DLHgn Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Oh, ok. That makes more sense now. And did you just round the edges of them for ease of air flow? Also, what is the benefit of using the plywood over the dowels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triticum Agricolam Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I round the edges over because I'm an obsessive perfectionist. It makes no difference in performance, it just gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. The reason I suggest using plywood is because you probably don't want to drill holes all the way through your side panels so you can use dowels properly. The plywood strips have a lot more surface area for gluing than the end of a dowel does and the plywood won't wick the glue away as badly as a dowel. Both plywood strips and dowels are equally effective if used properly. "Nothing prevents people from knowing the truth more than the belief they already know it.""Making bass is easy, making music is the hard part."Builds: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLHgn Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 So use a 3/4 X (3 - 4) X width of box piece of plywood and just glue the edges down? No need to cut into the side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLHgn Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Also, if I round the inside corners (the corners in the bends)of the port, does it affect the tuning? Do I have to change anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triticum Agricolam Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 So use a 3/4 X (3 - 4) X width of box piece of plywood and just glue the edges down? No need to cut into the side? Yup, you got it. The reason for using a wide strip of plywood is to give enough surface area for gluing so you don't need to recess it into the sides. Rounding the corners inside the port won't affect tuning and I suggest you do round them over for better air flow. "Nothing prevents people from knowing the truth more than the belief they already know it.""Making bass is easy, making music is the hard part."Builds: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLHgn Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 And how di you So use a 3/4 X (3 - 4) X width of box piece of plywood and just glue the edges down? No need to cut into the side? Yup, you got it. The reason for using a wide strip of plywood is to give enough surface area for gluing so you don't need to recess it into the sides.Rounding the corners inside the port won't affect tuning and I suggest you do round them over for better air flow. So, can I supply the sub with more power than it needs but then turn the gain down so I don't overload it? Like, mine is rated 600 rms but the NU3000DPS is rated at like 820 @ 4 ohm stereo. Is that still okay? Sorry for these questions. I'm new and trying to absorb and understand everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triticum Agricolam Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 So, can I supply the sub with more power than it needs but then turn the gain down so I don't overload it? Like, mine is rated 600 rms but the NU3000DPS is rated at like 820 @ 4 ohm stereo. Is that still okay? Sorry for these questions. I'm new and trying to absorb and understand everything Yup, in fact the Nu3000DSP has an output limiter so you can specify EXACTLY how much power you want to go to the sub, you don't have to guess by turning the gain down. Its a really handy feature, you can say you want 200 watts, 2000 watts, whatever you want and that's all the sub will see. Behringer inflates their output numbers a bit, but if you bridge that Nu3000 you can get around 2200 watts at 4 ohms, so you will have plenty of power on hand if you want. If your sub is rated at 600 watts RMS you can put more than 600 watts to it. RMS figures are assuming a constant tone, but music and movies aren't constant tones, the content varies constantly. Over brief periods most quality subs can take a LOT more power than their RMS rating. Putting twice the RMS power to sub usually is no problem, you just have to exercise a little bit of caution. I wouldn't hesitate to set the limiter to 1,000 watts with your sub. "Nothing prevents people from knowing the truth more than the belief they already know it.""Making bass is easy, making music is the hard part."Builds: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLHgn Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 So should I bridge the 3000 so I can get that 1000w and just watch for distortion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triticum Agricolam Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Yeah, that's what I would do. "Nothing prevents people from knowing the truth more than the belief they already know it.""Making bass is easy, making music is the hard part."Builds: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLHgn Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 So I need to make sure that all my speakon connections are wired to bridged mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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