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Ive been looking for box software for close to an hour but I cant find the one I want, I found Unibox but there was another one that I used a while back and really liked but I cant remember the name of it, and I want to rebuild my sub with better wood and a better finish. If you know of any programs please post them up, Thanks
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WinISD?? I think there are also a couple of others at the FRD Consortium.I am not Dawaro the muslim state in Ethiopia...Just DAvid WAyne ROberts -
I think thats it, sounds really familiarComment
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IB subwoofer FAQ page
"Complicated equipment and light reflectors and various other items of hardware are enough, to my mind, to prevent the birdie from coming out." ...... Henri Cartier-BressonComment
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Yea I saw that late last night, now Im thinking about going with a sono-sub instead of a box but then I dont know what I would do with my plate amp.
Ill try getting some answers in here instead of posting a new thread.
What do you guys think about a Dayton RSS315HF in a sealed or sono-tube configuration. Right now I have it in a slot ported 4.2 cu.ft box tuned to 19 hz with 250 w/rms and it sounds good, the problem being is its size, its pretty big. I do alot of music listening but on the occasional movie I like the deep extension without distortion that this setup gives me.
What are your thoughts, would this sub even work in a down firing configuration that would be used with a sonotubeComment
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You need to run the numbers for a down firing driver (there's a calculator on the PE website). IIRC the RSS390 isn't recommended for that orientation I don't know about the RSS315.
Regardless of what the calculator says, down-firing will shorten the lifespan of the driver as a function of the continual pull of gravity on the cone.
Most put their plate amps in a wooden box beside the tube. They can be built into the tube but doing so is a pain..
IB subwoofer FAQ page
"Complicated equipment and light reflectors and various other items of hardware are enough, to my mind, to prevent the birdie from coming out." ...... Henri Cartier-BressonComment
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Thank you for the input Thomas, I will probably just stick with a conventional box either ported again or sealed.Comment
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[QUOTE=Regardless of what the calculator says, down-firing will shorten the lifespan of the driver as a function of the continual pull of gravity on the cone.
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The oldwives tale /rule of thumb we had when I did some pro-audio was that when traveling or storing our 18" JBLs, downward facing was preferred. Because gravity is pulling it straight down, in a way that it normally travels anyway. When upright, it is streching the top half, however slightly, distorting the shape
Don't have any real proof either way, but I recently unearthed one after 15 years from my basement and have been using it without issue. On the other hand an even older EV 15" stored upright ( in a voice of the theatre cabinet no less!) also works fine . These speakers are obviosuly tougher than your typical hi-compliance hifi woofs . Still it seems to me downward would be better....so i wouldn't worry about it.Comment
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