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<blockquote data-quote="*Ace*" data-source="post: 8060178" data-attributes="member: 555445"><p>x2, look for my started threads through my profile and you'll see I started a thread just like this. I've learned A LOT since that thread, and let's just say there's a very good reason why there are only a few different companies out there making subwoofers specifically. I never thought it would be easy, but I just didn't understand how difficult it actually is.</p><p></p><p>I hope you have at the very least $15,000 in hand. I also hope you are very well versed in 3D CAD with programs such as Autodesk Inventor Pro, Alibre Desings, etc if you truly want to get into customizing and testing each individual part. Hell, to start off just download FEMM and see if you can get the hang of that. Buy as many books as possible, starting with "Loudspeaker Design Cookbook" by Vance Dickason. Even if you manage to read and UNDERSTAND everything thats written in that book you still have a ways to go. Also get a copy of the 2012 Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook like I have. It gives you several companies from China, Europe, America, etc. that do wholesale work for spiders, baskets, motors, etc. I also hope you have a degree in electrical/mechanical engineering if you plan on inventing anything "new" for the industry or to bring out anything ground breaking like Dan Wiggins did with XBL.</p><p></p><p>If you want to go the "easy" way of having your own sub company, contact TC Sounds, Eminence, Pierce Audio, or Scott Atwell (Fi Audio) or a few others. They are also OEM manufacturers and will do all the design and building for you if you are not able to. This is the route SSA Audio goes I believe, having Scott design and build all their drivers. But these companies usually require at least a 100 order minimum.</p><p></p><p>Honestly, this is the route I think I will start off with in the future and maybe one day will have the knowledge, money, and equipment to start designing my own stuff. But I would suggest you start browsing every car audio forum you know, reading every post made by Dan Wiggins, Scott Atwell, the user "Warbleed", Thilo from TC Sounds, Jacob from Sundown and many others. There is a lot of information out there, you just have to dig for it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif</p><p></p><p>If you have any more questions, post them here or PM me, I'd be more than willing to let you know as much as I do about this subject, as limited as it is. And in fact, it would be really awesome if Jacob or other manufacturers could chime in and give us all a tip on how to start up a company, or maybe give their personal stories of how they started up. I understand it took a lot of work to build up and get where they're at, so maybe they wouldn't want to share, but it would be WELL appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="*Ace*, post: 8060178, member: 555445"] x2, look for my started threads through my profile and you'll see I started a thread just like this. I've learned A LOT since that thread, and let's just say there's a very good reason why there are only a few different companies out there making subwoofers specifically. I never thought it would be easy, but I just didn't understand how difficult it actually is. I hope you have at the very least $15,000 in hand. I also hope you are very well versed in 3D CAD with programs such as Autodesk Inventor Pro, Alibre Desings, etc if you truly want to get into customizing and testing each individual part. Hell, to start off just download FEMM and see if you can get the hang of that. Buy as many books as possible, starting with "Loudspeaker Design Cookbook" by Vance Dickason. Even if you manage to read and UNDERSTAND everything thats written in that book you still have a ways to go. Also get a copy of the 2012 Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook like I have. It gives you several companies from China, Europe, America, etc. that do wholesale work for spiders, baskets, motors, etc. I also hope you have a degree in electrical/mechanical engineering if you plan on inventing anything "new" for the industry or to bring out anything ground breaking like Dan Wiggins did with XBL. If you want to go the "easy" way of having your own sub company, contact TC Sounds, Eminence, Pierce Audio, or Scott Atwell (Fi Audio) or a few others. They are also OEM manufacturers and will do all the design and building for you if you are not able to. This is the route SSA Audio goes I believe, having Scott design and build all their drivers. But these companies usually require at least a 100 order minimum. Honestly, this is the route I think I will start off with in the future and maybe one day will have the knowledge, money, and equipment to start designing my own stuff. But I would suggest you start browsing every car audio forum you know, reading every post made by Dan Wiggins, Scott Atwell, the user "Warbleed", Thilo from TC Sounds, Jacob from Sundown and many others. There is a lot of information out there, you just have to dig for it [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] If you have any more questions, post them here or PM me, I'd be more than willing to let you know as much as I do about this subject, as limited as it is. And in fact, it would be really awesome if Jacob or other manufacturers could chime in and give us all a tip on how to start up a company, or maybe give their personal stories of how they started up. I understand it took a lot of work to build up and get where they're at, so maybe they wouldn't want to share, but it would be WELL appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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