Greetings from the Great White North

**Barumba** · **08-16-09, 08:43 AM**

Hi, barumba here. Just taking a moment to say hello. I stumbled across this forum, while snooping around the CSS webpage. Liked what I saw and read, and so registered.
Cheers!

**tonyvdb** · **08-16-09, 11:19 AM**

Hello and Welcome to the Shack!

Enjoy your stay with us.

**mechman** · **08-16-09, 11:24 AM**

Welcome!

**Barumba** · **08-16-09, 11:50 AM**

Thanks, all for the warm welcome.

**Mike P.** · **08-16-09, 02:37 PM**

Welcome to the Shack! Enjoy the forums!

**tcarcio** · **08-16-09, 02:45 PM**

Welcome to the forum.

Say hello to Nanook for me.....

**nova** · **08-16-09, 06:14 PM**

Hello and welcome to the Shack.

**Prof.** · **08-16-09, 08:02 PM**

Hi barumba and welcome..

**Barumba** · **08-16-09, 10:29 PM**

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Mike P. wrote:

Welcome to the Shack! Enjoy the forums!

Mike, I really enjoyed your 10" PR X 2 sub build.
I built a PR sub about 8 years ago with good old Adire Audio Shiva 12" driver and 15" PR. The driver is down firing. The sub carcase is 3/4" MDF, laminated with 1/2" cherry veneer plywood. The radius corner edge treatment is solid 1/2" cherry. The stain is cherry. This beast is as solid as a rock. Digs deep into the low 18-20's. I have popped a few drywall screws when playing U-571 (depth charges), and Independence Day (nuclear missile in the mother ship) at reference level, 105-115 db.
My wife was not impressed when the picture above the sub hit the floor, shook out of its moorings. My good luck that the glass did not shatter.
I love the sound of rolling thunder.
Here are a few pics. I made the component rack, also.

hmm, no pics. Give me a while, let me figure this out.

**Barumba** · **08-16-09, 10:49 PM**

Another Canucistanian, strength in numbers...

**tonyvdb** · **08-16-09, 10:50 PM**

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Barumba wrote:

hmm, no pics. Give me a while, let me figure this out.

You need to have 5 posts before you can post pictures you can use the post padding thread to do this faster.

**Barumba** · **08-16-09, 10:51 PM**

Quote:

tcarcio wrote:

Welcome to the forum.

Say hello to Nanook for me.....

Hello, Nanook, on behalf of tgarcio.

**Barumba** · **08-16-09, 10:53 PM**

I was saying Hi! to a few who welcomed me.
Thanks, and Cheers!

**Barumba** · **08-16-09, 10:56 PM**

Quote:

Barumba wrote:

Mike, I really enjoyed your 10" PR X 2 sub build.
I built a PR sub about 8 years ago with good old Adire Audio Shiva 12" driver and 15" PR. The driver is down firing. The sub carcase is 3/4" MDF, laminated with 1/2" cherry veneer plywood. The radius corner edge treatment is solid 1/2" cherry. The stain is cherry. This beast is as solid as a rock. Digs deep into the low 18-20's. I have popped a few drywall screws when playing U-517 (depth charges), and Independence Day (nuclear missile in the mother ship) at reference level, 105-115 db.
My wife was not impressed when the picture above the sub hit the floor, shook out of its moorings. My good luck that the glass did not shatter.
I love the sound of rolling thunder.
Here are a few pics. I made the component rack, also.

hmm, no pics. Give me a while, let me figure this out.

Let's try this again...

**Barumba** · **08-16-09, 11:02 PM**

A few pics of my super sub, built 8 years ago, with Adire components. Too bad they are no longer with us.

**Barumba** · **08-16-09, 11:04 PM**

Quote:

Barumba wrote:

A few pics of my super sub, built 8 years ago, with Adire components. Too bad they are no longer with us.

Hmm, this is prooving quite the callenge.
Any advice?

**Mike P.** · **08-17-09, 04:59 AM**

Here's an explanation of how to upload pics as well as the size and types of files.

http://www.hometheatershack.com/foru...g-5-posts.html

**Barumba** · **08-17-09, 05:50 AM**

OK, round 4...
Pics, I hope. Sorry for taking so long, and thanks for the help, Mike.
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**Mike P.** · **08-17-09, 06:21 AM**

Gotta love the original Shiva, it's what got me started in DIY subwoofers about the same time you built yours. I had twin 95 liters sonotubes tuned to about 20 hz. I gave a driver to a fellow member here, I still have one.

**Barumba** · **08-17-09, 09:09 AM**

Ya, those Hsu designed sonotube subs were pretty impressive. A friend made one, but his wife didn't get along with it. SAF was way low.
Thanks, again Mike, for the tip on posting photos.
Cheers!

**duwdu** · **08-18-09, 06:59 PM**

Welcome from a fellow new postee...

duwdu

**duwdu** · **08-18-09, 07:07 PM**

(The sub) Looks elegant to me, Barumba... well done (since) 8 years ago.

duwdu

**Barumba** · **08-19-09, 07:05 AM**

Thanks, duwdu. It is elegant, I would have to agree, but somewhat on the large size. If I were to do it again, I'd use a smaller box. There are a few designs out there in the one square foot range, that would give this bad boy a run for its money. However, having said that, I knew going in that the footprint would be fairly big. I made a cradboard mock-up to get a visual, and to make sure I didn't have to re-arange the furniture.
Thanks.

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