toddshore
06-07-2008, 07:09 PM
A few weeks ago I picked up two Jensen 8" Ribbed Paper Cone Subwoofer (http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=299-800) drivers for $8/each in order to add some bass to my '95 Ranger club cab. Then I started spending some money. :rolleyes:
091-1247 (http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?Partnumber=091-1247) - Dayton BPA-38SN HD Binding Post Pair - $5.90 X 2 = $11.80
260-767 (http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?Partnumber=260-767) - Cabinet Carpet Medium Gray - $3.75/yd X 3 = $11.25
Next, off to eBay to pick up a Concept CC-1252 2 channel amp (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140227940016) for $54.98 delivered. It puts out 125W at 4 Ohms. I also got a 4 gauge amp wiring kit (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150241345917)for $25 delivered off of eBay.
Finally, a trip to Walmart to pick up 5lbs of stuffing for around $9.
I already had some 1/2" birch plywood, glue, and screws for mounting the drivers, so I was all ready to go. In all, I spent around $115 in order to do something with my $16 worth of woofers. :confused:
The box is two chambers of 2 cu. ft. each. The front and top baffle are both double thickness totaling 1" while the bottom, back, and sides are just 1/2". Each chamber received 2lbs of poly stuffing. There is one brace in each chamber running top to bottom. The driver cutouts are chamfered on the back side and airflow is good. The carpet was affixed using 3M spray adhesive.
My current speakers are fairly crappy Kenwood KFC-C6889ie 6" X 8" in both the doors and in the back. They are driven by a Kenwood KDC-X569 head unit. The audio source is usually my Verizon (HTC) XV-6700 cell phone, which plugs into the X569 through the aux input. I currently have an 8GB card in the XV-6700 and can carry a good portion of my music library with me. The app I use on the phone for playback also has an EQ, which comes in handy for taming the 5KHz peak in the Kenwoods.
I'm crossing over fairly high at 200Hz. I run fullrange to the Concept amp and let it low pass. I also have the Concept amp add about 6dB of bass boost around 40Hz.
All things considered it sounds pretty good. The Kenwood Speakers are still crappy, but at least I now have some pretty tight bass that extends fairly low.
091-1247 (http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?Partnumber=091-1247) - Dayton BPA-38SN HD Binding Post Pair - $5.90 X 2 = $11.80
260-767 (http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?Partnumber=260-767) - Cabinet Carpet Medium Gray - $3.75/yd X 3 = $11.25
Next, off to eBay to pick up a Concept CC-1252 2 channel amp (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140227940016) for $54.98 delivered. It puts out 125W at 4 Ohms. I also got a 4 gauge amp wiring kit (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150241345917)for $25 delivered off of eBay.
Finally, a trip to Walmart to pick up 5lbs of stuffing for around $9.
I already had some 1/2" birch plywood, glue, and screws for mounting the drivers, so I was all ready to go. In all, I spent around $115 in order to do something with my $16 worth of woofers. :confused:
The box is two chambers of 2 cu. ft. each. The front and top baffle are both double thickness totaling 1" while the bottom, back, and sides are just 1/2". Each chamber received 2lbs of poly stuffing. There is one brace in each chamber running top to bottom. The driver cutouts are chamfered on the back side and airflow is good. The carpet was affixed using 3M spray adhesive.
My current speakers are fairly crappy Kenwood KFC-C6889ie 6" X 8" in both the doors and in the back. They are driven by a Kenwood KDC-X569 head unit. The audio source is usually my Verizon (HTC) XV-6700 cell phone, which plugs into the X569 through the aux input. I currently have an 8GB card in the XV-6700 and can carry a good portion of my music library with me. The app I use on the phone for playback also has an EQ, which comes in handy for taming the 5KHz peak in the Kenwoods.
I'm crossing over fairly high at 200Hz. I run fullrange to the Concept amp and let it low pass. I also have the Concept amp add about 6dB of bass boost around 40Hz.
All things considered it sounds pretty good. The Kenwood Speakers are still crappy, but at least I now have some pretty tight bass that extends fairly low.