they are tuned way too high. As I understand it, near the port resonance the woofer is not working very hard, so it seems like an easy way to prevent overloading or bottoming out of the woofer by tuning the port below Fs
 
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