GR Research sub. 12" with a 12" passive radiator, 350w. Good to 20Hz. construction:
j_garcia Audioholic Jedi Jan 23, 2007 #1 GR Research sub. 12" with a 12" passive radiator, 350w. Good to 20Hz. construction:
Sheep Audioholic Warlord Jan 23, 2007 #2 What do you think of it? Looks nice.. Does it sound better with a broken in driver and cables? SheepStar
What do you think of it? Looks nice.. Does it sound better with a broken in driver and cables? SheepStar
j_garcia Audioholic Jedi Jan 23, 2007 #3 I haven't hooked it up at my place yet, but I heard it at his place. It has a very tight and clean sound to it. It uses the same amp I use for my Tempest (which the same guy also built) but it didn't seem to have the same amount of output. I am going to fire it up tonight and I'll have a better impression of it then.
I haven't hooked it up at my place yet, but I heard it at his place. It has a very tight and clean sound to it. It uses the same amp I use for my Tempest (which the same guy also built) but it didn't seem to have the same amount of output. I am going to fire it up tonight and I'll have a better impression of it then.
jaxvon Audioholic Ninja Jan 23, 2007 #4 Too bad he wasted his time and money putting in the egg crate foam.
Sheep Audioholic Warlord Jan 23, 2007 #5 jaxvon said: Too bad he wasted his time and money putting in the egg crate foam. Click to expand... Yeah, won't really help slow the air that much. The bracing might do enough by itself. SheepStar
jaxvon said: Too bad he wasted his time and money putting in the egg crate foam. Click to expand... Yeah, won't really help slow the air that much. The bracing might do enough by itself. SheepStar
j_garcia Audioholic Jedi Jan 23, 2007 #6 I've used damping in all my subs, most of which were sealed as well.
j_garcia Audioholic Jedi Jan 23, 2007 #7 Holy smokes, this thing has about as much output as my Tempest... It sounds amazingly good.
j_garcia Audioholic Jedi Jan 23, 2007 #9 I just threw in a few movies to see how it was, didn't run any numbers. I don't know where my test tones disc is....have to burn another I guess. Tried The Haunting DTS-ES and War of the Worlds with the obvious scenes, and it really has a lot of oomph to it. He had it BFD'ed when I heard it at his place, so it was probably losing some output due to EQing. It handles the lowest stuff very well too - door rattling, room pressurizing output.
I just threw in a few movies to see how it was, didn't run any numbers. I don't know where my test tones disc is....have to burn another I guess. Tried The Haunting DTS-ES and War of the Worlds with the obvious scenes, and it really has a lot of oomph to it. He had it BFD'ed when I heard it at his place, so it was probably losing some output due to EQing. It handles the lowest stuff very well too - door rattling, room pressurizing output.
j_garcia Audioholic Jedi Jan 23, 2007 #11 I didn't ask him actually, but I imagine it was $500 or less. Drivers about $200 shipped, amp $175, wood, glue, hardware, $2.00 of foam, etc....
I didn't ask him actually, but I imagine it was $500 or less. Drivers about $200 shipped, amp $175, wood, glue, hardware, $2.00 of foam, etc....
AVRat Audioholic Ninja Jan 24, 2007 #12 That's cool, I'd be interested in seeing pics of his IB construction project.
j_garcia Audioholic Jedi Jan 24, 2007 #13 I think it will take him a few weeks, and looks like an interesting one. Single 18" that uses an ouside storage area for the rear chamber, fed by ~1K watts. Stealth install on the inside, with a vent cover so it looks like an A/C duct.
I think it will take him a few weeks, and looks like an interesting one. Single 18" that uses an ouside storage area for the rear chamber, fed by ~1K watts. Stealth install on the inside, with a vent cover so it looks like an A/C duct.
