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I do a lot of reading around here, but I thought I'd post the sub I just finished building. Since I gotta show it to someone :W
It’s been SEVERAL months but I finally found time to finish it. It is a sealed design, with an internal volume of 130 liters, with the Atlas 15 driver. I put in about four pounds of stuffing, I didn't really have time to experiment with the stuffing amount, just threw it in there... The top is 22.5”, but the sides are around 21”. It stands just over 31” tall.
It is a 3/4” thick MDF box, “veneered” with 1/4” oak plywood. I used plywood because I had some laying around and to keep the costs down, it was cheaper than using actual veneer, plus it gave me another 1/4” of wall thickness. The top is 3/4” oak plywood edged with real oak to cover up the plywood sides. The “frames” on the edges are 1/4” thick oak. I was trying to make the sub look like arts & crafts/shaker/mission style furniture, which is what most of the furniture in our house is. I still need to do a lot of sanding and stain it, but we’re in the middle of a bathroom remodel so it will have to wait. I don’t want to rush the finish, so I’ll use it as is until I have more time.
I’ve attached a few pics, but you can check out pics of the build process in the link below.
I just finished the other day, so I haven’t gotten a chance to really fire it up. I did run some quick test tones. Just a quick 90hz to 20hz in 5 hz increments and the top line is the result. The bottom line is what the software is predicting the response will be after EQ with the BFD. Room gain is a wonderful thing! :T
This was my second DIY sub, the first was a sonosub with an old SVS driver. I already want to build something else. Let me know what you guys think.
Thanks for looking!
It’s been SEVERAL months but I finally found time to finish it. It is a sealed design, with an internal volume of 130 liters, with the Atlas 15 driver. I put in about four pounds of stuffing, I didn't really have time to experiment with the stuffing amount, just threw it in there... The top is 22.5”, but the sides are around 21”. It stands just over 31” tall.
It is a 3/4” thick MDF box, “veneered” with 1/4” oak plywood. I used plywood because I had some laying around and to keep the costs down, it was cheaper than using actual veneer, plus it gave me another 1/4” of wall thickness. The top is 3/4” oak plywood edged with real oak to cover up the plywood sides. The “frames” on the edges are 1/4” thick oak. I was trying to make the sub look like arts & crafts/shaker/mission style furniture, which is what most of the furniture in our house is. I still need to do a lot of sanding and stain it, but we’re in the middle of a bathroom remodel so it will have to wait. I don’t want to rush the finish, so I’ll use it as is until I have more time.
I’ve attached a few pics, but you can check out pics of the build process in the link below.
I just finished the other day, so I haven’t gotten a chance to really fire it up. I did run some quick test tones. Just a quick 90hz to 20hz in 5 hz increments and the top line is the result. The bottom line is what the software is predicting the response will be after EQ with the BFD. Room gain is a wonderful thing! :T
This was my second DIY sub, the first was a sonosub with an old SVS driver. I already want to build something else. Let me know what you guys think.
Thanks for looking!
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