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I am trying to build a new subwoofer for my home theatre basement. Currently, I have a JBL 10" Northridge off the shelf subwoofer that worked great in it's old placement, but in my new house, the basement is alot larger, and the sound sucks.
I am looking for a subwoofer / possibly two, an amp (either plate or table top) that can drive it, It's a home theatre setup, and the size of the room is approx. 14'x20' I was looking at the madisound dual 10" package, but for $330 this website got me thinking that for that price I could probably get a 15" sub and a 300w bash amp from parts express for around $250 and have it be louder. I like the idea of a sonotube, however given the layout of the room, I don't know anywhere that I could put it without it being in the way of another one of the speakers. because it's a front projection with a 90" screen, by the time you put the screen and speakers in the front of the room, I don't have much left over space to put a sonotube... I was thinking of putting one in the middle of the room where the couch is but the rear speakers are back there, and I was afraid it might have a problem accoustically doing that.
I would like a sub that you feel as much as you hear. I have an athena micra setup upstairs in my living room and that little sub fills up the much smaller room quite well. It's a down firing sub with a front port, and that is the style that i was thinking of replicating.
I am handy with wood working and have built quite a few subwoofer boxes for cars in the past, however what I really need is box volume, port size, and part suggestions.
thanks in advance
I am trying to build a new subwoofer for my home theatre basement. Currently, I have a JBL 10" Northridge off the shelf subwoofer that worked great in it's old placement, but in my new house, the basement is alot larger, and the sound sucks.
I am looking for a subwoofer / possibly two, an amp (either plate or table top) that can drive it, It's a home theatre setup, and the size of the room is approx. 14'x20' I was looking at the madisound dual 10" package, but for $330 this website got me thinking that for that price I could probably get a 15" sub and a 300w bash amp from parts express for around $250 and have it be louder. I like the idea of a sonotube, however given the layout of the room, I don't know anywhere that I could put it without it being in the way of another one of the speakers. because it's a front projection with a 90" screen, by the time you put the screen and speakers in the front of the room, I don't have much left over space to put a sonotube... I was thinking of putting one in the middle of the room where the couch is but the rear speakers are back there, and I was afraid it might have a problem accoustically doing that.
I would like a sub that you feel as much as you hear. I have an athena micra setup upstairs in my living room and that little sub fills up the much smaller room quite well. It's a down firing sub with a front port, and that is the style that i was thinking of replicating.
I am handy with wood working and have built quite a few subwoofer boxes for cars in the past, however what I really need is box volume, port size, and part suggestions.
thanks in advance
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