DIY Subwoofer Build

[denz_1]

^distortion?
You will just have a different responce, it will sound different but wont be to bad

 

[PRIVATEpastry]

Allright, I got the wood filler all done and sanded. Here's a picture of it sitting on the end of a broom handle that I stuck in my yard:



And here it is primed:



I used a can of Kilz primer (the cheap kind) that I had laying around. It sucks, don't use it if you don't have to. Use the Duplicolor high build primer that you can get at Autozone.

Anyways, I had a drip on the front, you might be able to see it. I'll get it sanded down as soon as it dries all the way. I need to make a run to HD to pick up some flat black paint as well.

 

[nachosyumm]

oooh, nice.

flat black? My personally favorite is the laquer black. That stuff is durable and shiny. Anyways, its turning out good.

 

[PRIVATEpastry]

flat black? My personally favorite is the laquer black. That stuff is durable and shiny. Anyways, its turning out good.

Yeah, flat black. I think it will look nice with the brushed metal of the amp. I made a trip to HD, and got the paint. Here's the first coat of flat black:



Second coat:



Third and final coat:



Each coat took a little more than a half of a can. Two cans with a little to spare. It's still out in the yard drying, and it has been misting off and on all day, so I hope it doesn't start back up here in the next 10 minutes.

 

[denz_1]

With my next build what im going to cover it with is the only question I dont really have answerd.
Its not going to be as small as that, so I dont know if spray cans will do.
I might paint it with a roller... hmmm... who knows.
A couple of coats of gloss black and a sealant

 

[PRIVATEpastry]

With my next build what im going to cover it with is the only question I dont really have answerd.
Its not going to be as small as that, so I dont know if spray cans will do.
I might paint it with a roller... hmmm... who knows.
A couple of coats of gloss black and a sealant

Haha, spraypaint will cover anything. We used about 70 cans of spraypaint on our high school football truck - a 1978 Chevy.

 

[PRIVATEpastry]

Well here she is, with the amp and sub installed:



And here it is under the desk by my computer:



I'm going to go ahead and post some pictures in the DIY thread now. I think it turned out pretty good.

 

[natewildes]

um, yes, it turned out pretty good

 

[denz_1]

sweet as

 

[nachosyumm]

how does it sound?

 

[PRIVATEpastry]

how does it sound?

It sounds pretty good right now. I still have a little bit of tweaking and equalizing to do. I don't have the most advanced equalizer software or hardware with the integrated sound. I just gotta spend some time tweakin around.

 

[PRIVATEpastry]

Well, after listening to some music on the web, i.e. Myspace, I've noticed that there is no output from the sub from audio that I am streaming from a website. Is there anything that I need to install with Firefox to aid this?

 

[denz_1]

It will be poor quality so there might just not be any signal to play

 

[PRIVATEpastry]

Why's that, denz?

 

[denz_1]

lol its a long shot. But lets say you are listning to very poor quality music, the highs and lows can get cut off

 

[TTP]

I concur.. don't listen to the web. Play a CD through your PC and calibrate it based on that.

 

[PRIVATEpastry]

I concur.. don't listen to the web. Play a CD through your PC and calibrate it based on that.

I'm not calibrating my speakers based on music that I stream off the web, I was just wondering why it sounds bad.

 

[Nevrsumr22]

Make sure you have the 2.1 turned on in your settings. Hook it up to a receiver and try also.

 

[PRIVATEpastry]

I wish people would actually read what I posted. I said that it works for winamp and wmp and whatnot, just not firefox.

 

[TTP]

I'm not calibrating my speakers based on music that I stream off the web, I was just wondering why it sounds bad.

Ah ok. Then I suggest you run down to the local radio shack and pick up a sound meter http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...=sound+meter&kw=sound+meter&parentPage=search

http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...=sound+meter&kw=sound+meter&parentPage=search

Then play around with the signal crossover.