U-Frame subwoofer build

[tued]

Hi ALl here at the shack

I have just finished my first subwoofer build. It is two U-Frame woofers based on the LAT-500 driver.

Here comes some pictures of the build process and the final result. I'm very pleased with the sound so far. I'm still breaking the drivers in, but the sound is very clear so that's cool. Looking forward to the drivers have been broken in

[BoomieMCT]

Very pretty setup - tastefully executed!

[tued]

Thank you very much. I'm also quite pleased with it myself
I'm seriously considering to apply some front cover (fabric) to cover the, not so pretty, LAT-500. Also in white.

[BoomieMCT]

tued wrote:

Thank you very much. I'm also quite pleased with it myself
I'm seriously considering to apply some front cover (fabric) to cover the, not so pretty, LAT-500. Also in white.

Really? I think the curve of the Lat50 matches the curves on the cabinets.

How do the Lat-50's sound? Are there any differences in how they sound compared to a traditional driver?

[tued]

BoomieMCT wrote:

Really? I think the curve of the Lat50 matches the curves on the cabinets.

Yes I want to cover them up. I don't think they are that gracefull, but I intend to make the cover removeable.

BoomieMCT wrote:

How do the Lat-50's sound? Are there any differences in how they sound compared to a traditional driver?

As this is my first dipole I have not much to compare to, but the bass is really precise and very clear. No boom-boom bass at all.
The design (of the driver) also makes it very easy to incoorporate them into smaller designs. This cabinet is 40cm x 40cm x 25cm and is 100% stable even at very high SPL's. The cabinet walls really does NOT play along so-to-speak.
If you put your hand on the speaker they are completely stable - No vibrations.

[mdrake]

NICE WORK!!!!!!!!!!!! Where did you purchase your LAT-500 driver? This would be a great driver to work with my Maggies for music listening.

Matt

[tued]

Thank you very much.

I have bought them here in Denmark, where I live

[Owen Bartley]

tued, very nice looking setup. Very tasteful and elegant.

[tued]

thank you for the kind words

[SQCherokee]

Nice to see...i've been considering the lat 250s but I think they would be to small.

[tued]

I have also considered to use those in an application, but their Fs is quite high, but again if they do midrange well it could be a cool combination with a ribbon.

Could generate a quite high WAF, if that is a critiria....

[SQCherokee]

have you watched any movies with those lat woofers?

wondering how they handel big explosions.

[tued]

No I have not yet had that pleasure, but I'm looking forward to it