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Old 09-16-04 | 03:55 PM
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Just finished building my own sub!

15" Adire Audio Tempest
400w PE Plate Amp
Tons of 3/4" MDF
6" speaker grill
6" Cardboard port tube
Tons of Polyfill
2 months of work










Old 09-16-04 | 04:04 PM
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that looks nice.. i would probably go with some kind of material around the body. It would make it look more proffesional.
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I have a black stretchy fabric that i just got to sew...they call it the "sock"..you paint the tube black anyway so you can't see through the fabric
Old 09-16-04 | 06:15 PM
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Very impressive work! How much were materials? Is that an HTD tower? How does it match up with the speakers?
Old 09-16-04 | 06:46 PM
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Yes focker those are the HTD level 3's...(about 3 years old now).

they sound fine together, but in fact i only plug in the sub for action movies...it's almost overkill with all the bass the towers put out 9I also have tacile transducers i use occasionaly)

sub - $125
amp - $118
MDF - $40 (i wasted alot making test cuts to get it just perfect. i literally had to hammer in the end caps to make a tight seal)
polyfill - $5
epoxy - $4
grill - $8
sonotube - $75 (had to buy a 12' piece!)
port tube - $free - had it already
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Hi...cool sub...where did you get that great component rack? That's exactly what I need for my set-up!
Old 09-17-04 | 09:18 AM
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Nice job! That rack is a DIY flexy rack, if I am correct.
Old 09-17-04 | 12:55 PM
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worms is correct..the toughest part was finding the 6' 3/4" rods...most places only carry like 3'. i had to go to a contractors place.
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Both came out really nice!

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