My little weekend project

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Hey all, I finally got tired of having three subs in my room, so I decided to give my PS2/Xbox stereo a subwoofer instead. Driver is a Mach 5 MAW12, which you've probably seen before as I've had two of 'em since within a week of them coming on the market //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Anyway, build is 1.5 cubes tuned to 33hz. That tuning might be a little off since I didn't account for the batting inside, but oh well //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Pixxors:

Wood cut and ready. Wait, why 7 pieces you ask? You'll see //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

What are these guys for?

10 minutes (75 actually //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif ) later....

Showin it's privates

The white stuff in the cutout is paper towel that got caught when I was lining up the flush mount baffle (didn't want glue on my nice and cheap as **** rubber gasket)

Makin sure everything fits....

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[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Oh! So that's what they're for! Not glued yet though.

Curing time.....is here.....

The aftermath of my destruction

That's all for now. The ports are still curing (gorilla glue has its uses, believe it or not), and the feet are still drying, but it's pretty much done. A nice finish sanding and it'll be ready to fire up. Eventually I will paint it so that it doesn't stand out as much, but I don't have enough time to do that until the summer.....so I won't do it until the summer.

Comments/questions are welcome and encouraged (as long as you're not frosty bragging about his Adire sub)

-Dave

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

sexy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Thank you sir. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

Nice work looks good.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Thank you good sir //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[quakerroatmeal 10+ year member]

looking good, your garage has a drain hole?

 

[hempy 10+ year member]

Wierd. Your garage looks like my garage. So do your sawhorses and tools.

It looks good though.

How do you like those orange HD clamps? I bought one to try. I wanted to see if anything fails (bar arcing, threads, grip, etc). Have you had any troubles with them?

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

I have had a 2 of the clamps (I started out thinking I only needed 2 clamps to make a box //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif) since midsummer 2004, so yes, they're very good quality.

And yep, my garage has a drain hole. Notice that it's wet inside right now because it was raining and my dad's car was wet. Just imagine when it's snowing too, you don't want that snow falling off and just sitting there stagnant. Also it makes it easy to clean out the garage as well in the spring. Just hose down and sweep the water towards the middle. The other garage doors have them as well.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

All finished, taking pics now. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[dcole18 5,000+ posts]

hmm... this is similar to what i want to do with my xbox but it will be a sub enclosure, cabinet for the xbox, games, and av stuff all in one //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

 

[tapout 5,000+ posts]

I can dig it. I really need to start on my HT. That looks legit right there. Let us know how it sounds.

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

Looks very nice...

 

[Brian_smith06 10+ year member]

looks good almost inspiring enough for me to build one. **** this laziness disease i have

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

HOLY ****, I just hooked it up (that's why there are no pics yet, I just got wrapped up in the audition //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif), and it's almost transparent with the rest of the setup. Playing Madden 08, you can seriously feel when you get tackled. It's great. Pics in about an hour when I finish my game //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Pop da Hatch 10+ year member]

Doesnt that amp get shook up like crazy or are home audio amps more prone and tolerant to the abuse of vibration?....Im going with the later

Looks clean though dude, I like.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Doesnt that amp get shook up like crazy or are home audio amps more prone and tolerant to the abuse of vibration?....Im going with the later
Looks clean though dude, I like.

Nope, not really. If it is, then you have serious enclosure issues. That's also a benefit of having the feet on the enclosure, as having the weight in those areas couples the enclosure to the floor (not as good as with spikes, but close), so excess cabinet vibrations are reduced. And besides, most home audio amps are very heavy, but very simple, so there really isn't much to vibrate (plate amplifiers I mean).

Pics just finished uploading.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Finished product

Rear angle

As alluded to previously, this is where gorilla glue is actually useful. See the little gaps around the port? That's because this stupid ass PVC is measured in millimeters, but the jasper jig only works with 1/16" increments. The little notch is where I didn't realize I had cut the circle completely, and cut a little divot in by accident. Nonetheless, because polyU glues like gorilla expand, they fill in the gaps and the excess area around the port because they expand when they dry. Be careful though, as they can very easily cause the port to shoot out one end up to 1/2" and then you'd be fuked.

Bottom shot

Mains

Remember this corner later

Receiver (first one I ever bought actually)

Sitting by its lonesome in its new home

There you have it folks, a sub that can be built in 1 day, has a 15x15 footprint and has the output to shake a room. Overall, I'm pleased. I can't wait to try it out with my Dayton HF sub though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/omg.gif.05aa02c3095d6ce9338996654eca0863.gif

-Dave

 

[BrianChia 10+ year member]

I like the way this turned out; good job //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif. What towers are those by the way?

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Thanks. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

They are Advent AS2. And no, I don't recommend them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif