interscope8 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 Hey everyone, Long time reader, 1st time poster. Went to my first Slamology this year. Just went and took pics and spectated this year. As soon as I got home I ripped every piece of audio equipment out and sold it all. Hearing some awesome setups kinda gave me some enlightenment on how stuff is supposed to sound. I'm going to rebuild everything, but I'm kinda wanting to try my hand and building my own subs. Hear me out... I know this sounds like a pretty bold move. And you're correct. But, give me a little credit. I'm a 5th year student with lots of background in Engineering, Manufacturing, and I pride myself on my ability to use common sense. I'm fairly competent when it comes to electrical systems. I'be been messing around with audio stuff since I got my vehicle 8 years ago. I'm not saying I know everything about installs, or amps, or any of that. But generally, I can figure stuff out after a trying it. I've built a couple PC's, I've built guns, I've built suspension components for my truck, I think building a sub or 2 could be fun, and at the very least help me better my understanding on audio. I just picked up 4 15" SPLW's for $100. Figured it'd be best starting out on some middle ranged (ok, maybe bottom middle? Idk, I've found lots of conflicting reviews on the motors, but everyone in agreeance that the softparts sucked) motors. Just by reading and looking at the pics the seller of these motors has given me, they have a 4" coil and a pretty stout motor. The baskets are borderline garbage, but I'm not to worried about those on my first run around. I'm wondering if anyone on here can discuss with me things I need to measure, look for, or know before going and shopping for parts to recone these things. SPL claims 1100w on these (which I disbelieve heavily) but if I reconed these with some better soft parts and stronger coils would I be foolish to hope for 800w daily? I'm not sure on how to pick coils, spiders, ect. I don't want to go to Fixmyspeaker and order a drop in... I've done that. It's pretty simple. I'd like to buy the components and piece it together. Need some help in learning about how to determine correct parts based on motor specs and sizes. Cheers!
Krakin Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 Let me try and find an older post that I have everything I have used so far. Krakin's Home Dipole Project http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/186153-krakins-dipole-project-new-reciever-in-rockford-science/#entry2772370 Krakin, are you some sort of mad scientist? I would have replied earlier, but I was measuring the output of my amp with a yardstick . . . What you hear is not the air pressure variation in itself but what has drawn your attention in the two streams of superimposed air pressure variations at your eardrums An acoustic event has dimensions of Time, Tone, Loudness and Space Everyone learns to render the 3-dimensional localization of sound based on the individual shape of their ears, thus no formula can achieve a definite effect for every listener.
n8ball2013 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 Vance Dickason. Loud speaker cookbook THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger.
Krakin Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/195541-scooters-trying-to-boost-his-knowledge-trying-to-learn-some-ish-subwoofer-talk/?fromsearch=1 Krakin's Home Dipole Project http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/186153-krakins-dipole-project-new-reciever-in-rockford-science/#entry2772370 Krakin, are you some sort of mad scientist? I would have replied earlier, but I was measuring the output of my amp with a yardstick . . . What you hear is not the air pressure variation in itself but what has drawn your attention in the two streams of superimposed air pressure variations at your eardrums An acoustic event has dimensions of Time, Tone, Loudness and Space Everyone learns to render the 3-dimensional localization of sound based on the individual shape of their ears, thus no formula can achieve a definite effect for every listener.
interscope8 Posted June 30, 2015 Author Report Posted June 30, 2015 Thanks for the help guys! Ended up finding some free downloads for the subwoofer cookbook and another car audio text book. Cheers! This will keep me busy for awhile
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