i got a new sub! :-)

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

well as some of you guys know i wanted to try a new sub. i went with the Dayton Reference HO ten. it's in a .85 cubic foot gross about .72-.78 net enclosure tuned to around 28-30 hz. i used the 3" port tubing from parts express with their flares and right angles.

this setup is getting around 400 watts rms from my kicker ZX750.1. i went from the Treo SSi to this. it's getting half the power but since the sensitivity is higher it sounds almost as loud. i wasn't looking for pure output. i was more concerned with SQ and this setup has just the sound i was looking for. it's got a much tighter harder hitting sound. it doesn't have the huge hump in the bottom end like the Treo had. it has a more flat sound for sure. it's not "beating your chest in" loud but it does hit very very nicely on double bass and the bass guitar sounds way more accurate and clear.

i know i need to clean up my wiring and i'm going to do the port a lil differently but this is it for the most part. it was cold and i didn't feel like sitting outside trying to route my wires neater. the next warmer day i have it will get fixed. it was about 20 degrees and i was already crazy enough for taking my old 60 pound box out and remounting amps when it's this cold.

anyway on with the pics....

this is what it looked like before...

much neater but this will look just as neat when i get time to clean it all up.

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[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Looks nice.

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

Looks nice.

really?.... i think right now it looks kinda ghetto. but thanks!

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

nice setup...where in ny r u from i want to hear this

80

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

I meant the sub looks nice. I love how the daytons look.

And it's not that ghetto. Well, maybe. But still.

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

nice setup...where in ny r u from i want to hear this

80

i'm in hyde park. not (new hyde park). it's near the poughkeepsie, newburg area. you can hear it if you wanna make the drive.

 

[spark plugs. 10+ year member]

nice detailer placement

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Why did you make an external port with a 90 degree bend? Judging by the excess mdf dust still left in the carpet, Im guessing that was a sealed box you cut the vent hole in? Something seems odd there.

 

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

Looks good man, I knew you'd be happy with the Dayton //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Why did you make an external port with a 90 degree bend? Judging by the excess mdf dust still left in the carpet, Im guessing that was a sealed box you cut the vent hole in? Something seems odd there.

Because the size of that box is about the recommended size for the 12" HO sealed. However, the 10" HO only requires about .7 cubes ported to sound very well, and with part of his port in the box, and driver displacement, it gets the net volume down to where it needs to be.

 

[Tonyguy 10+ year member]

Why did you make an external port with a 90 degree bend? Judging by the excess mdf dust still left in the carpet, Im guessing that was a sealed box you cut the vent hole in? Something seems odd there.

I agree. The box looks odd.

 

[chinxtaboi 10+ year member]

very innovative.. looks like more of a flowmaster exhaust than a port. but if it sounds nice.. more power to you.

 

[monster yummm 10+ year member]

Looks nice

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

ok well tonight after work i cut and shaped the port a lil differently and also relocated the box in the trunk. it sounds the best when firing to the side like so. it gained a lil output and kicks harder positioned like this. it looks a lil better this way. i'm still gonna have to wait on a section of power wire so i can reroute the wires. but this is pretty much how it is going to look.

anyway.... after listening to this setup for a couple more hours i am very impressed. i'm 100% happy with my purchase! the Sound quality and even the output (for what it is) is amazing.

this is what it looks like inside the box

 

[tapout 5,000+ posts]

I can dig it.

hey, what do you think of the RSD's?

j/k

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

I can dig it.
hey, what do you think of the RSD's?

j/k

thanks man.

and i absolutely love the RSD comps.