Greetings from the Rockies

**SubMan** · **10-02-08, 02:17 PM**

Hi all,

Greetings from Black Forest, Colorado!

I am a DIY speaker building junkie. For fun, I buy garage sale speakers and re-foam them. JBLs, Boston Acoustics, Dahlquists (know where to find 11" foam???).

One of my (many) current projects is a transmission line Cerwin-Vega "Vega 124" sub. It has a folded 9' line with several screened areas to vary the stuffing density across the line. My wife is a great analyst for "WAF" (and well qualified), this TL is failing (10"x18"x54"), but she is a phenomenal good sport about all of the speaker enclosures laying around. So far I have figured out: 1. no stuffin is no good. 2. Half a pound/cu ft is not enough 3. One pound/cu ft is too much. Also the Vega 124 advertised 19mm x-max and sensitivity ratings are bull! I'm driving this with a Mackie PA amp that puts out 400WRMS in to the 4 ohm impedance of my speaker. I changed out the 80mm fan to an ultra quiet PC fan (Noctua).

My grandchildren associate the THX movie introductions with me!

Also working on a CinemaScope projector/anamorphic lens/screen project.

I am also a member of the Colorado Audio Society and plan on attending the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest the weekend of October 10, 2008.

Thanks,
SubMan

**tonyvdb** · **10-02-08, 02:19 PM**

Welcome to the Shack Skarr!

Sounds like your having fun with rebuilding speakers. Enjoy your stay with us.

**Sonnie** · **10-02-08, 02:23 PM**

Howdy there SubMan and welcome to the Shack!

We hope you find yourself hanging with us regularly...

Sonnie

**Mike P.** · **10-02-08, 03:11 PM**

Hello and welcome to the Shack! Glad to have you with us!

**mechman** · **10-02-08, 03:35 PM**

Welcome Skarr!

**salvasol** · **10-02-08, 07:37 PM**

First of all ... Welcome

Quote:

SubMan wrote:

I am a DIY speaker building junkie. For fun, I buy garage sale speakers and re-foam them. JBLs, Boston Acoustics, Dahlquists (know where to find 11" foam???)...

Do you do this just for fun??? ... it will be a good idea for a little extra work and $$$

**thxgoon** · **10-02-08, 10:53 PM**

Greetings fellow rockies dweller, Welcome to the shack! I may also attend RMAF if time permits.

**nova** · **10-04-08, 11:18 AM**

Welcome to the Shack from the other side of the Rockies.

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