Building the Pulse...

**Sonnie** · **12-29-08, 01:48 PM**

For now it will stay in the closet unfinished.

**avaserfi** · **12-29-08, 01:51 PM**

If you want an easy, good looking, way to finish the sub I would suggest texture spray paint. You will just have to bondo the bigger problem areas then spray a couple coats of primer and finish with the paint. Here is an example of how it will look (sorry for the blur):

**Sonnie** · **12-29-08, 02:53 PM**

The Behemoth was textured, but it was a finer texture similar to that of the SVS finish.

**avaserfi** · **12-29-08, 04:51 PM**

That's a nice finish, what type of paint is it? Looks like more finish work would be required than the paint I used.

BTW, if you care here is the Axis I built:

They guy upgraded from a Paradigm Servo 15 V2. He liked the old sub, but says the new one is just plain crazy on the low end. It is a 5 cube sealed design powered by a bridged EP2500 and EQed flat to 15Hz with a DCX2496.

**atledreier** · **12-29-08, 04:52 PM**

Woha, Sonnie! I guess I should read up on the Behemoth, I can't remembering being THAT huge!

**Sonnie** · **12-29-08, 05:11 PM**

Yeah the Behemoth was huge.

Here's a pic of Rodny and Walter after we got it unloaded and in place.

Rodny primed it, texture painted it, then use another finish paint on it. He used a paint from one of his paint stores in Montgomery. He can probably tell you exactly what all he used.

Nice work on that sealed AudioPulse

**Rodny Alvarez** · **12-30-08, 08:38 AM**

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avaserfi wrote:

That's a nice finish, what type of paint is it? Looks like more finish work would be required than the paint I used.

We used texture automotive paint SEM, I use it to paint dashes on cars or any piece that I make for the interior of the car and we finish with a color match paint for vinyl, made by SEM or DuPont.

You have to paint the box with a build up primer to get a smooth finish.

**avaserfi** · **12-30-08, 08:51 AM**

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Rodny Alvarez wrote:

We used texture automotive paint SEM, I use it to paint dashes on cars or any piece that I make for the interior of the car and we finish with a color match paint for vinyl, made by SEM or DuPont.

Thanks, I will have to remember this one in the future.

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You have to paint the box with a build up primer to get a smooth finish.

Yeah, it certainly doesn't look like it will hide any flaws.

**Sonnie** · **12-31-08, 11:10 PM**

I ended up having to work at the office until lunch today... then we had to visit at the hospital before I headed home, so I had very little time to do anything, but I did get a quick measurement in after running Auto-Setup again. It doesn't look terrible although we could park a bus in that trough. It still sounds really good to me.

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Looks like I may have tuned it a tad lower than I thought I was tuning it... maybe 17Hz or so, although I did not actually measure nearfield speaker and port to verify.

Still no HPF either.

I watched about half of Hellboy II this afternoon and I am impressed.

**robbo266317** · **01-01-09, 01:33 AM**

Impresive!
What are the room dimesions?
Do you have any room absorbers/diffusers?

**atledreier** · **01-01-09, 01:50 AM**

Cool! And it's cool that it's 'invisible' too! Sorta like my setup with all the ugly bits behind the curtains. Very neat!

What about all the bits in the cabinet? Rattle much?

**Sonnie** · **01-01-09, 09:58 AM**

The room is about 20' x 20' or so... with a 6' opening into a very large kitchen that also has two other very large opening... then a 5' opening into the foyer... a standard opening into a small study... and another opening into another small foyer that goes to our bedroom. Plus the ceilings are 10' high. It has to fill a huge area. Estimating probably over 15,000ft^3.

No treatments other than a large sofa, loveseat and recliner.

The bits in the cabinet have not moved, rattled or said a word about anything. The only rattles are if you are standing in the kitchen, the tray in the microwave along with a few dishes here and there, will rattle during certain scenes. Nothing that can be heard if you are in the great room.

**atledreier** · **01-01-09, 11:11 AM**

I guess you'll hear the wife long before you hear the rattles if she's anything like mine, anyway!

**Sonnie** · **01-01-09, 11:49 AM**

Yup...

But we cannot dare tell them we said this.

**atledreier** · **01-01-09, 12:37 PM**

**avaserfi** · **01-01-09, 12:53 PM**

Are you going to secure the trinkets some how? I suspect things will be breaking soon!

**Sonnie** · **01-01-09, 06:25 PM**

Well... I may have to. I watched Hulk this afternoon and whoa... there is some serious bass shakin' going on that movie.

The trinkets were dancing.

**avaserfi** · **01-01-09, 06:43 PM**

Glad to hear you like the sub! This has been a long time in the making it seems.

**Sonnie** · **01-02-09, 12:04 AM**

Yes it has and I have absolutely zero regrets at this point. I am very impressed!

**avaserfi** · **01-02-09, 12:12 AM**

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Sonnie wrote:

Yes it has and I have absolutely zero regrets at this point. I am very impressed!

Hmm, maybe I can give you a regret.

Why is there only one?

**Sonnie** · **01-02-09, 12:59 AM**

Lack of

**atledreier** · **01-02-09, 08:11 AM**

How does the driver compare to the SS?

**SteveCallas** · **01-02-09, 12:58 PM**

Wow, after the initial discussion thread, this came together very fast. That first measurement looks extremely good if it is natural, decent if it is EQ'd. Forgive me for being out of the loop on Audio Pulse, but it appears to be a TC2k 15", is that right?

Nice work

**avaserfi** · **01-02-09, 01:14 PM**

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SteveCallas wrote:

Wow, after the initial discussion thread, this came together very fast. That first measurement looks extremely good if it is natural, decent if it is EQ'd. Forgive me for being out of the loop on Audio Pulse, but it appears to be a TC2k 15", is that right?

Nice work

The Axis is the TC 3000 just one step down from the LMS Ultra.

**Sonnie** · **01-02-09, 01:39 PM**

It's hard to compare the SS to the Pulse due to the drastic differences in the two setups... plus I had two SVS PC13-Ultra's in the same room with the two SoundSplinters. I can say that I do not believe I am lacking anything after watching Hellboy II and Hulk. The bass was awesome to say the least.

That measurement is with Audyssey engaged, but Audyssey did not do much to it at all. I may plug up the BFD and see what I can do, but really I have no complaints about the sound as it is. I feel like I need to put at least some sort of HPF on it, but I think I will order up the ED eQ.2 so that I only have to use the minimum HPF instead of 20Hz on the DCX2496.

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