Subwoofer!

[Jason Woods]

Here's a subwoofer I finished last week for my home theater. 18" woofer!

The cherry on the top looks lighter because it was cut a week or two after the legs were. They look about the same now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/javajaws/finished.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/javajaws/moneyShot.gif


Here was the original sketchup rendering:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/javajaws/sub.png

[Bruce Page]

That puppy will move some air!
Very classy

Welcome to SMC

[Bill Wyko]

I'm in the audio business and I must say, NICE JOB!!!

[glenn bradley]

Very nice looking. Well done.

[Justin Leiwig]

Here's a subwoofer I finished last week for my home theater. 18" woofer!

The cherry on the top looks lighter because it was cut a week or two after the legs were. They look about the same now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/javajaws/finished.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/javajaws/moneyShot.gif


Here was the original sketchup rendering:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/javajaws/sub.png

How about some details of the construction? MDF? Plywood? Solid wood?

[Harish C. Mathur]

Very nice -- can you also share info on the driver and amp you used -- also - how does it sound!

[Jason Tuinstra]

Very cool! It looks great. The black and cherry contrast really, really nice.

[Jason Woods]

The driver is a Maelstrom-X. It's powered by an external amp (Behringer EP2500).

Here's a few more pictures to get a better idea of the inside:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/javajaws/dadoes.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/javajaws/dryFit.gif


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/javajaws/glueUp.gif

[Irvin Cooper]

Very well done, Jason. Is this your own design?

Gig 'em.

Irv

[Jason Woods]

Yes, my own design. The style was something I had been thinking about for awhile - using double tapered legs, curves, and some inset leg banding. I think I whipped everything up in sketchup in a few evenings (not my first time with Sketchup so it helped).

I used WinISD to model the box volume for the speaker, although I didn't do much more than enter the parameters for the speaker and play around with the volume until I got something that was reasonable.

[Jeffrey Makiel]

Now that's a classy subwoofer!
-Jeff :)

[Craig Nickles]

WOW! That is really nice.

[Jim Becker]

Woof! I agree with Mr. Page...that's gonna move air and move you!

[Phil Thien]

How were the black sides and top accomplished? They look like MDF. So paint? Laminate?

[scott spencer]

Nice job with the sub. I really like the arched bottom.

[John Thompson]

I know nothing about woofers but... the woofer holder is extremely well done. And if woofers are the things that make those vibrations that feel like an earthquake that the kids put in the back of their cars... I'm glad you don't live in my neighbor-hood. :D

Well designed.. well executed piece of woofer holder. :)

Sarge..

[Nathan Hawkes]

How were the black sides and top accomplished? They look like MDF. So paint? Laminate?



Not my work, but I made a couple of sub boxes for cars a long time ago. *****NOTE***** I am NOT one of those annoying guys you hear (and feel) at stoplights. I'm a jazz/blues/swing saxophone player. I like my music accoustically correct. MDF was always recommended to me as a building material as it doesn't vibrate badly; plywood apparently will separate between the plies over time b/c of the vibration. I don't know about this build, but a sealant was recommended to me between the panels to stop any (even very very small) air leaks. It makes all the difference in the sound quality.

[Mike Heidrick]

Great job - looks good. Few questions?

Sealed enclosure?

Just wood glue to seal it all up?

Any other joinery methods used?

[Phil Thien]

Not my work, but I made a couple of sub boxes for cars a long time ago. *****NOTE***** I am NOT one of those annoying guys you hear (and feel) at stoplights. I'm a jazz/blues/swing saxophone player. I like my music accoustically correct. MDF was always recommended to me as a building material as it doesn't vibrate badly; plywood apparently will separate between the plies over time b/c of the vibration. I don't know about this build, but a sealant was recommended to me between the panels to stop any (even very very small) air leaks. It makes all the difference in the sound quality.

No, I meant how did he get the black finish on the side panels and top?

[tom tangie]

is it good that the speaker points to the floor withs so little air gap?