8"dvc w/ 2 passive radiators. done! pics.

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well finally finished. i must give props to shawnA whos triska inspired this project. and to jeff bagby for his wonderful program.

dayton sd215-88 with dayton 70 watt plate amp. and also 2 8" passive radiators. only using about 1/2 of the power.
5grams of mass added
100db
fb32hz
f3 30.55
f6 28.64
f10 26.85
54L

sounds really good . was built to match the recession busters with the same countertop particle board baffle but with 3/4 mdf adoded so 1.5 baffle and top and bottom. the foam is waffle cone packaging,(zero dollars).
driver 23
pr 13x2
mdf 15
amp 53
paint 20

total 127

pics at photobucket.
comments welcome.

http://s413.photobucket.com/albums/pp216/arlis/big%20brother%20sub/

[danklugherz]

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Nice work Arlis, you place it vertical or horizontal nice idea. You could even put it in a car if you wanted to. I like it!!

Later
Dan

[johnnyrichards]

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That is killer looking, do you run into excursion issues below tuning?
Man, I love subwoofer towers.

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i did with 25 grams. that delivered about 27hz fs but i had to turn it waaaayyyyy down. today i lowered or raised it to 32hz with just 5.5 grams. it move a lot of air. i'll test it better latter.
thanks for the kudos.

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bump

[Taterworks]

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4 hours is not enough time to expect a new reply. Please only bump threads once daily.

Looks like nice work, and the higher tuning frequency will probably serve you well with those smaller drivers.

[tom_s]

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Nice work! I have been pondering this driver to go with the little Peerless/Vifa MTs (jkim's crossover design) that I'm completing at the moment. You have a lot more real estate there compared to the Triska. Did you take a big hit in max SPL vs. the lower F3? I have 2 of these right now as part of my Aether experiment. They are in old Wharfedale cabinets that are 1.5 Cu Ft, just as Paul specified in his design. They do sound good running as subs, powered with a pair of the old AudioSource plate amps. But then again, I don't like it very loud here at home anymore, so I'm never really pushing them too hard.

Tom

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thanks. i watched '12 rounds' last night and it did sound good but really had to turn it down. the little guy just does not have much x-max. i'm going to try a couple of other x-over points and see what i think as soon i i get back from camping. vacation this week.

later.

[PunkSweeper]

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I like me a good triple sub.

[Pete Schumacher]

Re: 8"dvc w/ 2 passive radiators. done! pics.

Nice work! I have been pondering this driver to go with the little Peerless/Vifa MTs (jkim's crossover design) that I'm completing at the moment. You have a lot more real estate there compared to the Triska. Did you take a big hit in max SPL vs. the lower F3? I have 2 of these right now as part of my Aether experiment. They are in old Wharfedale cabinets that are 1.5 Cu Ft, just as Paul specified in his design. They do sound good running as subs, powered with a pair of the old AudioSource plate amps. But then again, I don't like it very loud here at home anymore, so I'm never really pushing them too hard.

Tom

Go with the RSS210HF. It's a much lower distortion driver than the SD215. With 1.5 cubic feet, you can make a 16:1 tapered transmission line that would plumb the depths with F3 in the mid 20Hz range. 36" tall, it would make a nice stand for your TM topper. And not having to use multiple PRs makes the extra cost of the RSS easier to stomach.

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driver $23, pr's $13 each.

[Mark65]

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Nice twist, looks very unique!

My Triska does very well for me, but I have a small room, and also no longer care for window rattling SPL, unless I'm at a concert!

Good work!


Mark

[Pete Schumacher]

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driver $23, pr's $13 each.

You get 50% more Xmax and a LOT less distortion with the RSS210HF. I still think it's worth it. ;)

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i can see going that way next will be starting my all aluminum mtm plus sub in one unit build soon.

i am trying some different tunings. at just five grams i saw no movement from the pr's, so i put 90grams on. the graph showed that the x-mas of the driver would be the same as the pr's.right? wrong still barly any movment from them. but does sound good.


thoughts?

[Pete Schumacher]

Re: 8"dvc w/ 2 passive radiators. done! pics.

i can see going that way next will be starting my all aluminum mtm plus sub in one unit build soon.

i am trying some different tunings. at just five grams i saw no movement from the pr's, so i put 90grams on. the graph showed that the x-mas of the driver would be the same as the pr's.right? wrong still barly any movment from them. but does sound good.


thoughts?

You won't notice any movement from the passives until you are putting out signals near the system resonance.