so who wants a Death Star Subwoofer

Post by **SoM** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:42 am

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:57 am

very cool looking and if it's constructed like he says, it's very well put together. home made subs done right, blow the crap out of commercially bought subs with ease.

+ he used WinISD

- he posted no sound measurements

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:07 am

lol nice.

I'm undecided on whether I'd want something like that. The player in me says no while the geek in me says yes.

Post by **Nightshade** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:16 am

Kracus wrote:lol nice.

I'm undecided on whether I'd want something like that. The player in me says no while the geek in me says yes.

"the player..."

Post by **7zark7** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:16 am

Good Idea!.. I think I'll steal it. :icon14:

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:17 am

What would you call it baldy?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:47 am

Kracus wrote:What would you call it baldy?

the "wishful thinker"?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:50 am

Hey that'd be clever if it was true, I'll just take it as a compliment.

Post by **losCHUNK** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:54 am

Weight

~ 65Kilos.... I did say it was over engineered!

Power

More powerful than you can possibly imagine, or 300W which ever is the smaller

Weakness

No known weakness, but the Rebel Alliance may find one

lol.... im a geek

Post by **Chupacabra** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:33 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote: home made subs done right, blow the crap out of commercially bought subs with ease.

hmm...whys that?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 3:09 am

Chupacabra wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote: home made subs done right, blow the crap out of commercially bought subs with ease.
hmm...whys that?

you can tune them to whatever frequency you want. you can spec out the exact driver you would like to use (increased power handling, longer excursion, higher spl's), and design a cabinet (not necessarily a box as demonstrated in the original post), that is more aesthetically pleasing than a black box, that you can make more structurally sound than any commercially available box, and last but not least a response that YOU can tune yourself with very little in room frequency jumps at a given hz by using free software for room measurements.

Post by **Chupacabra** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 3:45 am

oh i see

you could of course get a professional to do all that right? i guess that would count as custom though. . .

btw do you know anything about having fish tanks in a "theatre room" of sorts? would any vibrations and shit hurt or bother the fish?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:15 am

Chupacabra wrote:oh i see

you could of course get a professional to do all that right? i guess that would count as custom though. . .

btw do you know anything about having fish tanks in a "theatre room" of sorts? would any vibrations and shit hurt or bother the fish?

ah, if you have a clue what you're doing with woodworking, you don't need a "pro". and what you're doing yourself IS custom.

i'm not too sure about the fish question, though. it really depends on how much power and air you plan on pushing.

for the two subs i made, i have measured results of 116 dB @ 30 Hz and 106 dB @16 Hz each, which is very good for any sub, much less a commercial one. i'm pushing mine with older Parasound monoblocks of 400 watts a piece.

Post by **Chupacabra** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:28 am

how much you reckon that would cost if you bought something of similar quality (if its possible) from a professional?

Post by **SoM** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:30 am

Chupacabra wrote:how much you reckon that would cost if you bought something of similar quality (if its possible) from a professional?

it depends..

all he said was that they're LOUD

and it would prolly be 2 times as much..

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:35 am

SoM wrote:
Chupacabra wrote:how much you reckon that would cost if you bought something of similar quality (if its possible) from a professional?
it depends..

all he said was that they're LOUD

and it would prolly be 2 times as much..

people that "know" me here know that i don't care about loudness. sound quality comes first.

but, to answer Chucabra's question, per sub, roughly around $4k. i spent just under $1k. this does not include amplification though, as they're passive. no built in power, which has the benefits of you being able to choose what brand/wattage fits your needs and your room the best.

Post by **Hannibal** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:46 am

lol. Another chick repellant for the uncompromising inhabitants of Nerd Island.

Post by **Chupacabra** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:53 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
SoM wrote:
Chupacabra wrote:how much you reckon that would cost if you bought something of similar quality (if its possible) from a professional?
it depends..

all he said was that they're LOUD

and it would prolly be 2 times as much..
people that "know" me here know that i don't care about loudness. sound quality comes first.

but, to answer Chucabra's question, per sub, roughly around $4k. i spent just under $1k. this does not include amplification though, as they're passive. no built in power, which has the benefits of you being able to choose what brand/wattage fits your needs and your room the best.

wow thats pretty good. alas, i have no woodworking skills.

might be worth it to learn how to handle wood and all really well but to make something that requires precision such as that thing would take me years

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:56 am

Chupacabra wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
SoM wrote: it depends..

all he said was that they're LOUD

and it would prolly be 2 times as much..
people that "know" me here know that i don't care about loudness. sound quality comes first.

but, to answer Chucabra's question, per sub, roughly around $4k. i spent just under $1k. this does not include amplification though, as they're passive. no built in power, which has the benefits of you being able to choose what brand/wattage fits your needs and your room the best.

wow thats pretty good. alas, i have no woodworking skills.

might be worth it to learn how to handle wood and all really well but to make something that requires precision such as that thing would take me years

i'll PM some info to you if you don't have much woodworking skills. won't be till later on though.

Post by **Maiden** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:57 am

Chupacabra wrote: btw do you know anything about having fish tanks in a "theatre room" of sorts? would any vibrations and shit hurt or bother the fish?

if the bass is going to tingle your ass, it will bother your fish. if you have to have them in the same room keep them as far away from the sub as possible.

Post by **Chupacabra** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:03 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
Chupacabra wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote: people that "know" me here know that i don't care about loudness. sound quality comes first.

but, to answer Chucabra's question, per sub, roughly around $4k. i spent just under $1k. this does not include amplification though, as they're passive. no built in power, which has the benefits of you being able to choose what brand/wattage fits your needs and your room the best.

wow thats pretty good. alas, i have no woodworking skills.

might be worth it to learn how to handle wood and all really well but to make something that requires precision such as that thing would take me years
i'll PM some info to you if you don't have much woodworking skills. won't be till later on though.

well, maybe in a year or two you can teach me, if this place is still around then

most of my questioning is from just plain curiousity (and hopefully something in this whole audio/video thing will manifest from it). i hope you havent felt like you wasted your time typing up the above responses. its been helpful and interesting. im not out to do any of the big AV stuff yet, just getting a feel for the whole thing and learning a few tips here and there if you know what i mean.

Post by **Chupacabra** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:06 am

Maiden wrote:
Chupacabra wrote: btw do you know anything about having fish tanks in a "theatre room" of sorts? would any vibrations and shit hurt or bother the fish?
if the bass is going to tingle your ass, it will bother your fish. if you have to have them in the same room keep them as far away from the sub as possible.

oh, well damn.

i'm a big fan of fish tanks (though I know nothing about them) and thought they would look good in a potential entertainment room.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:13 am

Maiden wrote:
Chupacabra wrote: btw do you know anything about having fish tanks in a "theatre room" of sorts? would any vibrations and shit hurt or bother the fish?
if the bass is going to tingle your ass, it will bother your fish. if you have to have them in the same room keep them as far away from the sub as possible.

thanks Maiden, that's kinda what i figured. i'm not going to bother remarking how much these things rattle the foundations, but even half of that is too much for pets imo. yet another reason i do not have one of any sort.

Post by **Maiden** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:14 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote: people that "know" me here know that i don't care about loudness. sound quality comes first.

amen brotha.
tho my home set up is lacking quite a bit right now, I've got the system in my car set up well. can you hear me from 4 blocks away? nope. Can I turn it all the way up without a hint of distortion, yep.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:15 am

Chupacabra wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
Chupacabra wrote:
wow thats pretty good. alas, i have no woodworking skills.

might be worth it to learn how to handle wood and all really well but to make something that requires precision such as that thing would take me years
i'll PM some info to you if you don't have much woodworking skills. won't be till later on though.
well, maybe in a year or two you can teach me, if this place is still around then

most of my questioning is from just plain curiousity (and hopefully something in this whole audio/video thing will manifest from it). i hope you havent felt like you wasted your time typing up the above responses. its been helpful and interesting. im not out to do any of the big AV stuff yet, just getting a feel for the whole thing and learning a few tips here and there if you know what i mean.

nah, not a waste of time. i enjoy sharing any experience and information i've gathered throughout the years when it comes to A/V stuff. if you got a little something out of it, that's good enough for me.