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Now that my In-Khan-Neatos are nearing completion, I'm thinking about my next project. I'm considering selling my pair of Soundsplinter RL-p15 D4 and replacing them with a single Maelstrom-X. I would put it in a version of Neo Dan's Easy Button End Table : http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1093893 This is probably a very lateral move, so I'm looking for a little push one direction or another.
Pros:
The ported end table box would be almost 1/2 the size. This would make my wife very happy and is the biggest motivation.
If I could get ~$200 per RL-p15, it would almost pay for the Maelstrom. (Is this realistic?)
Hopefully would be a bit cleaner, especially down low. My current one seems to really generate a lot of rumbling.
The Maelstrom has a much lower Le, so you don't get that big hump in the response. I was told when I built the my dual RL-p15 that you don't really get the hump Unibox predicts. But, my measurements do show a hump there, that I was attributing to the room, but...
It would keep me busy for a while.
Cons:
I would give up a little output. I'm not sure how much. I'm happy with what I have now, so I'm not looking for more. I just want to make sure I'm not giving up too much. This is probably my biggest concern. Kevin suggested a passive radiator build, but with squeezing it a corner between the wall and a sofa, I would have to do something firing up or down to avoid firing into the sofa.
Dan's End Table box is small and rolls off the low end. I'm not sure how much room gain I pick up in that location to fill in the bottom end. It seems like the low end just goes right up the open stair way. I originally had sealed subs, and never was really happy with the low end rumble, even with a DEQ. The ported, gives me a fun rumble and shakes my chair - although maybe too much.
The Unibox models are attached. Any thoughts?
Pros:
The ported end table box would be almost 1/2 the size. This would make my wife very happy and is the biggest motivation.
If I could get ~$200 per RL-p15, it would almost pay for the Maelstrom. (Is this realistic?)
Hopefully would be a bit cleaner, especially down low. My current one seems to really generate a lot of rumbling.
The Maelstrom has a much lower Le, so you don't get that big hump in the response. I was told when I built the my dual RL-p15 that you don't really get the hump Unibox predicts. But, my measurements do show a hump there, that I was attributing to the room, but...
It would keep me busy for a while.
Cons:
I would give up a little output. I'm not sure how much. I'm happy with what I have now, so I'm not looking for more. I just want to make sure I'm not giving up too much. This is probably my biggest concern. Kevin suggested a passive radiator build, but with squeezing it a corner between the wall and a sofa, I would have to do something firing up or down to avoid firing into the sofa.
Dan's End Table box is small and rolls off the low end. I'm not sure how much room gain I pick up in that location to fill in the bottom end. It seems like the low end just goes right up the open stair way. I originally had sealed subs, and never was really happy with the low end rumble, even with a DEQ. The ported, gives me a fun rumble and shakes my chair - although maybe too much.
The Unibox models are attached. Any thoughts?
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