DIY Subwoofer

My friend wants to build a subwoofer for his new home theater set-up. Any good experiences/recommendations for kits or scratch-built bass blasters?

waveparti05-31-2001 7:12pm

sheadlee Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 29 posts 05-31-2001 at 09:04pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If he has any (reasonable) woodworking skills, then he can look into kits, one of the best being ACI Titan. You can find info at http://www.audioc.com/
sean Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,231 posts 06-01-2001 at 07:29am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Here is a comparison of several different drivers in different alignments. http://www.zebra.net/~mvance/projects/bass/Twelves/index.html When looking at any woofer spec's, ALWAYS take a look at the impedance at resonance. The higher the impedance, the more "out of control", "bloated" or "one-notey" it will sound. While this is not nearly as critical for HT use as it is for reproducing music, it is something to consider. If your interested as to why this occurs, let me know and i'll do my best to explain it in "English". Sean >
rfj Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 43 posts 06-01-2001 at 03:23pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I got excellent bass using the NHT 12" driver ($149)and madisound's 91 liter enclosure which I lined with a another 3/4" layer of MDF to make the walls 1.5 inches thick. Stuffed with fibreglass, it gives deep powerful bass. You need a solid 250 wpc to drive it though.