After a ton of help from a few people on this forum, espeinfo to cially from
@rojo, I've decided to start a build thread for my first subwoofer build. This will be my third DIY enclosure, but my first sub. The last two builds were for a center channel and front main speakers for a 5.1 system I'm working on. I was so impressed by the quality vs cost that I decided to keep going and build the sub too.
As I mentioned already,
@rojo was a major help in choosing a sub for this project. The goals I was trying to achieve were fairly simple: I needed a fairly small (but not compact) enclosure the had decent tuning for use with both home theater and music and would be suited for a decent sized room. Cost had to be relatively low as well (less than $200). The end result was a 3ft³ with a 4" by 26 11/16" port tuned to 19.5Hz. You can check the progress of how we got there and other more in-depth specs
here. Another suggestion that came up was to put this into a down-firing enclosure that is disguised as an end table.
Anyway, on to the more exciting part: the build! I haven't started cutting yet, but that's planned to start later today. While you wait for more progress, here are some photos of the proposed build:
There's 4" gap on the bottom for airflow.
This is another idea with a different top. The materials used are mahogany, black vinyl, and 1/8th inch stainless steel rods. The reason for this combo is to match the rest of my speakers.
One of my mains on a stand I'm working on to show what I'm trying to match to.
Here's a list of all the pieces I'll need for each end table. I intend to build 2 tables, one with a sub and one without that still has an enclosure in it just in case I should decide I want/ need 2 subwoofers.
If you have any comments, suggestions or concerns, please leave a reply! I will gladly take any and all feedback and information you guys are willing to provide!