Should I recone my DD512 myself?

[BumpMW 10+ year member]

I've read about people reconing subs themselves. I think this would be quite a hand skill to acquire. I have a blown dd512 and am wondering should i attempt to recone it myself or should i leave it to the pros?

And if i do it myself should i buy a 512 recone or something aftermarket?

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[terra 5,000+ posts]

Not hard at all.

 

[BumpMW 10+ year member]

cool cool. any body have any input on where i should go for the recone? I'm leanin towards stickin with dd but you never know what the market has to offer.

 

[johnbubby5]

check fi... http://www.ficaraudio.com

 

[BumpMW 10+ year member]

aight cool. and im guessing everything will fit correctly, like the voice coil and such? Or do i have to check measurements before buying a recone.

 

[johnbubby5]

just email fi with ur specs which sub and "your coil diameter" and tell them what (ohm) you want.. they should have all the specs already

 

[johnbubby5]

sales@ficaraudio.com

 

[johnbubby5]

you can send them ur sub too... costs a lil more though

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

with recone "kits" its really easy...

 

[BumpMW 10+ year member]

so you're saying, reconing is easy with a kit to guide me through the process, but rather if i just get the cone i will run into some complications as a beginner?

 

[CobraStang98 10+ year member]

Read through the reconing sticky as many times as u can if this is your first time... After u do it a few times it becomes quite easy.

 

Don't expect it to be perfect for your first time, it's like the first time you build a box.