Subwoofer Suggestions

[jasonb]

I have been working on designing a powered sub for a friend to use for music and home theatre in an "average sized" living room. At first I had a great design worked up using the new Dayton RS HF 12 in a 2.7cu ft ported box but he wants something smaller. I plan on using a 500 watt amp. My best options at this point are:

- Dayton Titanic 10" in a 35 l box ported @ 22hz

- TC Sounds TC2+ 12 SVC in a 36 l sealed box using some low end boost from the amp

The Titanic beats the TC in max output below the mid thirties, it's ahead by 5 db at 20 hz. The TC beats the Titanic above there and is ahead 3db at 50 hz.

I am looking for any comments on these enclosures or suggestions for other drivers to look at. I have already tried all the new Dayton RS subs, and several other TC subs. I am trying to find a woofer in the $150 or less range.

Thanks,

Jason

[thenoid]

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Since you are going withthe 500-watter, get one of the 12: Dayton RS subs and build small sealed box for it. Then use the PEQ on the amp to bump up the low end. Small box, excellent SQ, much output.

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[Dirk]

> I have been working on designing a powered
> sub for a friend to use for music and home
> theatre in an "average sized"
> living room. At first I had a great design
> worked up using the new Dayton RS HF 12 in a
> 2.7cu ft ported box but he wants something
> smaller. I plan on using a 500 watt amp. My
> best options at this point are:

> - Dayton Titanic 10" in a 35 l box
> ported @ 22hz

> - TC Sounds TC2+ 12 SVC in a 36 l sealed box
> using some low end boost from the amp

> The Titanic beats the TC in max output below
> the mid thirties, it's ahead by 5 db at 20
> hz. The TC beats the Titanic above there and
> is ahead 3db at 50 hz.

> I am looking for any comments on these
> enclosures or suggestions for other drivers
> to look at. I have already tried all the new
> Dayton RS subs, and several other TC subs. I
> am trying to find a woofer in the $150 or
> less range.

> Thanks,

> Jason

That box for the titanic would be problematic because of the size of the box & tuning. Simply put, the port would not fit inside the box. Thus, you would have to put the port *outside* the box. The easiest way to accomplish this is with a slot port.

For simplicity sake, I'd go with the TC. With the 500W, it's definitely the more expensive. Just remind your buddy of the Iron la. He can have it:

1. Loud
2. Low
3. Small

Pick two. ;-)

[jasonb]

I considered that one, I really like those new RS subs, but the output below the mid thirties would be less than the TC sounds sub and quite a bit less than the ported Titanic

Jason

> Since you are going withthe 500-watter, get
> one of the 12: Dayton RS subs and build
> small sealed box for it. Then use the PEQ on
> the amp to bump up the low end. Small box,
> excellent SQ, much output.

> Noidster

[jasonb]

Yeah, the port length is a problem there, I figured on a slot port, the low end output is very impressive for the enclosure size though.

I have gotten a real good understanding of Hoffmans Iron Law in the past week or so, the more boxes I model, the more I see it.

> That box for the titanic would be
> problematic because of the size of the box
> & tuning. Simply put, the port would not
> fit inside the box. Thus, you would have to
> put the port *outside* the box. The easiest
> way to accomplish this is with a slot port.

> For simplicity sake, I'd go with the TC.
> With the 500W, it's definitely the more
> expensive. Just remind your buddy of the
> Iron la. He can have it:

> 1. Loud
> 2. Low
> 3. Small

> Pick two. ;-)