Custom RE XXX Subwoofer Build

**Ricci** · **04-25-08, 04:24 PM**

Regarding the cost of this thing, shipping, etc...All I will say is

**mdrake** · **04-25-08, 05:30 PM**

Do you have a pic of the woofer that is going in this "BOX FROM HELL"?

**Ricci** · **04-26-08, 09:13 AM**

**mdrake** · **04-26-08, 09:57 AM**

WOW that is big! What Brand of woofer is that? I have never seen anything like that!!!

Thanks for posting that!

Matt

**Ricci** · **04-28-08, 03:15 PM**

It's a Resonant Engineering(RE Audio) XXX 18. Like the thread title states

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Nathan,
It's been a few weeks...anything new to report? I'm trying to be patient!

**mdrake** · **04-28-08, 03:16 PM**

Oh,

I figured the XXX was where the model number was supposed to be.

Matt

**MatrixDweller** · **04-28-08, 04:22 PM**

Quote:

Ricci wrote:

That almost looks like some sort of a shrine. Add a few candles and/or some incense and the "god of thunder" might appear.

**Ricci** · **04-28-08, 04:32 PM**

LOL! Nah it's just the bar area of the house where I live. We'd just had a little get together. It's a little "eccentric" around here

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**Owen Bartley** · **04-28-08, 09:42 PM**

Wow, that is one giant driver. The basket and motor structure look almost comically big! I keep scrolling back up to look at it... and it looks like it should be attached to some industrial machinery or something... it just looks so powerful and serious.

**funky_waves** · **04-28-08, 10:37 PM**

Here is another pic for you, just before the front went on, the inner flow guide installed.

**Mike P.** · **04-29-08, 06:37 AM**

Nice job on the bracing!

**Ricci** · **04-29-08, 02:47 PM**

Looking good Nathan! The pic of the bracing and the flow guide are great. I'm going to send you an e-mail shortly, just wanted to go over something with you.

Guys when you look at the pic of that port keep in mind that is a 10" sonotube. The driver is an 18 that actually measures 19". I just picked up a second one

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**MatrixDweller** · **04-29-08, 04:10 PM**

I think you're going to get noise complaints...from houses a couple miles down the road. That thing's going to be a beast

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**Owen Bartley** · **04-30-08, 06:57 PM**

So Nathan, does the flow guide work better than a flared port by itself to reduce chuffing, or does it have something to do with tuning as well?

Josh, I hope you have some help ready to move your final project... with 2 of those monsters it's going to be heavy!

**funky_waves** · **04-30-08, 07:28 PM**

It is suposed to be at least as good as a large flare, but it is also suposed to lower the tuneing for a given port length. I have never biult a sub with this port design so I am not sure how well it accualy works. looks good in theory.

**Ricci** · **05-01-08, 10:33 AM**

Owen,
This cabinet is for only 1 subwoofer. If I like the way this turns out, maybe I will commision Nathan for a duplicate later on. Yes it will be a bear to move.

The port is based on a design that is patented and was made available for DIYer's. I have never had a sub that uses this port system either so we are kind of taking a shot in the dark with it. I have faith though

. There is a lot more discussion of it in the thread that I started called "My RE XXX18...What to do with it?" It's in DIY Subs Sealed and Ported. I don't feel like typing all of that out again. I'll bump it up for you.

**Owen Bartley** · **05-02-08, 12:17 PM**

Awesome, thanks Ricci. I'll go and have a read, it seems pretty interesting. I think it will be hard to make a poor sounding sub out of this equation. Even if you guys don't' manage to get to the theoretical maximum of the design, I'm sure it will sound great.

**funky_waves** · **05-10-08, 07:54 PM**

Here are some more progress pictures.

In the last picture in case you can't see I am behind my son Josh, yes inside the subwoofer standing up

**Ricci** · **05-10-08, 10:38 PM**

Sweet Bejeebus that's big

! I mean I knew how big it would be, but actually seeing it in scale is...whoa.

How old is your boy Nate? Mine just turned 3. Good times.

**ISLAND1000** · **05-11-08, 07:14 AM**

Yikes!

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