C craig7 Senior Audioholic Jul 13, 2010 745 0 0 31 Windsor, Ont Feb 15, 2012 #1 Im gonna build a subwoofer in my wood shop class. Yay for me. I'm gonna try and make it a good one so I'm thinking about using a 12" Dayton titanic mkIII but when I add in a 300w plate amp it's about $80 too much. I only want to spend $200 so a titanic probably isn't gonna happen with that budget. I'm probably gonna use a 300W bash plate amp because they are the cheapest and 300 is a decent wattage (I'm gonna try to build the box to also accomadate the 500w model if I wanna upgrade). Any 12-15" subs that will slam about as hard or harder than a titanic for about $100? Let's ignore the cost of wood for now because the school will cover some and I don't know how big the box is gonna have to be.
Im gonna build a subwoofer in my wood shop class. Yay for me. I'm gonna try and make it a good one so I'm thinking about using a 12" Dayton titanic mkIII but when I add in a 300w plate amp it's about $80 too much. I only want to spend $200 so a titanic probably isn't gonna happen with that budget. I'm probably gonna use a 300W bash plate amp because they are the cheapest and 300 is a decent wattage (I'm gonna try to build the box to also accomadate the 500w model if I wanna upgrade). Any 12-15" subs that will slam about as hard or harder than a titanic for about $100? Let's ignore the cost of wood for now because the school will cover some and I don't know how big the box is gonna have to be.
jinjuku Moderator Apr 6, 2007 7,667 0 113 Louisville, KY Feb 15, 2012 #2 craig7 said: Im gonna build a subwoofer in my wood shop class. Yay for me. I'm gonna try and make it a good one so I'm thinking about using a 12" Dayton titanic mkIII but when I add in a 300w plate amp it's about $80 too much. I only want to spend $200 so a titanic probably isn't gonna happen with that budget. I'm probably gonna use a 300W bash plate amp because they are the cheapest and 300 is a decent wattage (I'm gonna try to build the box to also accomadate the 500w model if I wanna upgrade). Any 12-15" subs that will slam about as hard or harder than a titanic for about $100? Let's ignore the cost of wood for now because the school will cover some and I don't know how big the box is gonna have to be. Click to expand... Infinity Reference 1260W: $56 Dayton BASH 300 for $114 or the 500 for $189. Attached are the box plans. Attachments Infinity Reference 1262 rev4.pdf Infinity Reference 1262 rev4.pdf 32.6 KB · Views: 1,015 Reactions: craig7
craig7 said: Im gonna build a subwoofer in my wood shop class. Yay for me. I'm gonna try and make it a good one so I'm thinking about using a 12" Dayton titanic mkIII but when I add in a 300w plate amp it's about $80 too much. I only want to spend $200 so a titanic probably isn't gonna happen with that budget. I'm probably gonna use a 300W bash plate amp because they are the cheapest and 300 is a decent wattage (I'm gonna try to build the box to also accomadate the 500w model if I wanna upgrade). Any 12-15" subs that will slam about as hard or harder than a titanic for about $100? Let's ignore the cost of wood for now because the school will cover some and I don't know how big the box is gonna have to be. Click to expand... Infinity Reference 1260W: $56 Dayton BASH 300 for $114 or the 500 for $189. Attached are the box plans.
C craig7 Senior Audioholic Jul 13, 2010 745 0 0 31 Windsor, Ont Feb 15, 2012 #3 Doesn't quite compete with the titanic from what I can see but I could buy 2 at that price and I bet it would SLAM HARD
Doesn't quite compete with the titanic from what I can see but I could buy 2 at that price and I bet it would SLAM HARD
jinjuku Moderator Apr 6, 2007 7,667 0 113 Louisville, KY Feb 15, 2012 #4 craig7 said: Doesn't quite compete with the titanic from what I can see but I could buy 2 at that price and I bet it would SLAM HARD Click to expand... What would make you say that? Be interested in the data you can provide. Not everything is about wattage. If 109dB at 21Hz isn't enough then I don't know what will do it for you.
craig7 said: Doesn't quite compete with the titanic from what I can see but I could buy 2 at that price and I bet it would SLAM HARD Click to expand... What would make you say that? Be interested in the data you can provide. Not everything is about wattage. If 109dB at 21Hz isn't enough then I don't know what will do it for you.
C craig7 Senior Audioholic Jul 13, 2010 745 0 0 31 Windsor, Ont Feb 15, 2012 #5 jinjuku said: What would make you say that? Be interested in the data you can provide. Not everything is about wattage. If 109dB at 21Hz isn't enough then I don't know what will do it for you. Click to expand... where did you find 109db at 21hz? i didnt see that :O just reading the specs it seems the dayton is a bit better which i expect... i just wanna get something thats gonna serve me well for quite a while since its gonna take ALOT to get that $$$ from my mom
jinjuku said: What would make you say that? Be interested in the data you can provide. Not everything is about wattage. If 109dB at 21Hz isn't enough then I don't know what will do it for you. Click to expand... where did you find 109db at 21hz? i didnt see that :O just reading the specs it seems the dayton is a bit better which i expect... i just wanna get something thats gonna serve me well for quite a while since its gonna take ALOT to get that $$$ from my mom
BoredSysAdmin Audioholic Slumlord Aug 21, 2007 15,616 0 113 New Joisey Feb 15, 2012 #6 craig7 said: where did you find 109db at 21hz? i didnt see that :O just reading the specs it seems the dayton is a bit better which i expect... i just wanna get something thats gonna serve me well for quite a while since its gonna take ALOT to get that $$$ from my mom Click to expand... a) See attached (pdf) model of this driver in ported box b) just promise her to clean your room
craig7 said: where did you find 109db at 21hz? i didnt see that :O just reading the specs it seems the dayton is a bit better which i expect... i just wanna get something thats gonna serve me well for quite a while since its gonna take ALOT to get that $$$ from my mom Click to expand... a) See attached (pdf) model of this driver in ported box b) just promise her to clean your room
C craig7 Senior Audioholic Jul 13, 2010 745 0 0 31 Windsor, Ont Feb 15, 2012 #7 BoredSysAdmin said: a) See attached (pdf) model of this driver in ported box b) just promise her to clean your room Click to expand... easier said than done.... all the crap on my floor has all kinds of wires weaved through it and then i have close to 100lbs of just random boxes full of destroyed electronics Seth=L said: As a note here, you're on your way to becoming a packrat. Click to expand... i should have listened :/ edit: i viewed the pdf earlier on my ipod so i missed it but i just took a close look at the graph and thats pretty good. but im a bit uneasy about it being classified as a car subwoofer
BoredSysAdmin said: a) See attached (pdf) model of this driver in ported box b) just promise her to clean your room Click to expand... easier said than done.... all the crap on my floor has all kinds of wires weaved through it and then i have close to 100lbs of just random boxes full of destroyed electronics Seth=L said: As a note here, you're on your way to becoming a packrat. Click to expand... i should have listened :/ edit: i viewed the pdf earlier on my ipod so i missed it but i just took a close look at the graph and thats pretty good. but im a bit uneasy about it being classified as a car subwoofer
jinjuku Moderator Apr 6, 2007 7,667 0 113 Louisville, KY Feb 15, 2012 #8 craig7 said: where did you find 109db at 21hz? i didnt see that :O just reading the specs it seems the dayton is a bit better which i expect... i just wanna get something thats gonna serve me well for quite a while since its gonna take ALOT to get that $$$ from my mom Click to expand... Take some time and read through the PDF I attached.
craig7 said: where did you find 109db at 21hz? i didnt see that :O just reading the specs it seems the dayton is a bit better which i expect... i just wanna get something thats gonna serve me well for quite a while since its gonna take ALOT to get that $$$ from my mom Click to expand... Take some time and read through the PDF I attached.
jinjuku Moderator Apr 6, 2007 7,667 0 113 Louisville, KY Feb 15, 2012 #9 craig7 said: i should have listened :/ edit: i viewed the pdf earlier on my ipod so i missed it but i just took a close look at the graph and thats pretty good. but im a bit uneasy about it being classified as a car subwoofer Click to expand... Then don't build it.
craig7 said: i should have listened :/ edit: i viewed the pdf earlier on my ipod so i missed it but i just took a close look at the graph and thats pretty good. but im a bit uneasy about it being classified as a car subwoofer Click to expand... Then don't build it.
T tomito Audioholic Intern Aug 6, 2008 42 0 8 Feb 15, 2012 #10 jinjuku said: Take some time and read through the PDF I attached. Click to expand... It is so close to the infinity kappa design and it looks like on a little less price, what am I missing?
jinjuku said: Take some time and read through the PDF I attached. Click to expand... It is so close to the infinity kappa design and it looks like on a little less price, what am I missing?
jinjuku Moderator Apr 6, 2007 7,667 0 113 Louisville, KY Feb 15, 2012 #11 tomito said: It is so close to the infinity kappa design and it looks like on a little less price, what am I missing? Click to expand... X-Max and a little bit less power handling Last edited: Feb 15, 2012
tomito said: It is so close to the infinity kappa design and it looks like on a little less price, what am I missing? Click to expand... X-Max and a little bit less power handling
C craig7 Senior Audioholic Jul 13, 2010 745 0 0 31 Windsor, Ont Feb 15, 2012 #12 hmmm.... i like it but should i buy the single vc or dual vc one? in your post you mentioned the single vc model # but posted the dual vc ones price so im confused
hmmm.... i like it but should i buy the single vc or dual vc one? in your post you mentioned the single vc model # but posted the dual vc ones price so im confused
jinjuku Moderator Apr 6, 2007 7,667 0 113 Louisville, KY Feb 15, 2012 #13 craig7 said: hmmm.... i like it but should i buy the single vc or dual vc one? in your post you mentioned the single vc model # but posted the dual vc ones price so im confused Click to expand... Get the 1260w (single coil)...
craig7 said: hmmm.... i like it but should i buy the single vc or dual vc one? in your post you mentioned the single vc model # but posted the dual vc ones price so im confused Click to expand... Get the 1260w (single coil)...
C craig7 Senior Audioholic Jul 13, 2010 745 0 0 31 Windsor, Ont Feb 15, 2012 #14 one more question, will the material the box is made of make much difference? the pdf says it needs a wall thickness of 0.75" but my school has 0.5" plywood. you think it would be ok or do i need to order special wood for it? (sorry for the questions, its my first time)
one more question, will the material the box is made of make much difference? the pdf says it needs a wall thickness of 0.75" but my school has 0.5" plywood. you think it would be ok or do i need to order special wood for it? (sorry for the questions, its my first time)
jinjuku Moderator Apr 6, 2007 7,667 0 113 Louisville, KY Feb 15, 2012 #15 craig7 said: one more question, will the material the box is made of make much difference? the pdf says it needs a wall thickness of 0.75" but my school has 0.5" plywood. you think it would be ok or do i need to order special wood for it? (sorry for the questions, its my first time) Click to expand... Please use 3/4" MDF (actually it is 19mm). MDF is inexpensive, it cuts nice. I am assuming there is dust collection on the machinery there. Wear a dust mask. You don't want to be breathing that stuff.
craig7 said: one more question, will the material the box is made of make much difference? the pdf says it needs a wall thickness of 0.75" but my school has 0.5" plywood. you think it would be ok or do i need to order special wood for it? (sorry for the questions, its my first time) Click to expand... Please use 3/4" MDF (actually it is 19mm). MDF is inexpensive, it cuts nice. I am assuming there is dust collection on the machinery there. Wear a dust mask. You don't want to be breathing that stuff.
C craig7 Senior Audioholic Jul 13, 2010 745 0 0 31 Windsor, Ont Feb 15, 2012 #16 that would be about $30 for a 3/4" 4'x8' right?
jinjuku Moderator Apr 6, 2007 7,667 0 113 Louisville, KY Feb 15, 2012 #17 craig7 said: that would be about $30 for a 3/4" 4'x8' right? Click to expand... Yep, that is about right.
craig7 said: that would be about $30 for a 3/4" 4'x8' right? Click to expand... Yep, that is about right.
C craig7 Senior Audioholic Jul 13, 2010 745 0 0 31 Windsor, Ont Feb 15, 2012 #18 would a slightly modifyed version of avaserfi's box design work good for this? i would just modify the braces a bit to accomadate the amp
would a slightly modifyed version of avaserfi's box design work good for this? i would just modify the braces a bit to accomadate the amp
jinjuku Moderator Apr 6, 2007 7,667 0 113 Louisville, KY Feb 15, 2012 #19 craig7 said: would a slightly modifyed version of avaserfi's box design work good for this? i would just modify the braces a bit to accomadate the amp Click to expand... I would put the plate amp in a separate box and attach that to the sub. Just think 'piggybacked'. That should be a piece of cake compared to the actual sub box.
craig7 said: would a slightly modifyed version of avaserfi's box design work good for this? i would just modify the braces a bit to accomadate the amp Click to expand... I would put the plate amp in a separate box and attach that to the sub. Just think 'piggybacked'. That should be a piece of cake compared to the actual sub box.
C craig7 Senior Audioholic Jul 13, 2010 745 0 0 31 Windsor, Ont Feb 15, 2012 #20 would the braces need to be mdf too? because planning this all out i have enough mdf to do everything except the 2 brace pieces. if they have any scrap mdf i should be good but just incase
would the braces need to be mdf too? because planning this all out i have enough mdf to do everything except the 2 brace pieces. if they have any scrap mdf i should be good but just incase
