Hi guys
I have been hanging around on this forum for a while - thought I should post some pics of the start of my home system upgrade - the sub.
It is one of the 12" Venon subs from Jaycar - I thought I would give it a try even though I had been recommended not to use it. I am pretty damn happy with the results - seems to be good all round for home theatre and music. The box is about 85L - and two 80id ports about 390 long. The sub is powered with the 80wRMS plate amp from jaycar (because I already had it previously running two sealed 8's)
The next upgrade is a pair of 4 way speaker towers - 1200 high with 1" tweet, 5" mid, 6" and 8" midbass.
cheers,
Brett
I have been hanging around on this forum for a while - thought I should post some pics of the start of my home system upgrade - the sub.
It is one of the 12" Venon subs from Jaycar - I thought I would give it a try even though I had been recommended not to use it. I am pretty damn happy with the results - seems to be good all round for home theatre and music. The box is about 85L - and two 80id ports about 390 long. The sub is powered with the 80wRMS plate amp from jaycar (because I already had it previously running two sealed 8's)
The next upgrade is a pair of 4 way speaker towers - 1200 high with 1" tweet, 5" mid, 6" and 8" midbass.
cheers,
Brett
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Just from the looks of it, that driver looks like it could take a lot more power than you're feeding it. I'd look for a plate amp that can supply over 200W to drive that. Consider it for the future.
Nice finish on the box Brett. How was that done?
Also your 4 ways seem a bit funny. 1", 5", 6" and 8"? Certainly a different combination. What do you have in mind?
Also your 4 ways seem a bit funny. 1", 5", 6" and 8"? Certainly a different combination. What do you have in mind?
The sub can handle more power - listed as 180w... so a bigger amp would be a plan in the future.
Cal :
The box is made of MDF - braced. I used water putty to fill the holes (my cutting wasn't too bad - considering I have no proper workshop - as we are renting while our house gets built). I then did three coats of 50/50 water/PVA glue - sanding in between with 300grit sandpaper. I used 2 coats gloss spray paint, then two coats of clear.
As for the 4 way idea - I know it sounds a little funny - we'll just have to see how it goes! I couldn't bear to have left over speakers - so I decided to use them all.
I'll post pics of the finished speakers when done - I am finishing them in gloss white - just for something different.
cheers,
Brett
Cal :
The box is made of MDF - braced. I used water putty to fill the holes (my cutting wasn't too bad - considering I have no proper workshop - as we are renting while our house gets built). I then did three coats of 50/50 water/PVA glue - sanding in between with 300grit sandpaper. I used 2 coats gloss spray paint, then two coats of clear.
As for the 4 way idea - I know it sounds a little funny - we'll just have to see how it goes! I couldn't bear to have left over speakers - so I decided to use them all.
I'll post pics of the finished speakers when done - I am finishing them in gloss white - just for something different.
cheers,
Brett
enamel paint smell to get out of them and I'll set them up inside.
I like that white finish bludbunny.
Can you give more details? Is it straight from an aerosel can, proper spray gun, or painted by hand? Did you do a clear gloss on top?
Can you give more details? Is it straight from an aerosel can, proper spray gun, or painted by hand? Did you do a clear gloss on top?
Thanks for the comments guys.
After spraying the sub with black (and most of it getting taken away by the wind) I decided to brush these ones.
Pretty happy with the finish - but by no means piano finish!
I did seal the mdf first with two coats of 50/50 water/pva first - as the mdf is very "thirsty".
Hopefully it should all sound ok and look good in the lounge.
cheers,
Brett
After spraying the sub with black (and most of it getting taken away by the wind) I decided to brush these ones.
Pretty happy with the finish - but by no means piano finish!
I did seal the mdf first with two coats of 50/50 water/pva first - as the mdf is very "thirsty".
Hopefully it should all sound ok and look good in the lounge.
cheers,
Brett
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